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The Admirals Lounge, at the end of CLT’s\u00a0C terminal is HUGE!\u00a0 Upon entering, I checked in with my Citi Prestige Card<\/a>\u00a0(provides complimentary Admirals Club access when flying American) and a copy of my boarding pass.\u00a0 My complimentary first class upgrade hadn\u2019t cleared yet, but my review of Google Flights suggested that my odds of an upgrade were pretty good.\u00a0 I asked the agent if my upgrade had cleared and he responded with an unfortunate, \u201cyou\u2019re number three on the list.\u201d\u00a0 When I explained that I thought at least 8 of the 16 first class seats were still available, he double checked and confirmed that \u201cI\u2019d be fine.\u201d\u00a0 Good enough for me.<\/p>\n

Since I haven\u2019t been to this lounge before, I quickly toured the facility.\u00a0 This CLT Admirals Club had four large rooms, each with its own distinctive feel and atmosphere.\u00a0 The seats were moderately comfortable, although they\u2019re significantly more comfortable than you\u2019ll find at the individual gates. \u00a0 Some chairs had attached trays, but it seemed like a fairly small number. \u00a0Electrical outlets were plentiful and the wifi password was prominently displayed throughout the lounge.<\/p>\n

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Water, coffee, and a cool-looking espresso machine provided complimentary non-alcoholic beverages.\u00a0 The bar provided complimentary house beers (bud and bud light), house wines (red and white), and rail drinks.\u00a0 If you want to \u2018upgrade\u2019 to Blue Moon or a premium beverage, you\u2019ll have to pay $7.\u00a0 Given my recent article on microbrews in the sky<\/a>, I was a little disappointed by the premium beer offerings.\u00a0 I asked the bartender for the \u2018house champagne,\u2019 but they didn\u2019t have any.<\/p>\n

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The food was substantial enough for a small meal.\u00a0 I had the kale with roasted-Italian sausage soup, pita chips with a mildly spicy hummus, and samples of the oatmeal-raisin cookies and fudge brownies. \u00a0I’m not a kale guy but the soup exceeded my expectations (it was a little salty though). \u00a0Except for the oatmeal raisin cookies (which I thought were chocolate chip, my bad), everything exceeded my expectations.<\/p>\n

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Conclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n

I was surprised that the lounge\u00a0wasn\u2019t more crowded given it was the Friday before Christmas and American flights out of CLT were fairly full.\u00a0 I would venture to guess that 20% of the chairs in the lounge were occupied, so plenty of room to sit.<\/p>\n

Overall, my experience was great. \u00a0Given that American mainly flies 50 seat, single-cabin aircraft nonstop\u00a0between DC and DTW, I’ll likely need to book flights with layovers in the future. \u00a0If this is the case, I have no issues with booking the layover in CLT. \u00a0I’ll review the ORD Admirals Club after I check it out on Sunday but it has tough competition to beat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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