Star Alliance Lounge LAX

TBIT: Tom Bradley International Terminal

Good morning from Heathrow!  The carry-on bag I have travelled  the globe with over the past few years, somehow, today, at Heathrow, is too big to be a carry on and I had to check it.  Also, the agent at the Delta check-in desk charged me an unexplainable $72 tax upon check in.  Balance out those two items with the fact that I am going home and it’s still a good morning!   Anyway, last Saturday was my second visit to the Star Alliance Lounge in TBIT at LAX (Tom Bradley International Terminal) in as many years and while it is not the grandest in terms of food and amenities, I’m sure it’s convenient for both passengers and airlines to have one central lounge.  It is located to the left, on the 5^th floor after you pass security.  There is a separate area for First Class Passengers which I have yet to visit; any comments or photos are welcome and I will post them.

It was tricky finding a seat, as the lounge was packed on this Saturday night.  I wound up with a counter seat, all the way at the back, in the secondary smaller lounge area.  This area has a great view of the apron; except when its pitch dark out of course.

The bathrooms are small and located in the lobby area.  A better idea, if you need to us the facilities, is to have the attendant unlock a shower room for you.  They are bigger, well equipped and cleaned more often than the regular bathrooms.

The basics for food: fruit, cheese, peanuts, finger sandwiches, soup, fried rice and instant noodles.  A good selection of beer, soda, liquor and wine are available.

Gate agents for most flights come in to the lounge and try to round up passengers at boarding time.

I am currently in the SkyTeam Lounge at Heathrow and have visited a few others this week including Qatar Airlines’ Premium Terminal in Doha, which is, what I like to call, ridonkulous!  Stay tuned…