![]() ![]() It had sliced jalapeno peppers, so surprisingly spicy. We began with a tomato and herb salad in a shallot and red wine vinaigrette. They use fairly small buffet dishes and change them out frequently, and that helps a lot. ![]() But it’s clearly his food, and he’s paid attention to how the food will translate and how it works in that kitchen. It’s an open question how well executed it will be when Cedric Vongerichten isn’t there. But the evening’s menu consisted of items that will be served in the lounge. He was in the kitchen for our dinner, and the food was being plated individually. Accomplished in his own right, it will be a long time before his name is mentioned without reference to his father Jean Georges. The lounge’s celebrity chef is Cedric Vongerichten of Perry Street restaurant in New York. The dining room will be set up differently, here all of the tables were moved together to make one long table for the night’s dinner. The lounge is U-shaped, a long corridor with seating takes you through to the dining room and bar. Right behind the check-in desk is a lounge area overlooking the tarmac. Turn to your left and you’ll see elevators which you’ll take up to the third floor. They’re planning to add a screen showing security wait times near the entry to the lounge, so that will help reassure guests as well.įrom outside the airport, enter via the food court entrance on the upper (departures) level. Either gets you PreCheck access if you qualify, and should further reduce wait time. And American Express Platinum and Centurion cardholders get Global Entry or PreCheck signup fees rebated. But security has never been bad for me at LaGuardia - the different terminals and piers have helped ensure that. Having a lounge ‘landside’ before security means having to leave the lounge earlier for your flight, though. So that really just leaves US Airways passengers (with their much scaled-down operation, mostly the Shuttle with just-in-time arriving passengers) and WestJet without immediate access to an American Express-provided lounge. If you put the lounge after security you’d only give access to passengers of an airline or two.ĭelta passengers with American Express Platinum cards get Delta lounge access already ( but no longer for guests…). It has several piers servicing American, United, JetBlue, Air Canada, Southwest, Frontier, and Spirit. LaGuardia is set up with multiple terminals, and they’ve placed this lounge in the Central Terminal also known as terminal B. Most Passengers Will Find the Lounge Accessible. Other American Express cardholders: $50 per adult (children complimentary when accompanied by paying adult).Centurion and Platinum cardholders: Cardmember may bring in their spouse and children or two guests.There’s a Centurion lounge already in Las Vegas, and additional known lounges in the pipeline for San Francisco and Miami. Other contenders for best lounge would be the New York JFK Virgin Clubhouse, first class section of Lufthansa’s club, and British Airways Concorde Room. It’s one of the two I visit most often, along with my home American Airlines Admirals Club at Washington National airport. I consider the American Express Centurion lounge in Dallas my favorite lounge in the U.S. I’ve got photos of the space, the food, and details on American Express’ future expansion plans.Īmerican Express has begun operating their own network of “Centurion lounges,” which are a step above what travelers have become accustomed to from US airline-operated lounges. But plenty of spaces to sit in comfort, with power and internet and libations and a buffet. This isn’t an airport with long layovers (or really, very many connections). It’s the space that was available, but it makes good sense. The LaGuardia location is smaller than their other lounges - 5000 square feet compared to 8000 – 12000 elsewhere, including the new lounges under development. What American Express has created is a stylish, comfortable departure lounge with good food and drink. So I flew up to New York for the night (4500 British Airways points each way for the US Airways Shuttle from DC, and cash and points at the Sheraton LaGuardia). I had an opportunity to see the lounge last night, though and try the food since I was invited to the pre-opening party and dinner there. American Express’ new Centurion Lounge at New York LaGuardia airport is ready and will open in a matter of days - the specific day is uncertain, although they promise “by mid-month.” ![]()
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