Inside The Brand New Chase Sapphire Lounge Las Vegas — With A Champagne Parlor And Just 87 Seats

The new Chase Sapphire Lounge by The Club at the Las Vegas airport opens today: Wednesday, December 3. It’s located in terminal 1 on the C concourse, past security and adjacent to gate C23.

This makes it especially convenient for Southwest, Allegiant, and Spirit departures from C, and still workable for American and Delta passengers who check in at terminal 1 – clear security, viist the lounge, and take the train over to the D gates.

In fact, all of terminal 1’s A, B and C concourses connect via airside walkways and D plus terminal 3 are linked by train. So you can reach the lounge no matter which concourse you’re flying from without re-clearing security. But it’s going to be most convenient to Southwest and (the greatly-reduced number of) Spirit flyers at the airport. Hours for the lounge are 4:30 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. daily,

The Champagne Welcome

This is a two-level lounge, with entrance on the upper level. There’s a check-in desk there plus Chase’s first “champagne parlor” with bar cart service offering two champagnes, mimosas, and spritz cocktails along with passed bites. From there you can take stairs or an elevator down to the rest of the lounge.

This isn’t just a gimmick. You’re going to want to stop for a glass of champagne on the way in. Chase is promoting a selection of two choices:

• Pierre Sparr Crémant d’Alsace Brut Réserve. This is crisp, fruit-forward, traditional method sparkling wine – a legitimate $20 bottle, often considered a real value at that price point.
• Gosset Grande Réserve Brut. Expect to pay $45 – $60 at retail. It’s a serious, well-regarded non-vintage Champagne and will show more complexity and depth that the other bottle.

I got to know Gosset as the long-time American Airlines first class offering years ago, and I enjoy it. And I see this as a really nice opportunity, not just to go for the ‘better glass’ but actually to try both and compare. Which one do you enjoy more? And if you do prefer the pricier bottle, how much more do you enjoy it? There are many folks who would make the value bottle their everyday sparkling. And trying good selections side by side is a great way to develop your palate, identify your preferences, and firm up your opinions. So don’t pass them by!

Chase Sapphire Lounge Las Vegas Bar

Downstairs you’ll find the rest of the lounge. In the center is the bar, with bar stools wrapped around. It has a standard Sapphire look (and even reminds me most of Philadelphia).

Cocktails are fairly Sapphire-standard with Vegas-specific offerings as well. A special call-out for the Lucky 1700 with dice garnish.

Chase Sapphire Lounge Las Vegas Food

Food is a focal point of the lounge, and they’ve partnered with David Chang on several dishes including a spicy cucumber salad, crispy nori potatoes and Momofuku’s famous pork bun.

The dining room has a buffet, self-serve drink station, and dining tables. There’s also QR-code ordering for made to order dishes brought to your table.

The Sapphire noodles and Sapphire burger common to other lounges will certainly seem familiar to those who have visited other Sapphire lounges.

Here’s the menu:

The Rest Of The Lounge

The small, two-story lounge follows a standard Sapphire Lounge aesthetic which I much like. I think design in these lounges is a highlight, ahead of the food. The main space is downstairs. There’s natural light but no apron views.

There are living room-style areas near the center of the lounge downstairs, and a wraparound couch area that’s good for groups.

Restrooms are at the back of the lounge near the elevator. The men’s room has two stalls plus one urinal. I did not visit the ladies’ room. There is a private unisex bathroom as well.

There are no showers. No nap rooms. There’s no spa. There’s no kids room here. Not enough space for those things.

This Is A Small Space

This lounge is less than 4,600 square feet. There’s seating for just 87 people, and of course some seats will go unoccupied – two-top dining tables where only one person is dining, for instance and you tend not to sit down right next to a stranger on the couch. So in practice the lounge won’t actually accommodate 87 passengers at a time.

It is in the same class as the small Phoenix lounge, where they set aside some capacity for reservations. Cardmembers like the certainty of knowing they’ll be able to get into the lounge, and not wait in an endless queue.

With the United, American Express, and Capital One lounges by the D gates, and The Club in D and E, this lounge is going to be the primary place that B and C passengers like those flying Southwest turn to – especially since it’s an option with Priority Pass as I’ll discuss below. That’s going to mean that overcrowding and waitlists will be guaranteed at peak times, once people realize it’s here.

Access

Access is standard Sapphire-lounge policy:

• Chase Sapphire Reserve personal and business cardmembers: cardmembers enter free, with up to two guests. Extra guests are $27 per person; kids 2 and under are free. (Employee cards on a small business Reserve account do not receive lounge access.)

• J.P. Morgan Reserve cardmembers receive access on the same terms as Sapphire Reserve. This is bascially a Sapphire Reserve card in a different design with free United Club access. It’s targeted at J.P. Morgan Private Bank clients (usually eight figures on deposit with Chase). It amazes me that they do not receive priority access, the way Amex offers Centurion cardmembers.

• The Ritz-Carlton Credit Card actually has the most generous access, since they can bring in unlimited guests free.

In additional, any Priority Pass cardmember (including from non-Chase cards) can visit one Chase Sapphire Lounge per calendar year free per Priority Pass account.

The Chase Sapphire Lounge Network

Chase opens Las Vegas on Wednesday, December 3. It will be closing Hong Kong on January 5, 2026. Dallas – Fort Worth and Los Angeles are known additional lounges in the pipeline. The slate of open lounges is:

Airport		Size (sq ft)		Opened		Key notes
Boston Logan (BOS)		11,500		May-23		Tap-room with local beer; massage chairs; showers; kids’ playroom
Hong Kong (HKG)		12,000		Oct-22		Closing January 2026
Las Vegas (LAS)		4,590		Dec-25		Champagne welcome, just 87 seats
New York–JFK (JFK)		7,600		Jan-24		Shared Etihad space; full cocktail & dining menu; showers
New York–LaGuardia (LGA)		21,800		Jan-24		Two-story design; Reserve Suites; spa; arcade
Philadelphia (PHL)		20,000		Feb-25		Beer-garden zone, shuffleboard, retro arcade, rest pods, facials
Phoenix (PHX)		3,500		Nov-24		Small and overrun, limited amenities
San Diego (SAN)		10,000		Dec-24		Wellness area with private pods & meditation
Washington Dulles (IAD)		5,200		Mar-24		Shared Etihad space; compact but full service offering