Originally Posted by
Burgertime
Ironmanjt, I believe you are misinterpreting the non rev rule for discounted/employee united tickets. A reward ticket on a star alliance partner with *G status does allow access (plus one guest]. This applies to UC and not lounges with special entry rules such as Polaris. Just as the parallel situation of *G access to a MLL.
The OP specifically said a nonrev ticket - not an award ticket. I know access on awards is allowed, but he made it sound like benefit travel - which at least on UA will only allowed access with a paid UC membership.