American Express will open a Centurion lounge in Amsterdam

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• Mark says:

  9 Jul9 July 04:56

  I went to my first Amex Centurion lounge today, in Denver CO. It was as bad as any nasty Priority Pass lounge in Europe. It basically made up my mind to cancel my Amex Platinum – not just for this, but access to the Centurion lounges seems of little value based on this experience.

  • Barrel for Scraping says:

    9 Jul9 July 07:25

    The Centurion lounge in LAS is better than any other airport lounge in Vegas based on my recent visit. US lounges are poor in general. That’s why the Amex lounges are so popular

  • Thaliasilje says:

    9 Jul9 July 09:40

    LAX Centurion also really bad!

• Paul (another one) says:

  9 Jul9 July 05:46

  Amex lounge at LHR – like a zoo cafe.

  Amex at ARN – a restaurant.

  If Amex wants its Plat customers to feel special they should replicate Stockholm.

  • Rob says:

    9 Jul9 July 07:10

    Go in Centurion at 6am as I have twice recently and it’s delightful.

    • Sharka says:

      9 Jul9 July 11:38

      The big problem (particularly in the US) is overcrowding: you might avoid this at 6am, but these lounges are not a premium experience when you have to queue to get in and the experience is bad. It is not just credit card lounges too: the BA lounges at T5 are overcrowded too. ‘Status’ has been given away too cheaply, and this is the consequence.

    • jjoohhnn says:

      9 Jul9 July 12:02

      Shouldn’t it always be like that? Sometimes you can’t time your flights for 6am!

  • The real Swiss Tony says:

    9 Jul9 July 07:51

    It seems that consistency is a massive headache then? MEX was an absolute joy, whereas HKG was pretty miserable on my respective visits. I certainly don’t consider the ability to use these lounges as a benefit I’d ascribe any value to on my Platinum card.

  • Can says:

    9 Jul9 July 08:44

    Maybe I was lucky, but most of my Centurion visits were delightful..

  • Sean says:

    10 Jul10 July 08:05

    As a regularly traveller to Sweden I agree Stockholm is good. The only negative is the seating could be more comfortable. As you say it’s a restaurant not a lounge.

• JMur says:

  9 Jul9 July 08:57

  I’ve tried the Centurion at LHR four times now and each time it’s been like an over full works canteen. Thankfully the OW Emerald T3 alternatives are available.

• MoneyNeverSleeps says:

  9 Jul9 July 14:11

  Another Centurion Lounge is good news, but it will be a victim of its own success just like the others. The lounges are perpetually overcrowded because the Platinum card is too easy to get. Until American Express increases the annual fee to at least £1,000 to cut out the riff raff, these lounges will never be the premium experience they’re meant to be.

  • LittleNick says:

    9 Jul9 July 15:00

    Rob, I read somewhere new product changes to the Amex lineup in the US this year, potentially plat, would this shake up centurion access do you know? Or if you know anymore?

    • Rob says:

      9 Jul9 July 15:42

      Amex hasn’t announced what it is doing.

      Basically Chase announced big changes to Sapphire Reserve and Amex put out an announcement saying ‘please don’t cancel your Amex to get a Sapphire Reserve, we’ve got some new ideas as well, honest, but we won’t tell until the end of the year, and under no scenario should you assume that we’re making this up as a panic response to Chase’.

• KG says:

  9 Jul9 July 14:56

  If this lounge is between gates E and F, it is clearly targeted at US travellers. Will be a bit of a trek if you fly to the UK (from D gates) but hopefully this will make the Aspire less congested. Nevertheless Amsterdam lounges are abysmal – not a zoo unlike T5 Galleries but the food/drinks offering are worse. Even the food at the Crown non-schengen lounges is terrible

  • George says:

    9 Jul9 July 19:30

    Are you including the BA/One World lounge in that rather broad characterisation?

    What about the Privium Lounge(s)? (both Schengen and non Schengen ones?)

    The Star alliance lounge?

    Do tell.

• Delbert says:

  9 Jul9 July 19:02

  Between gates E and F sounds easy enough to find, but I remember the first couple of times we visited the old BA lounge which was an absolute nightmare to find; probably why it was quiet most of time, but we got used to the route in the end.

• JM says:

  12 Jul12 July 15:43

  LHR Centurion lounge is good. The only downside is no windows. And The actual Centurion members area is a bit odd. Never been crowded when I’ve gone but equally I avoid school holidays

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