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Home » American Express » My New Favorite AMEX Centurion Lounge
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My New Favorite AMEX Centurion Lounge

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 13, 2018November 14, 2023 17 Comments

a sign on a wall

Mexico City is home to my new favorite American Express Centurion Lounge. I enjoyed a great massage, shoe shine, haircut, and meal between Aeromexico flights. Talk about a productive layover!

The Mexico City AMEX lounges are run a bit differently than most. I visited the Terminal 2 lounge. Food is all a la carte and not complimentary, though Platinum and Centurion card members have access to a special menu.

a room with black chairs and a picture on the wall

But massages are free…at least a 15-minute massage for each passenger on a first-come, first-served basis. I was able to snag a massage without much hassle. 

a massage table in a room

I noticed a full salon and asked if I could get a haircut as well. No problem…and it only cost about $8. I’m not posting pictures of my haircut, but I think it came out well. 

a pedicure chair in a room

a room with a sink and a chair

a hand holding a receipt

As I working, a man stopped by table and asked if I would like my shoes shined. Sure, why not? He did a superb job.

Service also shined: a young man named Andreas served as my waiter and was incredibly attentive. 

How was the food? I had a bowl of chicken soup and pizza, and both tasted excellent (but yes, the pizza was quite greasy). 

a bowl of soup with a spoon and small bowls of vegetables on a table

a pizza on a black plate

Internet worked well, showers were available, coffee was good: I really could not ask for anything more.

a cup of coffee and a glass of water on a table

a room with tables and chairs

CONCLUSION

I will post a full review with more pictures when my trip reports begins later this week. But this lounge surprised me in a very good way and turned out far better than the Aeromexico lounge I would visit after.

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Matthew is an avid traveler who calls Los Angeles home. Each year he travels more than 200,000 miles by air and has visited more than 135 countries. Working both in the aviation industry and as a travel consultant, Matthew has been featured in major media outlets around the world and uses his Live and Let's Fly blog to share the latest news in the airline industry, commentary on frequent flyer programs, and detailed reports of his worldwide travel.

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17 Comments

  1. Alvin Reply
    August 13, 2018 at 8:20 am

    Wait – so you had an entire pizza AND the shortrib dish on the Aeromexico flight?

    • Matthew Reply
      August 13, 2018 at 8:36 pm

      5 hours in between! 😉

  2. Carl Reply
    August 13, 2018 at 8:23 am

    I’m sorry…an Amex lounge where you have to pay for food?? I’m used to a high level of cuisine, some of it restaurant quality, in an Amex lounge, and no, a free massage doesn’t make up for it, in my opinion. Besides, there are way too many other lounges in MEX that you can access with Priority Pass for me to put up with paying for greasy pizza and chicken soup. I was actually in that “”Centurion” lounge a few weeks ago and the whole experience was somewhat bizarre. Thanks, but I’ll pass.

  3. Gene Reply
    August 13, 2018 at 9:31 am

    I must have been delirious. I thought this place was a dump.

    • Bill Reply
      August 13, 2018 at 12:30 pm

      Absolutely agree with regards to this specific lounge, Terminal 1 between gates 17-18, if I’m recognizing the pictures correctly. When I was there it was packed to the gills with people sitting on the ground, as well as messy and chaotic. Far cry from the other MEX Centurion Lounge.

      That same day Lounge 19/Grand Lounge Elite was full and had the clipboard team taking names, so I descended to the pit known as the Avianca Global lounge. Raisin bread, crumbs, and empty bottles of booze were all they had to offer (oh and did I mention the elevator didn’t work so guests had to carry their bags down that narrow staircase?) Terrible experience overall that day in Terminal 1…

      Matthew, might I suggest clarifying which specific AMEX lounge this is in your final review? I’ve noticed many of the Amex lounge reviews online don’t specify this, which can be confusing to the readers that have not yet traveled to Mexico City. Thank you for all of the great content!

      • Matthew Reply
        August 13, 2018 at 2:07 pm

        I thought I had mentioned T2 in my review. Sorry for that. Yes, this was T2.

    • Matthew Reply
      August 13, 2018 at 8:34 pm

      @Gene: You visited the old one in T1 or the nicer one in T2?

  4. Sam Reply
    August 13, 2018 at 10:01 am

    Lovely fancy nails there Matthew! They look great on you. You have an impeccable taste 😉

  5. rjb Reply
    August 13, 2018 at 10:33 am

    Not a great lounge. Got food poisoning there in January. Never going back.

    • Matthew Reply
      August 13, 2018 at 8:33 pm

      What did you eat?

  6. Matt Reply
    August 13, 2018 at 10:40 am

    Which Centurion club is this, aren’t there a few at MEX? Flying out of there in May from Terminal 1 I asked a few airport employees where the club was as I couldn’t find it, it may have been poor Spanish on my end but the response I universally got was ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

  7. Mr G Reply
    August 13, 2018 at 1:07 pm

    Those fingernails…

    • Matthew Reply
      August 13, 2018 at 2:03 pm

      Not mine!

      • Garrett Reply
        August 16, 2018 at 1:09 pm

        Dammit. Came here to make a “nice nails” comment.

  8. emercycrite Reply
    August 13, 2018 at 7:51 pm

    “I’m not posting pictures of my haircut, but I think it came out well.”

    Pics or it didn’t happen. 😉

  9. Rachel Reply
    August 14, 2018 at 2:03 am

    I’m not sure what the $150 was for. What am I missing?

    • seat38a Reply
      August 16, 2018 at 2:15 am

      Mexico uses the $ for Peso which as of this writing comes out to $7.88USD. He did say his haircut was about $8 USD.

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