South Coast Plaza Access VIP Lounge

Loved it! Great place to meet just wish i could afford a membership there or had some credit card perks. :(

This is the best place to meet while in the area or for a quick business meeting — I love the access lounge the décor is over the moon beautiful and the staff is amazing.

This is a great lounge. Glad I found out about this place! You can get in Amex Platinum or by shopping at the luxury boutique shops. They offer free drinks and snacks. There are private rooms with TVs and really comfortable seating! The staff are super friendly and accommodating.

Amex Platinum gets you in!!! Its not advertised, but a great lounge available. I took the kids there while mommy was shopping. Very great hostesses (2). Once you signed in, they make you feel right at home. This place is kids friendly. Especially if you get one of the private rooms. You can turn on some cartoons and just hang out. They have juices and all kinds of other beverages. The staff are mindful of your privacy and do all they can to make you feel at home. Snacks are light and included salt/​vinegar chips and pretzels.
I would probably take advantage of this lounge more if the future.

VIP lounge is cavernous and has private rooms for use, as well as a conference room — staff are super friendly and helpful. So, far, experience is awesome. Ice bucket for sparkling cider or similar: check.

Great staff and nice selection of casual drinks. If they had one of these at every mall then I’d be willing to go «shopping» more often! All they need is a massage or cigar lounge and I’d call it home. Didn’t get to have any snacks, but it seemed like those were limited anyways. Good stuff mall

The Access Lounge is a VIP Hospitality Suite located on Level 2, near Saks 5^th Ave. It is basically an «airline» lounge outside an airport. Drinks (including Alcoholic) and Snacks are complimentary and are served via the hosts. The lounge includes high-​end sofa style seating in an open lobby as well as private rooms consisting of TVs and sofas which are available on a first-​come, first-​serve basis.
The lounge also has a very lavish private bathroom, business center with computers and even a meeting room. The lounge is basically a welcome retreat for shoppers who have spent a long time on their feet or for husbands/​boyfriends to sit back and relax while their wives/​girlfriends shop.
The Access Lounge is open Monday — Saturday until 6:30pm and on Sundays until 5:30pm. Cardholders can enter the lounge and bring up to 4 guests, although I did see a card member bring in 5 guests without any issues. Complimentary drinks include: Champagne, fruit infused waters, sodas, coffee, tea and even espressos with biscotti. Snacks include: Chips, pretzels, cookies, chocolates, etc. While everything is complimentary and unlimited, they do limit alcoholic drinks to 2 per person.
While this lounge does not offer any amazing benefits, it does offer a welcome retreat from the hustle and bustle of one of the biggest and busiest malls in the United States. Being able to walk into a lounge and sit in a relaxed, quiet atmosphere and be served complimentary drinks and snacks and be able to use a über-​luxurious and CLEAN bathroom (compared to normal mall bathrooms) is a benefit I’m sure many cardholders would take advantage of on a normal basis.

This VIP lounge area is located on the second floor next to Saks Fifth Avenue.
You need a card that gets you into to this place.
The shops and major department stores give these out to their top shoppers.
You can also get access if you’re a holder of certain prestigious credit cards such as Amex platinum and if you’re staying at some of the surrounding hotels.
So the place isn’t as «tranquil» or «spacious» as I anticipated.
It’s supposed to be setup for vip shoppers to rest between shopping… they even hold your bags at the front.
They have about 4 rooms including 2 spaces on the main floor and all the rooms are pretty small and stuffy. The A/​C wasn’t very good in here.
There’s a Baby room, meeting room, sports room, and a quiet room.
I stayed in the sports room b/​c it was the largest and it was nice and dim with a flat screen tv with the sports channel on.
I think they should have a vanity area for women to brush up after a day of crazy shopping.
And SLIPPERS so we can rest our feet!
All I wanted to do was kick off my shoes and get a foot massage the whole time!
And listen to waterfalls and birds chirping.
They need a reading area too… with magazines, newspaper, and books.
They have unlimited snacks, cookies, chips, chocolates, fruit infused water, sodas, espresso/​coffees, teas and even champagne!
I had 2 glasses, thank you! :D
They do need to stock up on some energy drinks.
The 2 ladies working the lounge were pleasant and very accommodating.
But I think there should be a clear list of items available for order.
Or there should be servers that go around with a tray of some various snacks for everyone to try…
Also it was a bit awkward sharing the space with men…
I couldn’t really «relax»…

I’m going to let you in on a little secret Unilocalers!
There’s a VIP lounge at the South Coast Plaza for their big spenders called Access. You get access to this from the different stores there. Each store is different, meaning how much you have to spend to get in is different.
From the outside, it just looks like a closed down store. But inside it seems like someone’s house! Big plush sofas. Living room area. Dining Table. Bathroom. Computer.
It’s located right outside of Saks Fifth Avenue on the Second floor. Once you go in, you sign up and there’s tons of sitting room everywhere. There are I think two big screen TVs turned to the sports channel. Tables to eat at. A nice bathroom. And, a concierge who attends to personal requests like restaurant and theater reservations. Free beer /​champagne (limit 2), sodas, water (Flat and sparkling), coffee, and tea. You’re able to order food from the surrounding restaurants and have it delivered here. But you still have to pay for it.
You can come here to drop off your bags and continue shopping. Or ladies, you can drop off your men here. They can watch the Laker game, while you shop. I suppose.
Each VIP Access Member has one card. With that card, I think they can bring in an additional three people with them. The membership is good for only one year.
The place is alright if you’re already here. It’s a nice place to relax. It would be good if there was something for the kids.