Jan 17, 2017, 2:18 pm
Centurion Lounge PHL (opened 31 Oct 2017)
May 7, 2018, 1:22 pm
#331
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Yeah, add the regular summer travel spike and it's probably going to be brutal in the early evening for the next few months. I would think mid-June through July will be worst. For the moment, I don't think I have any more evening departures at PHL this month, so I probably won't be able to give a personal report. Pointing at the fire marshal occupancy sign, the desk agent did once tell me "when it's full, it's full" so there probably will be people turned away. If anyone does get turned away, they should report it here. If you're denied entry, and have a Priority Pass card, you could head down the corridor to the Minute Suites, but that doesn't get you much!
May 7, 2018, 1:50 pm
#332
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I have typically visited in the early morning hours even at that time one of the Amex representatives is walking around taking a Head count with a hand tally device. She does a sweep like every half hour to an hour and counting all the people that are seated around the club. I guess that would be very difficult when it gets very crowded but they are monitoring the occupancy.
May 8, 2018, 10:24 pm
#333
Join Date: May 2018
Location: Philadelphia
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I'm excited to share with the FlyerTalk community my documentation of all 8 specialty cocktails at the PHL Centurion Lounge. Please see my work titled The Centurion PHL Challenge: 8 specialty crafted cocktails. Bonus: I have recently accomplished the same level of documentation for SFO's lounge in a work titled The Centurion SFO Challenge: revealing 8 exclusive cocktails. Hopefully my posts will help you choose which cocktail to sip the next time you're at the PHL lounge! Cheers. I am too new to post links, so please just Google the bold text... sorry.
May 9, 2018, 3:38 pm
#334
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I'm excited to share with the FlyerTalk community my documentation of all 8 specialty cocktails at the PHL Centurion Lounge. Please see my work titled The Centurion PHL Challenge: 8 specialty crafted cocktails. Bonus: I have recently accomplished the same level of documentation for SFO's lounge in a work titled The Centurion SFO Challenge: revealing 8 exclusive cocktails. Hopefully my posts will help you choose which cocktail to sip the next time you're at the PHL lounge! Cheers. I am too new to post links, so please just Google the bold text... sorry.
https://steemit.com/centurion/@dhimm...fted-cocktails
I hope you didn't have to drive afterwards.
I personally like the novelty of these fancy cocktails. Honestly, most of them are extraordinarily mediocre (that's subjective, of course), but they're always fun. I personally would never buy any of these drinks in a "real" bar because there's no way they'd be worth 15 bucks to me. But free? Sure, why not. I've got nothing better to do while I'm waiting for my flight.
Of course, if you want to try a few of these drinks, don't plan on showing up for the evening rush. It's really too busy to do this. Early afternoon would be fine.
May 24, 2018, 7:53 am
#335
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I guess it's kind of the beginning of the Memorial Day weekend, but I'm experiencing a bad development at the Lounge this morning: it's really crowded. Usually, the mornings are calm.At least they haven't run out of seats -- yet. I'm sure this is going to be a problem this summer, and I'm glad I don't have any evening flights scheduled out of PHL for awhile.
On a positive note, I still think their breakfast is the best food they serve. And if the chef isn't too busy and cooks them right, they actually have a DELICIOUS dish: the feta pesto potatoes. I would order them in a restaurant. The problem is that because they are good, guests are hoovering through them, and they're rushing undercooked replacement batches out.
On a positive note, I still think their breakfast is the best food they serve. And if the chef isn't too busy and cooks them right, they actually have a DELICIOUS dish: the feta pesto potatoes. I would order them in a restaurant. The problem is that because they are good, guests are hoovering through them, and they're rushing undercooked replacement batches out.
May 25, 2018, 1:59 pm
#336
Join Date: May 2018
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The shower is now open. It was out of service from Nov - May due to issues with the hot water supplied by the airport.
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May 27, 2018, 8:40 am
#337
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Definitely will make good use of it during my layover.
May 27, 2018, 8:48 am
#338
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Do let me know if you are heading up to PIT again and we can meet up for a pint or a bite.
In my case I am the primary cardholder
May 28, 2018, 5:27 am
#339
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Philadelphia
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Quick layover in PHL? I'll be flying out and stopping by the CL tomorrow
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May 29, 2018, 4:02 pm
#340
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How's the shower? I walked by the lounge this morning but didn't have time to stop. Not that I would have used the shower. I suspect that's one feature that won't be over-crowded because I can't imagine many folks taking airport showers in Philly. Maybe in the morning off the redeyes? I've never taken a flight from Europe and, after doing something-close-to-nothing for 8 hours, felt I needed an afternoon airport shower. Others may disagree, however.
May 29, 2018, 5:01 pm
#341
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How's the shower? I walked by the lounge this morning but didn't have time to stop. Not that I would have used the shower. I suspect that's one feature that won't be over-crowded because I can't imagine many folks taking airport showers in Philly. Maybe in the morning off the redeyes? I've never taken a flight from Europe and, after doing something-close-to-nothing for 8 hours, felt I needed an afternoon airport shower. Others may disagree, however.
Talk about nearly seamless/perfect connection.
I can imagine that shower will be very busy in the mornings and maybe spike in the early afternoon after the TATL/QR flights arrive.
Once the AA flagship lounge opens in the next decade I suspect we will see less customers in the Centurion lounge.
May 30, 2018, 12:09 pm
#342
Join Date: Nov 2013
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Is entrance allowed without an onward ticket? I'm eying a redeye into PHL and would like a shower and breakfast if my ticket into Philly is sufficient.
Thanks.
Thanks.
Last edited by Gig103; May 30, 2018 at 1:50 pm Reason: Typo that changed the meaning of the Q.
May 30, 2018, 12:24 pm
#343
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I guess you mean "without" an onward ticket? The answer is "probably." There's been some recent controversy about this, with AMEX saying they have the right to limit visits by arriving pax (and the right to limit departing pax to 2 hours before flight). To my knowledge, they've never done this however. Of course, it's possible they will, especially in Philly this summer when the crowds build in the early evening. But it seems improbable that there would be overcrowding in the early AM after a West Coast redeye. So I say go for it, but understand that there's a small chance they won't let you in.
May 30, 2018, 1:50 pm
#344
Join Date: Nov 2013
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I guess you mean "without" an onward ticket? The answer is "probably." There's been some recent controversy about this, with AMEX saying they have the right to limit visits by arriving pax (and the right to limit departing pax to 2 hours before flight). To my knowledge, they've never done this however. Of course, it's possible they will, especially in Philly this summer when the crowds build in the early evening. But it seems improbable that there would be overcrowding in the early AM after a West Coast redeye. So I say go for it, but understand that there's a small chance they won't let you in.
May 30, 2018, 9:09 pm
#345
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Yes, if crowding is an issue you might be challenged but probably not. Remember to get a paper boarding pass as your electronic pass will “fade” after use and not be scannable upon arrival. (or capture a screen shot - works at Admiral Club but scanner at Centurion lounge is less forgiving)