T+L Editors Are Obsessed With These Airport Lounges — and Some Have Spas, Gardens, and Canine-friendly Facilities

A lot of aircraft journey might be tense. Whether or not it’s the race to the airport, the interminable safety strains, or concern of flying itself, there are many methods for anxiousness to construct.

One surefire technique to cut back that unease is to entry a pleasant airport lounge, as many include enjoyable views of aircraft exercise, free foods and drinks, and even facilities like massages or saunas.

Whether or not you’re seeking to strive an airport lounge for the primary time or eager to expertise a formidable spot with distinctive services, Journey + Leisure editors have picked their favorites from around the globe.

JetBlue T5 Rooftop & “Wooftop: Lounge

Close to Gate 28 on the JetBlue Terminal, this 4,000-square-foot out of doors backyard will not be solely open to all passengers, however you possibly can take your canine there. One nook is designated as a pet-relief space and referred to as a “wooftop.”

-Denny Lee, Articles Editor

Air France La Première, Paris (CDG)

With a menu by Chef Alain Ducasse, a Sisley Paris spa house, and a personal check-in lounge, the Air France La Premiere lounge at Charles de Gaulle is a super-luxe expertise. Throughout my switch at CDG, a crewmember whisked me all the way down to the tarmac to drive me from the aircraft on to the lounge, the place the whole lot was taken care of for me. My solely grievance will not be having sufficient time there!

-Elizabeth Rhodes, Senior Editor

Hawaiian Airways Residence 1929 Lounge at HNL

Hawaiian Airways’ Residence 1929 Lounge is the proper place to relaxation and calm down earlier than your upcoming flight out of paradise. Not solely do you get entry to 2 non-public indoor and out of doors areas, you additionally get a whole meal (you get to decide on what you eat on-line days prematurely), a chauffeur by means of safety, and a drop off immediately at your gate when it’s time for wheels up. 

-Jalyn Robinson, Assistant Editor

Delta Sky Membership at SeaTac

As a Seattle native, I miss the views of Mount Rainier (Mountain’s out!), however Delta’s Sky Membership (Concourse A close to gate 1) provides a wide ranging view of Ranier by means of its wall of 30-foot home windows. With two ranges and 21,000 sq. ft, I can at all times discover the proper perch to absorb the vista and luxuriate in one final bowl of Ivar’s award-winning clam chowder (with bacon!)—a Seattle basic since 1938—till my subsequent go to to the Emerald Metropolis. Bonus: Delta’s announded a second 23,000-plus-square-foot Delta Sky Membership at SeaTac’s A Concourse will open in 2025!

-Lisa Kay Greissinger, Analysis Editor

Turkish Airways Lounge Enterprise, Istanbul

This lounge has so many meals stations I felt like I used to be visiting a meals market. It is spacious, has plenty of seating (together with pods to work), and you’ll even queue as much as lease a mini room to sleep and bathe.

-Susmita Baral, Journey Editor

Qatar Airways Al Safwa First Lounge in Doha

Virtually nothing might have pried me off the aircraft and out of my first Qatar Airways QSuite expertise final yr, however I’m glad I made it to the airline’s Al Safwa First Lounge in Doha. A la carte, restaurant-style eating in an airport lounge at all times seems like the last word luxurious to me (right here, served from a dwell open kitchen), particularly when you possibly can sit all the way down to a meal after taking a protracted, sizzling bathe. Higher but, add a go to to the QSpa, the place spa therapies are accompanied by entry to a thermal jacuzzi and rest room. The one draw back is how straightforward it’s to neglect you’re in an airport; I believe we virtually missed our connecting flight.

-Nina Ruggiero, Senior Editorial Director

Delta Lounge at LAX

The Delta Lounge at LAX is at all times an ideal cease earlier than boarding a red-eye flight again to New York. There is a ton of seating to wind down, a semi-outdoor house to absorb some final bits of recent air, an attractive bar, and nice meals choices.

-Christine Burroni, Senior Information Editor