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Capital One Lounge Washington D.C. Dulles
As luck would have it, Capital One debuted their new Capital One Lounge at Washington D.C. Dulles on a day, Sept 7th, when I happened to be flying out of IAD. Even cooler, I was the 3rd person through the door!
How fun is that?
I got to see the lounge the morning it was “soft opened” and it truly is a stunner. The only thing that is disappointing is the fact it’s in DC and not Atlanta. I’d be here every time I took a flight.
Highlights I really like:
- Grab and Go Food
- Power outlets at every seat
- Cold brew coffee on tap
- Secure Lockers
Where is the Capital One Lounge Washington Dulles?
You can find it just beyond the TSA PreCheck, between the East and West Security Checkpoints. This is the view you have when you exit TSA Pre and you can see the lounge peeking out on the left and right.
Capital One Opening Times
- Soft Opening
- 8:30am to 7pm 9/7 to 9/15
- Normal Hours
- 5:30am to 9pm for normal operating hours
Who can enter?
- Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card (Rates & Fees)
- Primary cardholder gets Unlimited access + 2 guests
- If you add Authorized Users they get unlimited access + 2 guests as well
- Additional guests are $45
- Primary cardholder gets Unlimited access + 2 guests
- Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card (Rates & Fees)
- 2 complimentary visits per year
- You get one guest per visit
- Additional guests are $45
- Capital One Venture X Business
- Primary cardholder gets Unlimited access + 2 guests
- Additional guests are $45
- Capital One Spark Miles for Business (Rates & Fees)
- 2 complimentary visits per year
- You get one guest per visit
- Additional guests are $45
- Kids under two can enter Capital One Lounges for free
- Other Capital One Cardholders and Non-Cardholders
- $65 per visit
Secure Lockers
Immediately to your right, there is a set of 10 lockers that you can drop your stuff in while you hang out.
Grab and Go food
In the same entry area, one of the best aspects of the Capital One Lounge is the grab n go food. They had sandwiches, granola bowls, salads, loads of different beverages. Simply check-in, grab, and head to your gate.
Coffee bar
Capital One has invested in high end, made to order, coffee experiences. There is cold brew on tap, and if you’d like a flat white, latte, or macchiato, simply as the barista. Want it to go? Done. Gonna stay and sip? Voila, you’re all set.
It also features some great pastries, fresh fruit, etc. It all looks and tastes like a legitimate coffee shop – not an airport lounge trying to fool guests with subpar products.
Colombe will supply cold brew on tap and drip coffee from Blanchard’s Coffee Roasting Company, a Virginia Based roaster.
Seating Options
The lounge as wide open since I was one of the first people in it. Every single seat has access to power and there are lots of different options. We ate at the small tables shown below.
The lounge is roughly 8500 square feet, and this is the area immediately to the right when you enter.
In the back of the lounge are quiet work stations where you could get work done or have a small meeting.
The Food and Bar
There are multiple drinks on tap
And a ton of small bites to nibble on. Everything I tried was very, very good.
I would particularly recommend the shakshuka
The Bar
It was 8am so I didn’t have any of the craft cocktails or beer on tap, and I also realized I didn’t get a up close picture of the bar. But, you can take my word for it, it’s quite attractive.
Overall
I was very excited to see the Capital One Lounge the morning it opened and it did not disappoint!
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Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card
The Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card went through a major refresh in 2026 adding new bonus categories, travel protections, statement credits, and remains one of the best travel starter cards in the market. It earns Premium Ultimate Rewards that can be transferred into over a dozen partners many of which are US based including Hyatt, Southwest, United, IHG, and Marriott. Note that Hyatt is now a 4:3 transfer partner
Welcome Offer
Earn 100,000 bonus points after you spend $5,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening
Annual Fee
$95
Points Earned
Transferrable Chase Ultimate Rewards
Earn
- 5x on all travel purchased through Chase Travel℠
- NEW ACCELERATED EARN CATEGORY: 3x points on gas and EV charging
- NEW ACCELERATED EARN CATEGORY: 3x points on vacation homes at top brands
- Cardmembers will earn 3x points on vacation homes at these top brands: Airbnb, Vrbo, Plu Guide, HomeAway, Homestay.com and Vacasa.
- 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)
- 2x on all other travel
- 1x on everyday purchases
- 5x points on Lyft rides Earn 5x total points on eligible Lyft rides including ride share, bike and scooter rides and subscription and membership products through September 30, 2027.
- 5x total points on Peloton equipment Earn 5x total points on eligible Peloton equipment and accessory purchases over $150 through December 31, 2027.
Benefits and Credits
- $100 Annual Chase Travel Hotel Credit via Chase Travel℠
- NEW: $120 Global Entry, TSA PreCheck or NEXUS fee credit Cardmembers will receive one statement credit of up to $120 every four years as reimbursement for the application fee charged to the card.
- NEW: Complimentary Apple TV subscription for one year
- Points are transferrable to 14 Ultimate Rewards partners
- No foreign transaction fees
- Suite of Travel and Purchase Coverage
- Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver is my favorite
- Complimentary DashPass which unlocks $0 delivery fees & lower service fees for a min. of one year when you activate by 12/31/27. Plus, a $10 promo each month on non-restaurant orders
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® Card is great 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: Chase Ink Business Cash® , Chase Ink Business Unlimited® you can combine the points into the Sapphire Preferred account and transfer into hotel and airline partners
Annual fee remains quite low at $95 a year and if you use the $100 Annual Chase Travel Hotel Credit via Chase Travel℠ you’ll wipe out that annual fee every year. It has great bonus categories and other useful statement credits to enhance your travel.
One thing that is a bummer is Chase lowered the transfer ratio to World of Hyatt from 1:1 to 4:3.
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