I just had the chance to visit the newly opened Chase Sapphire Lounge New York Kennedy (JFK). This is the fourth location in the Chase Sapphire Lounge network, following lounges in Boston (BOS), Hong Kong (HKG), and New York (LGA).
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You said you would visit this over the Delta SkyClub. When are you going to review all of the new SkyClubs, like LGA, JFK Concourse A, LAX, etc
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They really missed the mark with gender segregated restrooms. It should have been one large communal restroom for all 11233838 genders
Ha, I'm visiting this evening and I thought I'd finally beat you to an opening... No surprise here... Thanks for the (timely) review!
"While Chase completely redid the interior of the lounge, it’s funny how the exterior has remained unchanged, aside from the Chase Sapphire Lounge branding. I’ve gotta say, it looks great, though!"
Bizarrely - if you look at before pictures 
, the facade actually appears to be new finishing as well. All of the materials used appear ever so slightly different (no gloss and fewer seams / angles now). It is funny they would go through the trouble of redoing the exterior at all while still maintaining elements of the old etihad branding.
@ Anthony -- Hah, reviewing Sky Clubs is such a PITA (in terms of getting "clean" pictures), based on how they have different priority lanes for entering the club, combined with the three hour rule. I'll see what I can do, it's my next JFK Terminal 4 lounge to review.
Just missed you by a few hours, Lucky! I'm at the lounge now and agree with what you are saying. When I entered it was quite crowded and lot of seats were taken but now it has emptied out. The capacity won't be sufficient though during IROPS or an evening rush.
Additionnally, an impressive drink: Pieper Heidsieck champagne! Not your average shitty prosecco
Thanks for this update! Any additional information for future residence passengers?
Just curious how the old "Residence" room works now (I thought this lounge had a private room for Residence passengers in the past), and how it will work in April when the A380 returns.
@Ben - Did you fly to New York and back from Miami just to review the new lounges?
If so, how did you get between LGA and JFK? Did you take a taxi or public transportation? (If the latter, how long did it take you, and around what time of day did you make the journey?)
T4 also has the VS clubhouse (0500-1330), Air India and Primeclass Lounge. Haven’t been to the VS club but my last visit to the other two were not impressive. Looking forward to trying this new lounge out on my next trip thru T4.
Slightly off topic, but wondering if anyone here has any insight. The (rather lackluster) The Club at Sea in the A Gates is currently undergoing an expansion. A new Delta Sky Club is also under construction. Could there be a possibility that The Club will become a Sapphire Lounge after the expansion and remodel? Obviously nothing has been announced, but it occurred to me that it could be a possibility as I was in Sea-Tac a few weeks ago
More info here: https://www.portseattle.org/projects/A-concourse-lounges
Public transportation between LGA and JFK is not going to be a fun time. You basically have to do Q70-SBS bus to E train to AirTrain or Q70 to Woodside LIRR to AirTrain. Bus can get extremely crowded. I would just Uber it.
I’m at the lounge now. Love the views. Staff are ‘green’ but nice and trying hard. We placed a breakfast order and after 40 minutes we had nothing. I found a staff member who said he would check. He returned and apologized for the poor communication because they had run out of the Benedict. He brought a couple of bao about 5 minutes later. Bar service got the job done…but it was ‘rough’. Nice lounge but not such a smooth visit. We will try again in a week. Fingers crossed!
I think your 4.5 stars is accurate. We had a nice visit, and it wasn't overly crowded (we were there from ~6:30-8pm). It's definitely on the small side and the seating is a bit of a strange layout, but overall we thought it was good. It's significantly nicer than the other 3 priority pass options, though that's not saying much...
We liked the mix of self-serve and ordering (it helps with congestion and lines). We did hear people saying they ordered stuff an hour ago, but ours came out quickly. Wouldn't hesitate to visit again, but I can definitely see it having crowding issues going forward.
I have had the same experience of waiting for food that never appeared, but even worse was the 40 minute wait to get into the Lounge. The Centurion Lounge had no wait. Maybe an AMEX platinum is a better option.