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Review: Virgin Train First Class Lounge King’s Cross
We were able to snag 3 tickets from London to Edinburgh, Scotland for about $90 each. This was $50-60 cheaper than one-way tickets from LHR to EDI so we thought we’d give it a go. As a part of booking First Class tickets we were granted access to the First Class lounge at King’s Cross. Here’s my Review: Virgin Train First Class Lounge King’s Cross.
Virgin Train First Class Lounge King’s Cross review is part of the NFL in London, Scotland, and Dublin Trip Report:
- British Airways Club World A380 LAX- LHR
- London Edition – A Ritz Carlton Hotel is SOHO SEXY
- Marriott Park Lane, London
- Intercontinental Park Lane, London
- Virgin Train First Class Lounge King’s Cross
- Virgin Train First Class King’s Cross London to Edinburgh
- Caledonian Edinburgh, A Waldorf Astoria Property
- Caledonian Afternoon Tea in Peacock Alley
- Balmoral Afternoon Tea in the Palm Court
- No. 1 Lounge at Edinburgh Airport
- Aspire Lounge at Edinburgh Airport
- Intercontinental Dublin
- Lufthansa First Class Ground Services Frankfurt
- Lufthansa First Class Lounge Frankfurt Terminal 1
- Lufthansa First Class 747-8 FRA-LAX
Location
There is a Harry Potter Platform 9 3/4 sign. It’s probably the easiest thing to see because there was a HUGE line of people waiting to take photos with it. If you’re facing “platform 9 3/4” it’s about 50 feet to the right.
Once you’re through the entrance head upstairs. You’ll see a cooler. Check in is to the right.
It’s a nice refuge from the hustle and bustle of the train station.
It was pretty crowded when we arrived, but we were still able to find seating. There’s also free WIFI and charging areas with power.
If you’re seated by the window you’ll have a nice view overlooking the trains
There’s coffee, juice, tea, soda, water, and little nibbles. If you want anything above and beyond that, you’ll have to check the fridge that you saw when you came in. That fridge holds wine, beer, etc.
Verdict
The lounge is a great place to spend an hour, have a coffee, snack, and check your email. It has quite a few different seating options and has that fresh and modern “Virgin” feel that feels akin to Virgin airline products. If you’re thinking of taking a train I would HIGHLY recommend looking at Virgin and especially the deals for First Class. I think we paid a premium of roughly $40 per person to enjoy a lounge, reserved seating, and free food and drink while onboard. The lounge probably saved us $10 a person, as we were in there for about 90 minutes, and all of us had a snack each, a couple bottles of water, and coffees.
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Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card
Welcome Offer
Earn 60,000 bonus points after you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening.
Annual Fee
$95
Points Earned
Transferrable Chase Ultimate Rewards
- 5x on all travel purchased through Chase Travel℠
- 3x on dining, including eligible delivery services for takeout & dining out
- 3x on select streaming services
- 3x on online grocery purchases
- (excluding Target, Walmart and wholesale clubs)
- $50 Annual Chase Travel Hotel Credit via Chase Travel℠
- The begins immediately for new cardmembers and after your account anniversary for existing cardmembers
- 2x on all other travel
- 10% Anniversary Bonus
- Every year you keep the card, your total spend will yield a 10% points bonus. If you spend $10k in a year, you’ll get 1k bonus points
- Chase Sapphire Preferred continues to redeem at 1.25c in the Chase Travel℠ and the slew of other benefits remain in tact including Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver ( primary ), purchase protections, etc.
- Points are transferrable to 14 Ultimate Rewards partners
- Redeem in Chase Travel℠ for 1.25 cents per point
- No foreign transaction fees
- Suite of Travel and Purchase Coverage
- Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver is my favorite
- Get complimentary access to DashPass which unlocks $0 delivery fees and lower service fees for a minimum of one year when you activate by December 31, 2027.
- $95 Annual Fee
We keep an up to date spreadsheet that lists the best ever offers: You can find that spreadsheet here.
Historically 80k is a very, very good offer and hit in both 2022 and 2023. In 2021, we saw the offer hit an all time high of 100k. Who knows if that will ever come back.
Main Cast:
Cards that earn flexible points and should be used on the bulk of your purchases.
Supporting Cast:
Cards that earn fixed points in the currency of the airline/hotel and can not be transferred at attractive rates. These cards yield benefits that make it worth keeping, but not necessarily worth putting a lot of your everyday spend on.
The Chase Sapphire Preferred® is exceptional starter card and offers transferrable Ultimate Rewards, and pairs well with other Chase cards.
If you carry this card alongside Chase’s cashback cards like the Chase Freedom Flex® and Chase Freedom Unlimited® or the business versions: Ink Business Cash® , Ink Business Unlimited® you can combine the points into Preferred account and transfer into hotel and airline partners
Annual fee is quite low at $95 a year + you get a 10% anniversary bonus on points + $50 hotel credit in Chase travel.
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