I kicked off the international portion of my trip by flying Virgin Atlantic’s 787-9 Upper Class from Boston to London. Virgin Atlantic operates their own lounge in Boston, which I looked forward to visiting, since Clubhouses are among the best business class lounges out there, in my opinion.
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I always wonder how you book these tickets. I think for most of us this is aspirational travel, so would be helpful to know the cost in points/dollars for various flights.
Wow, my first reaction from those pics is that it looks like there is almost no place to plug in and charge?
Have you been to the new British Airways Lounge at BOS Logan? Very cool lounge with direct boarding to the A380. You can sit at the bar until they call final boarding and its just 10 steps to the gate door. Definitely an upgrade from the old lounge that was down in the basement with the clubhouse.
Self-serve champagne ... I'd be tempted to get there early, snag a bottle or three, and drink it for an hour or two before boarding since the flight from Boston is under 6 hours. I just want to sleep and the only way for me to sleep on a under 6 hour flight is to get drunk.
You often say you like airlines which show some of their national character (I was thinking about that on a KLM flight a few days ago. Absolutely unmistakably Dutch, and all the better for it).
But I'm struggling to see anything British or English about this -- it's all modern international food, with not a single token national dish. The drinks on the wine list are all from countries other than the UK (there is almost certainly some Scotch (sic) and English Gin, though it wasn't named).
This is a manufactured, mid-Atlantic brand. It leaves me pretty cold. I think it is neatly summed-up by how you described the mesh chairs -- "somewhat stylish but uncomfortable".
I think the same about the planes, but I haven't tried their new J class. I'm keen to see what you think since I largely agree with something else you used to write a lot: "business class is all about the seat".
Off the menu there's a chef there who makes fantastic cheeseburgers. I don't know his name. Young friendly dark-haired guy with a local accent.
Noooo where’s the virgin clubhouse burger gone, it’s a right of passage when passing through the clubhouses and will be missed and I bet some of the regulars will kick up as they did when VS removed it from the LHR clubhouse and it was quickly re-introduced.
So happy to see another good lounge in BOS! The menu looks amazing, and they have 5 different gin!?! As well as all of the mixers, cordials, and vermouth you could ask for? It’s like a dream come true! I wish I flew Virgin, but I tend to avoid them for lack of connections and their herringbone seats
This lounge has been great for a long time. It was very crowded in the past as it was used by Icelandair. Luckily FI use the BA lounge now.
the 'uncomfortable chair' also known as a Bertoia Diamond chair goes for as much as $2300 at Design Within Reach.
Looks nice, and VS always does a stellar job...but I can’t sit in a room with no windows. I’ll pay whatever to sit at a concourse restaurant with some type of view.
Someone asked why is poke described as a hot dish, and I agree....huh?!
Loved the clubhouse food and waiters but the check in lobby in the clubhouse was aweful. An older lady checked me in with an attitude and rushed me out 5 minutes before the boarding time with a plate of food in her hands. I would recommend trying the lounge out with a different check in clerk LOL.
Is the Virgin Atlantic Boston Lounge open? Was supposed to reopen in April 2022.