Jeffsetter Travel
Surprise! A new airport lounge opened in Honolulu the other day. However, unlike most other lounges at HNL, this is not an airline lounge, nor is it a contract lounge. So what is it, and how do you gain access to it? Let’s discuss.
The Daniel K. Inouye International Airport is home to a surprising number of lounges. They include:
American Airlines Admiral’s Club/Japan Airlines Sakura Lounge
Hawaiian Airlines Premier Club
United Club
Admittedly, none of these lounges is anything special save for the new ANA Lounge. I did, however, enjoy my visits to both the Delta Sky Club and Admiral’s Club/Sakura Lounge. But aside from these two and the bleh Hawaiian Premier Club, I haven’t visited any other lounges at HNL. True, there’s the IASS Lounge and Hawaiian Plumeria Club that are part of Priority Pass. But, the IASS Lounge is garbage, and the Plumeria Club is rarely open when I fly out of HNL. So, yeah. And this new lounge isn’t going to help at all with that. Why? Because it has the most in common with the Four Seasons Resort Lanai Guest Lounge.