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The Chase Sapphire Lounge by The Club at LaGuardia Airport (LGA)
For the first time since my infatuation with the Virgin Atlantic lounge at JFK (which is no longer as they watered F&B down to join Priority Pass and have less available hours), I am crowning a new favorite domestic lounge – the Chase Sapphire Lounge by The Club at LaGuardia Airport.
Chase invited me last week to attend a media preview for the lounge and I was just all sorts of impressed. And regular readers know that when something does not impress me, I 100% say so. This lounge really impressed me.
Location of the Chase Sapphire Lounge at LGA
The only sad thing (for me) is that the lounge is in Terminal B which serves American Airlines, Air Canada, JetBlue, Southwest, and United – and I tend to fly Delta which is in Terminal C.
But the location makes a ton of sense for Chase, since they are partnered with Air Canada, Southwest, and United via Chase Ultimate Rewards.
The entrance is post-security on the 4th Floor, though an elevator will whisk you down to the club itself. The lounge is open daily from 4:30 am to 9:30 pm. The “Reserve Suites,” which I’ll cover below, are open from 5am to 9pm.
How to Access the Chase Sapphire Lounge at LGA
Chase Sapphire Reserve cardmembers can enter along with up to two free guests.
Non-Sapphire Reserve Priority Pass customers will be able to enter a Sapphire Lounge by The Club location one time at no cost and will be charged an entry fee of $75 upon each subsequent visit to any location within the Sapphire Lounge by The Club network.
To be clear, using Priority Pass, you get just one visit at any Chase Sapphire lounge each year, with no guests. Guests are $75 each.
Sapphire Reserve authorized cardmembers with Priority Pass will have the same access as the primary card member for the Sapphire Lounges. Sapphire Reserve authorized cardmembers may bring up to two guests per Priority Pass membership card, per visit, for free and additional guests for $27.
Ritz Carlton credit card holders also have unlimited visits and unlimited guests per visit.
JP Morgan Reserve Cardmembers with Priority Pass will have access to the Sapphire Lounges. J.P. Morgan Reserve cardmembers may bring up to two guests per Priority Pass membership card, per visit, for free and additional guests for $27.
Chase Sapphire Lounge by The Club LGA – Amenities
So what makes this lounge so special that I would try to get to the airport a few hours early to spend time there?
First, it’s massive. At over 21,000 sq feet and set on two floors, this lounge feels super spacious with tons and tons of comfortable seating (and I mean comfortable!) and tons of power outlets all around.
They have super tasty food by Joseph Leonard which I’ll show you below, as well as a full bar with craft beer, cocktails, and barista made coffee as well as coffee (including a cold brew tap!) by Joe, the Art of Coffee – a NYC staple.
For the food, there is a small selection of food on the buffet, but a larger selection that is made to order. Just scan the QR code where you are sitting and order what you’d like. I love this because you always get hot, fresh food this way as compared to when everything is buffet style. I’ve got the menus below…
There’s also a game room with a pinball machine and shufflepuck as well as a kid’s play room (a nice touch that as a relatively new parent I definitely appreciate!)
They also have an area for Wellness Rooms with Treatments from Face Haus which offers complimentary treatment options from an esthetician that can be booked onsite on a first-come first-served basis. Visitors can also take a complimentary Fly By Face Haus Skincare Travel Kit.
There are also two relaxation pods where you can signup for a complimentary meditation session or just relax on your own. These will be bookable for up to 30 minutes at a time.
Let’s jump into some pictures!
The food:
The drink:
Seating areas:
The Wellness area:
A Relaxation Pod:
The Upper Seating Area:
The Reserve Suites
If you are a true baller, you’ll want to reserve yourself a Reserve Suite. Located at the back of the upper level, you can book a 4 person suite for 3 hours for $2,200 or an 8 person suite for $3,000.
There’s just one 4 person suite and two 8 person suites. The two 8 person suites can be combined into one massive suite for 16 people upon request, with a cost for 3 hours of $6,000.
Cardmembers must book their suite at least 72 hours in advance of their flight and may book the suite up to a year in advance.
Each suite features:
- Personal bathroom with a shower including luxurious amenities such as a Dyson hairdryer, Oribe products and more
- Dedicated suite attendant
- A menu from Jeffrey’s Grocery designed exclusively for The Reserve Suites (have the pot de creme!!)
- Signature caviar service upon arrival
- Entertainment including TV and PS5
- Special selection of wine options from Parcelle, a New York City wine bar and online wine retailer
- Option to select a premium travel gift upon departure such as a LARQ water bottle or Drowsy Moonlight Shadow Sleep Mask
Chase Sapphire Lounge at LaGuardia (LGA) by The Club – Reserve Suite Amenity Chase Sapphire Lounge at LaGuardia (LGA) by The Club – Reserve Suite Amenity - Fully-stocked snackbar and refreshments
Other Chase Sapphire Lounge by The Club Locations
- Hong Kong International Airport – opened October 25, 2022
- Boston Logan International Airport – opened May 16, 2023
- Austin-Bergstrom International Airport “The Austin Terrace” – opened March 20, 2023 (Austin is not an official part of the Chase Sapphire Lounge by the Club network)
Chase Sapphire Lounge by The Club with Etihad Airways:
- New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport – to open January 23, 2024
Chase Sapphire Lounge by The Clubs are also planned for the following airports:
- Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
- Las Vegas’ Harry Reid International Airport
- San Diego International Airport
- Philadelphia International Airport
Bottom Line – The Chase Sapphire Lounge by The Club at LGA
Chase has been working hard to add additional value to the Chase Sapphire Reserve card ever since raising the annual fee to $550.
If you frequently travel out of LGA’s Terminal B, the card suddenly becomes a no-brainer given that regular Priority Pass from any other card will get you just the one visit a year.
By partnering with a 3rd party that is an expert in airport lounges and clearly working hard to knock this out of the park, they have created a “get to the airport early to relax and enjoy” experience – something that has become less and less the norm at domestic airports. I’m also interested to see how the experience at JFK will be. It’s also a “Club” lounge (the same partners) but retrofitted into the previous Etihad lounge space. That opens on the 23rd.
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Is there a massage chair? Are there showers? The BOS Sapphire has both. After dumping the AX Plat and the unwelcoming, overflowing Centurion lounges, I didn’t expect another issuer to raise the bar. Chase has earned my respect.
No massage chair – just the relaxation loungers you can book for up to 30 mins. A massage chair would be nice!
I did not see any showers.