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Please see this thread for questions on access to the Signature Suites. Moderator note: questions about access posted in this thread will be deleted.
Directory of Lounge Threads
AC has three types of lounges. Each has its own thread. This thread is for Signature Suites. If you have questions about another type of lounge, please visit the relevant thread.
AC Signature Suite website
Retired threads with Signature Suite information:
If you have questions about the chauffeur service, there is a specific thread for that.
canadiancow's photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/0nui9iIVxRH5nczi1
Video of Signature Suite along with menus and food shots. https://youtu.be/QDdKM735n3k
Directory of Lounge Threads
AC has three types of lounges. Each has its own thread. This thread is for Signature Suites. If you have questions about another type of lounge, please visit the relevant thread.
- Maple Leaf Lounges (“MLLs”): essentially, regular lounges
- Café: café-style lounge with limited access and grab-and-go food
- Signature Suites: essentially, only for long-haul international business class passengers
AC Signature Suite website
Retired threads with Signature Suite information:
If you have questions about the chauffeur service, there is a specific thread for that.
canadiancow's photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/0nui9iIVxRH5nczi1
Video of Signature Suite along with menus and food shots. https://youtu.be/QDdKM735n3k
AC Signature Suites - information & experiences (2022 onwards)
Apr 19, 2022, 1:52 pm
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Apr 19, 2022, 4:15 pm
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Apr 21, 2022, 1:06 am
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Had another visit last night on a very short connection. And by short, I mean that I got the text that the first person had boarded my flight before I sat down. Thanks to a late inbound. I was able to have a la carte dining and spent 35 minutes total in the lounge, before appearing at a deserted gate E77 right downstairs where they didn't even scan my boarding pass as they knew who I was. 🙈
Apologies for the enormous images but I'm on mobile.
Apologies for the enormous images but I'm on mobile.
Apr 21, 2022, 10:27 am
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Surely there is a restaurant where you can get a decent meal in T1 for less than the cost/aggravation of trying to get in the SS...
I'm on an I ticket. on sunday and am lamenting that I can't get in... sucks.
I'm on an I ticket. on sunday and am lamenting that I can't get in... sucks.
Apr 21, 2022, 2:55 pm
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I just did a quick search of two routes (YYZ-MUC; YYZ-TYO) across all of July, and it seems like low to flex costs a consistent 12k points for YYZ-MUC and 12.5k for YYZ-TYO.
At 1cpp, I think the SS is worth it if you go for a 3-course dinner (and drinks). At 2cpp, I do not think it's worth it, versus just eating elsewhere with the same money.
Of course, this is me speaking as an SE who already gets the benefits of flexibility.
I'm actually somewhat surprised they allow you to "buy your way in" like this with points, but don't have an equivalent cash option. If I could make a last minute decision (like after I'm through airport security and know exactly how much time I have), I'd probably drop $100-$150 for 2 hours in the SS (so they could even put a hard limit on this to 3 hours before departure). And they know how many eligible passengers they have, so they could very easily put in capacity controls.
At 1cpp, I think the SS is worth it if you go for a 3-course dinner (and drinks). At 2cpp, I do not think it's worth it, versus just eating elsewhere with the same money.
Of course, this is me speaking as an SE who already gets the benefits of flexibility.
I'm actually somewhat surprised they allow you to "buy your way in" like this with points, but don't have an equivalent cash option. If I could make a last minute decision (like after I'm through airport security and know exactly how much time I have), I'd probably drop $100-$150 for 2 hours in the SS (so they could even put a hard limit on this to 3 hours before departure). And they know how many eligible passengers they have, so they could very easily put in capacity controls.
Apr 25, 2022, 9:56 pm
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This is my feedback at any bar, but "know how to make it" 
I find it's easier to ask something like "Do you have Benedictine?" rather than "Can you make a Vieux Carré?"
Unless the bar is slammed, I can't imagine they'd have an issue making something new or having you dictate a receipe.
I find it's easier to ask something like "Do you have Benedictine?" rather than "Can you make a Vieux Carré?"
Unless the bar is slammed, I can't imagine they'd have an issue making something new or having you dictate a receipe.
Apr 25, 2022, 10:43 pm
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This is my feedback at any bar, but "know how to make it"
I find it's easier to ask something like "Do you have Benedictine?" rather than "Can you make a Vieux Carré?"
Unless the bar is slammed, I can't imagine they'd have an issue making something new or having you dictate a receipe.
I find it's easier to ask something like "Do you have Benedictine?" rather than "Can you make a Vieux Carré?"
Unless the bar is slammed, I can't imagine they'd have an issue making something new or having you dictate a receipe.
Apr 25, 2022, 10:48 pm
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I was at a bar recently where I literally asked if they had Benedictine because I wanted a Vieux Carré, and she had never heard of Benedictine. The SS is not a bar where I'd assume I could get a fancy cocktail not on the menu. If I know there's likely only one ingredient they're missing, I'd ask about that instead.