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Review: ANA Lounge Honolulu (HNL)

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 9, 2019November 14, 2023 3 Comments

a sign on a wall

The new ANA lounge in Honolulu is an architectural masterpiece and a superb lounge option for Star Alliance Gold travelers at HNL.

Fair warning: it’s a quite a walk from most United gates if you are traveling, which I imagine this lounge will appeal most to. Hours are also limited to 8:30 AM until the final ANA flight departs, sometime in the early afternoon.

But consider the long walk a way to burn off calories, for the lounge has plenty fo food and beverage choices.

people walking in a building

a building with palm trees and a parking garage

a walkway with a view of an airport

an escalators in a building

a sign on a pole

a lobby with a reception desk and people in it

ANA Honolulu Lounge Food + Drink

A buffet offers a mix of Hawaiian, Japanese, and Chinese food. You’ll also find soup, salad, bread, cheese, and desserts. I was saving my appetite for the flight, but would have preferred a lunch in this lounge over most onboard offerings on United (let alone the United Club food spread).

a buffet line with many pots and pans

a sign on a glass cover

a sign on a glass wall

a plate of food on a counter

a bowl of food with a sign

a bowl of food on a stove

a sign with a name tag in front of a soup pot

a group of bowls of fruit

a bowl of salad on a counter

a tray of food on a table

a wooden box of food

a wooden tray of croissants

If you are thirsty, a full-service bar offers beer, wine, and spirits as well as sake. There’s fruit juice, water, soda, coffee, and tea as well.

a red and white beer tap

a coffee machine and a refrigerator

ANA Honolulu Lounge Design

There are two things I love most about this lounge. First, is the intricate woodwork carved into trees. It adds so much character to what would otherwise frankly be a bland design.

a room with a large table and chairs

a ceiling with a carved wood design

a room with tables and chairs

a room with tables and chairs

a restaurant with a bar and chairs

a large room with a bar and chairs

a room with a large table and chairs

a room with a couch and chairs

a group of chairs and tables in a room

a room with a long couch and chairs

a room with tables and chairs

a row of chairs in a room

a room with white chairs and tables

a room with chairs and a television

a room with chairs and a screen

chairs and tables in a row

a group of chairs and a bench in a room

There are also plenty of power ports:

a group of chairs with a table and a plant behind them

a close up of a power outlet

Second, the tarmac views are superb. Not only can you get a great look at the Flying Honu A380 bound for Tokyo, you can even see Diamond Head in the distance.

a group of chairs in a room with windows and a plane in the background

a room with tables and chairs

ANA Lounge HNL Restroom

Restrooms are available, but the lounge does not have showers.

a bathroom with sinks and a mirror

a bathroom with sinks and mirrors

ANA Lounge Honoulu Kid’s Room

If you are traveling with small children, a children’s play room offers a safe space for your child to make noise and jump around while ensconced in a glass sound barrier.

a room with glass walls and chairs

a group of colorful mats on a carpet

a group of fish shaped lights from the ceiling

ANA Lounge HNL Boarding

If you are flying ANA from Honolulu, you will board your aircraft directly from the lounge. At the far end is boarding door with a ramp that connects to the jetbridge.

a sign with an arrow and an arrow pointing to an airport

a blue carpeted hallway with a television screen

ANA Lounge Honolulu Service

In a word, the service is spectacular. Don’t expect cups or dishes to pile up in this lounge and I’ve never seen anything so clean in HNL.

a group of people standing behind a desk

ANA Lounge Honolulu Access + Hours

As stated above, hours of this lounge are 8:30 AM until the final ANA flight departs.

Entrance is reserved for:

  • Star Alliance Gold passengers (+1 guest) traveling in any cabin
  • Star Alliance Business Class passengers departing HNL on an international longhaul flight
  • Star Alliance First Class passengers (+1 guest) departing HNL on an international longhaul flight

Passes are also available. The cost is $40/per-person and must be arranged in advance here.

CONCLUSION

Whether you are hungry, thirsty, or just looking for a comfortable place to wait for your flight (especially as construction at HNL seems to be always in progress), do check out this lounge.

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Matthew Klint

Matthew is an avid traveler who calls Los Angeles home. Each year he travels more than 200,000 miles by air and has visited more than 135 countries. Working both in the aviation industry and as a travel consultant, Matthew has been featured in major media outlets around the world and uses his Live and Let's Fly blog to share the latest news in the airline industry, commentary on frequent flyer programs, and detailed reports of his worldwide travel.

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3 Comments

  1. Justin Reply
    August 9, 2019 at 2:57 pm

    Wow! Awesome to see HNL finally get a great quality lounge and I couldn’t agree more on the food selection being more appetizing than what’s available on board a United flight or in the United Club. Lived in Hawaii for a couple of years and would often go for the Long Board Lager when I was there, so nice to see that touch!

  2. AJ Reply
    August 9, 2019 at 3:22 pm

    Quick question, is it possible to get into this lounge with the United Club card? I heard you could get into Star Alliance lounges but I wasn’t sure if that meant all *A partner lounges or just the *A branded lounges like in LAX.

    • Eric Reply
      August 9, 2019 at 9:48 pm

      I was going to ask the same question! It’s a Star Alliance business class lounge, so a membership to the United Club should get one in without fail. But sometimes individual lounges don’t get the message,

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