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

A lot of airplane journey will be anxious. 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 strategy to cut back that unease is to entry a pleasant airport lounge, as many include enjoyable views of airplane exercise, free foods and drinks, and even facilities like massages or saunas.

Whether or not you’re seeking to attempt an airport lounge for the primary time or eager to expertise a powerful spot with distinctive amenities, 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 outside backyard isn’t solely open to all passengers, however you may 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 area, and a non-public 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 airplane on to the lounge, the place all the things was taken care of for me. My solely grievance isn’t having sufficient time there!

-Elizabeth Rhodes, Senior Editor

Hawaiian Airways Condo 1929 Lounge at HNL

Hawaiian Airways’ Condo 1929 Lounge is the right place to relaxation and loosen up earlier than your upcoming flight out of paradise. Not solely do you get entry to 2 personal indoor and outside areas, you additionally get a whole meal (you get to decide on what you eat on-line days prematurely), a chauffeur by way of safety, and a drop off straight 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) presents a panoramic view of Ranier by way of its wall of 30-foot home windows. With two ranges and 21,000 sq. ft, I can all the time discover the right 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 a lot of seating (together with pods to work), and you’ll even queue as much as hire a mini room to sleep and bathe.

-Susmita Baral, Journey Editor

Qatar Airways Al Safwa First Lounge in Doha

Nearly nothing might have pried me off the airplane and out of my first Qatar Airways QSuite expertise final 12 months, 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 all the time appears like the last word luxurious to me (right here, served from a stay open kitchen), particularly when you may 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 leisure room. The one draw back is how simple it’s to neglect you’re in an airport; I feel we virtually missed our connecting flight.

-Nina Ruggiero, Senior Editorial Director

Delta Lounge at LAX

The Delta Lounge at LAX is all the time 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 area to absorb some final bits of contemporary air, a good looking bar, and nice meals choices.

-Christine Burroni, Senior Information Editor