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Every Amex Centurion Lounge, ranked: 2026

DFW's Centurion Lounge is the best in the network at 4.9; Melbourne, Atlanta, Denver, Philadelphia and Heathrow follow at 4.8.

By , Founder, Lounge Frog ·

Details checked as recently as September 2026.

At a glance

lounges
14
airports
14
  1. 4.9/5 overall

    Opened 2013. Rated 4.9/5 across 14 measures. 4 showers. Platinum and Business Platinum cardholders: guests $50 each (children 2-17 $30), or free with $75,000 annual spend.

    Get in with: Centurion Lounge

  2. 4.8/5 overall

    Rated 4.8/5 across 13 measures. Australian Platinum/Business Platinum: 1 guest plus children aged 17 or younger.

    Get in with: Centurion Lounge

  3. 4.8/5 overall

    Opened 2024. Rated 4.8/5 across 14 measures. 2 showers. Platinum and Business Platinum cardholders: guests $50 each (children 2-17 $30), or free with $75,000 annual spend.

    Get in with: Centurion Lounge

  4. 4.8/5 overall

    Opened 2021. Rated 4.8/5 across 14 measures. 2 showers. Platinum and Business Platinum cardholders: guests $50 each (children 2-17 $30), or free with $75,000 annual spend.

    Get in with: Centurion Lounge

  5. 4.8/5 overall

    Rated 4.8/5 across 13 measures. 1 shower. Platinum and Business Platinum cardholders: guests $50 each (children 2-17 $30), or free with $75,000 annual spend.

    Get in with: Centurion Lounge

  6. 4.8/5 overall

    Opened 2021. Rated 4.8/5 across 14 measures. 2 showers. Platinum, Business Platinum and Centurion cardholders (and US Delta Reserve cardholders).

    Get in with: Centurion Lounge

  7. 4.7/5 overall

    Opened 2020. Rated 4.7/5 across 14 measures. 2 showers. Platinum and Business Platinum cardholders: guests $50 each (children 2-17 $30), or free with $75,000 annual spend.

    Get in with: Centurion Lounge

  8. 8. The Centurion Lounge

    SFO · Terminal 3 · San Francisco

    4.7/5 overall

    Opened 2014. Rated 4.7/5 across 14 measures. 2 showers. Platinum and Business Platinum cardholders: guests $50 each (children 2-17 $30), or free with $75,000 annual spend.

    Get in with: Centurion Lounge

  9. 4.7/5 overall

    The Centurion Lounge is on Level 7 of Terminal 1, reached by the escalator before Gate 60. It opens daily 06:00–00:00 and offers dining, cocktails, workspaces, Wi-Fi and a shower suite.

    Get in with: Centurion Lounge

  10. 4.7/5 overall

    Rated 4.7/5 across 14 measures. 4 showers. Platinum and Business Platinum cardholders: guests $50 each (children 2-17 $30), or free with $75,000 annual spend.

    Get in with: Centurion Lounge

  11. 4.6/5 overall

    Opened 2015. Rated 4.6/5 across 14 measures. 4 showers. Platinum and Business Platinum cardholders: guests $50 each (children 2-17 $30), or free with $75,000 annual spend.

    Get in with: Centurion Lounge

  12. 4.6/5 overall

    Opened 2013, renovated 2017. Rated 4.6/5 across 14 measures. 2 showers. Platinum and Business Platinum cardholders: guests $50 each (children 2-17 $30), or free with $75,000 annual spend.

    Get in with: Centurion Lounge

  13. 13. The Centurion Lounge

    DCA · Terminal 2 · Washington

    4.6/5 overall

    Opened 2024. Rated 4.6/5 across 13 measures. Platinum and Business Platinum cardholders: guests $50 each (children 2-17 $30), or free with $75,000 annual spend.

    Get in with: Centurion Lounge

  14. 4.6/5 overall

    Opened 2015. Rated 4.6/5 across 14 measures. 2 showers. Platinum and Business Platinum cardholders: guests $50 each (children 2-17 $30), or free with $75,000 annual spend.

    Get in with: Centurion Lounge

The list at a glance

American Express now runs Centurion Lounges on four continents, and the newest ones are not automatically the best. This ranking orders every photographed Centurion Lounge in our directory by overall score, including the Mexico City lounge photographed this month.

The ranking runs from highest overall score down, with ties broken alphabetically. It covers 14 lounges at 14 airports in 5 countries, every one of them photographed, and it is frozen as published.

The standouts

  1. The Centurion Lounge at DFW rates 4.9 overall. It is in Terminal D, a craft cocktail bar, 4 shower suites, opened 2013.
  2. American Express Centurion Lounge at MEL rates 4.8 overall. It is in Terminal 2 (International), a craft cocktail bar, no showers.
  3. The Centurion Lounge at ATL rates 4.8 overall. It is in Concourse E, a craft cocktail bar, 2 shower suites, opened 2024.

Between them the 14 lounges offer 31 shower suites, and 14 pour craft cocktails.

How to get in

The Centurion Lounge admits members of Centurion Lounge. American Express Centurion Lounge admits members of Centurion Lounge. Each lounge page lists every card, membership and status tier that opens the door, plus hours and the nearest gate.

How we score

Scores are editorial, set by the Lounge Frog team on a 1 to 5 scale across up to 15 measures; our methodology explains each one. For the full ranking see the top 100 lounges.

Quick answers

What is the best lounge on this list?

The Centurion Lounge at DFW, in Terminal D, rated 4.9/5 overall. Next come American Express Centurion Lounge and The Centurion Lounge.

Which lounge networks get you into these lounges?

Centurion Lounge opens 14 of the 14. Each lounge's page lists every program and card that admits you.

Written and checked to our editorial standards. Scores follow our methodology. Something wrong? Tell us from any lounge page.

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