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San Francisco United Arrivals Lounge closure
Due to airport construction, the United Arrivals Lounge at San Francisco will close on December 1, 2019, at 12 p.m. If you’re traveling in United Polaris® business class on a long-haul international flight and have an eligible same-day ticket, you can visit the United Polaris lounge before departure, during connections or upon arrival. See our access policy and list of lounge locations for more information.

United Arrivals Lounge: 12 showers, decent breakfast, but only open to inbound international GlobalFirst or BusinessFirst premium passengers in the morning:
https://loungereview.com/lounges/uni...ls-lounge-sfo/

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Our Arrivals Lounge in San Francisco, located in Terminal 3 on the baggage level, is a retreat where United Polaris first and business class customers arriving by noon on a same-day ticket may freshen up with a shower. Guests can enjoy breakfast and use our complimentary Wi-Fi.
Customers may not bring guests into the arrivals lounge/

Hours: 6:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Outside of security
Accessing from the International Terminal

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Originally Posted by Kacee

The foolproof instructions are "head towards UA baggage claim in T3 on the ground level and it's on your left."

It's quicker if you take the "connections" exit from customs, but either way works.

Alternatives
SFO Polaris Lounge -- Reviews, Experiences, Q&A, ..
Aieside in International G terminal

Amex Centurion Lounge: one shower (possible wait), complimentary access for Centurion and Plat Amex cardholders, $50 for all other Amex cardmembers:
https://loungereview.com/lounges/the...on-lounge-sfo/ -airside

Freshen Up. Paid facility. Landside, International Terminal.
Freshen Up
Thread talking about Freshen Up
Outside of security

Closed lounges
Singapore Airlines SilverKris lounge: two basic showers, but only open to departing international passengers holding Star Gold status or traveling in a premium class of service:
https://loungereview.com/lounges/sin...is-lounge-sfo/

~~United Global First lounge - Closed as GFL/IFL nut available for premium cabin partner international / UA Polaris long-haul SFO departure passenger while the UA Polaris lounge is under construction.~~

SFO Arrivals Lounge - closing 1 Dec 2019

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Apr 11, 2015, 10:38 am

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Got it. Thanks very much, everyone!

Apr 11, 2015, 10:41 am

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And just to be clear, all the comments about the UA Arrivals lounge are completely irrelevant to OP's question, since OP is arriving in Y on a domestic flight.

Apr 13, 2015, 7:00 am

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Slight revision to my original question:

I have a same day return flight departing later that evening for JFK, for which I'll have a boarding pass in hand by the time I land. Given this, are there any departure lounges with shower facilities I can access as a *G?

Thanks!

Apr 13, 2015, 8:38 am

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Originally Posted by AC888

I have a same day return flight departing later that evening for JFK, for which I'll have a boarding pass in hand by the time I land. Given this, are there any departure lounges with shower facilities I can access as a *G?

You may be able to get into the Singapore Silver Kris lounge in the international terminal (connected airside to United domestic), however it doesn't open until 10:30am.

Full thread on it here - http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...mestic-24.html

Otherwise no other *G lounges have showers except for Arrivals by United (as already mentioned) and the United Global First lounge - neither of which are an option.

Apr 13, 2015, 8:46 am

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Does the SFO Cent lounge have showers ?

Apr 13, 2015, 10:34 am

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Does the SFO Cent lounge have showers ?

yes

Apr 13, 2015, 2:25 pm

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Everything's been said already, but the following reviews and details may help.

Amex Centurion Lounge: one shower (possible wait), complimentary access for Centurion and Plat Amex cardholders, $50 for all other Amex cardmembers:
http://loungereview.com/lounges/the-...on-lounge-sfo/

United Arrivals Lounge: 12 showers, decent breakfast, but open to inbound international premium passengers only in the morning:
http://loungereview.com/lounges/unit...ls-lounge-sfo/

Singapore Airlines SilverKris lounge: two basic showers, but only open to departing international passengers holding Star Gold status or traveling ina premium class of service:
http://loungereview.com/lounges/sing...is-lounge-sfo/

United Global First lounge: two nice shower suites, but only open to arriving and departing international first class passengers:
http://loungereview.com/lounges/unit...st-lounge-sfo/

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Originally Posted by AC888

I'm flying into SFO next week on an early morning flight from JFK. I'll be traveling in Y.
Is there a lounge with shower facilities that I can access as an AC*G in this case?

No.

The only shower open to the most passengers is at the Amex Centurion Lounge, and it's not for Star Golds but Amex cardholders. You won't be admitted into any of the airline facilities.

Apr 13, 2015, 2:49 pm

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great summary !! --- thanks, have created a post wiki for it.

WineCountryUA

Apr 13, 2015, 2:53 pm

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great summary !! --- thanks, have created a post wiki for it.

WineCountryUA

And I've added the paid Freshen Up facility, since that's the only one that OP can actually access (unless he has an AMEX card).

Apr 13, 2015, 3:11 pm

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Thanks, all! Very helpful.

Apr 13, 2015, 3:51 pm

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It's an awesome perk after a long and tiring long haul flight.

Jan 25, 2016, 6:44 pm

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Arrivals Lounge SFO

Hey all! I am arriving on a UA BF upgraded tix from Sydney.. Do I get access to the Arrivals Lounge? worth it?

Jan 25, 2016, 9:38 pm

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Originally Posted by cyclogenesis

Hey all! I am arriving on a UA BF upgraded tix from Sydney.. Do I get access to the Arrivals Lounge? worth it?

This really should be in the UA Forum, but Business Class passengers do get access to the Arrivals Lounge.

Jan 25, 2016, 11:25 pm

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Originally Posted by cyclogenesis

Hey all! I am arriving on a UA BF upgraded tix from Sydney.. Do I get access to the Arrivals Lounge? worth it?

This is from the United site regarding access to the arrivals lounge at SFO:

San Francisco, CA, US (SFO) United Arrivals Lounge -

Eligible United Global First and BusinessFirst customers are welcome.

Terminal 3, baggage level: This lounge operates from 8:00 am to 12:30 p.m. daily.

Jan 26, 2016, 8:59 am

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Thanks.. and yes.. this is the thread a google search pulled up. I will google further but do people like the lounge?