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| Places to Wait in Airports
When travel plans go awry, the toughest challenge can be
to find the right place to wait far from the madding crowd. Airline clubs are obvious
choices, but more and more airports are offer some interesting alternatives.
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- AIRPORT: ATL Atlanta
Hartsfield
- WAITING PLACE:
Houlihan's
- LOCATION:
Atrium
- DESCRIPTION:
Though the fare will match that of the Houlihan's in your own
town, a pianist in the afternoons make this a pleasant place to wait and catch up
on some reading or work.
- AIRPORT: DCA Washington
National
- WAITING PLACE:
Legal Sea Foods
- LOCATION:
North Terminal
- DESCRIPTION:
With a new terminal designed by noted architect Cesar Pelli,
National offers lots of new restaurants and shops, including Legal Sea Foods, a Boston-based
chain of fine seafood restaurants, open 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
- AIRPORT: LAS LasVegas-McCarran
- WAITING PLACE:
Slot Machines
- LOCATION:
Throughout airport
- DESCRIPTION:
Try your luck at 12,000 slot machines scattered around the
airport. And good news (or bad?): Because of close regulation, odds at the airport
are the same as at casinos on the strip.
- AIRPORT: LAX Los
Angeles
- WAITING PLACE:
The Encounter
- LOCATION:
In center of airport
- DESCRIPTION:
Space age dining for the jet set, this unique restaurant combines
an extraordinary "Jetson" look with creative, "California fresh"
cuisine. The bar is a great place to hang out too—the beer taps light up the beer
as it pours and they emit a zap!
- AIRPORT: MIA Miami
- WAITING PLACE:
Miami International Hotel Health Club
- LOCATION:
Concourse E, 8th floor of the hotel
- DESCRIPTION:
Enjoy the rooftop swimming pool, jogging track and health club,
as well as sauna and shower facilities, for just $8—a healthy place to while away the hours.
--OR--
- WAITING PLACE:
La Carreta Restaurant
- LOCATION:
Concourse D
- DESCRIPTION:
Experience some local cuisine with the Cuban food and coffee
at this restaurant, which received rave reviews from the Miami Herald recently.
- AIRPORT: MCO Orlando
- WAITING PLACE:
Shipyard Brewing Co.
- LOCATION:
Main Terminal
- DESCRIPTION:
Not only can you enjoy the microbrews created on the premises,
you can tour the brewery. Do a self-guided tour through the six-foot windows along
the brewery's perimeter, or take a guided tour at 11 a.m. or 3 p.m.
--OR--
- WAITING PLACE:
Hyatt Hotel
- LOCATION:
East end of Main Terminal
- DESCRIPTION:
Relax in the lobby atrium of the hotel. The comfortable
seating and sounds of the fountain will sooth any frayed nerves. Or dine at Hemisphere,
the hotel's upscale restaurant, open evenings until 10 p.m.
- AIRPORT: ORD Chicago
O'Hare
- WAITING PLACE:
Peggy Sue's Diner
- LOCATION:
Near Rotunda between Terminals 2 and 3
- DESCRIPTION:
A 50's-style joint with vintage posters and automobile memorabilia,
the menu will bring you back to the days of sock hops and old-fashioned hamburgers.
--OR--
- WAITING PLACE:
O'Hare Hilton Health Club
- LOCATION:
Adjacent to airport , through pedestrian tunnel
- DESCRIPTION:
Work out, shower and freshen up at the Hilton's health club,
using the club's $9 day rate. Facilities include Nautilus equipment, swimming pool,
sauna, jacuzzi, and a locker for the day.
- AIRPORT: SLC Salt
Lake City
- WAITING PLACE:
The Terrace Restaurant
- LOCATION:
Terminal 1
- DESCRIPTION:
A quiet hideaway, this full-service restaurant is set away
from the crowds and offers excellent seafood.
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