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Review: Delta Sky Club Los Angeles (LAX – T3)

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 8, 2022November 8, 2022 18 Comments

Delta’s new SkyClub at Los Angeles International Airport is a design masterpiece with a number of elements that elevate it to one of my favorite lounges at LAX.

In This Post:
  • Delta Sky Club Los Angeles (LAX) Terminal 3 Review
    • Hours + Access + Location
    • Seating
    • Tarmac Views
    • Food + Drink
    • Restrooms + Showers
    • Service
    • CONCLUSION

Delta Sky Club Los Angeles (LAX) Terminal 3 Review

Delta’s older SkyClub in Terminal 2 at LAX is still open, but this lounge offers an elevated experience including a beautiful terrace and a thoughtful menu of food.

Hours + Access + Location

This lounge is located just past security in the “Sky Way” between Delta’s remodeled Terminals 2 and 3 at LAX. After clearing the TSA checkpoint, turn right and you will find the lounge on your right.

It is open daily from 4:15 am to 12:30 am.

Access is available to:

  • Delta Sky Club members (along with same-day boarding pass for Delta or a partner)
    • Lifetime members can access the club regardless of the airline they are traveling on
    • Two guests or immediate family (including all children under age 21) are permitted for “executive” members while “individual” members must pay $39 for guests.
  • Delta One or SkyTeam premium cabin passengers
    • Access only when traveling on a branded “Delta One’ (versus first class) domestically
    • Access when connecting to/from a same-day international Delta One flight
    • No guests permitted
  • SkyTeam Elite Plus members traveling on an international ticket in any cabin of service
    • Includes Canada, Mexico
    • Excludes Caribbean, Guam, Palau, Saipan
    • One guest permitted
  • Select credit card holders
    • Delta SkyMiles Reserve from American Express
      • guests are $39 each
    • American Express Platinum / Centurion
      • guests are $39 each
    • Delta SkyMiles Diners Club card
      • two guests permitted
    • Delta SkyMiles TRUST CLUB Platinum/Gold Visa card
      • two guests permitted
  • Virgin Australia Club or Velocity Gold members (through June 12, 2022)
    • One guest permitted
  • WestJet Business Class passengers
    • No guests permitted
  • WestJet Rewards Gold and Platinum members
    • Access only when traveling on a transborder flight
    • One guest permitted

I recently traveled to Mexico City on Aeromexico and used my ITA Airways status to enter the lounge. Once your credentials are verified, you can take an elevator or escalator to the lounge.

Seating

I’ve been in this lounge twice and both times it was quite crowded. I try to shield the privacy of other travelers when doing lounge reviews, but it was not possible here because so many were using the lounge.

The (square foot) lounge is naturally divided into sections around two buffets, a bar, and outdoor terrace.

As you enter the lounge, there is a buffet immediately to your right and a seating area around it. 

Power plugs and USB ports are conveniently located all over the lounge, although Delta missed out by not installing USB-C ports in more places.

Then more seats, followed by the bar.

The bar has both an indoor and outdoor side and the patio is much larger than the United Club terrace in Terminal 7 (though much more crowded than I’ve ever seen the UA terrace).

There also appeared to be a pet relief area on the patio, though it was not marked.

Back inside, a TV area was congregated by passengers watching a sporting event (thankfully, with the sound muted).

My favorite part of the lounge is a little alcove called the Coffee Grotto, which was designed in Italy with tiles imported by Italy.

Beyond the alcove was another buffet and a dining room.

You will find unique artwork dispersed throughout the lounge.

Tarmac Views

If you love to watch airplanes, this is a great lounge to do so. My son and I sat out on the terrace and enjoyed watching planes come and go.

Food + Drink

A couple things I loved about this lounge. First, the fresh-squeezed orange juice in the morning. What a treat…what a simple touch that adds (for me at least) so much value. 

Second, the live food station is a great feature. During my first visit, avocado toast was offered in the morning and pasta was offered later in the day.

I don’t each carbs much these days, but my son enjoyed a plate of pasta.

However, on my second visit I was elated to see delicious street tacos…so delicious and served as a beautiful lunch (and was even more appreciated when the “meal” service on Aeromexico was just a packet of peanuts).

But there’s far more than OJ and tacos. The morning buffet includes:

  • yogurt
  • overnight oats
  • croissants
  • muffins
  • bagels
  • scones
  • omelets (pre-made)
  • oatmeal
  • freshly-cut fruit (including berries)
  • cheese
  • cold cuts
  • hardboiled eggs

Only the rear buffet had the fresh-squeezed OJ.

Around 10:30 am the buffet transitioned to a lunch/dinner selection, including:

  • sandwiches
  • soup
  • hot meat dish of the day
  • hot vegetable dish of the day
  • salads
  • sliced raw vegetables with hummus

(plus the aforementioned live stations)

The soups and salads were excellent.

There’s even a candy station, which I am also trying to avoid but my son took great delight in (it was a special father-son day…I let him indulge).

Packaged snacks are available all day long.

Each buffet also has a beverage station with self-serve soft drinks and coffee.

Coffee is provisioned by Starbucks and certainly not my favorite, though I made a decent flat white by foaming the milk myself and pouring it over two shots of espresso.

The bar includes complimentary well drinks, beer, and wine, as well as a large menu of cocktails. Notably, you can also use your Delta SkyMiles to buy whole bottles of alcohol, including Veuve Clicquot La Grande Dame (16,600 SkyMiles – one of the best uses of your miles these days).

Overall, I thought the food and beverage selection was excellent and appreciated fresh berries and OJ in the morning and tacos plus salad in the afternoon.

Restrooms + Showers

Restrooms are large and were very clean.

Unisex  individual restrooms are also available as well as shower facilities. Use a kiosk or ask a lounge attendant if you wish to use the showers. I bet these fill up at certain times of day, though there was no wait in the late morning.

Service

I had a bit of trouble getting in, but I do not blame Delta for it. Among the listed SkyTeam partners, ITA Airways (or its predecessor, Alitalia) are not a listed option. ITA has been a poor SkyTeam partner, failing to release any award space to partners and really leaching off the alliance while not reciprocating.

Practically, the self-check machines do not accept an ITA Airways number so I had to visit the front desk. The first agent I dealt with handed me back the card and said there was no access (oh no, not deja vu…). She had never heard of ITA.

I explained that this was a SkyTeam member and she was incredulous. However, a colleague sitting next to her confirmed I was correct, asked for my cards, did some typing, and then said I could proceed. I am not sure whether he was actually successful in inputting my number (it never showed on my boarding pass) or whether he just decided to let me in.

A Delta staff member saw me taking photos and walked over to me. Rather than scolding me, she handed me a booklet that included details about all the original artwork in the lounge (which I proceeded to lose) as well as a box of greeting cards with lounge art on the covers. What a nice touch.

Should you need flight assistance, there is a staffed desk near the escalators.

The staff working behind the buffet counters were charming as well. All things considered, a very pleasant experience with staff here.

CONCLUSION

Delta’s new lounge at LAX is beautiful and offers frankly a superior offering to both American Airlines’ Admirals Clubs and United Airlines’ United Clubs. This is certainly a lounge you should consider arriving earlier for. Well done, Delta.

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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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18 Comments

  1. Dixon Reply
    November 8, 2022 at 1:04 pm

    I have a VS flight issued by Delta (006) tomorrow. Do you think I can access the lounge with Amex Platinum?

    • Sam Reply
      November 8, 2022 at 3:46 pm

      Only Amex DL Reserve gets you in.

  2. Santastico Reply
    November 8, 2022 at 1:40 pm

    I was there on the day it opened. Simply stunning!! What is Lifetime members?

    • Matthew Klint Reply
      November 8, 2022 at 2:10 pm

      Wasn’t that a holdover from Northwest or Eastern?

      • Santastico Reply
        November 8, 2022 at 2:14 pm

        I have no idea. Never heard of it.

      • Interested Traveler Reply
        November 8, 2022 at 5:57 pm

        It is a holdover from NWA, UNITED Club lifetime membership could either be a holdover from Eastern Ionosphere lounges or Continental Airlines President Club Members.

        Regardless, Matthew the SkyClub is what an airline lounge should be, the UA Club is a poor excuse in comparison.

      • Aaron Reply
        November 9, 2022 at 12:56 am

        How can anyone who flies Delta for that long not know about it…

        https://www.delta.com/us/en/skymiles/medallion-program/million-miler

        https://upgradedpoints.com/travel/airlines/airline-million-miler-programs/#Delta-Air-LinesMillion-Miler

      • Aaron Reply
        November 9, 2022 at 12:58 am

        Also this:

        https://thepointsguy.com/news/delta-million-miler-improvements/

  3. David Reply
    November 8, 2022 at 3:27 pm

    That’s not a pet relief area. It’s just gussied up space they can’t use because the current maximum occupancy limit on the patio, imposed by fire code.

    • Matthew Klint Reply
      November 8, 2022 at 3:28 pm

      I just said it looked like one…

      Why not just limit the number of chairs on the patio?

      • Steve Holt Reply
        November 8, 2022 at 11:31 pm

        Defensive much Matthew? Relax, helpful internet netizen trying to add info and so future users don’t go in expecting a spot for their pets (also there’s no door or opening to get past the planters to the fake grass area).

        • Matthew Klint Reply
          November 9, 2022 at 6:52 am

          I wasn’t trying to be defensive…

  4. Sam Reply
    November 8, 2022 at 3:47 pm

    Flying LA Biz next month. Excited to finally get there.

  5. BKAloha Reply
    November 8, 2022 at 4:08 pm

    The sound proof booths are the best, just wish they were bigger. It really is a great place especially if u have a long layover.

  6. T- Reply
    November 8, 2022 at 6:39 pm

    Yet another reason I fly Delta domestically. The outdoor viewing area is a nice area to enjoy a good cappuccino or whatever your liking. This L.A. lounge is a great thing for travelers flying to/from the city. Especially if one is an avid flight enthusiast.

  7. Aaron Reply
    November 9, 2022 at 1:00 am

    Not surprising it is crowded considering how many qualifications to enter are available. But at least the line wasn’t snaking out the door…

    So you rate it better than the best United Club, but how would you rate it against a better Polaris lounge?

    • Eric S. Reply
      November 13, 2022 at 4:34 pm

      Aside from the sit down dining, I’d actually argue this Delta SkyClub is much better than Polaris.

    • Matthew Klint Reply
      December 19, 2022 at 12:15 pm

      The Polaris Lounge at LAX is never crowded. I love that. But I kind of prefer the food here…even without the sit-down restaurant.

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