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The new Terminal 3 has a large, well-appointed King David Lounge in addition to the tired and
overcrowded Dan Lounge. (Anybody with a gold credit card can get access to the Dan lounge - regardless
of service class.) King David access is restricted to El Al passengers in business class (there is a
separate First Class lounge I cannot vouch for) or to members of the King David Club (El Al's upper-tier
frequent flyer program, also available for an annual fee). I have a King David pass from work and use
the lounge whenever I fly out. It is located at the beginning of the "D" concourse, to your left - the
four concourses are four compass points on the central atrium. There is good food available in the
Mediterranean style (kosher, dairy and parve) - as well as cakes, espresso machines, soft drinks.
Many seats have power outlets next to them (make sure you have a Euro/Israeli 2-prong plug or adapter)
as well as Ethernet ports. There's an upstairs deck if it's too crowded downstairs, which also offers
workstations with PCs (in case you didn't bring your own laptop) as well as a branch of Carmel Forest
Spa (no experience, cannot comment). There is also a business center downstairs, as well as a service
desk. Design is pretty nifty. I haven't seen a huge selection of alcoholic beverages, but I'm not much
of a drinker so it doesn't bother me. Coffee is as good as can be expected from automated espresso
machines.
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