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Old Oct 21, 2021, 1:16 pm
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Access to Polaris lounges (source):


update 29 Sept 2017, effective 1 Oct 2017
Trans-border flights (Canada, Mexico, ..) for UA and partner flights do not qualify

Departure: The airport you are leaving on an international J/F flight* from, i.e. IAD-LHR
Connecting: The airport to or from which you have a short-haul flight to connect to a longer flight, i.e. SFO-IAD-LHR or LHR-IAD-SFO
Arrival: The airport you arrive at after your long-haul flight, i.e. LHR-IAD

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Old Jun 18, 2022, 11:15 am
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I was really looking forward to an upcoming stop at this lounge next week, but seeing now that the dining room closes before 9pm (I land at 8:50pm) I'm extremely disappointed.
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Old Jun 18, 2022, 11:48 am
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I ate in the dining room last week and can confirm that they close by nine. After dinner, I passed by the buffet and the offerings there seemed pretty good, so all is not lost.
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Old Jun 18, 2022, 11:51 am
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Originally Posted by EricH
I ate in the dining room last week and can confirm that they close by nine. After dinner, I passed by the buffet and the offerings there seemed pretty good, so all is not lost.
that’s good to hear, I read that EWR sometimes they clean everything up by 8 PM
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Old Jun 19, 2022, 5:31 am
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Breakfast for me and Mrs. Kmxu at the dining room. The dining room was very efficient. The foods tasted good. The buffet (at 7:30 am) is nil, nada, and nonexistent. 😂 The coffee machine worked. Fortunately, we can survive the 3 hr ride to IAH and will have five hours layover there.
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Old Jun 19, 2022, 9:11 am
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Originally Posted by Kmxu




Breakfast for me and Mrs. Kmxu at the dining room. The dining room was very efficient. The foods tasted good. The buffet (at 7:30 am) is nil, nada, and nonexistent. 😂 The coffee machine worked. Fortunately, we can survive the 3 hr ride to IAH and will have five hours layover there.
Enjoy your travel day! Kmxu with the Mrs.
Thanks for posting! Was the bubbles good or needed the juice for added enhancements
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Old Jun 19, 2022, 10:38 am
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Originally Posted by Flying Machine
Enjoy your travel day! Kmxu with the Mrs.
Thanks for posting! Was the bubbles good or needed the juice for added enhancements
I just needed the bubbles to flush down the omelette. 😂 I am a wine/beer drinker. So, I cannot say whether or not the bubbles were good. After breakfast, I tried to get ‘the Prisoner’ red wine from the bar. The server could not find it.

At IAH PL now, I could not have my order of ‘Houston, no problem here” mixed drink because of “supply chain issue.” I had to change its name to “Houston, we have a problem’” on the drink menu.🤪🤪

Edit: I am outnumbered by servers (4:1) at IAH PL.
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Old Jun 19, 2022, 12:08 pm
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Originally Posted by Kmxu
I just needed the bubbles to flush down the omelette. 😂 I am a wine/beer drinker. So, I cannot say whether or not the bubbles were good. After breakfast, I tried to get ‘the Prisoner’ red wine from the bar. The server could not find it.

At IAH PL now, I could not have my order of ‘Houston, no problem here” mixed drink because of “supply chain issue.” I had to change its name to “Houston, we have a problem’” on the drink menu.🤪🤪

Edit: I am outnumbered by servers (4:1) at IAH PL.
Hope they serve you well.

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Old Jul 6, 2022, 2:38 am
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IAD Polaris and menu
Flew to Amsterdam on Monday and had a late lunch. Service was exemplary and the lounge not too full. We left around 1600 and the lounge was pretty full and the line to get in was quite long.

Got a picture of the menu.



Menu at Polaris IAD
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Old Jul 6, 2022, 6:22 am
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Here are some recent pics of the food, including the arugula salad, salmon, pear cobbler, and cookie skillet.

We were there on a Friday at around 7pm (after the initial Europe bank) and it was pretty empty. Service was fast and quite attentive (lots of wine suggestions, how was your food, etc.). Food was delicious. Overall a great dining experience.




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Old Jul 6, 2022, 9:46 am
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That looks well prepared and presented
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Old Jul 6, 2022, 10:29 am
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I also like the pumpkin soup.

Originally Posted by autobahnal
Here are some recent pics of the food, including the arugula salad, salmon, pear cobbler, and cookie skillet.

We were there on a Friday at around 7pm (after the initial Europe bank) and it was pretty empty. Service was fast and quite attentive (lots of wine suggestions, how was your food, etc.). Food was delicious. Overall a great dining experience.




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Old Jul 6, 2022, 3:31 pm
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Originally Posted by DELee
Oui! Oui!

David
def a first world problem, but I wish the Polaris restrooms were air conditioned !!
it makes a big help with comfort level, as well as with air circulation and flow / smell control in the restrooms!
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Old Aug 11, 2022, 2:17 pm
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New menu

I like the wrap. Chicken was decent. Panna Cotta wasn't set (EWR was hard).
I'll try to post food photos later
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Old Aug 14, 2022, 6:16 pm
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Flying first time from IAD terminal D in business. Can we use the polaris lounge which I assume this would be the nicer lounge. Dies it have shower facilities?
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Old Aug 14, 2022, 6:21 pm
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Flying first time from IAD terminal D in business. Can we use the polaris lounge which I assume this would be the nicer lounge. Dies it have shower facilities?
Assuming you are ticketed on a long-haul international flight on United or a *A partner, then, yes. Domestic / Canada / short-haul (Central America, Mexico, the Caribbean, etc.) don’t count.
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