..…Quiet space with nice buffet…. When: January 2, 2025Rating: 6.5/10 – EnjoyableAccess: United Club membership - reciprocal privilegesThe Maple Leaf Lounge at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is a rather small lounge for LAX but provides a delightful respite from the bustle of Terminal 6, which mostly serves Alaska Airlines. The...

…Lounge epitomizes United’s mid-2010s décor. The United Club at Fort Lauderdale airport epitomizes the airline’s mid-2010s uniform design, which favors beiges, faux white marble, clean lines, and a variety of seating (sit down tables, high top tables, wider chairs). Sadly, this lounge has no windows and there is no indication from...

…Large outstation lounge with extensive buffet, great views, and private offices When: November 21, 2024 Rating: 6.5/10 – Enjoyable Access: United Club Member The United Club at Boston Logan deserves its reputation as one of the finest United Club lounges that’s not in a United hub. But United offers a lot of flights to...

...…Décor and staff evoke Newfoundland's beauty and friendliness When: November 6, 2024 Rating: 6.5/10 – Enjoyable Access: Star Alliance Gold The Maple Leaf Lounge at St. John’s International Airport is a great place to relax before leaving Newfoundland, especially since the lounge evokes the location. Newfoundland art and sculptures celebrate St. John’s connection to...

…Featureless…good for work…good coffee. Lounge Review: Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge – Halifax (YHZ)When: November 2, 2024Rating: 5/10 – AverageAccess: Star Alliance Gold…Featureless…good for work…good coffee.The Maple Leaf Lounge at Halifax Stanfield International Airport is rather disappointing, especially as this is the largest airport in Atlantic Canada. It’s small, extremely dated,...

...the game changer When: October 18, 2024 Rating: 8/10 – Excellent Access: United Club Member Opened in 2022, the new United Club at Newark near gate C123 marked a significant upgrade and enormous change for the United Club system. This was the first new lounge that eschewed the uniformly used mid-2010 aesthetic of clean...

…a lounge reborn and upgraded When: October 18, 2024 Rating: 7.5/10 – Delightful Access: Star Alliance Gold Status Lufthansa recently reopened its lounge in Terminal B at Newark Liberty Airport. This lounge is equal to its Boston counterpart (review here), highlighted by a stylish free bar, elevated food options, very nice staff, and a...

….elevated food offerings in a casually luxurious setting When: March 6, 2024 Rating: 8/10 – Awesome Access: Priority Pass through Chase Sapphire Reserve Card (3 hours before departure) A few years ago, to save costs, Etihad Airways divested itself of its lounges. After the pandemic, Etihad partnered with Chase to reopen and rebrand its...

…A utilitarian space with nice food, showers and friendly staff When: April 24, 2024 Rating: 7/10 – Very fine Access: Star Alliance Gold This is a strange lounge. It checks so many boxes for a lounge operated by an international carrier such as hot and cold buffet items, no charge bar, shower suites and...

…Art deco stunner – with a couple of flaws When: April 24, 2024 Rating: 8/10 – Awesome Access: Free access with Capital One Venture X Card, Fee otherwise. Access limited to 3 hours before departure Like its sister lounges in Dallas and Denver, this lounge has so much going for it in terms of...

…A welcoming place to chill out before a flight…. When: September 17, 2024 Rating: 6.5/10 – Enjoyable Access: Star Alliance Gold – limited to 3 hours before departure. The Maple Leaf Lounge at New York’s LaGuardia Airport reflects how important NYC is to Air Canada, with numerous flights throughout the day to Toronto and...

…Smaller Centurion Lounge checks all the boxes When: September 17, 2024 Rating: 8/10 – Deligthful Access: Platinum Card (3 hours before departure) The American Express Centurion Lounge at LaGuardia is not the largest in the Centurion network but it has all features that have made these lounges so popular over the years: Elevated food...

…Smaller lounge with some nice touches When: September 17, 2024 Rating: 6.5/10 – Enjoyable Access: United Club Member The United Club at New York’s LaGuardia Airport is one of my favorite non-hub domestic United Clubs. This lounge is enhanced by its lovely bar, elevated food options, some nicer design touches, and enclosed office cubicles....

... a green oasis in the world's busiest airport When: May 11, 2024 Rating: 8.5/10 – Very Awesome Access: Platinum Card More than a decade ago, American Express introduced its Centurion Lounge, which now comprises a worldwide collection of lounges.  These lounges were the first credit card branded lounges. In the U.S. especially, these...

a tribute to the golden age of flying There is no hotel quite like it. The famed TWA Flight Center at JFK designed by architect Eero Saarinen has been repurposed as the only onsite hotel at New York’s JFK. It was last used as an actual terminal in 2001, when American...