During my trip to Japan via Mongolia, I had the chance to check out several lounges at New York JFK Terminal 1 prior to my Air France A350 flight to Paris. One of the lounges that I checked out was the Primeclass Lounge New York JFK, which was surprisingly pleasant.
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I don't love when lounges upcharge for higher end alcohol, but really hate when they charge essentially airport prices for the upcharge. Those prices appear to mirror a nearby bar in T1 when I feel there should be some discount to consider when it's one less free drink to serve, which likely cuts their cost by 20-60%, depending on how high up the premium liquor is. But $8 more for a Corona over Peroni is crazy.
Also, it's crazy how nice this Primeclass lounge is, but the one next door in T4 is dreadful.
As you articulated the lounge is above average for the locality, unless things have changed recently when I was through there in December you were only allowed 2 complimentary alcoholic drinks per visit from the standard selections, of course premium offerings are not free.
I used this lounge recently while waiting to board an LX flight to ZRH and found it to be quite nice, considering how awful JFK Terminal 1 is, given it is often very crowded. The location was perfect. My flight was departing from one of the gates at the end of the concourse, above this lounge. The food was average, and not plentiful, but the space was clean and cozy (I would not call it luxurious, but it did the trick, and there are some nice apron views out the window (you're actually on a level below the concourse) and even near capacity, it felt like an oasis. The lounge portfolio at JFK T1 isn't amazing. Having experienced the AF, LH, and TK ones at this terminal, this one was a cut above the rest.
Best part of this lounge is the location, assuming your flight leaves from one of those gates. It can get crowded, but I've never had an issue getting a seat. It's been a few months since I've visited, so it seems like they have improved the food a bit. The only real downside is you're limited to 2 complimentary alcoholic drinks.
Wow, that food looks better than the slop they have out in the AA/BA Greenwich Lounge in T8. The Food there is absolutely the cheapest slop I’ve ever seen
Even the made to order Grilled Cheese Sandwich was a huge disappointment with about the size of a nickel’s worth cheese used. Absolutely disgusting.
Then you should try the Soho Lounge or the Chelsea Lounge. The food in these lounges is pretty good. Almost never crowded.
A quick Google search says the following have access to the lounge, in addition to PP (taken from the Primeclass website):
Dragon Pass
Loungeme
TAV Passport
Cayman Airlines (Cayman Airways?)
Chine Eastern Airlines (assuming they misspelt China)
LoungePair
Not sure why MU would send their passengers there, what with being a part of Skyteam and all...
I'm not a big drinker, but during my last visit I had a 3 hour delay. That's a very long time to be in a lounge and only get 2 drinks.
Julia, you sound like a hater. Most of us do not "need" alcoholic beverages...we just want some in the club...just like we want a PDB...but we don't need one. Okay, I'm speaking for myself.
Probably because it's cheaper, just like AA sending their premium customers in PVG to dreadful Air China lounge when the awesome Cathay lounge is present.
Speaking of, MU is as crap as China's version of AA.