CKinMD

FYI, I had contacted the United Club service center about two weeks ago (before my membership expired) and asked them the question about access for Select+ members post 2/28. Here is the response I just received:

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Dear Mr. K:

Thank you for contacting the United Club Service Center.

Amtrak Select Plus card members who have “Club Acela Access” do have access to United Club lounges through 02/08/13.

Best Regards,

Dawn Bailey
United Club Service Center

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I know several of you have posted success with getting into the clubs, but this is the first acknowledgment on paper that i've come across from United and i'm going to print this as backup for my next few flights. ^

CHIC SILBER

Very good news CK as it would seem that

reciprocity would also have been granted

saxman66

It seems as if the airports with good Amtrak service nearby recognize the S+ card more frequently. My home of DFW, I seem to get a weird look at first, but I think they are starting to recognize me. When I had the 2011 card, I would get it sent back to me and say the card said "2011." I simply told them if they swiped the card, the computer would say it expires at the end of Feb.

A couple times, I've been asked for a boarding pass, and I just said I was taking a different airline. The other time, I had an international First BP anyway on me, so I just showed it rather than arguing.

palmetto86

Swiped at ORD and SFO yesterday.

CKinMD

^

jdawg

No issue at MCO, card swiped just fine.

FormerAmtrakTraveler

Success at HNL. Was a little worried about this one, but there seems to be general awareness of prior drama and fact that it is now accepted. ^

travelmad478

No problems today at PHL. I've never been in the RCC here before, as I rarely fly UA and have never been more than Premier Silver, but here I am in the lounge now. (It is pretty lame, too, but I'll take it!) When I handed my S+ card to the guy at the desk, he said, "I've never seen one of these before," but gamely swiped it and then welcomed me in.

Mad_Max_Esq

Any news regarding UC member access to clubacela in DC and NYC?

dan1431

My Father is a Red President's Club® Lifetime Member and used the NYP Club Acela the other day without issue.

Dan

DivMiler

I and my daughter used my United Club card (actually, still a Continental Presidents' Club card) to enter the Club Acela at Philadelphia's 30th Street Station on March 16, 2012.

The agent looked at the card, asked which train I was taking (a Keystone to Harrisburg), asked if we wanted to take the elevator down (I said yes) and all was well.

AlanB

Wow, you got lucky. My understanding is that usually the Keystones pull in on a track that you cannot access from the lounge.

hilitr

I entered the Union Station Club Acela last week using my RCC card (11 numeric digits). Agent had to type in my number manually but otherwise no issues whatsoever.

DivMiler

You know, that's what I thought I had read here. My original plan was to take my daughter (age 6) up there, use the restrooms, pick up a few snacks and a newspaper for the ride back to Harrisburg, and get back in the (already long) line for the Keystone (we got to the station about twenty minutes before the mid-afternoon departure).

After getting a couple of drinks, the agent asked me if I wanted to take the elevator or if I wanted to go downstairs to get in line.

If I remember correctly, we took elevator 4 to track 7.

Mad_Max_Esq

Thanks for the updates, everybody!