Why you SHOULD NOT visit The Club Lounge at SEAttle (South Satellite)

Located airside, across Gate 9, South Concourse. This lounge is a member of Priority Pass program and is accessible to all concourses by train. A friendly and courteous front desk attendant welcomed me.

After checking in using my priority pass card, boarding pass, and government-issued ID, I noticed there was a small room that looks like a walk-in closet. I decided to start my review from this room and then all the way to the very end of the lounge.

To my very surprise, this room gave me a very bad first impression and at first, I thought well maybe simply because it’s a baggage storage room, and nobody really sits in there. While the baggage storage room is thoughtful, the chairs inside this room seems to have seen better days.

There’s a magazine / newspaper stand on one side of the wall across the check in service desk. Above that are 2 media boards showing departure and arrival flights.

Thinking what else could be worse in this lounge than the seat I saw in the baggage storage room. Well, surprisingly again as I continue exploring the lounge, I started seeing some seats as if those seats were picked up from a dumpster. While there are plenty of seats, and different seating areas at this lounge, majority of the seats here are just too dirty, some are even torn, while most of the leather seats are peeling off.

There’s a separate room with a transparent glass divider that has a First-Class sign on the double-doors. This section is for First Class guests from some of the contracted airlines. This lounge is contracted to service First and Business Class passengers on some of the best airlines in the world. Imagine flying in premium class on Emirates, Singapore Airlines, or Lufthansa, and you were being invited to this lounge before your flight. 

I checked the so-called First-Class room out and in my honest opinion, there was no difference between the other part of the lounge and the First-Class section.

People visits airport lounges for reasons like peace, comfort, comfortable seats with plenty of space to stretch out and relax, etc. While this lounge does provide some of the reasons like plenty of seats, and room, it sure does not provide comfort.

Food:
Like the other The CLUB at SEA lounge at Concourse A, there were variety of snacks like peanuts, mustard mix, banana chips, milk chocolates, candy corn, etc.

And while the lounge doesn’t provide hot-food for its guests, it does provide oatmeal, and egg-cheese. 

There was a bowl of mixed cut fresh fruits, fruits and probiotic parfaits, a bowl of power breakfast kale salad (which again looks good), breakfast protein wrap, and some breads and spreads.

But one good thing about this lounge is that all food and drinks are complimentary. The lounge does have a small bar, as well as a refrigerator stocked with cans soda.

Restroom:
The restroom is located on the far end of the lounge. One good thing about this restroom is the automatic flush system. Unlike the Concourse A location. Although the restroom could be better, but it does not look bad either.

Although the lounge may not be perfect, but it does provide some good view of the aprons.

My take on this lounge:
Despite the way things looks at the lounge, it’s good to see the lounge being busy, as guests were frequently going in and out. And the lounge doesn’t seem to look too busy or crowded at any time during my visit.

But the staff at the lounge seem to be fairly nice and attentive, as they were frequently asking if I needed help with anything.

Would I be returning to this lounge? The answer is NO. I think I’d rather squeeze myself in the AmEx Lounge at Concourse B for some good food, or at least use the other The Club Lounge which is located in Concourse A. Again, you can read that review here.

If you have priority pass and you have sufficient time, you may want to visit the other lounge in Concourse A which is accessible with a short train ride airside. Please note, as a premium class passenger on one of the contracted airlines, you can only access the Satellite Concourse lounge. 

Have you been to this lounge lately? Let me know your opinion