Snapshot review: The Club Lounge, Terminal 1D, Las Vegas
Despite being a gambling and holiday mecca for travellers, myself excluded, it surprised me to see that Las Vegas is lacking when it comes to lounges. I was travelling on a Delta Air Lines First Class ticket, which includes no lounge access, but it did surprise me that both the Number 1 and 2 U.S. airlines, American and Delta respectively, have no owned-and-operated lounges at LAS. United are the only carrier with such a lounge while for everybody else, the presence is farmed out to third-party operators.
The Club Lounge LAS can be accessed by either paying USD 50, which feels extortionate considering the quality, or using a lounge access scheme. Schemes include Lounge Key, Priority Pass, and Dragon Pass. Airlines including British Airways and Virgin Atlantic utilise this lounge for passengers departing from Las Vegas.
The Club has a modernly designed entrance with three desks to welcome guests. I headed here after being asked to return to the AmEx Centurion Lounge closer to my departure time.
A long corridor connects the entrance to four key spaces. A sectioned off room that I believe is sometimes reserved for Virgin Atlantic passengers, the food buffet, bar, and lounge areas. The design is clean and tidy yet unremarkable.
The lounge area is laid out in a concave design that provides excellent runway views if at the window. However, the booth furniture style deployed both makes the space feel cramped while providing little privacy for visiting guests.
A small bar can be found at the far end of the lounge section. A small selection of drinks can be found including basic wine and beers, however I couldn’t see clearly anywhere if there was an extra charge for spirits like the Alaska Lounge did in SFO.
The Club Lounge LAS has a barren buffet offering available to passengers opting to visit. One positive was the lounge is kept quite clean and tidy.
The selection is sparse and what is available is plain and much of if beige in colour, which suggests low nutritional value. A self-serve coffee machine that spits out basic espresso-based drinks is available but, as always, the quality is variable. The only thing that was nice was the cake which had a cinnamon flavour.
Some sporadic and limited seating can be found in the buffet zone. The concave shape of the lounge is a limiting factor in the Club Lounge LAS being able to properly make use of the space.
We set down in the semi-private room primarily because it was quieter and less busy than the rest of the lounge. It’s dreary and feels like a fancier version of a GP’s waiting room.
An inoperable coffee machine and empty secondary buffet can also be found here.
And finally, toilet and comfort room facilities can be found inside the lounge. They were clean and felt like they had been attended to quite recently when I used it.
Conclusion
Is it dreadful? No. Is it worth USD 50? Never.
If you have access to this lounge either as part of a lounge membership or airline ticket, then it is a better space to visit than the departures hall. Purely from the fact that the space is quieter and has decent views is it an okay place to visit. Otherwise, don’t bother and save your USD 50 for something from one of the terminal’s food outlets.
