Getting served at a small stand somehow makes it feel like a special treat. Providing novelty items from a boutique stand is a popular lounge trend. On the day I visited, the lounge was offering “peppy shots,” energy-boosting fruit drinks. Patrons can no longer sit at the bar or lean against it when placing orders. To give you an idea of what is offered, here is a sample menu from the lounge website:Įxcept for a limited selection of cocktails, the bar serves the same variety of beer, wine and spirits as last year. I enjoyed a fast snack of grilled chicken thighs and fresh fruit washed down by Johnnie Walker Black scotch. His menus are centered on down-home Southern style fare. Joe Kindred, a North Carolina native, remains the executive chef. This is what the buffet looked like last year when it was set up family style. This lounge still offered an a la carte buffet consisting of individually portioned items that are handed to customers by servers. CLT Centurion Lounge check in.Ĭhecking out the food service area was my first stop. I made the process more drawn out by not having my card with me. Presenting the American Express Platinum Card, boarding pass and identification takes time. I visited this lounge two days after it opened in February 2020 and gave it a very positive review.Ĭheck in can be tedious at Centurion Lounges. Current hours of operation are 07:00 to 19:00 daily. The elevator to the lounge is on the right as you approach the escalators to Concourse E. The CLT Centurion Lounge is located one level above the concourse near the new food court between D and E Concourses. People who hold an American Express Platinum Card have access to these lounges and can bring in two guests for free, currently. There is also a Centurion Lounge in Hong Kong and several other American Express affiliated lounges in five other countries. All except LAX have reopened on a limited basis. There are currently 13 lounges in the system located in 13 U.S. American Express has installed them at several major airports over the last eight years. I was curious to see how the pandemic had affected the Centurion Lounge experience.īecause they feature family-style buffets including hot entrees and side dishes, Centurion Lounges are the best airport lounges in the U.S. Changes due to the pandemic had adversely impacted the quality of the experience in the Concourse B Admirals Club only slightly. After 30 minutes in the American Airlines Admirals Club on the B Concourse, there was still time to drop in at the American Express Centurion Lounge before boarding the flight to Denver.
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