United Polaris® Lounge reopens at ORD featuring Crate & Barrel decor – PAX International
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[PAX International]: United has opened its renovated and expanded United Polaris lounge at Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD), offering travellers more space, a modern design and elevated amenities. The United Polaris lounge in Chicago is now 50 percent larger and features nearly 25,000 square feet of lounge space, including more than 350 seats for travellers, 50 seats across a larger dining space, a second bar, six additional restrooms, private spaces for relaxation or work and a range of products curated along with Crate & Barrel.
“Our vast international network is one of United’s unique strengths, and our United Polaris lounges help set the tone for business class travellers before or after their long-haul flights,” said Aaron McMillan, United’s Managing Director of Hospitality Programs. “Customers are going to love our new Chicago lounge because it gives them more of all of the things they want most—more space, more amenities, and more dining options—and we’ll carry this new elevated design into future lounge openings and renovations across our United Polaris lounge portfolio.”
The reopening of the United Polaris lounge at ORD marks the airline’s latest investment in its network of clubs and lounges. Since 2022, United has opened or renovated a total of nine United Club locations across its system, including the recent opening of United Club Fly in Houston. This year, the airline will open a new dining room in the United Polaris lounge in Newark and a renovated and expanded United Club in Denver’s (DEN) B West Terminal, which will complete its plan to redesign every United Club at DEN. Internationally, United said it plans to reopen the United Club in Hong Kong. In 2026, United will open a new United Club in San Francisco and its largest-ever United Club in Houston.
Elevated dining and beverage options
With the addition of a second bar in the newly renovated United Polaris lounge, United now offers two full-service bars in its Business Class lounge. There are more than 25 bar seats with an option to takeaway a drink to another seating area and a menu of top-shelf liquor, premium wines, non-alcoholic beverages and more. The second bar is a speakeasy-style space with a selection of premium wine and champagne options, such as Laurent-Perrier La Cuvée Brut and Chicago-inspired cocktails, including the Second City Sour featuring Rittenhouse Rye, Malort, Lemon, Egg White and Lingua Franca Pinot Noir.
The renovated lounge also features a larger dining area with more than 50 seats – nearly tripling the amount of dining seats – where travellers can order à la carte meals with curated premium food and beverages, including Prosciutto Parmigiano Crostini, Shrimp, Scallop, Spring Vegetable Risotto and Aperol Spritz cake.
In addition to a la carte dining, travellers can enjoy a hot buffet with breakfast, lunch and dinner menus, mezze station with lemon honey whipped ricotta, flatbreads and more, and snacks served at both bars like premium nuts, Mediterranean olives and a charcuterie board.
This story was originally published by PAX International. To read the full story, go here: https://www.pax-intl.com/passenger-services/terminal-news/2025/04/29/united-polaris%C2%AE-lounge-reopens-at-ord-featuring-crate-and-barrel-decor/.