Prepare to rub elbows! As an introvert, this pic of the opposing couches (in the main room) gives me the willies. The view from the other direction shows how small the space really is. This is the entirety of the cafeteria style seating. The first thing you’ll notice about the seating in this lounge is that there isn’t very much of it. Most of the seating is basic and not particularly good for stretching out and relaxing. The lack of space has obviously limited what kind of seating they were able to include, but they tried their best. Of all the Amex Centurion Lounges that I’ve visited so far, the one here at IAH offers the least amount of comfortable seating. They’re getting a lot of mileage out of those black cube chairs! Seating Nothing says “we give a ****” more than seeing the same decor that I’ve shown you in my other American Express Centurion Lounge reviews. It’s basically what the Hawaiian Airlines Premier Club at HNL could’ve been if they actually gave a ****. Think of it as one large(ish) room creatively broken up into individual sections. Assuming I did the math right, I declare this to be one of the smallest Amex lounges in existence. What you’re seeing is about 75% of the entire space. If there’s one pic that captures the entire essence of this lounge, it’s gotta be this one. The bar and food buffet is one section, and the other two sections are lounging areas with shared communal (and private) spaces. Unlike the Centurion Lounge at SFO, the one here at IAH is essentially one large room sectioned off into three individual spaces. Hope you still have some energy left to mosey on up to the reception desk though – it’s a bit of a walk once you pass through the main entrance. This better be good! OK yeah, this does look good. I’ve never been happier to see an airport lounge entrance in all my life. A full minute later and I’m still not there yet! It was at this point that I was thinking that I should’ve just grabbed some alcohol in the duty-free shop and called it a day. The elevator will open, and…you’ll see this. If you make it past the alcohol, take the elevator down one level to reach to lounge. I like how they assume anyone will actually see the sign pointing to the Centurion Lounge with all that duty free alcohol on display. It’s the single weirdest entrance to an airport lounge that I’ve ever seen. Located in Concourse D, the entrance is actually buried deep within a duty-free shop near gate D12. Locationįinding the Amex Centurion Lounge at IAH will be a bit of a struggle. However, while I wasn’t completely dissatisfied with my experience, it didn’t quite live up to my admittedly lofty expectations. I had high expectations as I was making my way to the entrance. My full review of the American Express Centurion Lounge at IAH If there was one redeeming quality of my visit, it was the heaping plate of deliciousness that very much lived up to the Amex Centurion name. While it looked very similar to other Amex Lounges that I’ve visited in the past, it had a “budget” vibe to it that none of the other ones seem to have. I found this one to be small, somewhat cramped, and not all that relaxing. Basically, I learned that not all Amex Lounges are created equal. Visiting the Amex Centurion Lounge at the Houston Intercontinental Airport (IAH) for the first time was an eye-opening experience.
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