Lounge options at LAX

[deva22]

Hi all,

I'm flying QF LAX>BNE in Y+ early Jan 2018. I'll most likely have about 9 hours to kill at LAX before departing (sigh) and am looking at my lounge options.
I have no status with QF or OW, Mr & Mrs deva are both VA gold only. I only hold AMEX Platinum Edge & Explorer cards (So I assume this does me no good?).

Looking for options to gain lounge access:

• Status match to a OW airline?
• Paid single time access? (We'll have a 1.5yr old with us)
• Other genius ideas?

Or do I do something that doesn't require being at the terminal? Thoughts?

Appreciative of any ideas that anyone has.

 

[Dr Ralph]

Probably not what you want to hear, but you can join Qantas Club and gain access to the One World Lounge. I was there 5 days ago. It's pretty good.

 

[Assassin]

This doesn't solve your lounge issue, but with 9 hours to kill and 1.5 yr old, I would look to get out of the airport for a bit. Manhattan Beach is close by and a nice place to spend a few hours - there are restaurants, shops and cafes, a boardwalk by the beach and a pier or two to walk out on.

The Tom Bradley terminal is much nicer than it used to be so would save the money on paid lounge access and have a meal in one of the restaurants over a couple of hours.

 

[mviy]

As Dr Ralph mentioned buying a QANTAS Club membership would be the best option.

Considering that the lounge is very busy at LAX with multiple QF flights departing around the same time and that it's a OneWorld lounge I highly doubt that paid single time access would be ever offered for this flight.

 

[RooFlyer]

I started this thread when LAX was much less convivial than at present, but its still relevant to long-ish transits at LAX. 9 hours or so is way too long for a lounge!

 

[garybatz]

There are also LAX hotels that have rooms available for day-only bookings. This one gives you a room from 9.00am-8.00pm, though there may well be others too:

Best Los Angeles Hotels Motels: Travelodge at LAX Hotel, Los Angeles, California - Next to LAX airport

 

[docjames]

With a 1.5yr old, and 9hrs, i'd be heading landside and heading to the beach or a park etc,.

 

[RichardMEL]

9h to kill after a long flight and before another? forget any lounges.

As others say I'd head to the beach or some other place to get out and into the air, sunshine etc

and/or a day rate at a LAX hotel to catch some sleep, refresh, shower etc - the cost of that would probably only be marginally more than a lounge day pass and be SO much better for all involved I would imagine.

my 2 cents.

 

[Himeno]

As mentioned, flying W and without status, the only lounge options are going to be paid access such as the Qantas Club (TBIT oneworld J lounge) or Admirals Club (AA T4).

With 9 hours between flights, I'd look at heading into the city for a bit. With road transport to Hollywood or DTLA taking about 20-40 mins each way (depending on traffic), you'd be able to spend around 6 hours in the city before you'd need to head back to LAX.