In any given thread or trip report there’s a fair amount of information on the board about the FB VIP and HL loungers, but I’m in hyper trip planning mode for myself and guests, who will be staying in my FB comped room (my host knows as he also knows I’ll be playing at FB and not burning), and I still have a few questions.

I am currently Royal via a match so have that card until 1/1/2025 and will have just a FB regular room over the holidays, but I believe based on my host and my offers, which are decent, that I am considered a “VIP” though I’m not sure. My main question is, who has access to the VIP lounge? I assume the HL is for folks playing in there but would appreciate more details about offerings in that one, and if there are other lounges that might not have been discussed.

I very much need and am looking forward to my upcoming 10-day holiday trip and though I have a decent amount of activity planned, I also want to enjoy both Wynncore and FB more, including spending just some “quiet time” having a beverage and snack with friends.

So, I’m looking for the basic scoop about both lounges, including whether someone needs to show their Royal card or whether no one checks cards at all. Based on the pics from the TR by @Timothy the VIP lounge looks quite nice with decent snacks. My understanding is that it is next to the regular check in, but I never entered it before as when I checked in for my one and only stay to date it was after 1 am.
My guests are not lounge hoarders but I want them to be able to enjoy the VIP lounge, if possible, even when I’m not there. If they can only enjoy it with me that will be good to know.

I’m also curious what the hours of the VIP lounge are as I can’t find that anywhere.

Separately, I do have plans to enjoy again the NoWhere Lounge. I checked it out briefly with some VMBers when I was there in late June and had planned to gather there for drinks and dancing during my birthday trip that I had to cancel. I’ll definitely spend an hour or two there on a good music night for dancing with some beverages to get me going.

Lastly, if anyone has a favorite “paid” lounge — FB seems to have a lot of them — based on ambiance, service and/or cocktails, please share. A couple of VMBers have tried all of them. I won’t have time to do that with Encore as my base for the trip, but I do want to try a couple.

Separately, I’m going to try the new non-complimentary lounge at Wynn. It’s called the Living Room at Intrigue. The pics don’t do it justice as that space faces the waterfalls and there’s even an outdoor area. I’ve been there a few times before the space was converted to the “Living Room”. https://www.wynnlasvegas.com/dining/bars-and-lounges/the-living-room-at-intrigue

Thanks for any info and suggestions.