Save £10 on Clubrooms and The House airport lounges
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Save £10 on Clubrooms and The House lounges.
Virgin Atlantic and No1 Lounges have a long-standing partnership that both reduces lounge entrance fees and allows you to earn Flying Club miles on each visit. It is often the cheapest way to access No1 Lounges, Clubrooms or MyLounges if you do not have PriorityPass or a similar lounge access club.
No1 Lounges is now running a promotion which reduces the cost of its top-end lounges even further. Until 16th September, bookings for The House and Clubrooms are now just £25 per person, reduced from £35. The promotional price is valid for visits until 30th October, so you have plenty of time to visit. You can book here.
This offer is cheaper than the recent Groupon promotion unless you are flying from Luton or Birmingham – and even then, it is worth paying the extra 50p to get the Virgin Flying Club miles on top. The booking site will display the normal lounge prices until you add it to your booking, at which point you should see the reduced cost.
As a reminder, The House is formerly Etihad’s own lounge at Heathrow Terminal 4, now operated by No1 Lounges, although it is still used by Etihad passengers. We have not reviewed it since it was rebranded although it has a good reputation.
Clubrooms are located at Birmingham Airport (review here), London Gatwick (both terminals) and Luton Airport. With the exception of The House, it is No1 Lounge’s most premium brand.
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How to get FREE airport lounge access via UK credit cards (June 2025)
Here are the six options to get FREE airport lounge access via a UK credit card.
Your best value option (but no points):
The cheapest route to a Priority Pass airport lounge card is via the Lloyds Bank World Elite Mastercard.
The credit card has a fee of £15 per month, and comes with a Priority Pass which gives unlimited free access for the cardholder. If you add a free supplementary cardholder, they will also receive unlimited free access.
Unlike the version of Priority Pass you receive with American Express, the Lloyds Bank version also lets you access £18 airport restaurant credits.
Even better, the credit card has 0% FX fees and comes with 0.5% cashback. Full details are in my Lloyds Bank World Elite Mastercard review.
Lloyds Bank World Elite Mastercard
A Priority Pass, 0% FX fees and up to 1% cashback for £15 per month Read our full review
Lounge access via American Express cards:
The Platinum Card from American Express comes with two free Priority Pass cards, one for you and one for a supplementary cardholder. Each card admits two so a family of four gets in free. You get access to all 1,500 lounges in the Priority Pass network – search it here.
You also get access to Eurostar, Lufthansa and Delta Air Lines lounges. Our in-depth review of The Platinum Card from American Express is here.
You can apply here.
The Platinum Card from American Express
50,000 bonus points and great travel benefits – for a large fee Read our full review
The American Express Preferred Rewards Gold Credit Card is FREE for the first year. It comes with a Priority Pass card loaded with four free visits to any Priority Pass lounge – see the list here.
Additional lounge visits are charged at £24. You get four more free visits for every year you keep the card.
There is no annual fee for Amex Gold in Year 1 and you get a 20,000 points sign-up bonus. Full details are in our American Express Preferred Rewards Gold Credit Card review here.
American Express Preferred Rewards Gold Credit Card
Your best beginner’s card – 20,000 points, FREE for a year & four airport lounge passes Read our full review
Lounge access via HSBC Premier credit cards (Premier account holders only):
HSBC Premier World Elite Mastercard gets you get a free Priority Pass card, allowing you access to the Priority Pass network. Guests are charged at £24 although it may be cheaper to pay £60 for a supplementary credit card for your partner.
The card has a fee of £290 and there are strict financial requirements to become a HSBC Premier customer. Full details are in my HSBC Premier World Elite Mastercard review.
HSBC Premier World Elite Mastercard
A good package, but only available to HSBC Premier clients Read our full review
Got a small business?
If you have a small business, consider The American Express Business Platinum Card which has the same lounge benefits as the personal Platinum card:
The American Express Business Platinum Card
50,000 points when you sign-up and an annual £200 Amex Travel credit Read our full review
You should also consider the Capital on Tap Pro Visa credit card which has a lower fee and, as well as a Priority Pass for airport lounge access, also comes with Radison Rewards VIP hotel status:
Capital on Tap Pro Visa
10,500 points (=10,500 Avios) plus good benefits Read our full review
PS. You can find all of HfP’s UK airport lounge reviews – and we’ve been to most of them – indexed here.
