It's been a while since i've reviewed a lounge, getting cold sweats, so I decided to do a quick sweep of the VS lounge at Las Vegas on my way back from the West Coast today.
Virgin use "The Club at Las", lounge in Mccarren which is located opposite gate E2, at the very end of the concourse. Turn left out of security and walk right to the end. Probably a 5 minute walk if you walk slowly, but not far at all really and once you're there you can settle down. You walk past duty free and the shops on the way, so I suggest picking things up before the lounge as you will not go back that way.
Generally the BA and VS flights use gates E1 &E2, and the lounge is seconds from the boarding area, so no long walks (looking at you HKG!).
I visited this lounge a few years back, on my first ever 747 UC flight actually. It's improved somewhat since then if memory serves. There's now some hot food, which there wasn't before. Still got a good bar, plenty of different seating options and is relatively quiet, although I am fairly early for this evenings flight, so I doubt it has many UC passengers in yet. However, ample space for a full VS and BA flight at the same time.
Seating options are lounge chairs, proper tables & chairs, sofa style seating & high bar seating.
No dedicated wifi, but the standard Mccarren wifi was blistering. Took the top speed spot from my DXB review. Shockingly good for free airport wifi. Well done Mccarren
Food is all self serve and as American lounges go, it's pretty good to be honest. No clubhouse for sure, but still fine to snack on before a flight.
Today there is pulled pork sliders, schezwan chicken, rice, cold sandwiches, salad, soup, cookies, brownies, peanuts, sweets, crisps, fruit, self serve coffee and some other assorted items.
Bar is not self serve, but staff are friendly and will make you multiple drinks without question. Also more bar style seating if preferred, although proximity to the food and entrance makes it a little noisy.
Staff are friendly and there's some roaming that will clear tables and fetch new drinks for you as well.
The toilets are standard American airport style things. Nothing to shout about. Probably the worst thing about the entire lounge to be honest. There is also a shower, but again, probably not worth using unless you really need it.
Overall, a good experience. Certainly fine for spending an hour or so before your flight home, however not somewhere i'd be willing to spend many hours like the CH.
Like all third party lounges, they actually ask for your Gold card if you aren't in UC. I don't carry mine so had to show them where it says VS Gold on the delta printed boarding pass, which is in pretty minuscule text. But be prepared for a slight challenge, nothing a quick explanation doesn't sort out, but beware.
Now looking forward to the 156 back to London.
CommanderB, out.
Virgin use "The Club at Las", lounge in Mccarren which is located opposite gate E2, at the very end of the concourse. Turn left out of security and walk right to the end. Probably a 5 minute walk if you walk slowly, but not far at all really and once you're there you can settle down. You walk past duty free and the shops on the way, so I suggest picking things up before the lounge as you will not go back that way.
Generally the BA and VS flights use gates E1 &E2, and the lounge is seconds from the boarding area, so no long walks (looking at you HKG!).
I visited this lounge a few years back, on my first ever 747 UC flight actually. It's improved somewhat since then if memory serves. There's now some hot food, which there wasn't before. Still got a good bar, plenty of different seating options and is relatively quiet, although I am fairly early for this evenings flight, so I doubt it has many UC passengers in yet. However, ample space for a full VS and BA flight at the same time.
Seating options are lounge chairs, proper tables & chairs, sofa style seating & high bar seating.
No dedicated wifi, but the standard Mccarren wifi was blistering. Took the top speed spot from my DXB review. Shockingly good for free airport wifi. Well done Mccarren
Food is all self serve and as American lounges go, it's pretty good to be honest. No clubhouse for sure, but still fine to snack on before a flight.
Today there is pulled pork sliders, schezwan chicken, rice, cold sandwiches, salad, soup, cookies, brownies, peanuts, sweets, crisps, fruit, self serve coffee and some other assorted items.
Bar is not self serve, but staff are friendly and will make you multiple drinks without question. Also more bar style seating if preferred, although proximity to the food and entrance makes it a little noisy.
Staff are friendly and there's some roaming that will clear tables and fetch new drinks for you as well.
The toilets are standard American airport style things. Nothing to shout about. Probably the worst thing about the entire lounge to be honest. There is also a shower, but again, probably not worth using unless you really need it.
Overall, a good experience. Certainly fine for spending an hour or so before your flight home, however not somewhere i'd be willing to spend many hours like the CH.
Like all third party lounges, they actually ask for your Gold card if you aren't in UC. I don't carry mine so had to show them where it says VS Gold on the delta printed boarding pass, which is in pretty minuscule text. But be prepared for a slight challenge, nothing a quick explanation doesn't sort out, but beware.
Now looking forward to the 156 back to London.
CommanderB, out.
Fly's a little too much.
