As a substitute of leaning right into a beachy, laidback California aesthetic, Virgin Atlantic embraces previous Hollywood glamour and town’s rock ‘n’ roll historical past with its plush, velvety new Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse at Los Angeles Worldwide Airport (LAX). It’s the fourth U.S. location and the sixth Virgin Atlantic lounge on the earth.
The lounge’s glitzy design, native meals and deal with wellness make it extra genuine to town. And much like the L.A. meals and exercise class scene, there’s additionally a contact of star energy. It is like a neon-lit Barry’s Bootcamp class the place you may bump elbows with a minor actuality TV star. So it appears proper on model that Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson himself filmed a video to welcome lounge company to the Virgin Clubhouse’s Zen Room or that actor Alan Cumming recorded a “bedtime story” within the lounge’s Ruby Room.
I used to be invited to take a look at the lounge simply earlier than it opened to the general public on March 28, 2025. Right here’s what you might want to learn about it.
Who can entry the Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse?
The Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse is open to:
Virgin’s Higher Class passengers, plus one visitor touring with Virgin Atlantic or Delta Air Traces. Higher Class is the airline’s model of enterprise class.
Virgin Atlantic Flying Membership Gold members, plus one visitor touring internationally with Virgin Atlantic or Delta Air Traces.
Delta One prospects on a Delta Air Traces worldwide flight.
SkyTeam Elite Plus members touring on Virgin Atlantic or Delta and one visitor touring on a global flight operated by a SkyTeam provider.
The place is the Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse at LAX?
The Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse at LAX is on the sixth ground of the Tom Bradley Worldwide terminal, subsequent to the Star Alliance lounge. It’s important to go up two escalators to get to it from the buying space on the principle ground of the terminal. When you’re having bother, attempt to discover the P.F. Chang’s restaurant within the Tom Bradley terminal and take the escalator up a ground.
The Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse is open from 11:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. each day.
Design
The lounge is small at solely 4,400 sq. ft and has room for about 70 seated company. However as a result of entry is proscribed to solely Higher Class passengers, it shouldn’t have the identical crowding points as Precedence Cross or bank card issuer lounges.
The bar and eating space and the Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse LAX. (Photograph by Meghan Coyle)
If you stroll in, the principle attraction is the lighting over the bar, which has a beautiful ombre impact that’s mesmerizing to observe change progressively. Finally, this mild can be timed with L.A.’s precise sundown to assist regulate company’ circadian rhythm and provides them a connection to pure mild, though this lounge lacks home windows.
The bar on the Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse LAX. (Photograph by Meghan Coyle)
The designers of this lounge know that is the hero characteristic, in order that they’ve prolonged the bar seating to the correct to permit extra individuals to bask underneath this soothing mild.
Below the bar, there are handy bag hooks and charging retailers.
Charging and hooks underneath the bar. (Photograph by Meghan Coyle)
Ruby Room
To the correct of the bar is the aptly named Ruby Room, which has a purple carpet inviting company to movement by the house. The purple and gold shade scheme offers this space a glitzy vibe.
The TV display screen within the Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse LAX (Photograph by Meghan Coyle)
There’s a TV on the wall for leisure and company can use their very own Bluetooth headphones to listen to the soundtrack of what’s taking part in on the TV.
Reverse the TV is a set of cabinets, the place company can peruse (and purchase) Virgin Atlantic merchandise. There’s a comparable retail show on the flagship Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse on the London-Heathrow airport.
The retail space on the Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse LAX. (Photograph by Meghan Coyle)
The Royal Field
And in case you comply with the purple carpet, you’ll discover a personal sales space with wall-to-wall purple. That is referred to as the Royal Field, and it’s reserved for VIPs and company celebrating a special day.
The Royal Field on the Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse LAX. (Photograph by Meghan Coyle)
The Royal Field additionally comes with a secret menu. When you sit in right here, you’ll be able to order chocolate-covered strawberries and a cocktail referred to as The Drama Queen, which comes served with an enormous bubble that provides off a “combined berry” scent whenever you pop it.
The Drama Queen cocktail on the Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse LAX. (Photograph by Meghan Coyle)
Telephone cubicles
To the left of the bar is an alley referred to as The Wing. There’s extra cocoon-like seating and three telephone cubicles for taking calls or getting work finished.
Two of the three workstations on the Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse LAX
In fact, because it’s Virgin, the cubicles are referred to as Studios as a result of they’re designed to appear to be music recording studios. In truth, every one is known as for well-known Virgin Information studios: The Manor, Olympic Studios and Sundown Sound.
As an audio lover (I co-host NerdWallet’s Sensible Journey podcast), I used to be impressed with the design and performance. It actually did appear to be I might pull again the curtain and see a band taking part in on the opposite facet of the glass. The soundproofing was official, the chairs had been comfier and cooler than your common workstation, and there have been extra controls for air-con and lighting. Actual Virgin Information memorabilia hangs above the desk.
The Zen Room
Wellness or meditation rooms are fashionable facilities in newer airport lounges, however I’ve by no means seen one like this. This small slim room has an arrogance on one facet and simply sufficient room for one individual to put down.
The vainness contained in the Zen Room on the Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse LAX. (Photograph by Meghan Coyle)
Virgin Atlantic coated the far facet in mirrors and turned it right into a mini gymnasium.
The Zen Room. (Photograph by Meghan Coyle)
There’s a customized Forme full-length mirror with a display screen constructed into it. If you begin the expertise, you’ll see a welcome video from Branson. Then, you’ll have a menu of quick courses from Forme Studio associated to thoughts, physique and spirit. On the left, an gear rack has the whole lot you may want in your class, together with weights, a yoga mat and extra.
The gear within the Zen Room on the Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse LAX. (Photograph by Meghan Coyle)
The house is small, however a fan retains it from feeling too stuffy. And it felt like such a deal with to be current and alone for only a few minutes, particularly in case you are about to hop on a ten.5-hour flight to London.
For now, the Zen Room can be first come, first served, so no want to order it earlier than your flight.
Bogs and showers
The sinks inside the toilet on the Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse. (Photograph by Meghan Coyle)
The bogs are on both facet of the Zen Room. There are 4 lavatory stalls in complete, together with one massive accessible bathroom on the finish that additionally has a bathe.
The bathe on the Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse LAX. (Photograph by Meghan Coyle)
The lavatory merchandise are from L.A.-based Flamingo Property.
The Flamingo Estates bathe merchandise on the Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse LAX. (Photograph by Meghan Coyle)
Meals and drinks
Many of the meals is served to you at your desk. You may scan the QR code on the tables and order. The menu is a mixture of wholesome, California-inspired meals and British classics: rooster tikka masala, a tuna poke bowl, a venison smash burger, fish and chips, tofu pho, Korean rooster wings, a fish taco and a California roll.
The fish taco and mushroom bao on the Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse LAX. (Photograph by Meghan Coyle)
It’s also possible to seize another snacks, like greens and hummus, fruit cups, and path combine, on the brasserie to the left of the bar. It’s self-service.
The Brasserie on the LAX Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse. (Photograph by Meghan Coyle)
For dessert, you’ll be able to order dishes like miso donuts, the Clubhouse cookie (darkish chocolate, pistachio and sea salt) or a British summer season trifle, which is a layered cake with fruit and cream. The menu adjustments each six months to maintain issues recent for lounge guests.
The miso donut on the Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse LAX. (Photograph by Meghan Coyle)
For drinks, the bar serves an array of non-alcoholic and alcoholic drinks. A few of the wellness-related drinks embrace Journey Aware Blends, a glowing water with elements like magnesium to advertise leisure.
Is it price visiting the Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse?
Virgin is the hip, cool model in journey, and seeing how the corporate does lounges otherwise is totally price arriving on the airport just a few hours early. It gained’t take you lengthy to see the Clubhouse because it’s not very massive, however you’ll need time to attempt the whole lot on the menu, work together with the Zen Room and perhaps simply marvel at that sky-like mild atop the bar.
When you’re a Delta One buyer, you get entry to each the Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse and the Delta One lounge at LAX. The Delta One lounge is far larger, has extra pure mild (and even a Sky Deck), and the meals was higher, so it has a slight edge over the Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse.
Nonetheless, the Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse is a wonderful addition to the lounge scene at LAX, and I’m attempting to determine my subsequent alternative to work from these Virgin Clubhouse telephone cubicles.
