We are flying from Calgary to Phoenix and our credit card gains us access to this 'transborder…read morelounge' from aspire. Check in was really easy with our Amex, super friendly front desk. There were 6 people in front of us around 4:30p on a Wednesday and we waited maybe 5 mins. It was not busy at all and we found some comfy seating by the windows- what a view! The food offerings weren't extensive BUT; they were tasty. The Tuscan chicken was juicy and the Mac and cheese was the perfect complement. The vegan chili was excellent - and I've been craving something black bean since I left home, so it hit the spot. Most of the people visiting this lounge sit in the seating around the bar with all the live plants- too busy with people to get a picture but if you want a little quieter; pick the other side The WiFi is just the regular airport WiFi and it worked just fine. They offered a decent French rose and a Chardonnay so that was nice. Staff were making the rounds picking up dishes and glasses very efficiently. I did note that they have showers here too so if you've got a long red eye this is a great feature!!

A really nice and spacious lounge! No wait when we went, and they have a lot of space inside. I…read morelove the natural lighting and plants all around. There is a good variety of food options which tasted pretty standard. There were hot and cold food items which was nice. Some dishes were ratatouille, pasta, brocolli cheddar soup. Bar available along with coffee/tea. Overall a very convenient lounge. Friendly service.

I always use this lounge when I'm at Calgary Airport as it's the best lounge of choice from my…read morecredit card's offering. Except for drinks, everything is ordered through a QR code at your seat. There's a great variety of food and the quality is decent. The cocktails are also quite good. It's a very popular lounge and there've been times when it's been full so I recommend prebooking if you can.

The lounge itself is great, but getting in is the worst part…read more The wait is tremendously long and they don't give you any sort of estimate of where you are in the line or the ETA. I came when there was no line, well before my flight at 4pm, my flight was at 730pm. They said you have to enter within 3 hours of departure even though boarding starts at around 7pm Very dumb. So they said to come back in 30 minutes. Then when I came back, there was a huge line. Lady just screwed us over for no reason. In the line there's no ETA nothing. Waiting over 1.5 hours, never allowed in and never heard anything Very trash service ngl especially for priority pass members. Entry isn't even first come first serve for those that waiting queue. Many people that came after us got admitted for some reason

Continuing the Airport Lounge series of reviews - maybe I should start a Yelp collection on it - we…read morefind ourselves at the Chinook Lounge in YYC. This place goes by a few names it seems. My apps and sites have it as SwissAir Chinook Lounge but it's listed here as Servisair's Lounge. Whatever it is, the word Chinook should basically tell you that it is at YYC. The Chinook is located in the Domestic flight area of Concourse A. If you find yourself lost, just jump on the YYC Link shuttle service and get off at the end/beginning of the track. Walk through to the food court area at A and to your left is a set of stairs up or the elevator to the Chinook Lounge. I was looking forward to the place but it was a bit of a let down. It was warm with the mid-afternoon sun was setting and it was pretty warm inside. The fireplace was also going pretty well. It's ok though, take off the winter layers and stay awhile! Still a bit stuffy though. The food and drinks are located together. I didn't really participate too much in the food and drinks. The food was pretty off putting. Inside the fridge were large containers of pre-made sandwiches. You open the lid, get a pair of unsanitary tongs and lift out the little slivers of bread and fillings. There is a fridge that held cheese and cold cuts if you wanted to put something together. Some spirits were offered. I didn't bother. Open another fridge and there is some salad stuff and a vat of potato salad from a tub. Suffice it to say that I'm going to skip the food. Let's look for a nice pint of beer. There was a single tap and I just didn't want to bother. Sat down at a table, had some veggies and tried to do some pre-work before getting on the flight to YVR. I think the WiFi was non-existent. I had to use the Free-YYC one. I've been to the Maple Leaf Lounge at most of the Canadian airports. In YYC, MLL is far superior to this offering. I was here because I flew WJ and not AC. Also because my status with AMEX and Priority Pass allows me into the place without charge. If I had to pay to be here, it would have been a waste. 2.5 Stars. Probably will fly out of this place on AC when possible. If not, I guess I'll be back here again...hohum... Cheers/Jeers - you pick.

Although this lounge is spacious and normally quiet, the food selection is very limited and below…read moreexpectations. It's a nice place to enjoy a coffee or mixed drink, but otherwise not worth paying. Update: March 2019 Since Westjet took over management of this lounge the food and drink is much better. It's now a great spot to relax before a flight. Increased rating from 2 to 4 stars.

Surprisingly large and new, this location has an upscale vibe that welcomes travellers…read more Decor is fresh and modern with plenty of seating and configurations , big bright windows where you can enjoy a view of the Rockies. Beautiful! There is a bar serving drinks and coffee with one attendant. I didn't have to wait but it could be different if it's busy with patrons. There is a chef on hand to offer the specialty of the day plus chips and snacks for self serve. Definitely a premium ambiance that feels very nice.

Tired lounge. Indifferent attitude. There is some food selection but quality is questionable. Good…read morearea for working and there's wifi. Coffee machines seem to be out of order frequently. Supposedly you can get coffee at the bar except no one there to make it. If you can get in for free then it's ok but not worth paying for.

After learning that there is no Maple Leaf Lounge past customs at the Calgary Airport I decided to…read moregive the Rocky Mountain Lounge a try. I had a lot of time to kill so I figured by the time I buy dinner, and a drink at one of the airport restaurants the price would be similar. Plus I would have the added benefit of a quiet atmosphere. I was right on the quiet part. There were only a few people in the lounge so there was plenty of comfy sitting room. However, I was wrong on the food part. They had a very limited selection of foods of sustenance. They had potato bacon soup, which was ok, and some wraps and sandwiches. The sandwiches looked and tasted similar to a pulled pork - but I am not exactly sure. They also had some fresh fruits and veggies - which did not appear fresh at all. The only dip they had to accompany the veggies was packaged Kraft ranch dressing. Overall, the food was disappointing. On the positive side they did have a large assortment of snack items including chips, pretzels, nuts, and cookies. As well as an assortment of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks. Overall the $36 cost is probably worth it if you value quiet, and will be there long enough to take advantage of the drinks and snacks. But if you are looking for a quality meal, this is not the place. If you are an American Express card holder (as well as some other cards/clubs) entry is complimentary.

My favorite thing while traveling is escaping the chaos and activity of the airport and retreating…read moreto a quiet, private lounge. This lounge is just that, quiet. There are occasionally some rowdies who have paid their way in before a Vegas flight who have no manners or respect for any of the people around them and the lounge attendants don't do anything about it while everyone around are giving them the stink eye which they don't notice because they are oblivious to anybody else except themselves. But I digress. This is a great place to grab a glass of wine and get some work done or even sit back in a comfortable leather chair with a newspaper and just relax. There is always a golf game or some sort of sporting event playing quietly in the background on the tv's through-out and it is nice 'white noise'. You can't get a meal here but they do offer cold sandwiches, fruit, vegetables, cheese and assorted crunchy snacks along with various beverages. I will take it any day!

We are flying from Calgary home to Phoenix and we are in the E terminal which is considered…read moretransporter. It could not have been easier with our global entry to get through customs and I'm not exaggerating, literally less than five minutes. The airport is clean. There are a ton of services, restaurants and such and maybe it's because our flight time is at 7:30 PM. It is not busy at all! We spotted a kids play area too - I also noticed they had a supply of strollers it appears you can just use to cart kids around and then leave the stroller behind. Cool for not over packing! We did sit in seats near the gate that indicated they had chargers but they didn't work (E term, gate 90)

YYC airport is the closest airport if you're planning to go to Banff or Canmore. It's roughly an…read morehour away from Banff so plan accordingly when you arrive/depart. I'm from the US so I believe my gate was either 15 or 16 for arrivals. If you're renting a car at this airport and you're a US traveler, please note that you'll have a long walk to get to the car rental section which is near gate 7. I want to say I walked for at least 12-15 minutes to get from the arrival gate to gate 7. Departing was pretty quick and easy too. I traveled through American Airlines and found the kiosks to be far more streamlined when checking in versus going up to the counter. From there I went straight through the security and customs line. I was impressed with how smooth that went. Everything was 100% automated and checking in my bags through security while going through the scanners was a breeze. The staff on hand were friendly and moved passengers along with efficiency. As for departure dining, the food options at YYC are mediocre. It was lunch time and I ended up getting a nacho bowl at Mi Casa. It was decent, pricing was ok however it tasted commercial more than anything. I just wasn't wowed. The free Wi-Fi in this airport has good signal with several charging ports at the gates. If I ever find myself coming back to visit Calgary, I wouldn't hesitate to fly through YYC.

Nice space, but not so nice food and beverage. Much of the food was low-quality and tasteless…read more Limited selection of beverages, no bartender. Much room for improvement.

Ugh I have so many mixed feelings about this place.. I suppose thats in a large part due to the…read moreinconsistency of service and quality between visits.. There's usually a great deal of variation between one visit and the next... even within one visit... That being said, when it's good its EXCELLENT and when it's bad its like "where am I and what is this place?". Let's call it the YYC lounge lottery for now.. Huge bonus points for the sophisticated and complete gluten free menu. I've been glutarded from a very young age and have often found myself sidelined to a salad bar while everyone else feasts on whatever delicious things they want.. This restaurant is a progressive one (in the dietary sense). Service is good. Sometimes. Other times its just awful. Again with the lottery. Luck is a fickle mistress. Now my pet peeve that is consistent across all my visits here (dozens and dozens of visits): This hotel has a large business traveler component. That includes me, and my associates. Every time I check into the Delta (with its itty bitty rooms), the last thing one wants to do is sit in your cramped room all night with your laptop and various electronic devices that are corporate necessities. Far more preferable would be to go down to the YYC lounge and have a few drinks and eat, and work on some tasks on your laptop/ipad/tablet/cell phone.. BUT, the management here seems to have completely overlooked the fact that these devices need electricity.. There isn't a single electric outlet to be found., So after a long flight, with your devices all discharged, you either have to sit right at the bar (often fully occupied), or sit and wait for a full charge in your room before you can come down and relax. This is HIGHLY inconvenient.. When I asked them why they mumbled something about "safety". Puleezee, wake up and smell the 2014.. Starbucks and coffee shops and Denny's and all sorts of restaurants world wide that are with the times often have many outlets available to customers.. So if you're going to lie, at least lie convincingly. I know it may seem like a simple thing, but when you're exhausted and just want to chillax in a lounge, the last thing you want to be worrying about constantly is how you're going to keep your devices charged (for whatever reason you're using them).. To sum it up, nothing I've mentioned here is a deal breaker. I will continue flying through YYC and stay at the Delta and drink at the YYC lounge at night.. I just want to say it like it is and point out that just like the aging and decaying YYC airport, this lounge could stand to get with the times as well. PS: Try the chicken wings, they rock

Freeport Food & Drink was an amazing restaurant we stayed two hotels over and it was great to be…read moreable to walk over there after working all day have an amazing dinner then walk back! The service and ambiance was very nice and welcoming!

Ate here on our roadtrip, staying in the hotel next door. Grateful to find staff aware and careful…read morewith allergens. Menu has clearly marked GF (gluten friendly) items. I had the Thai stirfry with jasmine rice. Delicious and no reaction after.