The network of Chase Sapphire Lounges is continuing to grow. Up until this point, there have been Chase Sapphire Lounges in Boston (BOS), Hong Kong (HKG), New York (JFK), New York (LGA), Phoenix (PHX), San Diego (SAN), and Washington (IAD), with more being developed.
There’s now an exciting update, as the latest outpost has just opened, and it’s a huge lounge in an airport that desperately needed more quality lounge options.
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Basics of the Chase Sapphire Lounge Philadelphia
The Chase Sapphire Lounge at Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) is opening as of Thursday, February 20, 2025. It’s located post-security, in the connector between Terminals D and E, on level three, above the main terminal. All gates at the airport are connected airside, so this lounge is easily accessible to all passengers, right near one of the main security checkpoints. It’s open daily from 5AM until 10PM.
This location is roughly 20,000 square feet, making it the second largest location in the network, after the one at New York LaGuardia (LGA).
As you’d expect from a Chase Sapphire Lounge, the Philadelphia location has an elevated food and beverage offering, serving dishes developed by Middle Child Clubhouse, a restaurant known for modern culinary takes on old-school Philadelphia favorites. Food is available both from a buffet, and a la carte, and includes things like cheesesteak sliders and potato pancakes.
On top of that, the lounge boasts locally roasted coffee from Philadelphia’s Elixr coffee, alongside soft drinks, signature cocktails, and wines from Parcelle. The lounge also has a large selection of local craft beer on tap in a beer garden area, in honor of the city’s rich brewing history.
The lounge has some other cool amenities, like a game room with retro arcade machines, and a large multi-screen wall with chairs, for a complete gaming experience, or for watching a sports game. Then there’s a wellness area with amenities like private rest pods, showers, facial treatments from Face Haus, and on-demand digital self-guided meditations. There’s also a family room and play area, private and communal working spaces, and a nursing room.
The lounge features a mural from local artist James Burns of Mural Arts Philadelphia, the nation’s largest public art program.
It seems to me like this will be the best lounge at the airport, by a long shot. This will be the second credit card lounge at PHL, as there’s an Amex Centurion Lounge, but not a Capital One Lounge. An American Flagship Lounge is also expected to open at the airport in the coming months, though I can’t imagine it’ll beat this.
Chase Sapphire Lounge entry requirements
As a reminder, here are the entry requirements for all Chase Sapphire Lounges in the United States:
- Those with a Priority Pass membership through the Chase Sapphire Reserve® Card (review) can access the lounge an unlimited number of times, with up to two complimentary guests; this also applies to those with the Ritz-Carlton Credit Card, which is no longer open to new applicants
- Those with a Priority Pass membership issued through any other means can access any Chase Sapphire Lounge in the United States once per calendar year at no additional cost (that’s one visit across all lounges, not per lounge), and guests aren’t complimentary; subsequent visits, as well as guests, will be charged an entry fee of $75
- If you don’t have a Priority Pass membership, you can outright buy access to the lounge for $100 per person per visit, subject to availability
- Chase Sapphire Lounges are only accessible within three hours of departure, unless you’re connecting, in which case you can access it earlier
Bottom line
The Chase Sapphire Lounge Philadelphia is finally opening, which is an exciting development. The lounge is roughly 20,000 square feet, making it one of the largest lounges in the network. What’s most exciting about this is that the airport currently lacks good lounge options, so this not only adds lounge capacity, but should raise the bar.
What do you make of the new Chase Sapphire Lounge Philadelphia?
Middle Child is a great get for the food program here. I guess this partnership also explains why they were going so hard after the Vegas restaurant group that tried to steal their brand.
Excited to try the lounge and very curious how busy it gets given the location
Game changer for my weekly travel. Amex has been a disaster in PHL with long lines and dirty space.
The location isn’t optimal for most my flights but it’ll be worth it to make the walk if the quality is as they claim.
I love how chase just opens a lounge and it's open! vs Amex would tout about a lounge years ago (e.g., EWR) that's going to be opening in 2026 and once you've gotten to 2026, it's delayed to 2027,..
I think I speak for many PHL-based flyers when I say I'll take what I can get at my home airport. That said, this is a great lounge in such a terrible location. This will be most useful for connecting AA pax with long layovers, but they're concentrated in Terminals A-C and F. Not much connecting traffic over in Terminals D and E. Most premium local traffic is captive by AA, and these folks do...
I think I speak for many PHL-based flyers when I say I'll take what I can get at my home airport. That said, this is a great lounge in such a terrible location. This will be most useful for connecting AA pax with long layovers, but they're concentrated in Terminals A-C and F. Not much connecting traffic over in Terminals D and E. Most premium local traffic is captive by AA, and these folks do not have a habit of getting to PHL earlier than necessary just to use a lounge.
As a PHL-based flier, isn't this a good thing? I'm happy to walk out of my way for a lounge that isn't an overcrowded wreck like Centurion or the rat infested B/C Admirals. The perk of it being less crowded is the cherry on top.
Is there any documentation of the exception to the three-hour access rule if you're connecting. AA sells a lot of itineraries with really long connections in PHL and every time I've tried to access the Chase lounge before 3 hours prior to departure, I've been told there are no exceptions to the rule, even for connecting passengers.
^This. Where did you get this policy from? I have yet to see it anywhere on Chase or Priority Pass' websites. It would be good to be able to back it up if questioned
Can only hope this helps ease crowds at the Centurion. Was a 90 minute wait last time I flew out of PHL.
Much less exciting, but the PHL lounge scene is further improving with a remodel to the Delta Sky Club®, adding an additional 2k+ square feet, currently scheduled to open in Q4 2025 (per a Delta press release from January).
Typo: "Basics of the Chase Sapphire Lounge Philadelphia Diego" - left in the Diego from San Diego
Built this faster than the AA flagship lounge