But there’s such a thing as being too friendly. They were trying to show it off to people who maybe hadn’t visited other Centurion Lounges before. Check-in was very welcoming, as you’d expect for a new space. When I fly through Dallas, I can easily take the Skylink (and often need to anyway to make my connecting flight).Īll guests enter downstairs at the departures level and take the stairs or the elevator to go up to the mezzanine.
My opinion is that overcrowding won’t be too much of an issue going forward since United has its own, more convenient club and the relative difficulty re-clearing security will discourage people from visiting if they are departing in other terminals. Though it felt smaller than other locations, it was not crowded during our visit and has many other virtues, my favorite of which was the West Coast cuisine - I’m getting a little tired of the Tex Mex BBQ in Dallas. (On this particular trip since we were flying on Alaska Airlines out of Concourse A.) Located near Gate 74 in United’s F Concourse, this lounge is also available to international passengers traveling through Concourse G, which mostly serves Star Alliance, thanks to a nearby airside bridge that connects these terminals. Passengers on most other carriers will need to exit and re-clear security. Miami is not yet open, and I discussed previously the location of a smaller Centurion Studio opening soon in Seattle. However, today’s post covers the most recent addition: a new Centurion Lounge opened in San Francisco at the beginning of November. And while I’ve had some good experiences, I’m still not convinced of their value.I have reviews of the Las Vegas and Dallas locations queued up and will pass through La Guardia in a couple weeks. Since this visit, I’ve been able to visit two more Centurion Lounges on three separate occasions. I can see why some other bloggers argue that access to these lounges isn’t worth the Platinum Card’s annual fee. And, man, was it a disappointing experience. My visit to the Centurion Lounge San Francisco was my first Centurion Lounge visit, ever. The Centurion Lounge San Francisco, Final Thoughts At any rate, I remember not being particularly impressed by the offerings.
It was far too crowded for me to stop to take photos. Unfortunately, I couldn’t get photos of the buffet lineup. Our visit was during breakfast hours, so the buffet include egg dishes, fruits, baked goods, and more. Eat + DrinkĪs is the case with all Amex Centurion Lounges, the San Francisco location has complimentary hot food and drinks too. That all made the Centurion Lounge San Francisco an unpleasant place to be. It was also very warm and noisy inside the lounge. The lounge was so crowded, in fact, that even walking around the lounge was difficult. It took us a long time to find somewhere to sit, and even when we did, it was two small stools on a table we shared with a few others. As many other bloggers have said, crowding is a major issue at this lounge. Once inside, this lounge is a pure circus. There, you’ll check-in with the front desk by swiping your Amex Platinum card. Once at the lounge, you’ll need to take the stairs or elevator up to the second level. Since we fly Alaska Airlines, that meant having to clear security into Terminal 3 to visit the lounge, and then exiting and reclearing security again into Terminal 2. Airside access, however, is only available from Terminals 3 and G (the international terminal). The Centurion Lounge San Francisco is in Terminal 3 (the United Airlines terminal) near gate 74. Thankfully, that didn’t take too long so we went to check out the Centurion Lounge San Francisco. At the end of our time in San Francisco, we headed to the airport early due to the Silvercar return process.
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