Back when I lived in Seattle I would fly Alaska a ton, in particular between Seattle and Los Angeles. Alaska has four airport lounges — called Board Rooms — in Anchorage, Los Angeles, Portland, and Seattle. I’ve visited all four of them, though it occurred to me that I haven’t actually reviewed any of them.
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I miss all your reviews, it's been too long.
Do you have any upcoming trip reports we can expect?
It's always disappointing that the AS LAX BR doesn't consistently have Alaskan Amber or other Alaska beer available.
Used this lounge earlier this year when flying up to SEA on AS. Entry by PriorityPass (from AmexPlat). It was round noon and very crowded, though within the hour it had emptied out and was much as described above. What struck me most was after I had ordered a pint of their IPA on tap (can't recall if it was Alaskan or not), not only was there no charge for a premium beer, but the bar tender refused to accept the usual US airline lounge tip of $1, saying "we don't do that here". A while later he came around to where I was seated to check if I wanted a refill! Not a bad spot to pass the time at LAX if you're flying from that terminal on AS, AA or US.
Worth mentioning that Alaska also provides reciprocal access to Delta Sky Club members. Separately, what exactly is "stale-looking" about the pretzels and cookies? Surely the snacks turn over quickly enough to avoid spoiling.
I wasn't aware that the Citi Executive card got you in the AS board room. Is it just for the cardholder or +1 guest? Nice perk...
Interesting--I also came through there yesterday, albeit in the late afternoon/early evening, and the soup was a minestrone and cheese tortellini. Do they change part-way through the day?
I was similarly impressed that the servers at the bar would not accept a tip.
The mid-afternoon food offerings were pretty barren for me -- the salad did not look very appetizing, and there were no hot options (no soup for me!) unless you wanted to order an $8 pizza.
Can't complain about it being free with Priority Pass Select, though.
Ben,
I have lost track of where you have been this year and how up to date with trip reports you are.
What's outstanding?
How are you finding the traffic to the site? Still high?
I believe they also have one at SFO (although it has been a while since I was in there), but probably not worth reviewing.
@Ben If I'm taking AA metal flight out of T6, would my Emerald status (NOT AA), grant me access to the AS Boardroom?
@ Chris -- They recently closed the one in San Francisco recently, and instead use the Cathay Pacific lounge now:
https://onemileatatime.com/alaska-lounge-sfo/
@ Mike H -- I have a huge trip report coming up later this week. Traffic to the site is high as ever. 🙂
@ djibouti -- Yep, pretty normal for them to switch up soups when they run out.
@ Tony -- You get full guesting privileges, so can take two guests or immediate family members.
@ Mark S. -- The cookies just aren't freshly baked. They taste like they've been sitting in packages for a long time.
@ Patrick -- Going on an amazing trip later this week which I'll be writing a trip report about "live."
Lucky, As a delta skyclub member, I used to use this lounge rather than the skyclub in T5 whenever feasible. With the renovations to the skyclub, which do you prefer now?
Love that AS has a sign at the bar that says no tipping, please. And I had possibly the best bloody mary ever there -- made fully from scratch, including olives and pickled green bean. If there was ever a bartender who deserved a tip, it was that guy (at the LAX Board Room). Which made it all that more special that Alaska doesn't allow tipping. Great employees and no tips, how does AS do it?
@ john -- I'd say the SkyClub is probably a bit better nowadays, all things considered. Especially if you're actually flying Delta out of T5.
Lucky, just started following your website and still learning lot here. I just moved to Seattle from NY and you mentioned that you used to live in Seattle. So here is my question for you..If you are starting as newbie from Seattle..what will be your choice of top two airlines for collecting miles and also top two credit cards which every 12th man should have 🙂 Would love to see a detailed post also for future on this from you. Thanks.
You must be an incredibly positive person. I try to be positive but, there is NOTHING positive about this lounge. This is by far the worse airline lounge I have ever visited. If you are staying in a cheap motel the night before your flight, get the free breakfast there and skip this lounge.
Am I able to access this lounge with Priority Pass if I’m flying out of Terminal 5 via American Airlines? If so, how? TIA.