With an overnight flight in economy and a pre-dawn arrival into Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (ATL), we were more than ready for a reprieve. ATL is basically a Sky Club museum, with lounges of every variety dotting every terminal. While I usually fly through here at least once a month, I was delighted that our…
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As a First Class expert (always cash tickets / no points), I have yet to find a lounge in the US that can rival the top of the crop that you find in East Asia: The Pier in HK G, JAL first in Haneda...
Just a bit of hyperbole to emphasize the distances; T to F and back to T looks like almost three miles.
T to F on the train takes all of about 8 minutes. They also have scrambled eggs for breakfast in all the ATL SkyClubs. Maybe you were too early for that and they were still adding water to the powder
Did you happen to notice if they sold Delta gift cards ($50, $100, $250) in the club??
@LeRoy they have these for sale in all of the ATL SkyClubs that I have been in over the past few months (T, Ax2, B, and C).
@ Endre
Why do you consistently feel the need to clarify to everyone here that you do not use points for 1st class flights? Does that make you feel more important? Do you think people actually really care? You realize you are on a points and miles blog right?
Its eau de Fumée d'échappement the jet a-1 version is much more rare but is my personal favorite
I find thet the F gate club is great, some great people work there, but its fair to say the other Sky clubs, are very good, The Immigration at Atlanta is miss and go, but the immigration guys, gals, seem to work hard, .
If this is the best in ATL, this is an absolute shame. The lounges in Sao Paulo and Buenos Aires easily surpass this one. It was overcrowded and nothing to write home about.
Last year I had the chance to try this lounge. I think it was very good. But the Polaris and Flagship lounges by UA and AA are better imo.
I have been to this SkyClub several times at ATL and love the fact that there are showers in the lounge to use. I definitely wish we could get showers at the one at MSP! Love the outdoor deck as well too. I also liked that when I've been at this one, it's much less busy than the SkyDeck and Club at JFK in Terminal 4.
ATL doesn’t have a Terminal F. It has a domestic terminal (divided into north and south portions), an international terminal, and five concourses. Concourse F is the right name.
Sky clubs are a notch above the Admirals clubs. However the bar for domestic clubs isn't too high
Like you, @Steph, I'm usually in Atlanta at least once a month though primarily for domestic transcontinental flights (although I do like the ATL - SJO - LAX routing!). I like the ambience and the deck of the Sky Club in Concourse F but if I have the time and they have the slot, I love going to the Asanda Spa at the club in Concourse E and if I can't make it into Concourse E because of time limitations, by choice for wine-by-the-glass would be the Club in Concourse B. I think I have been in all of the Clubs over the years and they all are staffed by helpful and courteous employees. Sure there are more luxurious clubs and better food amenities (I like the Amex Centurion domestic lounges for food) but ALL of the Delta Sky Clubs are consistent in terms of service. Usually the international port-of-entry airports have showers in their clubs. Great review in any case! Thanks.
Sky Clubs, in my opinion, are meh at best. They don't feel particularly premium and Delta does not have a restaurant like experience similar to what AA and UA offer in theirs for long haul flights. I find Sky Clubs often crowded, with mediocre food, cheap furnishings, and nothing with a wow factor. An area Delta ought to improve.
Why can't Delta Sky clubs just have an area with an open soda machine? Why do we have to go to the bar and wait for them to pour a soda?
The revamped B concourse SkyClub is the best of all the ATL SkyClubs (though it doesn't have the SkyDeck found in F). The design and colors more closely follow the new aesthetic (also found in one of the best SkyClubs in the system - the SEA Concourse A one). Pics of the ATL B concourse SkyClub can be found here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/deltanewshub/29792654861/in/album-72157674272241135/
@John The Sky Club at MSP has a soda fountain. Often overcrowded, but that alone makes it one of my favorites.
Personally, I love hanging out on the Sky Deck in this lounge. If I'm at ATL, there's a high probability that this is where you'll find me. I've made the trek over from A/B to F for this lounge plenty of times. It's really not so hard with the plane train. Granted, on shorter domestic layovers, I usually stick with the B lounge (or if I'm going in and out of A, I'll just go to the one there.)
As for open soda machines, I agree. I'm not sure why Delta seems to hate those. When they opened the new B club, they had one there, but then they took it out later. Not sure why they decided to take it out.
I’m in the lounge now and just went out to the skydeck. It’s like sitting on the surface of the sun!
Out of interest given that from OneWorld BA and QR have daily flights and offer business (and first class in the case of BA) and star has daily flights on LH and TK why aren’t there ANY decent lounges at ATL at all?
SkyClubs are yet another area where Delta does just enough, but not more than they need to compete. Its funny, because just a few years ago, they probably were the best of the domestic carrier lounges. Yes, at my home base at SFO the SkyClub is very nice looking, but food and drinks are very basic. The other SkyClub I frequent at SLC, always seems to be packed with people and has similar lackluster food. As these are both primarily domestic stations for DL, it would be nice if they provided more but not as expected. What DL should provide is a Delta One lounge at major hubs for Delta One passengers and Super Elites (and Skyteam F travelers). Then they would be on the same page as their peers. However, just as with Skymiles, they just might not need to, their profits speak for themselves.
@Endre, I'm really curious about something. You must accumulate a lot of miles flying first and business all the time. Since you never use them yourself do you donate them to charities to help people out or anything similar? I know there are charities out there that could really use the help.
YEAH........DELTA.....WHY NOT ANY NICER CLUBS IN ATL???? UP THE FOOD!!! SERVE US!!! WE SERVED YOU WIT OUR DOLLA BILLS!! IT’S YOUR HUB FOR GOD SAKES!!! GET US OUT-A-DA LOBBY!!! LOL!! I GOT 13 HR L/O : ( !!!! IS THAT ASANDA SPA PART OF DELTA’S CLUB?