chrisl137

I'm appreciating the AS lounge a little more now, having got in just under the wire with the Lounge+ membership at the old prices.

I had been using Priority Pass restaurants, but they now appear to be completely gone on the west coast. PP is down to a couple of The Club lounges in inconvenient places in SEA, plus the AF/KLM lounge at SFO. Nothing else left in LAX, SFO, PDX, or SEA. And I haven't even seen the Starbucks at PDX open since I don't know when after the start of the pandemic. There are beans in the hoppers, so unless it's just been limited morning hours, I fear for whoever gets the first 100 cups or so when they reopen. Stale beans with a hint of forest fire smoke. Even if my schedule is tight I can at least run into the PDX lounge and grab coffee and a cookie in less time than it takes to wait in line somewhere.

Edit: apparently the SFO restaurants are still there, but it doesn't show you them on the website unless you're logged in. Capers Le Bar in PDX is still listed on the website, but there's a report over in Lounges that there are no PP partners at PDX, though I still see both Capers on the website. All the SEA restaurants also appear on the website if I log in, so maybe it's not quite so dire yet.

navydevildoc

I have had this problem since forever. It also used to throw the AA Admirals Club people for a loop as they wanted it to say Lounge. No amount of asking has seemed to fix it.

BOB W

Dire is the gigantic hub at DEN that has absolutely no PP offerings or option.

Eastbay1K

Don't worry. Your four AS Lounge Passes, a trip to an airport bar, and a credit card will still buy you a pre-departure rum and coke!

BOB W

Only the latter two work at DEN. That is why I rejoined the AS Lounge on Sept. 29...

mtofell

The Starbucks at PDX is an odd thing.... the only time I've seen any activity there over the last 6 months there is a sign that says "Closed - training in session".

I used my PP at Caper's a few weeks ago but I think that place is about to get demolished as part of the airport renovation. As they grind towards the finish line the hours seem to be sporadic and they often close REALLY early..... like around noon sometimes.

RAD_PDX

I'm about 95% sure I saw the C concourse Starbucks open again when I passed through last week.

mildfrequence

Clam Chowder @ N this afternoon fyi

PDXPremier

It's open again....and busy....they need a 2nd one.

chrisl137

I think the last time I saw the Capers Cafe open was in April or May of 2020. The little they've been open since then never seems to be past lunch and I usually fly out in the evening. Capers Market has been open as late as 8pm, I think, but often closes early if business is slow. If I have extra time I go through security on that side and get something to go, then go back to C for my flight.

You're right, though, that where they are is about to get demolished, so they might still be taking PP up to that point, but not for much longer. Last week, terminal C was blocked off right up to the edge of the AS lounge, so you could go to the lounge but no further toward ticketing/baggage/etc and had to take the new bypass.

KE81

Just to confirm—lounge access should be available on arrival on a paid, same-day F ticket (subject, of course, to capacity restrictions)?

pcoll

Yes, access upon arrival with paid first class ticket.

anteater

You should be fine.

Even during peak capacity restrictions, I never observed AS deny entry to paid F pax; AS seemed to reserve enough space to allow guests to enter freely.

samosa

To follow up on this, customer care found something in my profile that was "off." Reps in the lounge part of customer care, and within the physical lounges could not, but once the regular customer care rep "flipped the switch," it started working again. It does not display lounge member on my BP, but when they scan it, it now works.

Troopers

Any SFO DPs on a early afternoon weekend?