Nov 12, 2019, 12:44 am
Last edit by: WineCountryUA
United Clubs, fairly similiar amentities
- near Gate C4 (reported open by Say Vandelay on Aug 29 2023)
- near Gate C7
- near Gate D8
- near Gate C17
Terminal B (B45/47)
- LH Business/Senator Lounges
Consolidated "Access to Lufthansa Lounge at IAD" Thread [2014 forward]
- TK Lounge
Access / reviews for TK's IAD *A lounge
UA Polaris Lounge -- IAD Polaris Lounge -- Reviews, Experiences, Q&A, ..
IAD United Club: Which is best?
Restaurant option for Priority Pass (Chase, Citi):
Chef Geoff's - https://liveandletsfly.com/chef-geoffs-dulles-review/
archve: Best *G IAD Lounge for UA flyers {Archive}
- near Gate C4 (reported open by Say Vandelay on Aug 29 2023)
- near Gate C7
- near Gate D8
- near Gate C17
Terminal B (B45/47)
- LH Business/Senator Lounges
Consolidated "Access to Lufthansa Lounge at IAD" Thread [2014 forward]
- TK Lounge
Access / reviews for TK's IAD *A lounge
UA Polaris Lounge -- IAD Polaris Lounge -- Reviews, Experiences, Q&A, ..
IAD United Club: Which is best?
Restaurant option for Priority Pass (Chase, Citi):
Chef Geoff's - https://liveandletsfly.com/chef-geoffs-dulles-review/
archve: Best *G IAD Lounge for UA flyers {Archive}
Best *G IAD Lounge for UA flyers
Jan 2, 2024, 3:17 am
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Jan 2, 2024, 8:10 am
#122
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My recent preference for a meal is TK lounge -- assuming you like something vaguely middle eastern. I've generally had lunches there, but usually they have a choice of two proteins - say chicken and lamb. One in a sauce, the other less sauced, plus things like soup, hummus, tzatziki, etc. LH tends to be less interesting - small wraps and sandwiches. Bar probably a bit better in LH. LH can be crowded late afternoon given European bank of flights, but I haven't checked TK at that time - perhaps it is crowded too.
Jan 2, 2024, 8:37 am
#123
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My recent preference for a meal is TK lounge -- assuming you like something vaguely middle eastern. I've generally had lunches there, but usually they have a choice of two proteins - say chicken and lamb. One in a sauce, the other less sauced, plus things like soup, hummus, tzatziki, etc. LH tends to be less interesting - small wraps and sandwiches. Bar probably a bit better in LH. LH can be crowded late afternoon given European bank of flights, but I haven't checked TK at that time - perhaps it is crowded too.
Jan 2, 2024, 8:49 am
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I personally would walk back to the UC in C after eating my fill. The service and food may be non-existent but it tends to be nice and quiet.
Jan 2, 2024, 9:46 am
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Adding to the preference for TK over LH if you want a decent meal. I might give the LH lounge a preference for beer selection, though, as I didn’t remember TK having any Turkish beer last time I visited. A pretzel and German beer from the LH lounge after visiting TK might be worthwhile if you feel like moving over before your flight.
Jan 2, 2024, 10:34 am
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Jan 2, 2024, 10:54 am
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If I had to guess, it was later than peak hours and so maybe quieter because of that. Worth a thought anyway - if you eat in TK/LH and there is nowhere to sit, it can't get much worse to go back over to C
Jan 2, 2024, 1:52 pm
#128
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TK usually is fuller in the afternoon/evening, where seats can be a challenge to find while LH you can get a seat, but TK has better food. TK breakfast is wonderful.
TK beer is two local ones from Lost Rhino, I think their Face Plant IPA and Rhino Chaser, which I saw yesterday during 7am New Years mimosas. Plus one German type IIRC.
Adding to the preference for TK over LH if you want a decent meal. I might give the LH lounge a preference for beer selection, though, as I didn’t remember TK having any Turkish beer last time I visited. A pretzel and German beer from the LH lounge after visiting TK might be worthwhile if you feel like moving over before your flight.
Jan 2, 2024, 10:07 pm
#129
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I can't remember exactly what time it was (I was departing TATL on a UA flight but it was on the late side), but both LH and TK lounges were packed to the gills and between C4 and C7 lounges there was often a quiet place.
If I had to guess, it was later than peak hours and so maybe quieter because of that. Worth a thought anyway - if you eat in TK/LH and there is nowhere to sit, it can't get much worse to go back over to C
If I had to guess, it was later than peak hours and so maybe quieter because of that. Worth a thought anyway - if you eat in TK/LH and there is nowhere to sit, it can't get much worse to go back over to C
Jan 5, 2024, 8:52 pm
#130
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Agreed about the overall quality of the food at TK, but when it’s crowded the bathroom lines can take so long that you’d spend less time walking to the LH lounge just to use the facilities there.
Jan 6, 2024, 6:52 am
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TK usually is fuller in the afternoon/evening, where seats can be a challenge to find while LH you can get a seat, but TK has better food. TK breakfast is wonderful.
TK beer is two local ones from Lost Rhino, I think their Face Plant IPA and Rhino Chaser, which I saw yesterday during 7am New Years mimosas. Plus one German type IIRC.
TK beer is two local ones from Lost Rhino, I think their Face Plant IPA and Rhino Chaser, which I saw yesterday during 7am New Years mimosas. Plus one German type IIRC.
i haven’t been to IAD in several months, but it seemed to me that LH was less crowded. Like me, I think any *G international business class flyer is now going to Polaris, and maybe only dropping by LH on the way to the gate or for direct boarding.
Jan 6, 2024, 8:11 am
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TK used to serve Myanmar beer. An undistinguished lager, but I have never seen it anywhere else.
i haven’t been to IAD in several months, but it seemed to me that LH was less crowded. Like me, I think any *G international business class flyer is now going to Polaris, and maybe only dropping by LH on the way to the gate or for direct boarding.
i haven’t been to IAD in several months, but it seemed to me that LH was less crowded. Like me, I think any *G international business class flyer is now going to Polaris, and maybe only dropping by LH on the way to the gate or for direct boarding.
When it's UA domestic then I visit TK
Mar 13, 2024, 11:12 am
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