Airport: San Francisco (SFO)
Nursing Mother’s room by F16, good signage makes it easy to find.
Women’s restroom in Terminal E had a separate changing room with a sink.
The Kids Play Area in Concourse F has limited activities.
Bookstore by E & F gates had good selection and reasonable prices.
Nursing Mother’s Space
After living in the Bay Area for years, I got to know the old SFO very well and when I flew through it again with kiddos had low expectations. I was pleasantly surprised by the new amenities that came with the renovations.
Location: Almost all terminals have a new, conveniently located nursing room. There was overhead signage pointing to the closest ones, in this case F16.
Access:A latch indicates if it is vacant or occupied. I’d note this one is right next to the restrooms and both times I went by men were clumped around the door waiting (for their travel buddies?) to come out of the restrooms so I had to weave through to get inside.
Set-up: The one in F terminal was well-appointed with a diaper pail, chair and sink with changing pad, however it had a very bad odor, like moldly carpet, when I went in Sept. 2023. It wasn’t nearly as nice as the one on D concourse that I’d visited the trip before.
Other: The women’s bathrooms in E concourse had a Changing Room in the bathroom, so instead of having to change your kids clothes on the bathroom floor, you could use this. It didn’t have a diaper changing set-up, was more like a fitting room for travelers, especially handy if taking a red-eye and you wanted to prep.
Kids Activities
Kid’s Play Area: There is a small kids play area on the F Concourse, I actually walked past it before noticing it, even though I was looking for it. It had a small tunnel, a science tube and boxes that changed colors. It is fairly minimal, so likely, you won’t find this worth the walk, but it’s there if you need to kill a lot of time.
Bookstore: There is a great bookstore between E & F concourses with great selections of reads for all ages and some fun things for kids to look at to kill time.
Airport Website : https://www.flysfo.com/passengers/services/nursery-terminal-2