All good things must come to an end, and so, too, did my weekend trip to Vancouver at the end of June 2022. After an invigorating brunch with fellow Prince of Travel team members Ricky, T.J., and Josh, I was feeling ready for my flight back home to Edmonton.
On the way, it felt appropriate to dip my toes into not one, but both of the Plaza Premium lounges available in the domestic departures section of Vancouver International Airport.
Plaza Premium Lounge Vancouver (Domestic) – Access
The primary Plaza Premium lounge is located between Gates 15–17 in Concourse B. Its branding is quite prominent and flashes in your face almost immediately after you exit security, so is hard to miss.
Open from 5am to 10pm, which is not as late as I’d normally desire, the lounge is sadly no longer a member of the venerable Priority Pass program.
However, it remains accessible to individuals with a variety of other travel credit card lounge membership options. Some of the more obvious candidates are travellers with DragonPass provided by their Visa or Mastercard credit cards.
After making my way up the entry staircase to the admissions desk, I opted to show the attendant my American Express Platinum Card to gain access. There’s also an elevator for people travelling under conditions of limited mobility, which is always a plus.
I was lucky, too, because the lounge was very full when I arrived about 5pm on a Sunday evening, and shortly after being granted entry, other guests were either turned away at the door or advised to wait in the atrium for a minimum of 30–40 minutes.
I’m sure I would’ve left the establishment much more sour had I experienced this! Some travellers were referred to the café-style satellite Plaza Premium down the hallway, but declined the offer because of its distance from the customers’ travel gates.
Plaza Premium Lounge Vancouver (Domestic) – Seating
The seating here reminded me of that in the Plaza Premium Lounge Edmonton: comfortable, plentiful, and available in various shades of beige.
The limited colour palette looks a little dated, but at least the chairs are plushy. There were also an enormous amount of power outlets…
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