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Why / When would you like to use a shower at a UA lounge / club?
Presently for UCs, only the C123 EWR UC has showers
All the Polaris lounges have showers
The SFO T2 MLL has showers
Reported the new DEN UC will have showers and showers will be introduced at hub UCs when remodeled
Presently for UCs, only the C123 EWR UC has showers
All the Polaris lounges have showers
The SFO T2 MLL has showers
Reported the new DEN UC will have showers and showers will be introduced at hub UCs when remodeled
Showers removed from all domestic United Clubs (and now returning to EWR, others?)
#76
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PMUA Red Carpet Clubs didn't have showers except some of the international ones. With the really bad bathrooms at the Dulles and other clubs, I would have been happy with a simple bathroom upgrade like SFO.
Showers are a niche service. A lot of my friends don't see the point in showers at airports. I've used them many times over the years, especially at the old club at GRU. For domestic runs, they don't make too much sense, but for TPAC and TATL connection hubs, they do come in handy.
Showers are a niche service. A lot of my friends don't see the point in showers at airports. I've used them many times over the years, especially at the old club at GRU. For domestic runs, they don't make too much sense, but for TPAC and TATL connection hubs, they do come in handy.
I guess this is the same for EWR for people on the west coast going to europe.
Same goes for IAH for people who travel to south america.
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PAX from Europe are out of luck though.
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You're assuming a J or F arrival from Asia. With UA now, no showers for Y pax under any circumstances. They're arguably the ones who need one the most.
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GS here not being able to have a shower after a red-eye into EWR is a major disadvantage of flying UA. I suppose I will need to book a room at the Marriott now. Not cool.
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#83
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Not sure how much the showers cost to operate. If I want to use water, I can go in the restroom and turn on the facet. You need a clean towel - not sure what that costs. At IAH - CO and then UA had washer/dryers and the attendant washed the towels. Is the labor cost much different than the person going around and collecting glasses in the club?
Years back when CO hooked up with QF after CO discontinued service to Australia, I would book many reward tickets in QF premium cabin with continuing flight on CO in F.
CO did not have showers at LAX, which was a problem. At least when CO was in Skyteam you could go over and use the showers in the Delta club, via the connector. CO started improving its lounges at its hubs (just that LAX wasn't a hub).
The big plus for AA is that EXP gets access to Flagship lounges, with big buffet food and showers. UA should let 1Ks in the Polaris Lounges (like they do GS). AA allows both EXP and CK.
Years back when CO hooked up with QF after CO discontinued service to Australia, I would book many reward tickets in QF premium cabin with continuing flight on CO in F.
CO did not have showers at LAX, which was a problem. At least when CO was in Skyteam you could go over and use the showers in the Delta club, via the connector. CO started improving its lounges at its hubs (just that LAX wasn't a hub).
The big plus for AA is that EXP gets access to Flagship lounges, with big buffet food and showers. UA should let 1Ks in the Polaris Lounges (like they do GS). AA allows both EXP and CK.
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Not sure how much the showers cost to operate. If I want to use water, I can go in the restroom and turn on the facet. You need a clean towel - not sure what that costs. At IAH - CO and then UA had washer/dryers and the attendant washed the towels. Is the labor cost much different than the person going around and collecting glasses in the club?
Years back when CO hooked up with QF after CO discontinued service to Australia, I would book many reward tickets in QF premium cabin with continuing flight on CO in F.
CO did not have showers at LAX, which was a problem. At least when CO was in Skyteam you could go over and use the showers in the Delta club, via the connector. CO started improving its lounges at its hubs (just that LAX wasn't a hub).
The big plus for AA is that EXP gets access to Flagship lounges, with big buffet food and showers. UA should let 1Ks in the Polaris Lounges (like they do GS). AA allows both EXP and CK.
Years back when CO hooked up with QF after CO discontinued service to Australia, I would book many reward tickets in QF premium cabin with continuing flight on CO in F.
CO did not have showers at LAX, which was a problem. At least when CO was in Skyteam you could go over and use the showers in the Delta club, via the connector. CO started improving its lounges at its hubs (just that LAX wasn't a hub).
The big plus for AA is that EXP gets access to Flagship lounges, with big buffet food and showers. UA should let 1Ks in the Polaris Lounges (like they do GS). AA allows both EXP and CK.
As a sidebar, my one opportunity to visit the Polaris lounge this year was in the evening, and the shower attendants had already shut down the showers at least an hour early.
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#86
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I don't believe getting rid of the showers has anything to do with the cost of running the showers. The floor space for some of the new polaris lounges includes the UA Club showers. I think polaris lounges took so many showers away UA just decided it was easier to get rid of them in all US domestic Clubs... there are other reasons as well.
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I don't believe getting rid of the showers has anything to do with the cost of running the showers. The floor space for some of the new polaris lounges includes the UA Club showers. I think polaris lounges took so many showers away UA just decided it was easier to get rid of them in all US domestic Clubs... there are other reasons as well.
And it's not just about removing them from existing lounges (there were only three airports in the US to begin), but failing to install them in new lounges. Contra both DL and AA.
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Same applies at all of the DL clubs, especially in the summer when its hot, a shower and change at ATL/DTW/JFK before getting on a long flight to SFO is a major reason to fly DL, not UA.
p.s. I just had to go to ANC, and showers upon changing planes at SEA after a red-eye back from ANC was why I went with DL...
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#89
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The showers at the DL SC in Seattle are AWESOME! Not just the lovely rain shower heads, but the entire experience from checking in at the spa to premium shampoo/conditioner to quality towels tied together. Nicer than the Amex Cent IMHO.
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Confirmed this morning on my 12 hr TLV-EWR flight that EWR no longer has shower service - at least during renovation.
Previous OP had already asked about post-renovation.
So I guess it's Gone Gone Gone. Too bad - this was one of my key reasons for using UC membership.
Previous OP had already asked about post-renovation.
So I guess it's Gone Gone Gone. Too bad - this was one of my key reasons for using UC membership.