Air France Lounge review in Los Angeles: tres jolie
On the way to Papeete I found myself at the Midfield Terminal of TBIT, or T3 in Los Angeles. [...]
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In the course of the walk to Papeete I found myself at TBIT's Midfield Terminal., or T3 in Los Angeles. Passengers bound for Polynesia have a "special" route, something that practically does not exist in the U.S., namely the possibility of international transit.
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Of course, however, it takes place according to American rules: translated, you do immigration as usual, only you do it by passing through a kind of corridor that does not let you leave the sterile area.
Location
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This is the only lounge in this terminal. When it comes to beautiful lounges, LAX is spoiled for choice: there is the Star Alliance Lounge, I Delta's SkyClub, not to mention Delta ONE.
There is the Centurion Lounge, the Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse, the Flagship of American And many less fancy ones, like Alaska's.
All of these, however, are distributed around the airport and are not easily accessible if one has to move between terminals.
Access
Being an AF lounge Is open to passengers of the Franco-Dutch group with a business class or La Première ticket, to all Flying Blue Gold cardholders or above and to all SkyTeam Elite Plus passengers.
It is not promiscuous like other lounges, does not guarantee entry to holders of Priority Passes or other all you can visit cards.
The lounge
There are not many words to describe it: it is beautiful and elegant. Open in spring 2024, it looks (almost) still immaculate.
To the right of the reception is the wellness area: no gym, but the iconic Clarins SPA, which was unfortunately already closed at 11 p.m. Here is the detox bar, showers, the NAP room and the room for those traveling in La Première.
There is also a relaxation area and a small island for drinks, as well as a water fountain for filling your water bottle.
The first thing you see, even before entering the lounge, is the bar counter overlooking the public part of the terminal, although there is only the lounge and nothing else on the floor.
The bar is located to the left of the reception area and is really nice and elegant.
Continuing along the corridor you arrive in the main lounge area.
Here in the center is the food area, while all around are lounges and seating of various kinds.
I doubt it is possible to find it crowded. We found it virtually spotless, since the flight to Papeete is the last one of the day, but nevertheless everything was fully operational.
Although there are no walls or partitions, the seating arrangement definitely allows for a quiet space.
During the daytime, it must also be quite brightly lit and with a nice view of LAX, since the windows look outward.
Food&Beverage
The bar is a small work of art. In the U.S. it is almost never missing (and be sure to tip).
The buffet area is complete and even though the lounge was about to close they kept bringing dishes, both hot and cold.
There is a dessert area and an express kitchen that allowed the Ordering crepes (savory, sweet and vegan).
The wine proposal is comprehensive and the champagne offered was GH Mumm, not bad for being in a lounge.
In conclusion
I really like the new style trend of Air France lounges. It all started with the hall at CDG terminal 2F And now you can see how That design is evolving around the world, and who knows if we will ever see an AF hall in Italy at some point.
Pro
- Food and wine offerings
- Design
Against
- Nothing to report