The Club At SJC Review

They beef up their offerings for NH, BA and CA. And the hand crafted bloody marys are the best around. (Maybe best airport offering ever)

Good news for SJC, Club@ is opening a second location in the defunct Delta Sky Club in Terminal A. This will make the walk for A Term pax much nicer.

(Additionally SJC is expanding with 4 more gates while terminal C design begins)

Outside of the Ramen, the food choices are exactly the same as the choices in the ATL Club Lounge.

a good enough lounge for me as it's my home airport lounge, although they do limit PP entrance during one the long haul flight departures and capacity is constrained. Many times I see people forming a between the desk and the elevator hallway waiting to get in.

btw, its not a few showers, its only one shower.

I couldn't help but notice the coffee machine and much of the food look identical to what I used at The Club at BWI. Admittedly though, the selection of food (and more importantly, the amount of space) appears to far exceed those at BWI, so I look forward to visiting this lounge at SJC next time. Thanks for the review, Lucky. I'll be sure to budget out extra time to make the long walk next time I'm at SJC (the only reason I've never been to the lounge yet).

So no hot food except ramen you make yourself?

It's the duty and responsibility of millennials to provide free , even unsolicited , advice to 'older' people on matters of technology. I'm quite shameless in asking for it , even from complete strangers, and pleased to say that the success rate to date is 100%. Most of them seem delighted to be asked and to be of help.

"Maruchan® Ramen Noodle Soup Mix with Chicken Flavor - 2.25oz" -- $0.29 at Target.

It must be important to travellers to Asia though...

@Donald， do not try the Ramen, I ended up being in restroom after eating it last time...

@Lucky I know I may be in the minority, but I think a post about airline employee travel policies & their families would be interesting. What's the protocol for a gate agent to deal with the situation you described above? How do the benefits vary by airline? etc.

It looks nice, like the nicest house in your childhood neighborhood, esp wrt the amount of packaged snacks and "healthy" fresh snack food

I was there last week and a couple was fulling flasks with alcohol...lol

There's only one shower there, but it's got great water pressure, which is very welcome after a few days of camping around Santa Cruz. They have big bottles of regular brand shampoo/conditioner and shower gel (e.g., head and shoulders, Dove, etc) too.

My husband and I fly in and out of SJC about 5 times a year as we have grandchildren in the area. We are "regulars" at The Club although we usually only use it in the mornings. The hot breakfast is extremely good - scrambled eggs, bacon, etc. The pastries are passable. I'm glad to know that we aren't the only ones who are mystified by their coffee machine.

I have been to some better lounges but this one is still a pleasure. It is so much nicer than--for example--the United Lounge at SFO or the Air France Lounge at ORD.

@Lucky, welcome to my home airport! I live basically equidistant between SFO, SJC & OAK. SFO is too big and has too many delays due to low ceiling given their bayfront location. OAK is too small. So you're in trouble when there are irrops. But SJC is just right. A long taxi at SJC is 3 minutes and there's usually a reroute if there is a problem (unless it's at your final, of course).

The 'one bottle per person' sign in front of the water is new, but understandable. I often come in after a particular long haul leaves and only then do they bring out the water and packaged snacks because they have problems with people stuffing their bags with snacks. I'm not above walking out with a single pack of cookies for the plane. But I've been told people were leaving with dozens.

Is the Club at SJC the world's best lounge? No. But it does the trick and the food is better than many big 3 lounges. As @JetAgain says they have hot food at breakfast, including both American and Japanese selections.

I haven't run into the capacity issue. Maybe that's in the evenings? I usually fly in the morning or early afternoon.

Can I use this lounge on arrival?

I’m arriving really early and have a whole day to transfer to SFO. I would like to stop in for breakfast.

@ Ever -- If you have Priority Pass you can.

@Ever I don't think it matters as long as you have a same day boarding pass, but I can't recall if I've ever tried. And it is certainly accessible on arrival.

I love sjc. Though the commute there is not a pleasant as sfo for me. Driving down 101s to sjc will give you road rage and caltrain is not great. But I frequently breeze through sjc especially on evening flights. In more than 1 occasion there were literally nobody in line through tsa. An average lounge is still good enough to me here.

@bsp Always travel with some Immodium. Easy, fast fix. My husband loves ramen and was please to find it when we were waiting for our departure. This is our home airport and we were very pleased with this lounge. When we fly internationally from SFO, we have often found that no lounges were open while we waited for our departure.

I recently visited The Club at the Cincinnati (CVG) airport. Very similar spread. I was pleasantly surprised. The staff there was very friendly.

I believe the club is in Terminal A, can you still access it if you are flying out from Terminal B?
First time traveller to SJC

@AJ The terminals are connected airside.

@andrew SJC. Where is the news hat they will take over the former SJC Admirals Club near A7? Been trying to find his.

That would be great news and I assume they will finally decalcify that shower in the former club.

I have been turned away 3 times when BA or other airlines were in. I wish I knew the hours this happens . Does anyone know this information?

Sat in this lounge now for the second time this month, and the food is an absolute disgrace, cold pasta salad, again, cheese with no fresh bread, just cheap crackers, a macaroni cheese with terribly thin sauce and a vegetable soup. Again, a couple of different small cut up wraps if u like that sort of thing, with chicken in one I think, again. Don't expect chicken legs, strips of sirloin or anything else with meat in, this lounge is done on the cheap food wise, you'll get better on the plane. Staff are friendly enough but you have to wait a while to get served at the bar at times, particularly when cocktails are being ordered. I prefer to help myself to a bottle of beer or mix my own liquor. For one of the richest cities in the world this place, overall, is a joke!

Have been to the SJC Club a few times when flying with BA in Club World.

For a smaller airport lounge, it's very good. Your not going to get premium champagne but you do get a good space to relax pre flight, good selection of cold food and great staff