The newest Chase Sapphire Lounge opened earlier this month in Las Vegas. The lounge is located near gate C23 in Terminal 1. The easiest way to get to it is to go through the A & B security check point. Take a left after security and then a right down the small escalator. It’s all of a three minute walk from there.
All gates are connected airside, meaning once you go through security, you can get to any gate at the airport. If your flight is leaving from the D gates, then you will need to take the train (a five minute walk from the lounge). If you are leaving from the E gates, you have to take two trains.
The Lounge is open every day from 4:30am to 11:00pm. If you have a Chase Sapphire Reserve card, you get in free and can bring up to two guests. If you don’t have a Reserve card, you get one visit per year with a Priority Pass. That’s one visit to ANY Chase Sapphire Lounge per calendar year.
Currently the lounge does not take reservations. Given that it is a very small lounge, I wouldn’t be surprised if there are lengthy wait times during busy hours and that at some point they will implement a reservation system like that in Phoenix. But maybe given it’s out of the way location it will not be overwhelmed with visitors.
I arrived around 5am and there was no wait to get in; though the lounge was fairly busy for the early hour. The floor you enter on is very small; with only a check in desk and a small room with a few seats and a bar cart serving a speciality cocktail.
The main lounge is down the stairs (there is also an elevator).
The look of the space is similar to other Chase Sapphire Lounge locations (like Boston). Light wood, dark blues, and brass. It has a bit of a 1920’s vibe and feels luxurious. As an aesthetic, I prefer the Chase Sapphire Lounge to Amex Centurion or Capital One Lounges.
The one downside of the Las Vegas location is that it is in the basement and has no windows.
In the middle of the lounge is a large bar.
On one side is seating and, down a hallway, the restrooms. The other side is the beverage station (juices, water, and coffee) and the buffet.
Some of the food items are by Momofuku. During breakfast, they had items like smoked salmon, chicken and waffles, scrambled eggs, yogurt, fruit and a number of baked goods.
At each table there is also a QR code and you can order from a menu of other options. I tried the avocado toast and scrambled eggs with chicken sausage.
The food was very good. I’d like to visit again for lunch or dinner to try some of the other Momofuku dishes. Chase Sapphire Lounges tend to have extremely good food; better than just about any other lounge in the US.
Have you had a chance to visit the Chase Sapphire Lounge in Las Vegas? What was your impression?
