Miami lounge [for Virgin flights]

[akhilstyle]

Any lounge options for upper class flight from MIA?

[Andrew J]

Taken from the virgin website under lounges:

Delta Sky Club

Our shared private lounge in Miami is provided for Upper Class passengers. Each guest is also able to invite a friend to join them, as long as they’re travelling on the same flight.
Enjoy the same great levels of service in our partner airport lounges, which offer a private space, complimentary food and drink and anything else you need to relax before you fly.
You’re welcome at the Delta Sky Club.
Enjoy complimentary drinks and snacks. For special occasions, Champagne and premium spirits are available to purchase.
Need to keep in touch with home or catch up on some work? Complimentary WiFi is available throughout the Sky Club, and there are dedicated quieter areas you can use.
Location: After Concourse H security, turn left and take the elevator.
Opening hours: 05:00 to 20:00

[akhilstyle]

Thanks. Just checking because the virgin site also mentions that the lounge is closed:

For our Upper Class and Gold Flying Club members traveling from Miami International Airport, many of the outlets, including lounges, remain temporarily closed given the lower than usual volumes passing through the airport.

We apologise that with the Delta Sky Club also currently closed, at this time there are unfortunately no lounge facilities open or available for our customers.

The Virgin Atlantic team at check-in will be happy to share more information on what is open in the terminal, and answer any questions you may have.

[BLT]

It was open in early January. Was underwhelming but was somewhere to sit out of the way. Priority pass gives access to the Turkish lounge (I think?) was almost tempted to try that out, but wasn’t quite enough time after the long queue through security.

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[Andrew J]

There’s also a Centurion lounge in MIA, although like all Centurion lounges it’s underwhelming and over crowded.

[akhilstyle]

Thank you both.

The virgin club house at LHR on the way here was excellent. Shame the US partner lounges are a bit bland 🙁

[Andrew J]

The JFK Clubhouse is excellent.

[AndyGWP]

Yup – was in the Miami Delta Sky Lounge in early Jan too… it was a bit of a naff layout, and really crowded (and the showers were closed due to Covid)

Food looked ok though (I didn’t have any)

[AL]

Andrew J wrote:

The JFK Clubhouse is excellent.

+1. It’s the only decent one. The SFO one is a Plaza Premium affair and isn’t brilliant. Their cheese selection needs a good shake-up!

[nike85]

JNB Clubhouse is great too 🙂

[Rhys]

AL wrote:

+1. It’s the only decent one. The SFO one is a Plaza Premium affair and isn’t brilliant. Their cheese selection needs a good shake-up!

All the non-UK ones are Plaza Premium managed now. https://www.headforpoints.com/2021/07/16/virgin-atlantic-hands-over-clubhouse-lounges-to-plaza-premium/

[nxm23]

The Delta lounge at MIA is incredible compared to the old Club America lounge that Virgin had to use for years at MIA when they departed from a different concourse (F I think from memory). It was one of the worst, most depressing excuses for a lounge I have ever seen.

[Panda Mick]

Rhys Jones wrote:

AL wrote:

+1. It’s the only decent one. The SFO one is a Plaza Premium affair and isn’t brilliant. Their cheese selection needs a good shake-up!

All the non-UK ones are Plaza Premium managed now. https://www.headforpoints.com/2021/07/16/virgin-atlantic-hands-over-clubhouse-lounges-to-plaza-premium/

Pfffffttttttt…. Despite its small size, the Boston clubhouse is great. If you’re a beer drinker, you’ll appreciate the great selection of indie brewers available. There’s no view, it’s small, but the service is always excellent. The food is always good too…