Originally Posted by
RedSun
The benefits from Chase CSR is easily expendable or replaceable. But the benefits from AmEx Plat are not replaceable. Ritz Carlton and the old CNB Crystal card both offer the best PP. But only AmEx Plat offers Centurion and Delta (if fly Delta) lounges. Chase PP won't get me into Delta even if I fly Delta.
I believe PP restaurant only applies in US. Both PP and PP restaurants sometimes are hard to find in US. There is only one in EWR, And only Minute Suite in ATL. Nothing in PHX. EWR, ATL and PHX are huge and important airports. But no PP?? How come? What is the use of it?
The PP lounges are fairly good overseas. But there is no PP restaurant. So no difference of the CSR PP vs other PP.
Again, if Chase CSR offers anything special, I'll go for it and keep it forever. But it does not. If CSR adds partner status, I'll 100% go for it.
There are PP restaraunt options in other countries. LIM has one, but I know there aren't any at LHR. Usually when I fly international I am in J and have lounge access anyway. My last flight out of LHR in December was severely delayed and I decided to check out a couple of the PP lounges and wasn't that impressed, the Virgin lounge that I had access to and is only accessible to J and higher elite flyers was so much nicer. PP needs to add more arrival international lounges.
I actually like the PP lounge in Atlanta. Everytime I tried to use minutesuites there has been at least a 2 hour wait. I love white russians the the PP lounge there has comped Kahlua and the Skyclub doesnt. Problem with the ATL lounge is during peak times it's used by the non-Delta airlines for their premium customers and they won't admit PP passengers but at least if you are in the Atlanta lounge when they stop admitting PP customers they let you stay and don't boot you out.
I wish Toronto would get a PP lounge in Terminal 3 for US flights. That's the only major airport I fly out of that I can't access a lounge at since I always use Delta. There isn't a PP lounge in the Delta terminals at Laguardia either and that is a large airport.