Originally Posted by
mike_la_jolla
That would be my choice also, but I cannot convince myself that the OP can get into TBIT with a ticket that has a T1 gate.
Point taken. AFAIK, you can hold a T1 gate ticket and visit/patronize lounges in other concourses. But that's with a same-day flight, not next-day.
Connectors joining TBIT with the other concourses are where I would camp. I've seen people napping there in the middle of the day.