A trip through time: Santiago’s Admirals Club
Have you ever felt like you’ve just been transported back in time to the 80’s? Reagan was president, you were jamming in the park with your walkman to Jessie’s Girl, Hungry like the Wolf, or You Spin Me Round, AND if you were traveling to Santiago de Chile, you were enjoying the Admiral’s Club.
Santiago Chile lounge Admiral’s Club
At least that what it felt like. I don’t think this club has been updated since then…
We found the entrance to the club via the signs in the terminal, and headed into the basement via the stairs to enter the club. There are lots of club options, including some that are accessible via Priority Pass memberships, but we wanted to give this one a shot.
Santiago Entrance to Admiral’s Club
Once we were granted entry (via our Citi Presitge credit card) we quickly found some empty seats and asked for access to the showers. One of the showers was broken, but if we didn’t mind not having a cleaning in between each one, we could all have time to shower before our flight.
Santiago Showers Admiral’s Club, dressing bench
Santiago Showers Admiral’s Club
The shower space was tight. Really tight. It kinda looked like they converted a bathroom stall into a shower space as an afterthought. Nonetheless, it was nice to be able to clean up after a 9 hour flight in a metal tube!
After we cleaned up, we still had a good 20 or so minutes before we had to head to the gate, so we decided to partake in some of the food. We didn’t know if the flight from SCL-GIG would have any food or if it did, if it would be any good, so getting some grub at the lounge made sense.
Fruit and Meat/Cheese selections:
Also there were two options for cereals with milk… see that thing in the background? We’ll get back to that…
There was also a selection of pastries
So yea, that thing in that background that looks like a bug zapper? Yup, its a freakin bug zapper.
Santiago lounge bug zapper
Because nothing says “health and sanitation” like a bug zapper in the middle of the food spread.
Moving onward to the other end of the lounge, we had a large liquor selection including some Havana Club Cuban rum (pretty tasty!)
Open pour bar, Santiago de Chile Admiral’s club
Soft drinks are located below…
Santiago Beverages
And plenty of coffee to choose from. Leche Manchada, it should be noted, means stained milk. It’s hot milk with just a little bit of espresso 🙂
Coffee machine
Shortly after having a coffee to wake up, we grabbed our things and headed to the gate. As soon as we went up the stairs I felt a rush of cool air and realized that I was back in 2016 again! Just to confirm I was right, I looked out the window and saw a LATAM 787 Dreamliner ready to take off. Rio here we come!
LATAM 787 Dreamliner
August 22, 2016
I’ve heard the wifi isn’t too good at lounges in this airport. Did you have a chance to use it?
August 22, 2016
Actually, we all connected via the WIFI. They have two networks in the lounge coded as Admirals Club 1 or Admirals Club 2. Same password for both, so I’d imagine that depending on where you’re sitting, you’ll get different results.
November 9, 2017
I spent a few hours at this Admirals Club a few days ago. I have nothing but high praise for it. I have an Admirals Club and Delta SkyClub membership. They both have a presence at SCL. I first tried the SkyClub: One smallish room, cramped feeling, food offerings not too hot, electrical outlets sparse – whatever is available on the walls. Then I tried the Admirals Club. What a difference! Two big rooms with electrical outlets in between many of the seats (not 80’s-like at all). Wifi was good for the most part. The signal was always there, for both networks. But sometimes the data transmission would get slow or drop off. Basically what often happens with wifi in public places and hotels.