Most Escape Lounges Join Priority Pass Network

I've used these at the Ohio airports. They are OK - decent options when other clubs aren't available. Food is fine; service can be tough to come by as the lounges usually seem understaffed.

You stole my PHX strategy! And the escape lounge won’t be just as busy, it will be full almost always. Curious what the plan is with the BA premium pax that use this lounge. I’ve seen them get turned away with a wait time as is, which is mind blowing to me.

The Escape lounge in Sacramento is possibly the worst airport lounge I’ve ever set foot in. SMF itself is a very nice, spacious, naturally lit airport with many quiet places to hang out… and decent food/coffee options… so opting to have the privilege of sitting shoulder to shoulder with strangers in a space smaller than many lounge bathrooms just seems bizarre to me.

The Escape Lounge in terminal 3 in Phoenix is the only one listed. The Escape Lounge in terminal 4 is the one adjacent to the Centurion Lounge and unfortunately is not included.

@ Paul M -- Whoops, missed that detail, thank you. Updated the post.

Nice. And it shouldn’t be. They take BA premium pax and the entry line would spill into the terminal.

Which seems to be the case with a number of Escape lounges. Reno and PHX T3 are almost as small. I don’t see how most of the locations will be able to handle the additional capacity.

Is it just me, or did they drop the “Centurion Studio” branding from the US Escape Lounges? Just walked past PHX T3 this week and noticed there was no mention of Amex on the signage… and I no longer see references to that on the CL website or in the Amex app

I'm curious about the upcoming Escape Lounge at PDX being listed as not participating in Priority Pass access. Is it listed as not participating simply because it does not yet exist, or has the operator specifically stated the PDX lounge will not participate in Priority Pass once it finally opens?

The Oakland location is already full most of the time, now there'll be a line. I'm curious what the strategy here is

Escape lounges in UK are meh...

Better than nothing though ‍♀️

Exactly! The last few times I've been to the Escape location at SMF Terminal B, it's been so crowded with old, stale food and not very well kept. I do wonder how they will handle the extra demand. I'm still surprised there aren't more plans for more lounges in SMF. It's a growing airport.....

The MSP escape lounge is usually terrible. Always dirty, little selection available, etc. Woudl be nice if they stepped up their game a bit

I missed it - can Priority Pass holders bring guests into the Escape Lounge, or is it just the cardholder?

Lounges at SMF and OAK to me were better than nothing, even if meh.
But they were frequently busy as is, and this will absolutely destroy them.

Terrible.

The RNO lounge is tiny and always full, and the PHX lounge is the BA lounge in the evenings, so it's clear why those two are excluded, there would never be availability to offer.

The MSP Escape Lounge was part of Priority Pass at one time, but that ended in June 2017. So now it's just going back to what it was. Unfortunately, the food options have been half as good as what they were pre-COVID, so that's really sad for me as a Minneapolis-based flyer.

Love your blog but you realize that the picture in your post is of Phoenix T4, where Priority pass won’t be allowed?

Why is OHare the least lounged airport in the US, and for how much longer must we suffer?

Glad they excluded PBI and FLL - those are crowded enough

SMF’s two lounges are too tiny to accommodate the throngs of PP travelers…ugh. It’s already crowded as it is.

They're already over run

I guess the loss of restaurants from PP for many issuers is forcing them to pay up for Escape

Thank goodness RNO isn’t one. It’s so tiny already!

The SMF B lounge is always over capacity with a wait. Now it will be near impossible to have lounge time before a flight.

PP needs something in FLL though.

Not sure why the SYR Escape Lounge was voted so high in the Priority Pass Excellence Awards for North America? I visited my first time last month and would state any of the chase lounges have a far better offering and experience hands down.

The new one at TUL this year was already planned to be Amex and PP so they definitely had plans to integrate more. The other new one at XNA says they are Amex only but I'll be surprised if that sticks. The real question is will they hierarchy entrance like Plaza Premium does when full.

I’m not a fan of Escape lounges and some other third party lounges. Recently I tried to use my priority pass membership at Escape Stansted and was told it was a half hour wait. We waited an hour without notification then went to enquire, only to be told the wait time was now 2hrs despite being second in the queue. What is happening here? Are full price paying guests jumping the queue?

We were able to access the Escape Lounge at Stanstead last month ( May 2024) and found it comparable to some of the better Priority Pass lounges we've visited ( one of the best being in Las Vegas). We visit various lounges on both sides of the Atlantic often, and have noticed that all PP lounges, especially in larger airports, have become busier. Most I believe offer advance reservations with a fee. If you are sure of your schedule, and don't mind paying 14.00 or so, making a reservation for a lounge stay might be in your best interest.

Compared to Midway, O’Hare has a plethora of lounges - just nothing for Priority Pass customers. PP customers get no love at all in Chicago.

A major major city with a dearth of lounges in Paris. Merde !

Hi JRG, did you ever find out an answer to this? I am wondering the same thing and haven't been able to get a solid answer.