The American Express Centurion Lounges at Monterrey, Mexico (MTY) [Locations, Hours, Amenities]

American Express operates Centurion Lounges at airports around the world. Amenities and services vary by location. Generally speaking, though, each is an upper-end lounge with complimentary Wi-Fi, food, and beverages. Food typically changes throughout the day to correspond with breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

In this post, we’ll look at the 2 American Express Centurion Lounges at General Mariano Escobedo International Airport (MTY) in Monterrey, Mexico. There’s 1 lounge in Terminal A and another in Terminal B. We’ll cover how to get in, where each lounge is, operating hours, and what you’ll find inside.

How To Access the Centurion Lounges in Monterrey

To access a Centurion Lounge, you need one of American Express’s premium cards. These include complimentary access to all Centurion or American Express lounges throughout the world:

• Platinum Card^® from American Express
• The Business Platinum Card^® from American Express
• Centurion^® Card from American Express

American Express also admits Aeromexico Platinum and Corporate Platinum cardmembers to lounges in Mexico. Unlike at many Centurion Lounge locations, the Delta SkyMiles^® Reserve American Express Card and Delta SkyMiles^® Reserve Business American Express Card aren’t on the list of cards accepted at the Monterrey lounges.

Present one of these cards, along with your boarding pass and identification to the check-in agent as you enter the lounge.

There are a few rules you should be aware of when using this Centurion Lounge:

• You must have a same-day, confirmed seating assignment and boarding pass for a flight departing Monterrey. This means passengers flying standby or nonrevenue aren’t admitted, as they don’t have confirmed seat assignments.
• You can only enter within 3 hours of departure. If you arrive more than 3 hours before the flight, you can be refused entry. It’s worth noting that this lounge is nothing worth arriving more than 3 hours before departure for, so you shouldn’t have to worry about violating this rule.
• You can enter for a maximum of 5 hours during a layover. New Centurion Lounge rules as of July 2026 put a 5-hour limit on visits during layovers.
• You cannot enter the lounge upon arrival. Since this lounge is within the domestic terminal, if you’re arriving on a domestic flight, you can’t use the lounge at that time. It’s for departing passengers only.

Lounge Guest Policy

The guest rules in Monterrey — as with many international Centurion Lounge locations — differ from those at Centurion Lounges in the U.S. American Express lists no spending requirement for complimentary guests here, and the same policy applies in both terminals:

• Amex Platinum card and Amex Business Platinum cardmembers may enter with up to 2 complimentary guests, plus their children between the ages of 2 and 17. Cardmember guests must be traveling on the same flight as the cardmember to enter a Centurion Lounge.
• Centurion cardmembers may enter with up to 2 complimentary guests, plus their children between 2 and 17.
• Additional cardmembers on an Amex Platinum card may bring their children under 18 as guests at no charge, but they can’t bring any complimentary adult guests.
• Employee cardholders on an Amex Business Platinum card have no complimentary guest privileges.
• All eligible cardmembers may bring up to 3 paid guests for $70 each (or the equivalent in Mexican pesos), subject to space availability inside the lounge.

Lounge Locations

The Terminal A lounge is after security, down the escalators near gate 4. Signs make it easy to find.

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Signs leading to the Terminal A lounge.

The Terminal B lounge is on the departure level, past security, in front of the elevators. The lounge is near gate 4.

Both lounges sit past security, so plan to use the one in the terminal your flight departs from. You can’t access either lounge landside (before security).

Operating Hours

Both lounges are open daily from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Lounge Amenities

American Express lists the same amenities for both Monterrey lounges:

• Complimentary meals available by sit-down dining
• Complimentary alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages
• Flight monitors
• Televisions, newspapers, and magazines
• Wi-Fi

Both lounges are nonsmoking and have restrooms.

The Terminal A lounge is small and cramped. It’s a single room set up like a dining room, and there aren’t any separate areas for working or relaxing.

The Terminal B location offers a similar restaurant-style setup, though it’s been remodeled more recently.

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Seating area at the Terminal B lounge. Image Credit: American Express

Food and Beverages

At both lounges, you order food from a menu, and servers bring it to your table. There is no buffet.

Mexican chef Jonatán Gómez Luna, of the Michelin-starred restaurant Le Chique, compiled the menu, and American Express uses it across its lounges in Mexico, though there are a few dishes offered only in Monterrey. All dishes are complimentary for Amex Platinum card, Amex Business Platinum card, and Centurion cardmembers. Centurion cardmembers order from a separate, larger menu.

Dishes can’t be modified, which is unfortunate for anyone with allergies or special diets.

The breakfast menu, served until 11:45 a.m., includes:

• Seasonal fruit with homemade yogurt, honey, and granola
• Papaya with honey and lemon juice
• Green or red chilaquiles
• Scrambled eggs with turkey ham, bacon, machaca, or chorizo
• Sourdough toast with avocado and burrata, plus a fried egg or smoked salmon
• French toast and freshly baked pastries

The same menu is used for lunch and dinner. It includes:

• Soups and salads, such as chicken soup and a Caesar salad
• Tuna tartar
• Rib-eye tacos, stuffed chicken, and Yucatán-style salmon
• Beef and veggie burgers
• Pasta and Margherita and cold-cut pizzas
• Desserts such as lemon pie, vanilla custard, and ice cream

Menus are subject to change. The prices printed on the menu apply only to the Aeromexico Platinum card.

All drinks are complimentary, including beer, wine, and spirits. The wine list was curated by Sandra Fernández, the first Mexican woman admitted to The Court of Master Sommeliers, and is subject to availability. You must be 18 or older to consume alcohol in the lounge.

Restrooms

The Terminal A lounge has restrooms. American Express does not list showers or spa services for either Monterrey lounge.

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The men's restroom is small in the Terminal A lounge.

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi is complimentary at both lounges. At Terminal A, the connection is both reliable and fast, so streaming or downloading larger files before a flight isn’t a problem.

Televisions and Entertainment

Both lounges have televisions and flight monitors. Terminal A has a few TVs and no other entertainment, so bring your own if you’re seeking something particular to pass the time. The lounges don’t make any flight announcements.

Final Thoughts

Monterrey has 2 Centurion Lounges, with one in Terminal A and one in Terminal B. They have the same hours, access rules, and menu. Food and drinks are complimentary, and Amex Platinum card and Amex Business Platinum cardholders can bring 2 guests at no charge.

The lounges are small, cramped, and light on amenities in comparison to other Centurion Lounge locations. However, a sit-down meal, complimentary drinks, and fast Wi-Fi beat waiting at the gate. It’s worth a stop at either location if you hold an eligible card and have time before your flight out of Monterrey.