Consolidated "Arrival/Departure Lounge Options at EZE" Thread [Merged]
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RCC in Buenos Aires. Opening time, and are there showers there?
Have been there 4 or 5 times in last 2 years, and I cannot for the life of me get a picture of it in my mind.
I could draw a pretty accurate floor plan of several RCC, but this one is a total blank in my mind.
With only single UA flight these days from IAD it is still a full RCC, or is it a shared lounge with some other carrier?
We will use it again in the next week or so.
The UA flight arrives about 10am and departs about 9pm.
Does anyone know what time of day it OPENS?
And are there SHOWERS there?
Thanks in advance.
Glen
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I could draw a pretty accurate floor plan of several RCC, but this one is a total blank in my mind.
With only single UA flight these days from IAD it is still a full RCC, or is it a shared lounge with some other carrier?
We will use it again in the next week or so.
The UA flight arrives about 10am and departs about 9pm.
Does anyone know what time of day it OPENS?
And are there SHOWERS there?
Thanks in advance.
Glen
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Last edited by FlyinHawaiian; Apr 5, 2010 at 8:26 am Reason: moved to consolidated thread now that OP has been given answers to their question
#48
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Hello.
I was there in 2006 and i don't think it has showers but I could be wrong.
I was there in 2006 and i don't think it has showers but I could be wrong.
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there is basic info each RCC on the United site
Red Carpet Club: Buenos Aires
no showers listed, hours vary depending on the day of the week
Red Carpet Club: Buenos Aires
no showers listed, hours vary depending on the day of the week
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It's a crappy RCC. No showers.
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Why would it normally need showers? Most passengers are originating in BA from home or hotel not riding in from the pampas!
Lounge hours are about 2-hours before UA flights. It is not generally open for other STAR carrier flight hours. If you have an Amex card, there is a very nice Amex lounge with separate rooms for Plats and Centurions. No showers there either.
Lounge hours are about 2-hours before UA flights. It is not generally open for other STAR carrier flight hours. If you have an Amex card, there is a very nice Amex lounge with separate rooms for Plats and Centurions. No showers there either.
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Why would it normally need showers? Most passengers are originating in BA from home or hotel not riding in from the pampas!
Lounge hours are about 2-hours before UA flights. It is not generally open for other STAR carrier flight hours. If you have an Amex card, there is a very nice Amex lounge with separate rooms for Plats and Centurions. No showers there either.
Lounge hours are about 2-hours before UA flights. It is not generally open for other STAR carrier flight hours. If you have an Amex card, there is a very nice Amex lounge with separate rooms for Plats and Centurions. No showers there either.
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LH, AC, and now CO use EZE RCC also. It is open from the mid-after b/c AC flight leaves earlier. The revenue from the pax of these airlines probably is justifiable to keep this RCC open.
There is no shower but does have free wireless internet. The pw is always the same.
There is no shower but does have free wireless internet. The pw is always the same.
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When I was there in 2006 there was also the option of going to the "Varig" lounge!. Which I did. It was tiny, but they did have better sandwiches than the RCC
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The web site says it opens at 3:45. I don't know if that's true. In Feb, the UA check-in counter opened up at 6:30pm for the 10pm flight. Thus, if you have bags to check, you cannot get to the RCC until the check-in counter opens (perhaps 5:30 for 9pm flight).
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Thanks for replies. We have a ton of time to kill before the UA flight.
And was hoping to find a place with wifi and a shower as we'll be in planes for a lonnng time before getting to EZE.
As EZE incredibly does not have anything remotely like an airport hotel, I was hoping something would be open.
The nearest hotel to EZE is about 30 minutes each way, on a $30 each way cab ride plus all the security nonsense on way back in.
Thanks for the tip on the Amex lounge shareholder .. ANY Amex holder has access . . that sounds pretty wide open?
We both have cards, in fact I assumed half the folks in EZE would possess one!
Glen
And was hoping to find a place with wifi and a shower as we'll be in planes for a lonnng time before getting to EZE.
As EZE incredibly does not have anything remotely like an airport hotel, I was hoping something would be open.
The nearest hotel to EZE is about 30 minutes each way, on a $30 each way cab ride plus all the security nonsense on way back in.
Thanks for the tip on the Amex lounge shareholder .. ANY Amex holder has access . . that sounds pretty wide open?
We both have cards, in fact I assumed half the folks in EZE would possess one!
Glen
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Thanks for replies. We have a ton of time to kill before the UA flight.
And was hoping to find a place with wifi and a shower as we'll be in planes for a lonnng time before getting to EZE.
As EZE incredibly does not have anything remotely like an airport hotel, I was hoping something would be open.
The nearest hotel to EZE is about 30 minutes each way, on a $30 each way cab ride plus all the security nonsense on way back in.
Thanks for the tip on the Amex lounge shareholder .. ANY Amex holder has access . . that sounds pretty wide open?
We both have cards, in fact I assumed half the folks in EZE would possess one!
Glen
And was hoping to find a place with wifi and a shower as we'll be in planes for a lonnng time before getting to EZE.
As EZE incredibly does not have anything remotely like an airport hotel, I was hoping something would be open.
The nearest hotel to EZE is about 30 minutes each way, on a $30 each way cab ride plus all the security nonsense on way back in.
Thanks for the tip on the Amex lounge shareholder .. ANY Amex holder has access . . that sounds pretty wide open?
We both have cards, in fact I assumed half the folks in EZE would possess one!
Glen
There are no showers but Wifi is available. I normally head over to the RCC for the final hour before my flight. Last month I noticed that RCC had a larger crowd then normal. There seems to be an EU carrier ( their passengers had access to the RCC, probably*Gold ) leaving right before the EZE-IAD flight.
I have never uses either on arrival as you land in a different area and are directly lead to Immigration control. Hope this helps..
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I was there in February... Decent food, but saw no showers... If you are just transiting EZE, if you exit security and come back in, you'll have to pay the $18 departure fee (at least I did a year ago when I had to do that)...
If AC is using the lounge, I would presume that it would open earlier (the AC flight is at 3:45 pm 5 days a week). In the past (2007) I arrived at 11 am and was able to use the lounge until evening departure...
Good luck!
If AC is using the lounge, I would presume that it would open earlier (the AC flight is at 3:45 pm 5 days a week). In the past (2007) I arrived at 11 am and was able to use the lounge until evening departure...
Good luck!
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LH, AC, and now CO use EZE RCC also. It is open from the mid-after b/c AC flight leaves earlier. The revenue from the pax of these airlines probably is justifiable to keep this RCC open.
There is no shower but does have free wireless internet. The pw is always the same.
There is no shower but does have free wireless internet. The pw is always the same.
Originally Posted by MNLGuy
If AC is using the lounge, I would presume that it would open earlier (the AC flight is at 3:45 pm 5 days a week). In the past (2007) I arrived at 11 am and was able to use the lounge until evening departure...
As noted, the Amex lounge is open and free to anyone holding any version of the card from any country. If you show a Platinum or Centurion (Black) card, you get a cardboard card with a bar code that you swipe to get into one or the other side room dedicated to the "elite".
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I saw another report the Amex lounge does have showers?
No-one can recall for sure?
Yes does seem odd the RCC is not open for the AC flights mid afternoon.
No-one can recall for sure?
Yes does seem odd the RCC is not open for the AC flights mid afternoon.