United Club – Terminal A

Considering its a commuter terminal (and a crappy one at that) this is a nice little lounge. There were nice continental breakfast offerings, cereals, greek yoghurt, fresh berries, various breads, while fruits, and oj, coffees and teas. There are high tables with bar stools set up near the food and bar. There’s also a business center with a couple computers and bathrooms. I also saw a sign for showers. Staff were very nice, especially a lady on the front desk. It is hard to find as you have to go through tsa but then come back that way. But it’s worth it, since the a terminal is woeful.

white hate in the united club at newark.
the bartender (mon dec 14 1100) is spewing hateful (white hate) language with two male customers — racist no ifs ands or buts about it. very hateful and nasty — fermenting the two customers to become more agitated vice doing what a UA employee should do —- de-​escate the situation. HORRIBLE. ((as career military officer)) — i defend your right to freedom of speech —- but you are inciting hostile activities and hate in a private club. shame on you. do that on your own time in your own neighborhood — not in my (paid member) UA lounge.
so the women’s bathroom has been closed for over an hour. i walked by third time — heard ladies in their jok’n — doesn’t appear to be any cleaning going on – they are just propped up against the wall texting on phones.
very basic (minimal) amenities. tired old and worn down. plugs pull out of the wall. the light above me flickers on and off every time an aircraft moves or something surges the power. it is like a trip through the haunted mansion at disney.
coffee and hot water are empty from the portable japanese style push down pump pots.
wifi is spotty and keeps disconnecting — prob because of power flickers or the large number of users for this small lounge.

To get away from a crowed gate with uncomfortable seats and enter this little oasis, it’s wonderful. Food, drinks, TV’s, outlets. That makes me happy.

Lounge has basic amenities and is comfortable. Chairs are lobby style and not as comfortable as other lounges but overall is satisfactory.

I think that this is the smallest United lounge that I’ve ever been in so I’m sure it is crowded during peak times. However, it has been remodeled and it has the typical United «upgraded» snacks. And it is much better than the A gate area which is tiny and looks like it is straight out of 1960.
Very hard to find. Follow exit signs and it is on the left before you leave the secure part of the airport.

Ah — clubs are a great gift. Super wonderful way to travel. Especially if u are in the air a lot. They had seriously upgraded what they have!

Almost as crowded as the terminal itself. I was here from 7:45am to 8:30 am on a Monday. Main reason for joining the club was for peace and quite. In this lounge, the noise level is about the same as outside.
The lounge is rather small and doesn’t have the coffee machine found in most United lounges. Tepid coffee was available in the carafes. Maybe it was bad just on this day.
The staff is helpful and do their jobs. One of the benefits of the club is to get cancelled flights rebooked. This happens more than usual at Newark airport.
However, I’m beginning to wonder if using the money spent on club membership may be better spent on the richer variety of food in the restaurants and coffee shops in the terminals.

Terminal A is not my favorite place to sit and wait on a flight, its remote location requires a ride on the air train or a bus ride, the air train requires you to go outside of security and although the bus ride doesn’t require you to go outside of security it is so out dated and just something I don’t care to deal with. This overcrowded terminal is never a pleasant experience so having a club in this small terminal is always a welcoming sight when I’m force to come here. The club is small but always staffed with friendly faces and provides a quite relaxing place to wait for your flights.

Unless this has been done over recently after the low star reviews, I don’t know what ppl are so unhappy about.
Sure it isn’t terminal Cs united club but terminal c is a huge terminal, with long distance high passenger flights. It should be huge.
This terminal A not only is nice, it’s far from the poor reviews I’ve read saying it’s outdated, nasty, etc. it’s somewhat cramped, but the passenger turnaround is much lower bc it’s a regional terminal… you come in, you chill, you leave. Done.
Now for the club. It’s very nice. Very updated, and always has someone milling about cleaning something… there is actually someone now doing some cleaning.
The chairs are brand new nice leather, large windows, and when my wife and I came (11:30am on a Tuesday) it’s not crowded at all.
The food isn’t steakhouse food, people. I have no idea what’s these ppl talk about when they get upset that the «cheese is 200 years old», etc. Wow, man… like I said, figure out WHY you’re here. Regional service. Less than 2 hr ish flight times. Not a 10 ppl trip to Disney. You’re in, go potty, have a coffee, get out have a nice trip buh-​bye.
The bar is stocked, the entire place is quiet (except for the one dude who is talking on his phone the entire time he’s here with his hand over his mouth as if that’s going to tone things down, then gets up to leave and goes «oh well I’ll talk to you later bye» THEN leaves! Does the terminal area have a no cell phone policy??).
People are behaving themselves, the women up front are NICE AND NOT TALKING TO EACH OTHER EVERY TIME as someone else said. Jeez people. She did the smile and have a nice day to everyone coming in and leaving as well.
I wouldn’t hesitate to come back to terminal A and this club next time at all.
In fact, I’ve been at terminal Cs united club many times, and every single time, there’s the obligatory annoying group. One time it was a woman with a frikkin dog in a case who she thought needed to have people greet, once it was a family of four with two aaaaaaaaannoying kids, once it was a guy and his wife chatty on their phones as if people needed to know everything about their lives.
This terminal club here in A is devoid of any annoyances. Calm, relaxing, business like, perfect.

It’s a United Club, not he Ritz, so don’t expect too much for your patronage of an airline.

I don’t like this United Club. The malaise starts with the depressing entrance. It’s noisy and and the air smells bad when the airplane at gate 20 runs off its APU. This Club has definitely seen better days. The furniture is getting threadbare. One plus is that the lockers have plugs inside. Terminal A is a commuter /​hub terminal, so maybe that’s why they let this Club go to crap.
Just a tip so you don’t get lost, the bus to terminal C is under gate 28. And the United Club at terminal C is MUCH better.

This terminal is perhaps the worst of the terminals at EWR, a fact that helps this lounge get a 4 star rating instead of a 3. The lounge is hard to find, you actually have to go back towards the exit after security and the entrance is just before the point of no return. The lounge is small, quiet and clean. I imagine it could get crowded quickly if a lot of people are traveling but when I was there it was easy to find a place to sit and spend the six hours of my layover. The big windows on two of the walls help the ambience a lot.

Gross old terminal… needs an update.

I have to start this by saying terminal A is the worst terminal in EWR! Everything is crowded, the agents are yelling to get your attention — yuck. I needed a quiet spot! The club is hard to find and when you ask where it is you get a rushes answer.
When you finally find it the staff at the desk are very nice. The bar area is an ok size and the club is divided into two rooms. The bar area offers pretty good views of the ramp area.
The selection seems to be changing a bit for well drinks. In the past the vodka has been Smirnoff but yesterday it was Gordon’s. Yuck! The snacks are always good, especially the pepper jacks cheese.
For being in Terminal A not a bad spot to find some peace and quiet!

Terminal A is a dump so it is nice to get lounge access here but United just puts out crackers and chex mix and that cheese w a shelf life of 200 years. The drinks are free, but I usually skip them in the morning of course. They really need to explore better food options. Sometimes the fruit in the bowl is actually dusty. And just have the soft drinks out in the fridge. No reason I should have to bother the bartender just to get a soda.

I’ve only recently started to fly out of Terminal A at EWR and was surprised to find a United Club.
Terminal A is a dog, an old and manky one which ideally needs a one way trip to the vet. In keeping with this theme United also provides a equally sickly lounge. It’s pretty hidden away and doesn’t appear to be sign posted anywhere probably because even United is embarrassed to have this as a facility.
The lounge comprises two parts, an area towards the reception (where you are ignored by the reception staff while they finish their conversations with each other) and another area off the right which has all the «food» and bar.
It’s old, beat up and can someone please send a memo to Jeff Smisek to have the stained carpet replaced?