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Alaska Lounge

3.7 (47 reviews)
Open 4:30 am - 10:30 pm

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Jennifer L.

Really glad we were able to take advantage of the lounge. It's not something I usually do but it's something to consider more in the future. It's really nice to go enjoy some food where you can actually sit and enjoy it. It's so much quieter and more calm in this space. The food was good too, plus the drinks. We were flying soon so not so much drinking but it's nice to get a well prepared cocktail pre-flight. I would absolutely do this again if given the opportunity. Just a much better way to deal with the airport.

Dianna M.

Usually busy regardless of the time of day you visit. Tiny buffet area, self service coffee machine, and beverages. Small, full bar and made to order coffees. Restrooms. Staff is always personable. Note: more seating on the other side of the main lounge. Less crowded and more comfortable.

Hot foods- July 2025
Drizza N.

Great service with July 17 morning staff. Comfortable and clean facilities lots of food choices to choose from for breakfast. Hot foods, pancake maker, breads, oatmeal.... Coffee station soda station choose station ... and a bar. Restroom and comfortable seats

Lena C.

Small, clean, and well organized. Staff is super friendly and helpful. Lots of options for in between flights.

Julie C.

I've been to a few airport lounges and this one is pretty good. It is clean, an abundance of seating, there are lots of food and beverage options and has lots of outlets. There is a high top bar with outlets, perfect if you have work to do. The food selections always seem to include an entree, some fresh vegetable and fruits and a sweet treat. The bar serves a variety of spirits and there is both a soda and coffee machine. The service is great, with food being replenished quickly, tables cleared and one person even provided a wake up call.

Delicious (and unexpected!) birthday brownie and screwdriver for my wife on a recent birthday trip at the Alaska Air lounge!
Doug M.

Ok...this is not a traditional bar or restaurant...but if you have access to the lounge please go..as a frequent flier who travels more than 100,000 miles per year and visits dozens of lounges across the country (and world) this is the best airline lounge I have ever been in...not even close! Why so good you ask? Well...beyond the obvious of complimentary food and drinks...it is the exceptional staff that makes this place shine. Alaska Airlines almost always has the best lounge staff as they are actually employees of the airlines (versus outside contractors like other airlines) -- and the staff seems to genuinely care about their customers. Case in point...on my way to Tennessee on my wife's birthday recently, I happened to mention our travel plans in passing to the bartender on duty -- Kim -- in the lounge while getting a drink...about 5 minutes later and totally unexepectedly, Kim shows up at our table with a delicious birthday brownie for my wife...my wife cried as she was so happy with the gesture! But having been a regular in this lounge for several years...this is just what all of the staff does there....it is a great team that honestly makes me forget about a lot of the other issues that we have when traveling...oh, and the lounge food and drinks are pretty good as well for a lounge! A++ on the PDX Alaska lounge!

Quick pasta and meatballs with garlic bread, pre-flight! YUM!
Diana H.

I love the PDX C concourse Alaska lounge. The staff is exceptionally friendly. The place is kept spotlessly clean and has lots of charge ports and the food is always fresh, seasonal and rotated. I love spending my time preflight here. Totally worth a membership.

View out the windows, November 2023.
Glen M.

As of November 2023, this airport is in the middle of a major renovation. Construction can be seen from almost every area of the airport, including the view from this lounge. Alaska is a partner airline of American so access to this club may be included in your access to their Admiral's Club. My CC gets me into both and it is always a welcomed environment compared to the general terminal. Sometimes you just want a snack or a cold drink and don't want to have to pay $10 or $15 for the pleasure. Access to these clubs meet those needs for me. Don't get me wrong, most don't have over-the-top food selections but almost always have enough of a selection to satisfy the craving until my next meal. Staff in this location was friendly and helpful. It's a smaller lounge but I didn't have any problem finding food, drink and a comfortable place to sit. They have some cocktails for free, others are for sale. Just depends on which brand of wine or alcohol your prefer. Fountain drinks are available through one of those 100-in-1 machines. Coffee also available through an automated machine. Food items on my day including some desserts like cookies, make your own tacos, chips and some soups. Enough to get me through. Will visit again the next time I'm there. Enjoy!

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Lots of space to spread out. Quiet. Decent food and great bar. Fantastic staff members.

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Not worth it. Employees are not friendly. The lounge in Anchorage is sub par. Not a friendly environment the last time I was there.

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Good food and nice spot to relax. Somewhat overcrowded. Great location. Will use every trip.

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Ask the Community - Alaska Lounge

Does the purchase of a first class ticket (not an upgrade), grant you access to the lounge?

Only if it's over 2000 miles

Do you accept Priority pass to access your lounge?

You need an Alaska Club membership. Not just Priority pass. There are 2 levels of membership where you only get access to Alaska lounges or more price to allow yo access to all OneWorld lounges.

Can Amex platinum card holders flying with Alaska get into this lounge?

Anyone can... using the Alaska cc gets you in for $25 while any other form of payment is $50

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Escape Lounge - Lobby

Escape Lounge

4.3(62 reviews)
0.0 mi

Surprisingly large, and uncrowded at the Portland airport, the Escape Lounge provided a…read morecomplementary place to eat/drink while we waited for our flight back to Los Angeles. I wasn't expecting much, and was pleasantly surprised by the food, drink, and especially the friendly and helpful employees of the lounge. My wife, her mom, and I came to the Escape lounge in Concourse D on a Saturday, and were greeted by a super friendly and chipper attendant who checked us in. There are many ways to gain entry, two of which I had privileges: via Priority Pass (provided by Chase Sapphire Reserve) and via American Express access (provided by the AMEX Delta Reserve if flying on a Delta flight). Unlike the nearby Delta Skyclub, one can enter even if on a Delta Basic ticket. It was easier using Priority Pass since those come with 2 additional guests, but did confirm that if there are capacity constraints, the AMEX guests would get priority. Once approved, an elevator (or stairs) must be taken up to enter the lounge. Once you enter, there are complementary lockers to store your stuff. The middle of the room has a small wooden rotunda, mimicking the style of the wooden ceiling at the airport. There is a small buffet with non-traditional choices (this day it was Indian, with butter chicken and naan, and other choices like sandwiches). A nice waiter came around to ask if I wanted a drink (I obliged with a local pils), and kept coming back to refill as I finished. The beer was very good, confirming how good the local beer here is in Portland. The bathrooms are nice but small, with full coverage stalls. Some people were asking about the sleeping rooms, and were told that it's first come/first serve. As I was leaving, I noticed how relaxed I was, before heading to board the plane. It definitely had a lot to do with the niceness of the employees at the airport, especially the folks at the Escape lounge.

I've gone here about 3 times since they've opened and while I miss Capers being apart of Priority…read morePass, I'm super excited for Escape Lounge. First off I love how large it is, I've never had to wait when trying to go here. The food is always well stocked and most of it is wholesome nutritious food with a variety of salads, dips, protein roasts, really tasty vegan food, and soup. The cookies here are fantastic. I'm not a huge cookie guy, but I can't help myself but have 2-3 every time. The staff are one of the friendliest and most attentive of any lounge staff in America. The bartenders are fantastic and are very social and can make pretty much anything I've thrown at them. Pro tip...utilize the lockers when you head up the elevators so you don't have to haul them around everywhere. Also very handy if you have to leave for any reason and don't want to haul your luggage and will return later. Also there are 2 private beds for you to take a quick nap in which is fantastic.

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Escape Lounge - Sitting area

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Delta Sky Club - A quiet spot.

Delta Sky Club

3.8(81 reviews)
0.0 mi
$$$

Nice lounge tucked away and accessed by elevator or stairs to the left…read more This was my 1st at this Delta Sky Club as I normally go to the Escape. I really liked my experience here for a few reasons. It is less busy so quieter. 3 areas of seating with lots of outlets. There is an business area if you need to print something or work on your laptop. I like the extra touches on the food and drink options. I like that they had a lot of fresh fruit (the other lounge usually runs out so disappointment for my kiddos), vegetarian sausage for the hot breakfast line up, and my favorite chia seed pudding as well as oatmeal, cereals, hard boiled eggs, cheeses and wide selection of baked goods. They had fresh fruit and mint for the lemonade, various Rishi tea options and candied ginger to upgrade your tumeric ginger tea. The decor is not as modern compared to all the renovated areas of PDX as mentioned by another review. However I would definitely come back if I am travelling with Delta. Thank you to the morning crew of this lounge for making my early morning flight experience a great one.

Is this the BEST Delta lounge of all the Delta lounges in all the world? No. Not even close. Is it…read moremy FAVORITE? Honestly, a little bit yes. There's some hometown pride influencing that decision - most Delta lounges have a mix of whatever-city-you're-in locals, a smattering of folks on long layovers, and then just general riffraffery. BUT: The Portland Delta lounge is nearly 100% hometown PDX locals. No one lays over in Portland. It's a hub to nowhere. Almost everyone in the lounge has just come, bright-eyed and bushy tailed, from their very own domicile, and is headed out to The Big Wide World (mostly Seattle, LAX, or SLC TBH, and then on to Parts Unknown). I just love copping a squat in the PDX Delta Lounge and listening to Nike employees on conference calls talking about retail design that one day soon I'll see on the feet of assorted overgrown adolescents, smiling at old couples wearing "tactical pants" excited to go on their vacation to Tulum or Portland-style ladies in wide-toed clogs and flowy jewel-toned caftans, and the occasional cluster of North Face-wearing weirdos. What I'm saying is: My love for the PDX sky club is inextricably linked with my love for my beautiful, flawed, perfect, and wonderful city. I have been coming here for SO MANY years that I recognize everyone at the front desk. I know the guy that walks around asking everyone if they need anything. I know enough not to order a drink at the bar (if you want to get crunk, do it somewhere where the booze is not... terrible), I know their schedule of when they switch over from breakfast to lunch, I remember the lounge before they expanded it (a much needed expansion, but still not "too much"!) and I have a few "favorite places to sit". I know where they keep the hand lotion in the ladies' room and I know which direction to turn if I want a view of planes taking off vs a view of the concourse below. I've taken umpteen time-lapse videos of both. The lounge is great. The Portland airport is great, but I love this lounge so much that I regularly choose to hang out in here INSTEAD OF in the wide world of the PDX airport (which again, is EXCELLENT and full of so many wonderful wares and comestibles) because it is my comfy womfy airport happy place. Plugs galore, friendly staff, friendly clientele (but not TOO friendly - people keep to themselves as they oughta), and oodles of old-school charm. It's not run-down, but it hasn't been bells-and-whistles upgraded to within an inch of its life like some other lounges we know of. The PDX Delta lounge is function over form, but the form is a solid performer as well. In any case - if you're a Delta frequent flier, don't sleep on the lounge. Or hey - sleep IN the lounge! Just keep your feet of the furniture, you animal, and don't miss your flight!

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Delta Sky Club - Bread and other breakfast option.

Bread and other breakfast option.

Delta Sky Club - Sunday Bloody Mary bar!

Sunday Bloody Mary bar!

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United Club

United Club

3.4(47 reviews)
0.1 mi
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The United Club is United Airlines' airport lounge network. It offers a place for eligible…read moretravelers to relax, work, or grab a bite to eat before their flights. Not an all you can eat buffet. A selection of snacks, light meals, and drinks, including alcoholic beverages (may vary by location). That is the important piece. This lounge is sized for the PDX airport. Being the PDX is not a major hub, the lounge is smaller for the amount of travelers passing through the doors. The food over the last year has been extremely better than previous years. I wonder what changed but the food has been seasoned much better. Whoever is cooking now please keep them. All lounges have free high-speed internet access. Or at least included with membership. The service is very good here. The staff keeps the place clean. The bathrooms are always clean. The front counter personnel are always friendly. This is my home lounge and I appreciate everything the staff is doing there to keep it nice.

All US United Clubs are pretty similar on food offerings! There are some minor exceptions like…read moreNewark airport that offers a bit more and a coffee bar that provides Matcha! So the true differences in clubs are service, cleanliness, and seating offerings! Always best to go to clubs first thing in the morning when they are still clean! The Portland Club is small! I'm actually shocked they have a club as United flights to Portland are pretty limited! You will find this club on the second floor by the United gates. There are stairs or you can take the elevator to the second floor! Once you enter the club you will find comfy lounge seats and a few seats at the bar. The lounge overlooks three run way. The wait staff are pretty friendly! Especially the gentleman at the bar! As mentioned in other lounge reviews: the food is just ok! At breakfast they had various breads, oatmeal, pre made tiny omelets, cheese and more! Plus a coffee station and juice can be requested at the bar! The club was clean and service was good! Food was average to sub average like other clubs! As early in the morning, before 8am, plenty of seating.

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Portland International Airport - PDX - United Airlines, check-in  10/5/25

Portland International Airport - PDX

4.3(2.6k reviews)
0.0 mi

My wife, mother-in-law, and I had the opportunity to travel through the Portland International…read moreAirport for a quick sightseeing trip in Spring of 2026. We got to see the beauty of the massive airport expansion that completed in 2024, along with the friendly kindness of the employees. I now understand why PDX is ranked the best airport in America. It's been over 20 years since I last visited Portland (not counting the Amtrak that we took from LA to SEA), so the airport was very new to me. We need wheelchair assistance when traveling with Mom, and an assistant was waiting for us at the jet bridge. He took us through the parking garage to the nearby car rental building. Definitely walkable but busy: later we learned that there is an underground, heated tunnel between the building and airport terminal. What really interested me about the airport was how everything was connected. It consists of only one terminal, split into two sides: North and South (each with its own security checkpoint); four concourses (A-D), with Concourse B and C on the south end. All concourses are connected via airside corridors (no need for intra-airport train or shuttles), with some having moving walkways. There are a total of 60 gates. We got to experience the airport a lot more on our way back to LAX. Dropping off our rental car was easy (actually got someone to acknowledge our return of the car, which isn't common anymore at airport returns). There is no rental shuttle, so asked the nice Dollar attendant, who then called Delta to ask for wheelchair assistance (she needed to know the name and flight number). In about 15 minutes, Curtis came by and took Mom to the various stops, with my wife and I tagging along. Like at other airports, a good attendant can greatly simplify the navigation of an airport, especially through the security lines. We needed to check one bag (had bought some craft beer to bring back), and Curtis waited patiently while I interacted with the super nice Delta agent. While waiting, my wife told me later that Curtis had been like a tour guide, explaining the airport expansion, especially the iconic wood ceiling in the main hall. North Security was next. Security has all the newest processes, including TSA touchless ID, which meant we didn't need to show our IDs or boarding passes. We were flying out of Concourse D, so went to the Escape Lounge in the Concourse. That's where Curtis left us, letting us know that he would leave the wheelchair in case we would later need it. On our return flight, we had a chance to interact with A LOT of workers from the airport, and EVERYONE was genuinely talkative and pleasant. I'm sure it has something to do with that it was a Saturday, but as we talked to Curtis, he stated that most folks at PDX were like that. Of course, a modern destination airport has to have affordable light rail connections, with connections into the heart of the city. Portland has this route running every 15 minutes, costing $2.80 for a 40 minute ride. Will visit downtown Portland via rail next time.

I absolutely love flying to Portland! The airport is pretty easy to get in and out of whether…read moreyou're departing or arriving. PDX is super clean the bathroom is well maintained as well as the pet relief area. I was surprised how good the coffee and the food is at the airport as well as the prices are very affordable. The airport staff is always friendly and helpful, I can really appreciate that.

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Portland International Airport - PDX - 12/21/24  C Concourse

12/21/24 C Concourse

Portland International Airport - PDX - 12/21/24 First phase of renovation completed 8/14/24

12/21/24 First phase of renovation completed 8/14/24

Portland International Airport - PDX - 10/26/2024 - The airport does look pretty incredible. Too bad PDX has zero customer service to go with it.

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10/26/2024 - The airport does look pretty incredible. Too bad PDX has zero customer service to go with it.

The Observatory - Tomato Bisque

The Observatory

4.3(2.6k reviews)
4.9 miMontavilla, Southeast Portland
$$

Had an awesome time at The Observatory the other weekend. Unlike a lot of places, they run their…read moreHappy Hour on the weekend, which is what drew my partner and I in. You can absolutely smell the fish and vinegar as soon as you walk through the door, which I think gives the place a very homey pub feel. I ordered a spiked peach Arnold Palmer, which I enjoyed (and it was pleasantly strong) and a glass of the house white, which was good for the price. Our server was very fast and attentive. To eat I got the tomato soup with a grilled cheese, which was absolutely fantastic. The soup was so creamy and flavorful, and I cannot imagine a better meal after spending all day walking outside in the rain. The fries were super crispy and I liked the batter. My partner and I shared some of their breadsticks, which were deliciously baked (fresh!) and came with a super refreshing basil crema and a nice tomato-y dip. Wonderful all. My partner ordered fish and chips, and was surprised to find that it is one large fillet of fish, not multiple pieces like you would typically expect. He said the fish was fine, but a little tough. Overall, a wonderful experience. I definitely hope to return. I highly recommend this place as a refuge during the cold winter months!

You know what I will admit that my ardor for The Observatory has cooled over time. I do still count…read moretheir rosemary pear martini as my favorite cocktail in town - and really their cocktail menu overall is still excellent. But the last few times I've stopped in for a meal, it feels like the food isn't quite as impressive as it used to be. Could be all in my head. Not sure. But it's always a nice spot to hang out and chat with friends, you can get seated quicker if you enter through Over & Out, which basically functions as an extension of the main Observatory, with it's own bar and pool tables.

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The Observatory - Love the decor and ambiance

Love the decor and ambiance

The Observatory - Sesame Sweet Chili Glazed Chicken Wings ($12)

Sesame Sweet Chili Glazed Chicken Wings ($12)

The Observatory - Buffalo chicken salad (instead of a wrap)

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Buffalo chicken salad (instead of a wrap)

Aurora - love this space

Aurora

4.2(9 reviews)
0.1 miNortheast Portland

Heading out to catch a flight or maybe you just like the airport that much, go check out this…read morespeakeasy. It's before security so you don't need to fly anywhere to enjoy it. Just go up to the Loyal Legion Beer Hall and look for a stainless steel door and a keypad. But how do I get in? That's easy, if you are a sports fan, just enter the year the Blazers won't the NBA title. If you aren't a sports fan, think about when that famous Jedi movie first came out. Enter that number and the * and boom you are in. The place has an interesting feel to it. Lots of reflective mirror. Kinda art deco kinda modern. There is a lounge in the back with svelte velvety seats and some definitely art deco wall decor. I like the fake plants too. Pro tip: if you come during the daytime, you can see the planes too and it's especially beautiful during the golden hour. They have an extensive drink menu with cocktails, winess, and beers. Even a NA Atheletic beer. It's very easy to strike a conversation with a stranger and learn about where they are going or how they found out about the speakeasy. Bonus, the bartender wants to know how you found out too. But beware, this speakeasy has limited hours and days. Monday- Friday 4 pm - 8 pm.

I love a good secret and was super excited to get a glimpse and a drink at this speakeasy... the…read morechallenge was me actually getting to the airport early enough to be able to enjoy it! I had no trouble finding the spot after watching a reel that gave me the location and secret code and was instantly transported into a colorful array and completely away from the airport hustle and bustle! I sallied up to the bar and was greeted by the sweetest bartender who was super helpful in picking out a drink and served it right up! I travel frequently and wish I was on time more so I could come here more often! Will be back as soon as I can!

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Aurora - Bar

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