[DC Lounge Now Open] Chase Sapphire Lounge In JFK Opens Today! Plus: Pictures And Thoughts From Sapphire Lounge LaGuardia

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Update: The Chase Sapphire Lounge by The Club with Etihad Airways in Washington/IAD near gate A14 is now open daily from 6am-10pm. This co-branded lounge has the same access rules as the JFK lounge described below.

Chase lounges in Las Vegas, Philadelphia, Phoenix, and San Diego, and more are coming soon.

Bank branded lounges have become a required perk for high-end credit cards. AMEX started their own lounge network when American, Continental, and USAirways stopped allowing Platinum cardholders to access their lounges. Other banks are now trying to catch up with them.

Chase opened their 3rd full service domestic club today, with the opening of the Chase Sapphire Lounge by The Club with Etihad Airways in JFK.

That comes after the opening of a Sapphire Lounge in Boston, LaGuardia, Hong Kong, and a Sapphire Terrace in Austin.

The Sapphire Lounge JFK opens is a joint offering with Etihad Airways, which previously operated the lounge before COVID, but will now reopen and offer the signature Chase Sapphire experience.

This is the first Sapphire lounge that was not custom built by Chase. That will be located in JFK Terminal 4 post-security in the mezanine on Level 4, above Gate A2. As in LaGuardia, that’s near the AMEX Centurion lounge. Terminal 4 airlines include Delta, El Al, Aeromexico, Air Europa, Air India, Avianca, China Airlines, Copa, Emirates, Etihad, Hawaiian, KLM, LATAM, Singapore, Virgin Atlantic, Westjet, and more.

This lounge will be much smaller than the 21,800 square-foot offering in LaGurdia, clocking in at just 7,600 square-foot space is a joint offering with Etihad Airways.

It offers craft cocktails, local coffee from Joe Coffee, private bathrooms with showers, reflection rooms, and artworks curated by the JPMorgan Chase Art Collection.

Last week I went to New York to celebrate Chesky Goldstein’s wedding, who was one of the passengers on our 2018 kosher cruise to Antarctica.

I had the chance to stop in the Sapphire Lounge at LaGuardia’s Terminal B the day after it opened, and it’s very impressive.

To get there, just follow the signs after security to gates 40-59.

The AMEX and Chase lounges are right next to each other, all that’s missing are agents in front soliciting business for their bank. 😉

You’ll take an elevator to reach the lounge.

The lounge doesn’t have any windows, but the truth is that you don’t notice is as the space is well designed to compensate for that.

Nice little touches include a nursing room, a changing room, spacious bathrooms, and more.

Male and female providers are on hand to provide complimentary facials that will transport you far away from LaGuardia airport.

The kids/family room is a nice touch missing from many airline lounges these days:

Next to the kids room is an awesome arcade room, equipped with a jukebox, pinball, shuffleboard, and photobooth for complimentary use.

You can grab a drink or refill your water bottle from the self-service counter:

Or grab a latte, beer or cocktail from the bar:

I had a refreshing Other Half Brewing Forever Ever IPA:

There’s not much in the way of kosher food, though the bartender has a kosher basket they can bring to you upon request. I told them it would be awesome if they could arrange hot kosher meals, and they said they always listen to customer feedback, so let the lounge managers know your feedback when you visit!

There’s kosher parve oat milk available for your hand-crafted espresso drinks:

Dining room:

Living room:

If there’s not enough seating downstairs, you can always go upstairs via the staircase or elevator in the lounge:

And if you want a real private lounge experience, you can drop $2,200 for a 4 person Reserve suite or $3,000 for one of the 8 person Reserve Suites, which include a personal bathroom and shower, suite attendant, and much more. You can book a suite at least 72 hours in advance and up to a year in advance on the Chase app in benefits and travel.

You can request hot kosher meals if you book a Reserve Suite.

This is what the 4 person suite looks like:

Overall, I thought the lounge space was great! So much so that I cut things a bit too close to catch our flight home and the AA gate agent actually called my cell phone to see if we were going to make it before they closed the doors! 😀

It’s hard to believe this is LaGurdia airport!

Don’t forget to get the freebies that I wrote about as well, while supplies last:

Access rules:

• Access is available within 3 hours of a departing flight, or for the duration of your connection. Access is not available upon arrival.
• Chase Sapphire Reserve® and JPMorgan Reserve cardholders can access the Chase Sapphire lounges as often as they want via their Priority Pass card with 2 guests at no charge. Additional guests cost $27 each and children under 2 are at no charge. Additional cardholders, which cost $75/year on those cards, can also access the Chase Sapphire lounges as often as they want via their Priority Pass card with 2 guests at no charge and the same price for additional guests.
• JPMorgan Ritz-Carlton cardholders can access the Chase Sapphire lounges as often as they want via their Priority Pass card with unlimited guests at no charge. Additional cardholders, which are free, can also access the Chase Sapphire lounges as often as they want via their Priority Pass card with unlimited guests at no charge.
• Chase Sapphire and Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card cardholders do not have Chase Sapphire lounge access.
• Priority Pass cardholders from non-Chase cards, such as from the AMEX Consumer Platinum, AMEX Business Platinum, Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card X, Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card X Business, and other cards with Priority Pass will only be able to enter Sapphire lounges for free once per calendar year across the Sapphire lounge network. No free guests are included. Additional visits and guest visits will be charged $75 each, payable directly to the lounge.
• Etihad premium cabin and elite passengers can also use the JFK lounge.

Chase plans on opening additional Sapphire lounges in Las Vegas, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Diego, Washington/IAD and more.

If you visit the new Sapphire lounge in JFK, be sure to comment with your thoughts on it!