When Alaska Airways switched operations from Terminal 2 to Harvey Milk Terminal 1 at San Francisco Worldwide Airport (SFO) in mid-June, passengers nonetheless needed to make an extended trek to Terminal 2 to make use of the airline’s lounge.
However now that Alaska Airways has opened a brand new, swanky 11,000-square-foot lounge in Terminal 1, that problem is lengthy gone.
Discovering the brand new Alaska Airways lounge at SFO
The brand new Alaska Airways lounge is in Terminal 1 throughout from Gate B6 and Amy’s Drive-Through and is only a few doorways down from The Membership at SFO. You’ll find the doorway between the Pack-N-Go retailer and the Correct Meals grab-and-go venue — when you’re inside, you may have to go up a ground through the elevator or stairs to entry the lounge.
Guests can anticipate 230 seats (that is 55% extra seating than the T2 lounge), spectacular views of the airfield, upgraded food and drinks choices (together with twin pancake printers) and loads of charging ports.
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Want quiet?
When you enter the brand new Alaska Airways lounge, flip proper into the quiet space. Right here, you’ll be able to take your choose of plush seating choices, from couches and cubby cubicles to Alaska’s common lounger chairs.
Since seats are organized close to a set of floor-to-ceiling home windows that overlook the tarmac, Alaska’s quiet space is a unbelievable place to identify planes in peace.
If it is advisable to take an essential name, the SFO location is the primary Alaska Airways lounge to supply TalkBox Workplace Cellphone Cubicles, which can be found on a first-come, first-served foundation. Needless to say whereas these cubicles do supply privateness, they aren’t completely soundproof. I stepped inside and pretended to have a heated work dialog, and other people seated close by might hear me.
Loads of complimentary meals and drinks
For meals and drinks, flip left after you verify in on the welcome desk.
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If you happen to want a little bit of jet gasoline your self, there are two barista-staffed espresso stations within the lounge that serve up complimentary espresso drinks made with beans from San Francisco’s Ritual Espresso Roasters.
Keep in mind the favored sweet station from the Terminal 2 lounge? It is moved right here. Assist your self to jars stuffed with squares of Ghirardelli candies, numerous hues of Jelly Stomach jelly beans and multicolored fortune cookies made by the Oakland Fortune Manufacturing facility.
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Nonetheless, vacationers can not (or mustn’t ) stay on caffeine and sweet alone. So, for those who transfer alongside to the “actual” meals part, you may discover muffins, sourdough bread, English muffins and a bagel station with unfold choices that embody butter, jams and garlic guacamole. Additionally, there’s not only one however two of the fan-favorite pancake-printing machines, together with an assortment of syrups and toppings.
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The buffet desk unfold varies by season, however throughout our go to, choices included a well-stocked ramen noodle station and every thing you’d have to make a wholesome protein-rich salad. There was additionally a pleasant choice of soups, meats and rice dishes.
If the complimentary meals objects aren’t fairly sufficient for you, the bar gives a food-for-purchase menu from 6 a.m. to eight p.m. every day. The choices embody pizza ($7), cheeseburgers ($12), hen tenders ($10), hen teriyaki pot stickers ($12) and tater tots or fries ($5).
Drink up!
Along with the espresso station, the brand new Alaska lounge has self-service espresso machines, water machines and a Coca-Cola Freestyle soda machine that allows you to combine and match flavors, in addition to a bar staffed by pleasant bartenders. If you’d like a spot to unwind with the drink of your selection, there are many seating choices close to giant TV screens and home windows.
Aside from complimentary native craft brews, West Coast wines, cocktails and artistic mocktails, the bar gives premium wines and top-shelf spirits for buy.
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Bonus facilities and options
Energy retailers are subsequent to only about each seat and might (seemingly) accommodate any form of plug.
Sustainability guidelines right here. So, whereas baristas offers you the choice to have your espresso drink served up in a to-go cup, you will discover only a few single-use objects within the lounge. There are not any paper plates or plastic utensils in sight. As an alternative of particular person plastic packs of butter, jam, salt and pepper, the meals space is stocked with glass jars stuffed with butter balls and jam, in addition to salt and pepper shakers. Indicators on the paper serviette dispensers ask you to “Save the timber” and “Take solely what you want.”
What’s lacking?
Common guests to Alaska Airways’ lounge in Terminal 1 could discover that a number of options did not make the change over to Terminal 2. The vintage-style sourdough cart is gone — sourdough bread is now simply an choice on the bread station. There is no cozy hearth pit. Moreover, the memorabilia-adorned San Francisco Giants-themed youngsters room isn’t any extra.
Nonetheless, the brand new lounge is so “wow” that had we not talked about what’s lacking, you in all probability would not have observed that these former options are gone.
The right way to get into the Alaska Airways lounge at SFO
Single-entry day passes for Alaska Airways lounges could also be out there, relying on lounge capability.
Entry to this lounge can also be open to Alaska Lounge members, Alaska Lounge+ members and first-class passengers with paid or award tickets on flights 2,000 miles or extra. For full particulars and to see if there are different methods to entry the brand new lounge, see Alaska Airways’ record of lounge insurance policies and guidelines.
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