Is this the best Priority Pass lounge in the country?

The Membership location at SFO

The Membership opened in June at SFO’s Harvey Milk Terminal 1. Each instances I handed by in October, there was a line to get in; nevertheless, it was solely a five-minute wait once I visited earlier than a latest flight to New York.

As you enter the foyer space on the terminal’s predominant ground, you may see a big staircase.

There may be an elevator behind the check-in desks, nevertheless it was not working whereas I used to be visiting (besides by request of these in wheelchairs). As an alternative, the bags space close to the elevator was getting used for storage, so folks did not need to lug their luggage up two flights of steps to the principle lounge.

The staircase is a dramatic strategy to enter the house, however hopefully the elevator will not be offline for lengthy.

The Membership SFO is certainly the nicest Precedence Move lounge I have been to within the U.S. Not like many of the 20 golf equipment within the home Precedence Move community, this one is stylish and properly designed. A dramatic lighting characteristic frames the house. (Though, as you’ll be able to see, it will get fairly full.)

I had bother getting pictures that did not make it look packed to the gills, nevertheless it did not really feel as crowded because it seemed.

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Across the nook from the principle eating space, there’s a lengthy, attractive bar serving top-shelf cocktails, beer and wine.

The Membership SFO entry necessities

The Membership SFO facilities

The Membership SFO has among the finest facilities you may discover at any home lounge at SFO. My favourite characteristic was the little seating space on the prime of the staircase with a “first-of-its-kind microclimate hearth,” in accordance with the lounge. It makes use of water vapor and fancy lighting to imitate an actual fireplace. Plus, the house by no means received utterly full.

There’s additionally a pleasant space for snoozing, a characteristic The Membership SFO calls a “relaxation zone.” Sadly, a scarcity of lounge chairs means you will not all the time have the ability to get a spot; there are simply 4 chairs in complete, all dealing with a beautiful lighted wall characteristic. Throughout my keep, there was one temporary second when the room was empty.

Further seating areas embody varied workspaces, particular person couch seats with excessive partitions and particular person quiet rooms off to the facet marked “privateness” that some of us had became nap rooms.

There have been dozens of small seating areas, most crammed with passengers killing time earlier than their flights (together with one passenger who turned two chairs right into a makeshift mattress).

Views weren’t the most effective characteristic of the lounge, though you possibly can see some planes by way of a couple of home windows within the distance. There have been views of the terminal walkway beneath.

The lounge has a wellness middle, however you may must ask for entry. It was locked up throughout my keep. The small room is provided with two Lululemon Studio Mirrors, yoga mats, yoga blocks, gymnasium towels and water.

Lastly, the lounge has three small “luminescence” rooms you can reserve for 20-minute intervals. They arrive with adjustable lighting and temperature controls. I used to be capable of reserve one for a fast meditation and to flee the hustle and bustle of the principle lounge.

All of the reservations for the lounge will be made by way of an app that you simply entry through a QR code.

Notice that you will must pay $25 to make use of the showers. There are three within the lounge, together with one that’s absolutely wheelchair-accessible. I requested an attendant to let me snap a couple of pictures since I did not want to splurge on a bathe myself. It is good to have the choice, even for those who do need to pay for the pleasure.

I appreciated that every bathe had a rainfall showerhead and a bathe wand. Facilities had been by the German cosmetics model Babor.

The loos had been clear and tiled with enjoyable phrases like “standing room solely” on the males’s urinals. There was even a diffuser to maintain the loos smelling clear.

The lounge additionally affords a lactation room for nursing moms.

Wi-Fi at The Membership SFO was lightning quick — presumably the most effective I’ve ever discovered at any lounge. As you’ll be able to see beneath, obtain speeds got here in at 284 Mbps and add speeds at 248 Mbps. Wow.

There have been additionally plentiful shops all through the lounge.

The Membership SFO eating and bar

The lounge bar was a preferred spot, however I by no means noticed lengthy traces for cocktails throughout my go to.

Again within the massive predominant eating room, a walk-up buffet attracted fairly a line because it transitioned to lunch throughout my go to.

The meals unfold was spectacular, with the cooks replenishing the vittles as company shortly snatched them up. Objects included California fruits, a carrot-coconut curry with jasmine rice, orange rooster and broccoli cooked in pineapple soy.

There was additionally a wine buffet station serving Chalk Hill and Foley wines, nevertheless it was closed throughout my go to.

Lastly, there have been a couple of different beverage stations providing a espresso machine, a soda water faucet, teas, fountain soda and some different treats.

Backside line

The Membership SFO is already proving to be extremely well-liked because of its superbly designed two-floor house, massive number of enjoyable meals and beverage selections, and lots of attention-grabbing facilities. I am a bit of involved in regards to the crowding, however that is true of almost each lounge nowadays — particularly throughout prime time.

If that is the course The Membership model goes in, I am all for it.

I can undoubtedly say it is the nicest Precedence Move lounge I have been to within the U.S.

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