Costa Rica VIP Lounge (MasterCard Lounge & Black Lounge / Copa Club)

Location
Between gates 16 and 19, take elevator or stairs to second level


Official lounge information
- MasterCard (spanish): https://cam.mastercard.com/es-region...ck-lounge.html
- Copa Club (english) https://www.copaair.com/en/web/us/copa-club

Amenities
* Food: free self service with simple snacks, bakery, cookies, breakfast options. Other dishes à la carte (see menu pictures below).
* Drinks: free self service with natural juices, iced tea, cold water, coffee. Complimentary and unlimited non-alcoholic (including sodas) beverages at the bar. Alcoholic drinks with charge. Business Class passengers receive one complimentary alcoholic drink coupon (includes wine):


* Regular WiFi
* Runways/tarmac/gates view
* Flight information and news screens


Access
Lounge Programs:
- PriorityPass members (companions depending on membership) https://www.prioritypass.com/es/lounges/costa-rica/san-jose-international/sjo-vip-lounge-costa-rica
- LoungeKey (companions depending on membership).
- Lounge Pass
- United Club: 1 companion +4 family immediate members.

Airlines:
- Copa Airlines business class boarding departing from SJO.
- Copa Airlines Connectmiles gold or above level members, +1 companion.
- Star Alliance [Air Canada, Copa, Lufthansa, United] business class passengers (with boarding departing from SJO).
- Star Alliance Gold members, +1 companion.

Credit/Debit Cards:
- MasterCard Platinum (central american banks-issued credit/debit cards only), +1 companion
- MasterCard Black (central american banks-issued credit/debit cards only), +2 companions

Banks and other credit/debit cards:
- Scotiabank Central America (fr.Citibank Central America/Scotiabank Transformándose/Aval/Banco Uno/Cuscatlán/Interfin):
--- Visa/MasterCard Classic debit or credit: 1 companion
--- Visa/MasterCard Gold credit: 2 companions
--- Visa/MasterCard Platinum credit: 4 companions
--- Visa Infinite/Signature credit: 5 companions
--- MasterCard Black credit: 5 companions
- Banco Promerica: Visa Platinum, MANGO MasterCard Gold (central american banks-issued credit cards only)
- Banco Davivienda (fr. HSBC Central America): MasterCard Black, + 3 companions; MasterCard/Visa Platinum, + 2 companions; MasterCard/Visa Gold, + 1 companion (central american banks-issued credit cards only).
- Banco Lafise: MastercardCard/Visa Classic, Gold, Platinum, Visa Signature credit cards, + 1 companion
- Banco Improsa: Visa Platinum credit cards, + 2 companions
- Banco BCT: MasterCard/Visa Classic, Gold, Platinum, + 2 companions.
- MasterCard Platinum/Black/World Elite cardholders with cards issued by banks outside Central America are welcome, but their cards will be registered on MasterCard's charging system, then the bank will have the discretion to actually charge the visitors or not. If charged, it will appear later on the credit card statement as a purchase.
- CAFSA: Visa Infinite/Platinum credit cards.

Others:
- Passengers with INS Medical (Instituto Nacional de Seguros Costa Rica) or INS Plus travel insurance get a complimentary pass to the lounge.
- Additional companions or walk-ins: USD 30
- Nailbar: Banco Davivienda Visa/MasterCard Gold, Platinum MasterCard Black, Visa Infinite credit or debit. Complimentary manicure.


There is an adjacent, more exclusive, adults-only lounge, called "The Black Lounge". That one is exclusively for MasterCard Black cardholders (central american banks-issued credit/debit cards), cardholder can bring 2 companions free of charge.
It offers the same food as the main lounge, the premium consists of self-serviced unlimited red/white wine and local beers, bottled sodas, plus two tickets valid for an alcoholic drink/cocktail or specialty coffee each:



Lounge Access Reference



Main Lounge








À la carte



Davivienda Nailbar


Black Lounge





Santamaría VIP Lounge
[This used to be an American Express lounge, but the contract finished in summer 2024]

Location
Gate 5, take elevator or stairs to second level




Amenities
* Food: free self service with simple snacks, yogurt, bakery, cookies, two breakfast options, and four lunch options (see menu pictures below). Sushi and other dishes à la carte (see menu pics below)
* Drinks: free self service with natural juices, iced tea, cold water, coffee. Complimentary and unlimited non-alcoholic beverages (including sodas), Heineken beer, red (Merlot)/white (Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc) wines at the bar. Other alcoholic drinks or cocktails with charge.
* Fast WiFi
* Third level, views to the ramp and runway
* International magazines
* Flight information and news screens
* Visitors are entitled to a 10-minute massage (see massage room pic below)


Access
Lounge Programs:
- Priority Pass / LoungeClub: https://www.prioritypass.com/en/loun...vip-santamaria

Airlines:
- Aeroméxico, Air France, KLM, British Airways, Iberia, Edelweiss, business class passengers.

Credit Cards:
- American Express Gold Business by BAC Credomatic (see picture below)
- American Express Platinum by BAC Credomatic (see picture below)
- American Express The Platinum Card® (any bank)
- American Expresss Centurion (any bank)

Others;
TAM Travel Corporation VIPs

Lounge Access Reference





Main Lounge










À la carte





Massage Room




BAC Credomatic VIP Lounge

Location
Between gates 16 and 19, take elevators or stairs to second level


Official lounge information (spanish): https://www2.baccredomatic.com/es-cr...bac-credomatic
(This lounge opened on February 15th, 2019. It is not affiliated to any airline/alliance nor lounge program at this time, but they are working on it)

Access:
- It is currently available to premium BAC Credomatic Central America issued credit cards only (see access board below).
- American Express The Platinum Card® (any bank)
NOTE: American Express Platinum by BAC Credomatic, and American Express Centurion ARE NOT ALLOWED into this lounge, please proceed to the American Express Elite Lounge (gate A5)

Amenities:
* Food: free self service with simple snacks, yogurt, bakery and cookies
* Drinks: free self service from soda machine, natural juices, iced tea, cold water, coffee. Free beer and red or white wine at the bar. Other alcoholic drinks with charge (see picture below)
* Fast WiFi
* Third level, views to the ramp and runway
* International magazines
* Flight information and news screens
* Kids zone
* Media room with electric massage chairs, and a large screen with movies

Lounge Access Reference



Lounge













SJO Fast Track (Passport Control and Security VIP Lines)

Access
- Diplomatic Passports
- Any airline business class boarding pass WITH Fast Track stamp from check-in counter. The boarding pass should look like this:


- Any airline and any class boarding pass with MasterCard Black credit/debit card. Go to the 'MasterCard information kiosk' (located below Lavazza Coffee) and request a MasterCard FastTrack ticket. Valid only for cardholders, no companion allowed.