Centurion Lounge DEN [Opened 1 February 2021]
Jul 12, 2020, 9:46 am
#123
Join Date: Jun 2020
Posts: 59
From the job listings "Challenging yourself and your team to "raise the bar"by driving continuous improvement. The lounge is open from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m., 7 days a week, including holidays. While your core schedule will be within these hours, flexibility is required as the operating hours could be extended due to overtime or emergency needs. Additionally, there will be the need to attend global team meetings, which could require you to flex your schedule accordingly."
Jul 25, 2020, 1:02 pm
#124
Join Date: Feb 2020
Location: North of DTW
Programs: Delta PM, LATAM Gold, Bonvoy Gold, Hyatt Explorist, Hilton, Hertz Gold, Silvercar, Sixt
Posts: 171
Bump to bring this topic back to the top of the page.
Wishing to invite some input/conjecture, as I'm thinking out loud: If the newly minted CL DEN is advertising job listings, wouldn't this mean that they are planning to open within the next short while? (2 weeks? 3 weeks? Beginning of September?)
Not only that, but if DEN is staffing at this time, with what would ostensibly be an opening date, wouldn't this suggest that AmEx is planning to re-open all CL's?
I asked webpage chat person, and they were very non-committal, outside of offering that when the CL's are going to be re-opened, we'll be informed.
Just kibitzing, offering food for thought, looking for other inputs and opinions.
Thanks!
Wishing to invite some input/conjecture, as I'm thinking out loud: If the newly minted CL DEN is advertising job listings, wouldn't this mean that they are planning to open within the next short while? (2 weeks? 3 weeks? Beginning of September?)
Not only that, but if DEN is staffing at this time, with what would ostensibly be an opening date, wouldn't this suggest that AmEx is planning to re-open all CL's?
I asked webpage chat person, and they were very non-committal, outside of offering that when the CL's are going to be re-opened, we'll be informed.
Just kibitzing, offering food for thought, looking for other inputs and opinions.
Thanks!
Last edited by dtwlarry; Jul 25, 2020 at 1:06 pm Reason: Added AmEx chat detail
Jul 26, 2020, 7:01 pm
#125
Join Date: Oct 2017
Programs: MR Platinum Premier
Posts: 43
I would imagine that we're looking at September/October at the earliest for Denver. The hiring process is going to take at least a month or two (interviews, background checks, etc.) given that they need a whole staff. Then you have at least a few weeks of training, plus fine tuning and testing, plus soft opening and further training. Frankly, I'd be thrilled if it was September, but I'm willing to be patient and hope they get everything right and well polished.
Jul 27, 2020, 8:34 am
#126
Join Date: Jul 2020
Location: JFK/LGA/BDL
Posts: 419
Bump to bring this topic back to the top of the page.
Wishing to invite some input/conjecture, as I'm thinking out loud: If the newly minted CL DEN is advertising job listings, wouldn't this mean that they are planning to open within the next short while? (2 weeks? 3 weeks? Beginning of September?)
Not only that, but if DEN is staffing at this time, with what would ostensibly be an opening date, wouldn't this suggest that AmEx is planning to re-open all CL's?
I asked webpage chat person, and they were very non-committal, outside of offering that when the CL's are going to be re-opened, we'll be informed.
Just kibitzing, offering food for thought, looking for other inputs and opinions.
Thanks!
Wishing to invite some input/conjecture, as I'm thinking out loud: If the newly minted CL DEN is advertising job listings, wouldn't this mean that they are planning to open within the next short while? (2 weeks? 3 weeks? Beginning of September?)
Not only that, but if DEN is staffing at this time, with what would ostensibly be an opening date, wouldn't this suggest that AmEx is planning to re-open all CL's?
I asked webpage chat person, and they were very non-committal, outside of offering that when the CL's are going to be re-opened, we'll be informed.
Just kibitzing, offering food for thought, looking for other inputs and opinions.
Thanks!
While I would love to visit a lounge, the sad fact is that they are usually pretty tight/crowded spaces and amex is unlikely to take the risk to its reputation (or its customers) to reopen them when the circumstances are not under control.
Jul 27, 2020, 11:21 am
#128
Join Date: Feb 2020
Location: North of DTW
Programs: Delta PM, LATAM Gold, Bonvoy Gold, Hyatt Explorist, Hilton, Hertz Gold, Silvercar, Sixt
Posts: 171
Thanks for the interesting points, @GTJoe, @imnotalawyer and @MileHighColorado.
Allow me to offer a flipside to the local regulation angle: Airports that already have open (or recently re-opened) lounges would be places where AmEx could re-open their CL's. According to a post in the Delta Forum regarding Sky Clubs, DEN reopened some time earlier this month. (Of course, the limited offerings, etc. could be the rationale behind keeping a CL closed, too.) But to my mind, the jobs posting for the DEN CL screams they plan to maybe do the soft opening shortly (undefined timeframe), and go along at 40-50% capacity/capability. Or not.
I'm happy reading other points of view, thanks all!
Allow me to offer a flipside to the local regulation angle: Airports that already have open (or recently re-opened) lounges would be places where AmEx could re-open their CL's. According to a post in the Delta Forum regarding Sky Clubs, DEN reopened some time earlier this month. (Of course, the limited offerings, etc. could be the rationale behind keeping a CL closed, too.) But to my mind, the jobs posting for the DEN CL screams they plan to maybe do the soft opening shortly (undefined timeframe), and go along at 40-50% capacity/capability. Or not.
I'm happy reading other points of view, thanks all!
Aug 1, 2020, 5:54 pm
#129
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: SEA (close to KPAE)
Programs: QFF NB, DJ Gold, A3 Gold, HHonors Gold, Marriott Silver, Carlson Silver, A|Club Gold
Posts: 482
Bump to bring this topic back to the top of the page.
Wishing to invite some input/conjecture, as I'm thinking out loud: If the newly minted CL DEN is advertising job listings, wouldn't this mean that they are planning to open within the next short while? (2 weeks? 3 weeks? Beginning of September?)
Not only that, but if DEN is staffing at this time, with what would ostensibly be an opening date, wouldn't this suggest that AmEx is planning to re-open all CL's?
I asked webpage chat person, and they were very non-committal, outside of offering that when the CL's are going to be re-opened, we'll be informed.
Just kibitzing, offering food for thought, looking for other inputs and opinions.
Thanks!
Wishing to invite some input/conjecture, as I'm thinking out loud: If the newly minted CL DEN is advertising job listings, wouldn't this mean that they are planning to open within the next short while? (2 weeks? 3 weeks? Beginning of September?)
Not only that, but if DEN is staffing at this time, with what would ostensibly be an opening date, wouldn't this suggest that AmEx is planning to re-open all CL's?
I asked webpage chat person, and they were very non-committal, outside of offering that when the CL's are going to be re-opened, we'll be informed.
Just kibitzing, offering food for thought, looking for other inputs and opinions.
Thanks!
Doubtful. Amex is extremely slow on the hiring side. If they just advertised expect 6-8 weeks just for selection and hiring/interviews. Once they are hired you are looking 6-8 weeks of training for staff.
Aug 2, 2020, 11:17 am
#130
Join Date: Feb 2020
Location: North of DTW
Programs: Delta PM, LATAM Gold, Bonvoy Gold, Hyatt Explorist, Hilton, Hertz Gold, Silvercar, Sixt
Posts: 171
OTOH, this will be the 3rd CL that could have been open during my transit through, but wasn't. JFK is still off into the future, and PHX opened a few days after my wife and I left during the Christmas/NYE holiday season. Maybe on the next visit through DEN, we'll have that chance to check out the CL...just not this trip! :-/
Aug 2, 2020, 3:13 pm
#131
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: IAH
Programs: DL DM, Hyatt Ist-iest, Stariott Platinum, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 12,792
I'll believe this lounge is open when I see it. 
Even with the current situation of covid this lounge is at least 1 year late, off the top of my head.
And here I was hoping for bragging rights that I accurately called the open date!
Even with the current situation of covid this lounge is at least 1 year late, off the top of my head.And here I was hoping for bragging rights that I accurately called the open date!
Aug 6, 2020, 1:38 pm
#132
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Philadelphia
Posts: 2,508
Centurions Lounges are subject to Amex policies and, more importantly, the regulations of 10 different states. I sincerely doubt that CL's will open uniformly. I don't have my finger to the pulse of Colorado's covid situation but, even if Denver opens in 3 weeks (something I very much doubt despite the job posting), I would expect that it would be in some sort of extraordinarily diminished offering (no buffet or bar and greatly reduced capacity).
While I would love to visit a lounge, the sad fact is that they are usually pretty tight/crowded spaces and amex is unlikely to take the risk to its reputation (or its customers) to reopen them when the circumstances are not under control.
While I would love to visit a lounge, the sad fact is that they are usually pretty tight/crowded spaces and amex is unlikely to take the risk to its reputation (or its customers) to reopen them when the circumstances are not under control.
Oct 4, 2020, 12:55 pm
#135
Join Date: Oct 2017
Programs: MR Platinum Premier
Posts: 43
So I have finally started flying again and I took the opportunity to wander by the lounge on Friday. They still look nowhere near complete, the drywall is up, but there are a ton of missing lights and nearly no finishing touches. But there were work crews in there at the time, so they are working on it. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news. But we are making progress.
