Las Vegas: the right lounges by card and concourse

First of all it helps to understand where you are departing from. Most of the lounges are in Concourse D, while Concourse C of Terminal 1 has the Chase Sapphire Lounge by The Club and Terminal 3, opposite gate E2, has its own The Club LAS. Then the card in your pocket counts, which here weighs more than the travel class: airlines are represented only by the United Club.For American Express cardholders Concourse D offers a two-step choice. The Centurion Lounge, opposite gate D1, welcomes holders of the Platinum Card, the Centurion Card and Delta SkyMiles Reserve, with no paid entry and no Priority Pass, and has showers, meeting rooms and rooms dedicated to children. Right next to it is Sidecar by The Centurion Lounge, the first Sidecar in the world: a reduced version of the Centurion where you order with a QR code and can only enter close to your flight, at most ninety minutes before departure. It opens later than the other lounges, so it does not help those flying at dawn. In the central atrium of the same concourse, on the second level, the Capital One Lounge is the lounge for those with a Venture X card, who enter free; Venture and Spark Miles holders get a few free visits a year, and for everyone else there is paid entry. Besides cocktails created with the Herbs and Rye steakhouse, it offers a rest room and bookable phone booths, two details that matter on a long layover. Those with a Chase Sapphire Reserve, a J.P. Morgan Reserve or a Ritz-Carlton card who board from Concourse C have the Chase Sapphire Lounge by The Club, among the first to open in the morning, with a menu curated by Momofuku, cocktails inspired by the local area and a salon dedicated to champagne. With Priority Pass or LoungeKey, or by paying, you enter The Club LAS lounges. The one in Terminal 1, in Concourse D, also includes alcoholic drinks in the entry, but you can enter at most three hours before the flight and stay for up to three hours, and during the middle hours of the day access may be limited for lack of space. The one in Terminal 3 is the only lounge in the terminal accessible with Priority Pass; here the possible restrictions concern instead the period between afternoon and evening. Those flying United or Star Alliance from Concourse D have the United Club, open to United Club and Star Alliance Gold members, to passengers in premium class and also with a single paid entry. Finally, military personnel and their families can count on the USO Centers: the one in Terminal 1 is just outside the checkpoints of gates A and B, the one in Terminal 3 is at baggage claim, convenient on arrival too.

The rule in Las Vegas is to cross card and concourse. Amex holders in Concourse D choose between the Centurion, with showers and rooms for children, and the Sidecar when boarding is close; those with a Venture X go to the Capital One Lounge, which also has a room to rest; Chase customers departing from Concourse C have their own Sapphire Lounge. With Priority Pass you aim for The Club LAS in your own terminal, avoiding if possible the time slots when access is limited. United and Star Alliance have their club in Concourse D.