The Club SFO: NEW Best Airport Lounge?! | Priority Pass (Sapphire Reserve, Venture X, Amex Plat)

[@AskSebby]

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[@humphrey]

Wow finally a good lounge in terminal 1!

[@AskSebby]

It's an awesome lounge!

[@jrr3418]

Lololol

[@relentlessvader]

Besides The Admirals club but finally don’t have to be flying AA

[@SightseeMC123]

🌳 looks like an absolute winner! P2 flies through SFO, and I will share this review. Biggest concern is that it's probably going to be such a hit that it will be crowded, which is actually a good opportunity for visiting the other lounge options.

[@Nana-oz5rm]

🌳

[@Ron-qe4ul]

🌳 This is the best PP lounge I've ever seen in the US... by a lot! If I were based out of SFO I'd go there over the Centurion lounge everytime

[@AskSebby]

Agree!

[@tamillat]

Any lounge is not good if it's too crowded

[@cHeEsEfULs]

amex lounge @ sfo is so bad...

[@pleasantturtle2799]

But the real question is, do they allow you in with PP? 85% of the time you get turned around at the other lounges

[@Daniel15au]

@@pleasantturtle2799 Other lounges turn people away because they're prioritising business and first-class people. This lounge isn't a business lounge so it shouldn't be bad.

[@jamesragland03]

🌳

[@jeannine1991]

Beautiful! When will they get something at LAX?! 🌳

[@ChrisGwilliam-nt4yc]

Thanks so much for the through review of the lounge Sebastian. Was so great meeting you and chatting with you yesterday and really appreciate you coming out to capture such great coverage!

[@AskSebby]

Thanks, Chris! The team did an amazing job. Can't wait to check out more Club lounges in the future! :)

[@soapa4279]

My main hub is SFO, so will definitely check this out

[@AskSebby]

It's definitely the best Priority Pass option at SFO by a landslide!

[@soapa4279]

@@AskSebby Thanks for making the video. And just in time for me with my new Chase SR, and my upcoming trip in November!

[@kyawzhein27]

⁠@@AskSebbywhat about Amex lounge in SFO?

[@DoremonUCR]

Finally regular priority pass upgrading and adding lounges

[@deepakkrishnan8167]

It's always full...... what's the point ....

[@davenak]

I visited last week after a 20 minute wait. Even though it was noon, the chef action station was closed, and ordering from the online menu for table delivery was disabled. So while the ambience was great, the food available was sub par.

[@jaymeez]

I took a United Flight out of SFO to Japan and there were zero Priority Pass lounges in the Terminal. Ended up spending $60 at a ok restaurant smdh

[@anthonyguzman761]

That’s something that I have been wondering, can you go to other terminals to enjoy the lounges and then comeback to get on the plane?

[@trevorwilliams9592]

Yes! Earlier this month they opened walkways connecting all terminals airside at SFO

[@ryanshannon6963]

I think there's one Plaza Premium lounge in SFO (can't remember off the top of my head), but this lounge will help me in not further avoiding SFO when flying to Asia (if needed). AF/KLM are opening a new lounge at LAX and if that's Priority Pass/Plaza Premium accessible then I'll finally stop avoiding the two airports like the plague.

[@sylviamortgat2384]

6/30/24 i went into the Club of PP CHECK IN is easy and space is plenty. My WestJet was an early flight so plenty of space and breakfast. Then my flight was delayed. How sweet to be able to get back in for another rest. People are super nice they let me back in instead of waitlist for 30-40 minutes! I’ll be back many times. Love CSR and Priority Pass. Thank Sebby!

[@obZen07]

How was the crowd?

[@wizardmix]

🌲🌳🌴 I had NO idea it was that good. I often come through SFO on UA flights which is a good full walk on the other side but it looks worth it if I have a long enough layover. Puts the UA lounges to absolute shame. I have yet to exercise my Priority Pass card so I'll be sure to next time I'm through there. Thanks for the amazing review! PHX is in need of a good lounge and CSR can't bring one fast enough. Also LAX. The only good lounges in the system are at TBI, and that really only works if you're flying international -- the rest are so, so. It would be amazing if one of these style lounges could go on the Terminal 4,5,6,7,8 network side and another on the Terminal 1,2,3 side.

[@user-qr7jz2bj9r]

Do you know the guest policy for Amex Platinum priority pass?

[@druiz012]

🌳 1) not bad (see you there next month. 😂) 2) now that PP restaurants are basically obsolete with CCs Portland really needs a PP lounge. 3. It looks a lot nicer than moat of the domestic PP lounges I've seen. (If you don't include Sapphire lounges in that) I've been to 3 Sapphire lounges and will add Boston and this lounge next month. Looking forward to it.

[@evacheng5684]

Great video, Sebby! Glad to know the new lounge at SFO. Thank you.

[@VincentXGoh]

🌳This is such a nice looking lounge! Definitely better looking than other flagship lounges PHX could use some lounge upgrade, maybe expand on their existing ones Thanks for sharing Sebby! I will plan to visit this lounge soon!

[@rodphillips9433]

This is probably your best video yet...I'm from the Bay so can't wait to fly out of SFO...

[@fremont-desi6430]

I am from Bay Area - but fly mostly United/T3 .... so cant use as the connection back to T3 means - Yet another TSA Screening 🤣

[@cindyqiu8]

🌳🌳 best tour I’ve seen yet! Loved how you showed the different noise levels throughout. Thanks sebby!

[@usapatriot5078]

Great video. 🌳

[@juanbueno7954]

Haha nvm I just got to the part you explain it’s 3 hours before your flight, just to clarify I can access this lounge no matter what airline I’m flying so long as I have priority pass? I’m new to the game

[@andrewmaxon9125]

🌳 i was able to use the lounge last week. It was quite crowded, but everything was great. It was on Friday at noon the day the Salaesfource event was over.

[@jaiho9442]

It sucks, was just there yesterday, after coming back from Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, and Japan. US lounges are a joke. There was barely any food, and no meat. All veggie dishes. Not sure when you went, there were no shrimp, no eggs, absolutely no meat at all. The best looking dish they had yesterday was a broccoli wrap. The salads had no taste, I was looking for dressing, nowhere to be found. Huge disappointment for me.

[@555CTSV]

What a great lounge! Excellent review sir!!

[@juanbueno7954]

Is this lounge only accessible for same day flights out ? Or can I explore after I fly in ?

[@barryjbrann]

I’ll be there tomorrow…but only arriving. Are they the type that only lets you in if. You’re departing?

[@fashionbyally]

I loved the cozy decor too! I hope other US lounges take notes

[@reneecopeland1095]

Excellent tour! Thank you.

[@thanirz]

this place is going to be packed

[@eltipo223]

Looks a lot like a Sapphire Lounge.

[@xudongsun6443]

In a week it will become like a Costco lol

[@Falcon408]

Hi Sebby, love the breakdowns for which cards give the best returns. Do you have any recommendations for hotels with best returns/ best value regarding points, returns, free night stay?

[@joanreilly6419]

Thanks for letting us know about the club at SFO. Sitting there right now!

[@natekim92]

🌲 based in sf and so happy it's finally opened. The club is on a roll with this lounge and the JFK sapphire by the club lounge. I was just there this morning for opening and breakfast around 10 am. Beautiful decor and fast, tasty made to order food in terminal 1 = S tier lounge. Definitely first day pains with so many people, the front desk and help desk were unable to tell me what the amenities were, and the breakfast menu was truncated (ran out?) but I overheard the management team plotting how to streamline everything. Very hopeful

[@fishleaf2973]

Based on the video this lounge looks like to be better than Amex Centurion lounge at T3. I came to check out this lounge today, Unfortunately, the staff is rude and the elevator is not working and very handicap unfriendly lounge.

[@davidhartson603]

What are the lounge hours? We have a flight leaving around 1AM.

[@alismith530]

This is amazing. Great and very thorough review! So excited to check it out later this month :)

[@thedivorceediaries]

Wow, and I didn’t think there were any good priority pass lounges in the U.S.!

[@nonia34]

Only wine is available to order from QR CODE and no staff serving cocktail & wine

[@tuantran-xn9qp]

Awesome video! Where is located from TSA checkpoint? Ty

[@jovannysanchez]

I'm actually flying out of SFO tomorrow I'll check it out! 🌳

[@Sarkiss40]

Do you know if I can have free guest in this lounge? I have Amex Platinum.

[@santosgonzalez4228]

🌳amazing PP lounge ,thanks Sebby for a wonderful experience .

[@Paolo_DLR]

The Club has been upping their game. The newer one at LAS, while nowhere near as nice as this, is miles ahead of the old spot. 🌳

[@tower07]

Still waiting for better options in LAX SAN LAS SEA

[@dallaspokornik7570]

$25 for a shower!! 🚿 Is that the case for all the Club lounges that feature a shower? 🚿

[@YoungMule]

🌳 super surprised my next trip will let me check it out thanks sebby

[@ivando5372]

Centurion lounge at SFO is suck. Too small. Close early.

[@MichaelHsu95]

🌳 love the video! Quick question. Now with restaurant benefit gone from the CSR, what other cards have this restaurant benefit. As someone that works at the airport this is a very important feature that not many people talk about. And often times the people that work for these credit cards don’t even know about this “restaurant benefit” Thanks again for the awesome video!

[@DavidRaccah]

The Club at SJC is also very solid, by the way!

[@andrewbeach1685]

What day and time was this? Was it early preview before grand opening?

[@ibdam1]

🌳 Beautiful lounge. DTW North Terminal could use a lounge like this. North Terminal houses everyone except Delta and most international airlines. The only lounge currently in the North Terminal is Lufthansa’s Senators Business Lounge. Keep the great videos coming👏🏾👍🏾

[@SoHottScott]

DTW is my home airport and severely lacking in the lounge department. It was the sole reason for me getting the Amex platinum.

[@yvjyang]

What a fantastic lounge! I’ll be in SFO next month! 🌳

[@martywong1117]

CAN ONE WALK FROM THE CLUB TO THE INTERNATIONAL TERMINAL?

[@crypto_que]

Had to pause the video and reflect that this is in an airport.

[@SamuelDantowitz]

T1 is now also Alaska territory as of this month!

[@UNIENM]

and the oneworld territory

[@nwguy9816]

Great info. I have an upcoming flight out of T1 in SFO to HKG. This lounge is in T1, right?

[@AskSebby]

Yes, it is!

[@reliev33]

Sebby you flying delta/skyteam anytime soon? that NYC looks crazy maybe the best I've seen in the us.

[@AskSebby]

Maybe end of summer!

[@frankb1]

Sebby! You the man!!

[@jqsmooth77]

Charging for using the shower? Great idea!

[@ericyoung8989]

$25 to shower? That’s pretty expensive

[@youngalwyn1124]

🌳 If you plant a tree in the forest, will anyone notice? 🤔

[@jimmyjames6492]

🌳🌳🌳

[@ThingsInMyLife36]

Love the vibe in there🌱🪴🌳🌿

[@chefjosey3027]

what a great content. Totally better than Centurion

[@inex3726]

Looks amazing, also tried the QR code lol and it requires location services to be enabled

[@AskSebby]

Haha, yup! That's why I was fine leaving it unblurred.

[@Tierhog774]

Wow. Atlanta is trash. Your lucky!

[@dave216]

🌳🌳 Hi Sebby, so with PP your allowed 2 guest for this lounge?? Is that right?

[@Daniel15au]

Depends on which PP plan or credit card you have. For example, as far as I know, Amex Platinum doesn't get any free guests unless you hit $75k spend on the card, whereas Capital One Venture X gets two free guests.

[@eile4219]

Cool, I usually just go to the Virgin one in SFO. Atleast something new to try in August for me

[@ryanshannon6963]

How is the Virgin Lounge at SFO? I think that one is Plaza Premium accessible, correct? I've not needed to fly into/sortie SFO lately, but with these two options it seems better than LAX options.

[@eile4219]

@@ryanshannon6963 i think the Virgin Atlantic one is little better and has better food. If you need to take shower go there, you don't book it or anything. Edit: yeah LAX is lacking for PP. Atleast Chase Sapphire lounge is coming.

[@catlike1]

Looks nice. Not quite as nice as the Chase Sapphire lounges at LGA or BOS, which The Club also operates, but somewhat similar. I think they've learned from their partnership with Chase.

[@joshuadriesman3170]

🌳Reminds me a bit of the Chase Sapphire Lounge with the QR codes to order food, which is also operated by “The Club”. I wonder if they’re taking the concepts from there and bringing them to their core brand? Anyways, happy to see The Club chain of lounges building a really nice lounge! Usually I have pretty middling expectations for The Club lounges but this actually looks competitive with Chase’s and Amex’s lounges.

[@IanMaschal]

Did you see the Reddit thread about you yesterday? I wonder how drunk I’ll get from this video? 😂😂😂

[@AskSebby]

The great thing about KZbin is that there's a channel for everyone. I'm here for the aspirational travel. YMMV. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@IanMaschal]

@@AskSebby lol love it. I appriaicte your channels.

[@tomastaz]

@@AskSebbylove your content screw Reddit!

[@teamlopez]

🌳is the Club SFO intended more for domestic travelers. I’ll be flying next week on Zip Air. Maybe Amex lounge will be better for International travelers. Thanks for the video.

[@miyashitakazuya]

Alaska Airlines, which has one of the biggest presence in SFO just moved to terminal 1 just a few weeks ago. Thanks for the video, SFO is my home airport. I have access to Alaska, American and Priority Lounges, so now I have another option that may be the best out of the three. Alaska is opening up a new lounge in terminal 1 this month but I doubt it's going to be better than this. However, Alaska lounge is probably going to be less busy, so I'll go there if the wait for Club SFO is too long.

[@XxRonnie86xX]

San Jose needs to get a huge renovation especially being closer to Silicon Valley. 😩 Looks great & I’ll check it out. But of course I’ll go to the Centurion & Delta. San Jose needs those latter also! UGH! Come on now SJC get with it. It’s Silicon Valley!

[@dantae1225]

Which card/card combo would you recommend for a soon-to-be solo traveler who couldn't care less about lounges and hotels/fancy stuff but is going backpacking for a year and just wants to get as much money back on flights/airbnb/other travel, dining and groceries and who would also use the card for all other purchases from a-z, and who never carries a card balance?

[@jaypaladin-havesmartswilll5508]

Great lounge and it is par on the best business/first class lounges in the USA and way above the other lounges that flying members can enter via Lounge Buddy and Priority Pass. I just hope the SFO Club lounge will keep up its opening great quality of food and services past its first year.

[@CardBinderAdmin]

Hi Sebby, great video as always, this lounge is incredible! SFO is my main airport as well, so looking forward to checking this out next time I fly. I tend to fly United typically, so gonna have to arrange to show up even earlier than I usually do for my flight to fully take advantage though haha. I recently put a tool together to help compare credit cards, and would love your feedback if you had a chance. I sent over an email some time back with some more details, and would be honored to hear your thoughts!

[@judith-1191]

🌴 nice tour, I loved the in depth experience, I like to try out different lounges, and it’s nice to get a preview. I have recently been in the sapphire lounges at JFK LGA and BOS they are each so different. LGA had the best vibe. I tried LHR lounges the food was trash MCO is good, can’t wait to try SFO after your video!

[@jomeimei1]

🌳🌴Thanks for the video! I feel like my years of priority pass membership through chase sapphire finally paid off - SFO is also my home base airport. Will definitely give it a try when I take Starlux to TPE later this year.

[@BronxY2k2]

Great video, I've watch a lot of your videos. Did not know you were 5'11 / 6'0. Very cool hot take. I'm 6'7" and love what you do with credit cards and travel. Keep it up you are motivating the heck out of me. 🌳

[@laronstarghill1200]

Lmao empty just like downtown San Francisco

[@AskSebby]

Most people would be ecstatic to see an empty lounge vs long lines and overcrowding. Anyways, if you watched the video, you'd know it was a press day.

[@funny2thag]

That’s an awesome lounge especially for being unaffiliated with any airline. It kind of reminds me of the new Sky Club at LAX. Which I’m at right now, watching your video.

[@koreajong]

Not as nice as LGA Chase Sapphire lounge, but definitely the best non-Chase PP lounge in the US

[@carlpajela8613]

Knowing Hawaiian Airlines located in International Terminal A and it’s a good walking distance to Terminal 1. Would check out this lounge out when flying out of SFO.

[@andresdiaz4374]

Here now, lounge is nice and clean, great aesthetics, staff are all super friendly, but the food is definitely lacking in flavor. Nothing standing out as a must try. Centurion lounge is still 👑. But this is a great alternative!

[@turtlebud]

🌴this looks like a great option for terminal 1 - we just flew to JFK a few weeks ago and would have really loved to have this option. Had to go through security twice to use the centurion lounge since there were no real options in terminal 1. Hopefully this doesn't become too popular by the next time we fly out of SFO.

[@chiwalsh9794]

I was here yesterday and although everything looks so pretty, the food was unfortunately so bad🥲🫠

[@Obi-waaaaaan]

this is probably the best lounge we have seen in a long time. SFO International Terminal "A" really need to get a better lounge like this "The Club" lounge

[@BuiltNutritionFitness]

Could you do a video on Escape Lounges now extending to Priority Pass? I’m sure many have priority pass at smaller airports that it may benefit.

[@sdho2004]

Great! I don't have to deal with bitchy service and bad food from other PP lounges at SFO. This is also my hub.🌳

[@nathanvuong4475]

So happy to see this lounge after pp restaurants got taken away - Sebby do you know if they will restrict “unlimited” guests for VentureX or are they keeping it strictly to 2 guests for all priority pass?

[@nycityny6466]

Thanks for this video. I'll be in SFO next month and will definitely visit this lounge. I fly Delta and have been to both the Centurion and Delta lounges at SFO and this seems to blow them away. Centurion is an odd layout. The Delta lounge is fine but this one looks more interesting.

[@ShiaoBao]

This is great news! Just happened to be flying into/out of SFO next week🌲and I can't find the proper tree emoji

[@iTzDritte]

🌳Who else considered ordering food to table 65 but was too lazy to spoof your lat/long to pass the location check? Lounge looks niiiiiice!

[@tbone2001]

I’m not in the Bay Area a whole lot 🌳 but that looks beautiful! Hope to get something that decadent to compete with the Centurion in DFW.

[@edlee9432]

I mostly fly out of terminal 3, is it worth the hike over with Centurion Lounge so close? The food has never been great at CL and I love congee!

[@mikey1041]

Oh all my years on the travel and credit card sphere, this video was the first time I've ever heard of LoungeKey 🤣 PP really has them beat