Aspire AMEX Lounge
Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)
Montreal Aspire AMEX Lounge (Domestic Lounge)
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Our Aspire AMEX lounge offers travellers superb levels of comfort, exceptional style and outstanding service, perfect for travellers seeking to elevate and enhance their airport lounge experience.
With its beautifully designed seating, contemporary stylish décor and soft ambient lighting, you will find our Aspire Amex lounge provides a calm and relaxing space for all travellers to enjoy.
Our attentive tableside service makes dining effortless and if you are short on time, we have Canada’s only Grab and Go Service. You simply pick up our high quality prepacked food and drink, and you’re ready to fly.
With its combination of comfortable, individual and group seating arrangements, you can spend your time in our Montreal Amex lounge either working with colleagues, or simply relaxing in your own individual lounge chair, recharging your devices and enjoying our remarkable runway views.
Work or simply relax with Aspire, your pre-flight time has never been this good.
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Duration
Up to 3 hours
The duration of the booking prior to your 'Standard Time of Departure'.
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Opening Hours
Transport Canada data shows that around 33% of flights were delayed in 2024, which is consistent with previous years of flight delay data in Canada.
Book directly with us and you will automatically receive our Aspire guaranteed delay cover. If your flight is delayed you can stay in our Aspire Montreal Amex Lounge for no additional charge, you keep relaxing in complete comfort until your flight is ready to go.
Keeping you comfortable is what we do.
The Aspire Amex Lounge has been designed to optimise your pre-flight comfort and reduce the stress of airport travel.
Our Montreal Amex lounge is superbly appointed with a range of extremely comfortable furniture settings, whether you choose to dine, work, or just relax with us. With our private booths, workstations and individual lounge seating, we make working seriously comfortable for you but you can also spend your time with us simply relaxing and enjoying our superb panoramic views of the airport aprons and runway.
Effortless travel is our priority.
The Aspire Amex lounge team is dedicated to creating inviting seasonal menus for our travellers to ensure variety and choice, so that all travellers can find something to suit their taste. Our Aspire Amex lounge also provides you with tableside service, so your dining experience with us remains an effortless one.
Amenities
Aspire Airport Lounges are designed to make your journey a seamless one.
Being comfortable in an Aspire lounge is a given but we want all Aspire travellers to optimise their preflight time with us. Our Aspire Montreal Amex lounge is packed with charging points for your devices, comfortable workstations and private booths for quieter, more discreet meetings. Every guest has full access to our high speed WIFI and we provide an individual, isolated phone booth for travellers needing complete call privacy.
We’ve created the right space for you, right before you travel.
AMEX Cardholders
Free, Super Fast WiFi
Charging Points
Complimentary Food & Drinks
Major Card Schemes Accepted
Guaranteed Flight Delay Cover
Free Cancellations and Amends
Complimentary Media
Restrooms Available
Business Facilities
Flight Information Screens
Aspire Food & Drink
Our Aspire Montreal team works hard to bring you delicious seasonal food and outstanding service. We have developed unique partnerships with Montreal’s artisan food and drink suppliers for our guests to enjoy.
Enjoy excellent craft beer from the Harricana Brewery, signature Aspire cocktails from the world-renowned Cloakroom Bar in Montreal, and our delicious smoked salmon breakfast bagel from St Viateur Bagel.
Directions
We Are Approximately 5 Mins from Most Gates
The Aspire Amex lounge reception is located in the Domestic terminal between Gates 1 and 2, across from YUL Pizza, just behind Starbucks.
If your flight departs from Gates 1–20 in the domestic zone, the lounge is extremely close and convenient. Gates further along the concourse are still only a few minutes’ walk away.
Aspire Montreal Amex Airport Lounge Highlights
Aspire’s partnership with American Express has created a unique airport lounge experience unlike anything else available in Canada. Our mission is to offer travellers a true taste of Montreal and the Quebec region by supporting and developing partnerships with renowned local artisan food and drink suppliers.
We have created an airport lounge for Aspire travellers that we are proud of, introducing new concepts like direct to kitchen ordering direct from your tableside, and our industry first Grab and Go service, for those travellers that still want the Aspire Montreal Amex experience but don’t have time to stay with us.
Our partnerships with local artisan suppliers mean our travellers enjoy locally roasted specialist coffee from Saint Henri Roasters, signature cocktails from the world-renowned Cloakroom Bar in Montreal, and amazing artisan brewed beers from Canada’s first all-female Harricana Brewery.
Best of all, our kitchen bakes fresh every day, serving delightful Danish pastries, flaky French croissants and our delicious signature oatmeal and chocolate chip cookies, complimented perfectly by Montreal’s finest artisan coffee roaster, Saint Henri.
You can also elevate your experience with an Aspire premium upgrade too, available in selected airport lounges.
Our Montreal Amex lounge has been designed to create complete comfort throughout the lounge, with its carefully designed range of seating options and its tasteful, chic décor, complemented by natural daylight or soft elegant lighting at night.
So join us for a unique experience at Montreal Airport and enjoy our excellent food, superb service and complete comfort before you fly.
Loved by our Aspire Amex Lounge guests:
- Our Smoked Salmon St Viatuer Bagel for breakfast
- Signature cocktails from the renowned Cloakroom Bar
- Artisan beer from Harricana Brewery
- Freshly baked Danish pastries and croissants
- Freshly baked, signature oatmeal and choc chip cookies
- Seriously comfortable seating anywhere in the lounge
- Excellent charging and working facilities
- Large windows allowing for natural daylight
- Fantastic apron and runway views
- Individual, isolated phone booth
Our Aspire Montreal Amex Lounge Reservations Fill Quickly, So Please Book Early to Avoid Disappointment.
Attentive Customer Care
Our Aspire lounge team will strive to make your stay with us as relaxing as possible.
Our Aspire Amex hosts are there to make your stay stress free and effortless. We want you to spend your preflight time doing what you need to, whether you need a group space to work privately or simply wish to relax in complete comfort before you fly.
We love to help and we want you to be comfortable too, so always ask our Aspire Montreal Amex lounge team how we can make your stay even better.
If you need any help with information about the city of Montreal or Montreal Airport, please check in with our Aspire lounge hosts too and they will do their best to help you.
Start relaxing now with Aspire.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Yes, you definitely can. But you must bring a few things with you to gain access.
If you’ve reserved a place at our Aspire Montreal AMEX Airport Lounge and you are currently a Dragonpass Holder, Priority Pass Holder or some other bank cardholder scheme, you will be asked to present your card in addition to your confirmation upon arrival at the airport lounge.
Anyone who fails to provide a valid lounge access card will, unfortunately, be denied entry to the Aspire Montreal AMEX lounge.
If you have reserved for more than one person, but do not have enough credits on your card for this on the day, you will be asked to pay the walk-up price at the lounge or you will be denied entry.
Please note, you must still reserve your place in our Aspire Airport Lounges as a Dragonpass Holder, Priority Pass Holder or a similar Airport lounge bank card scheme due to each lounge having a mandated person capacity.
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Yes. Holders of the Amex Platinum Card, Business Platinum Card, and Centurion Card (issued in Canada) receive complimentary priority access to the lounge, beyond the standard Priority Pass entry. Amex guests on Platinum and Centurion cards will experience an elevated service with a number of premium items included free with entry.
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We pride ourselves on offering Aspire travellers specialist artisan food and drink in the Aspire AMEX lounge to reflect the quality of produce and merchants in the Montreal and Quebec region.
We enjoy partnerships with some of Montreal’s most renowned merchants, so you can enjoy our signature cocktails from Montreal’s Cloakroom Bar and artisan beer from the Harricana Brewery. Montreal is famous for its bagels too, so we offer our own signature smoked salmon bagel from Montreal’s best known bakery, St Viatuer Bagel.
Our Aspire Montreal AMEX team work hard to provide Aspire travellers with inviting hot meals, freshly prepared, and plenty of seasonal variety across the year for returning travellers, ensuring they can enjoy something different each time they visit us.
Of course, we serve freshly baked Danish pastries and croissants alongside our superb locally roasted artisan coffee from Saint Henri Roastery to complement your pastry choice. Our signature oatmeal and choc chip cookies are very popular with Aspire guests too and go perfectly hot tea or coffee.
A range of complimentary soft drinks, juices and alcoholic beverages are also available. Aspire Airport Lounges does operate a Fit2Fly policy which means we may remind you about alcohol consumption and your compliance required to safely board your flight.
Champagne, prosecco, cocktails and in specific locations, premium food offerings are also available for an additional charge – please check with our Montreal AMEX lounge team for more information.
Please always report allergies or special dietary requirements to an Aspire Lounge host for advice or assistance.
We do cater for vegetarian and gluten-free guests but please note we do not specifically cater for kosher, dairy-free or halal dining requirements.
Please note that some of our food items are only available at selected times of the day and alcohol will not be served to under 18s. On occasion you may be asked politely for your proof of age in order to comply with licencing laws.
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If you’re departing from Gate 1, the lounge is literally opposite — you can step out and board within minutes.
If you’re departing from Gate 2, it’s only a short walk down the concourse corridor to the gate, so travellers using either gate have quick and easy access.
We prioritise locating our Aspire airport lounges close to airline boarding gates to minimise your stress and enable you to maximise your time with us in an Aspire airport lounge.
Our aim is to help make your travel effortless, and make you as comfortable and relaxed as possible before you fly.
It is always important to take into account how busy the airport terminal is as congestion can cause increased waiting times for lifts and access to boarding gates, so time to gate from the Aspire Montreal AMEX lounge will vary.
If you are unsure about how to get to your gate, always check with our helpful Aspire Amex lounge team for advice.
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Yes. We believe all travellers deserve great food, great drinks and a seriously comfortable seat.
We welcome all travellers and specifically design our Aspire Lounges to accommodate the needs of all types of travellers too.
It doesn’t matter which airline you fly with or whether it is economy or first class, you are welcome in our Aspire Montreal AMEX Airport lounge. You will need a valid boarding pass and simply agree to our terms and conditions of entry then start relaxing.
With its tasteful décor, our Aspire Amex lounge creates a relaxing space, offering superb comfort and plenty of natural daylight for Aspire travellers to enjoy. Whether you need to work or simply relax, you will leave feeling refreshed and ready to fly.
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Our standard ‘stay time’ in an Aspire Lounge is 3 hours duration prior to the scheduled departure time of your flight.
Take advantage of booking directly with us and you will automatically receive Aspire’s Guaranteed Delay Cover. This ensures you stay comfortable and stress free in our Aspire Montreal AMEX airport lounge, without any additional charges, until your flight is ready to board.
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Our aim is to create a relaxing and stress free environment for our Aspire airport lounge guests to enjoy before flying. Consequently, we do not make tannoy flight announcements in our Aspire airport lounges.
We do provide all the necessary boarding and flight information on our flight information screens located around our Aspire AMEX lounge or you can choose to track your flight information via our Aspire ‘in-lounge’ digital platform.
If in doubt, always ask an Aspire Montreal AMEX Lounge team host for help or advice and do remember to always leave enough time to get to your boarding gate from the Aspire AMEX lounge.
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No. However, restrooms are conveniently located, close to the Aspire Amex reception.