Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.If you have a Chase Sapphire Preferred Card, Chase Sapphire Reserve or are a Sapphire Banking customer and will be in New York City this summer, listen up. For the third year in a row, Chase is offering Sapphire-branded card holders access to a pop-up Sapphire Lounge, as well as special discounts at certain merchants in Lower Manhattan’s Seaport District.The lounge is located at the Seaport’s temporary Garden Bar on Fulton Street (19 Fulton St New York, NY 10038). It’s open daily from 12pm to 8pm and accessible to Chase Sapphire Preferred Card and Chase Sapphire Reserve cardholders, or Sapphire Banking customers (who can show their debit card to gain admittance), plus one guest.There you’ll find a private “lawn” with various seating options and games like cornhole.Card holders have access to an exclusive menu with for-purchase food and drink options, including a $14 custom cocktail called “The Sapphire” consisting of Bacardi, Blue Curacao, honey, lemon and grapefruit bitters. Food items range from $8 to $16, with options like Palate Fritte (aka french fries), Sfincione (Sicilian pizza) and paninis.There’s a phone charging station, which can be especially useful for card holders just passing by.Sign up for our daily newsletterEmail addressSign upI would like to subscribe to The Points Guy newsletters and special email promotions. The Points Guy will not share or sell your email. See privacy policy.In addition to the lounge, every Sunday, beginning July 8, you’ll get the following discounts and offers at merchants in the area just by using your card:Superdry: 15% off your purchase, excluding sale and clearance itemsLobster GoGo: $5 off any lobster roll or seafood saladby CHLOE.: 20% off your purchaseBig Gay Ice Cream: Buy one ice cream cone or sundae and get the second one free10 Corso Como Cafe: 10% off your food and beverage purchaseScotch & Soda: 10% off your purchaseCobble & Co.: 10% off your purchaseGarden Bar: 10% off your purchaseChase Sapphire Lounge: 10% off your food and beverage purchaseR17: 10% off of your purchaseSummer Concert Series: Expedited entry and 10% off your food and beverage purchase at The Rooftop at Pier 17 concessions during Sunday concertsHeineken Riverdeck (Coming in July): TBABottom LineAlthough the lounge is modest, it’s nice to see that Chase is continuing to invest in more lifestyle events and making the Sapphire brand more than just a financial tool. In addition to pop-up lounges, Chase has set up permanent Sapphire Lounges at venues like The Forum in Los Angeles (Inglewood), Madison Square Garden in New York and The Chicago Theatre. It’s also been bringing the lounges to Chase-sponsored events like the Sundance Film Festival, the Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival and the PGA Championship.All photos by the author.
