Chase Sapphire Reserve Lounge - Phoenix

When We Visited: January 2026

How We Got In: The Chase Sapphire Reserve Card & The Chase Sapphire Reserve Card for Business

I currently have the Chase Sapphire Reserve Card & J has the Chase Sapphire Reserve Card for Business. Unlike other lounges, the Sapphire Reserve Lounge is only open to Sapphire Reserve Card Holders, you can’t pay for a guest pass the way you can at other lounges.

Overview: I typically like to fly direct. But, in planning our recent flight to New Orleans, I told J that I’d be fine with a layover if it gave us the opportunity to go to a good lounge. So we opted for a flight from Oakland to New Orleans with a 2 1/2 hour layover in Phoenix, which gave us the chance to visit the Chase Sapphire Reserve Lounge there. 

Tip: Make a reservation!! The Chase Sapphire Reserve Lounge in Phoenix is the only lounge we’ve visited so far that will allow you to make a reservation up to 2 weeks in advance. So be sure to make a reservation! I checked availability about 10 days out and had no problem making a reservation for our morning arrival at 8:15. When we arrived at the lounge there was a line (which we got to skip since we had a reservation!) and the wait to get in was 30 minutes.

I really enjoyed our visit to the lounge. We sat at a high top table with a great view of the tarmac in the morning Phoenix sun. They had an espresso machine with an oat milk option, something I don’t see a lot in airport lounges. They also had biscotti, which went perfectly with my oat milk latte. We had a few glasses a sparkling wine, that we ordered to our table using the QR code. We finished our morning with the La Puerta cocktail from the bar (see in the photo above). It was a pretty tasty mezcal cocktail, with a solid presentation for a lounge. We drink with our eyes first, and this drink looked (and tasted) good.

Like airport lounges in general, the food was just ok. In addition to the typical lounge buffet, they have an airstream trailer that serves Mexican small plates. I was really excited about this, but the Mexican breakfast was underwhelming. I had the migas and a chorizo taco. It’s a stretch to call either of dishes I was served “Mexican food” - they were very different that what you typically get with these traditional Mexican breakfast dishes. I could look past this if the food was great. But both plates were alright at best - not inedible, but not good. The other food at the lounge was also just fine, typical of what you expect from an airport lounge.

My only other complaint about the lounge is that it is has an open air concept, making a good part of the lounge open to the airport terminal. This means we heard all the beeps, cries, and other noises in the terminal from our table in the lounge.

My Assessment: I really enjoyed our time at the Sapphire Reserve lounge in Phoenix. The coffee and cocktails were good, and the well regulated flow of traffic into the lounge made it relaxing and enjoyable. I’d consider booking another layover in Phoenix to go back.