MichaelJFK

I was flying out of Bermuda last week and the old first class/executive lounge (U.S. Departures area) is now a Graycliff Lounge. I knew they accepted Priority Pass (which I get from AMEX) so wanted to check it out. The check-in desk actually had a sign welcoming Diners Club members and another sign with other cards on it. When I asked about Diners the agent confirmed they accept it for complimentary access (I have the Professional card). He did have to enter my name vs. just the card number to get "approval". Priority Pass would have required paying for my guest -- DC included a guest. The front desk agent is also the bartender.

The lounge itself is large (for Bermuda) with a bar area with tables, another sitting room, and a small office area. There was a total of four of us in the lounge and we were soon just two as one flight boarded.

Food: Limited (bagels and danish)
Beverages: Limited (coffee, soft drinks, very limited alcohol)
Wi-Fi: Free (though it is as well in the departures area but the lounge did have it's own access point and log-in)
Views: Front of the airport/parking/slight water view

Definitely not a bad lounge -- comfortable enough.

uppereastsider

Has anyone ran into issues with agents swiping the new DC cards @ lounges?

I went to Art & Lounge in EWR yesterday and The Club @ DFW today and both places had issues with swiping my diners club card. One keyed in the number to the reader to no avail, but let me in anyway. The other one used an old school credit card machine to manually imprint my number (not the most secure method...) and let me in.

sofasurfer

Quick summary of LHR T2 arrivals lounge:
- showers are great, and available to anyone arriving at LHR as it's landslide.
- hot food is made to order, and a little slow. But as my bags were on the flight after the one I was on, I made the most of it. Duck spring rolls, breaded chicken, quarter pita filled with sweet corn, and something else I think. Perfectly edible, but they should have more stuff for people to help themselves to (like in the BHX Number 1 lounge, which I passed through today and was pleasantly surprised by)
- drinks have to be ordered at bar, but came swiftly enough.
- the lounge only opened Tuesday, and the staff were all very keen. Had some trouble joining their wifi but it got sorted within five minutes.

Overall, I'd use it again. If they added bacon sarnies, it would be perfect! ;-)

mia

Did they check your boarding pass? The previous Arrivals Lounge (Air Canada, T3, if I recall correctly) would only admit passengers arriving on flights at Terminal 3.

IsleOfMan

I just received a DC MC (BMO issued, starts with 55). The DC rep I spoke with when activated said I should have access to all of the listed lounges... are there still any ongoing issues with BMO issued DC card, either 37* or 55* numbers, not being accepted? Especially in North America?

Thanks in advance!

mia

To simplify this a little, all Diners Club cards issued in North America since 2005 start with 5* because they are MasterCards.

tmiw

I don't suppose anyone's been to the Puerto Vallatra or Phoenix lounges yet, have they? I should have the chance to try them out next month.

imgaerwalt

I was able to use the Diners Club Premier (the new BMO one) to access the lounge in Lisbon, Portugal - though it took them a while for them to verify.

aviationwiz

Has anyone tried accessing the Bidvest lounges in South Africa with a US based Diners card (particularly, the new Premier card)?

I tried accessing the 2 domestic lounges at JNB and was told at one lounge that it wasn't reading my card, and by the other one that my card wasn't active (which it most certainly is). Kind of defeats the purpose if I can't get in to the lounges I'm supposed to...

hessinger

I had the same problem with the SATS lounge in SIN T3 yesterday. Argued with the girl at the desk. She was definitely most unhelpful. So insisted my card wasn't activated even though I've used it in quite a few places already. I walked over to SATS T1 and they simply made a manual copy of the card for verification. I explained what happened over at T3 and they told me, diners will guarantee manual verifications if the card won't read.

uppereastsider

Swiped my Diners Club Premier (the one issued briefly in 2014) at Plaza Premium Lounge in Vancouver w/o any issues. Took a few seconds and lady at front desk was very helpful.

Was a nice surprise considering have had difficulties in past with getting the card to read at other lounges

joanna j

I used DC Elite at Toronto's Plaza Premium without issue. I am planning to use it at airports in Warsaw, Budapest and Crete
Has anybody tried it there?

tmiw

Had no problems checking into the lounge in PHX T4 on Thursday. Some pictures:

hauteboy

Had problems getting into the lounge in Casablanca airport, they entered my card info but said it wasn't valid. Now looking at their lounge site I no longer see that lounge, or the ones for Senegal. wonder when they were taken off as I did my research just before my trip.

joanna j

The lounge is spacious and comfortable, but food offerings are sparse. My husband took a nap in one of the comfortable chairs. I had a glass of wine and a pastry. Overall i would not pay $28 fee to stay there.