In-airport hotels
July 14, 2022 11:18 AM Subscribe
I love to stay at hotels attached to the airport (even better if behind security) when traveling. What are your favorite in-airport hotels where you can stroll straight up to security (or your gate) for an early flight? No shuttles, no "nearby," any country. Thanks!
The one that immediately comes to my mind is in Orlando. Nashville is building a hotel at BNA. It's not inside the terminal but may as well be.
posted by jquinby at 11:21 AM on July 14, 2022 [1 favorite]
posted by jquinby at 11:21 AM on July 14, 2022 [1 favorite]
Detroit. It was luxurious.
edit: DTW. The hotel is on the domestic Delta terminal. It had valet parking. It was not even 5 mins to security. It made the day less sucky for sure.
posted by misanthropicsarah at 11:23 AM on July 14, 2022 [4 favorites]
edit: DTW. The hotel is on the domestic Delta terminal. It had valet parking. It was not even 5 mins to security. It made the day less sucky for sure.
posted by misanthropicsarah at 11:23 AM on July 14, 2022 [4 favorites]
(er...the Orlando link seems to be borked on Hyatt's website)
posted by jquinby at 11:23 AM on July 14, 2022
posted by jquinby at 11:23 AM on July 14, 2022
Yotel inside Gatwick is great, it’s after security.
posted by catspajammies at 11:38 AM on July 14, 2022 [3 favorites]
posted by catspajammies at 11:38 AM on July 14, 2022 [3 favorites]
I was going to say Oslo - it's not within security from what I remember, but it's right across the drop-off lanes for the terminal, and theres a dedicated rail line to get to Oslo proper. Breakfast spread is pretty awesome, and I swear the hotel has proximity detectors that can tell when you're leaving your room - whenever I did so, there was always an elevator waiting for me with its doors open.
posted by LionIndex at 11:46 AM on July 14, 2022
posted by LionIndex at 11:46 AM on July 14, 2022
Sofitel London Heathrow is connected by a covered walkway to Heathrow Terminal 5 (pre-security). It's only about a 5-minute walk. I stayed there recently and it was incredibly convenient.
posted by quadrant seasons at 11:48 AM on July 14, 2022 [1 favorite]
posted by quadrant seasons at 11:48 AM on July 14, 2022 [1 favorite]
TWA Hotel was awesome! Most airport hotels are far away from the terminals but if you book an airside room you can watch planes right from your bed. The heated rooftop pool/bar is one of a kind.
posted by JoeZydeco at 12:06 PM on July 14, 2022 [3 favorites]
posted by JoeZydeco at 12:06 PM on July 14, 2022 [3 favorites]
I've stayed at the Marriott at the Tampa airport a couple times coming home from visiting family so they wouldn't have to get up early and deal with getting me there.
posted by bowmaniac at 12:16 PM on July 14, 2022 [1 favorite]
posted by bowmaniac at 12:16 PM on July 14, 2022 [1 favorite]
There's a Marriott inside the airport at IAH in Houston. It's a huge airport so there's a tram that you have to get on to get there from your gate, but it's all inside. It has a reasonable restaurant in it too.
posted by fingersandtoes at 12:18 PM on July 14, 2022
posted by fingersandtoes at 12:18 PM on July 14, 2022
There's a Hilton attached to O'Hare in Chicago.
posted by hydra77 at 12:22 PM on July 14, 2022 [1 favorite]
posted by hydra77 at 12:22 PM on July 14, 2022 [1 favorite]
There is a Westin connected to Denver International Airport.
posted by Vek at 12:24 PM on July 14, 2022 [2 favorites]
posted by Vek at 12:24 PM on July 14, 2022 [2 favorites]
Seconding the Gatwick Yotel, and adding the Yotel in Schiphol. I loved, loved, loved the convenience of these, but everyone's mileage may seriously vary, because these spaces are less "hotel rooms" and more "tiny, well-designed, unexpectedly comfy womb-like closets for folks who find MRI machines relaxing."
posted by Hellgirl at 12:33 PM on July 14, 2022 [5 favorites]
posted by Hellgirl at 12:33 PM on July 14, 2022 [5 favorites]
There's a Yotel inside the newer airport in Istanbul - there's actually one airside AND one landside
posted by ersatzkat at 12:39 PM on July 14, 2022
posted by ersatzkat at 12:39 PM on July 14, 2022
Might not be good for an entire night or more, but there is a lounge with private rooms in the Rome airport called Hello Sky. I slept like a wee babe in one of their rooms for several hours when I had a long flight delay and I was too exhausted to do anything else. It was very comfortable and affordable.
posted by pazazygeek at 12:56 PM on July 14, 2022 [1 favorite]
posted by pazazygeek at 12:56 PM on July 14, 2022 [1 favorite]
NH Mexico City Terminal 2. An elevator ride from the arrivals section of T2.
Strongly seconding/thirding the TWA hotel at JFK; we stayed there the night before an early morning vacation flight and it felt like our vacation started a day early. It's a walk to the JetBlue terminal, closer even than the airtrain stop is.
posted by true at 1:01 PM on July 14, 2022 [1 favorite]
Strongly seconding/thirding the TWA hotel at JFK; we stayed there the night before an early morning vacation flight and it felt like our vacation started a day early. It's a walk to the JetBlue terminal, closer even than the airtrain stop is.
posted by true at 1:01 PM on July 14, 2022 [1 favorite]
The Vancouver Fairmont in the airport is quite nice.
The Orlando Airport is good, but about 8 years ago felt like it gets heavy use and needed a serious refresh.
I've had meetings in the Detroit Westin in the airport and it is really nice (meeting on layovers that isn't a ton of fun - I had somebody ask if I could put on a fly in workshop there and I said not I wanted to leave the airport to do it).
Toronto Pearson Sheraton Gateway was quite nice. This and the Vancouver are two I really liked a lot.
The TWA Hotel at New York Kennedy Airport is one on my to do list. It is in the old TWA terminal designed by Eero Saarinen and looks like it should be in the Jetsons. I few in and out of there on my first trip to NY in 1990 and was really bummed when they closed it as a terminal.
posted by vanderwal at 1:13 PM on July 14, 2022
The Orlando Airport is good, but about 8 years ago felt like it gets heavy use and needed a serious refresh.
I've had meetings in the Detroit Westin in the airport and it is really nice (meeting on layovers that isn't a ton of fun - I had somebody ask if I could put on a fly in workshop there and I said not I wanted to leave the airport to do it).
Toronto Pearson Sheraton Gateway was quite nice. This and the Vancouver are two I really liked a lot.
The TWA Hotel at New York Kennedy Airport is one on my to do list. It is in the old TWA terminal designed by Eero Saarinen and looks like it should be in the Jetsons. I few in and out of there on my first trip to NY in 1990 and was really bummed when they closed it as a terminal.
posted by vanderwal at 1:13 PM on July 14, 2022
The Sheraton at CDG is wonderfully retro. Some TripAdvisor reviews call it faded/worn out; that hasn’t been my experience, but it’s definitely more “old” than “sparkly new.”
posted by 2 cats in the yard at 1:45 PM on July 14, 2022 [1 favorite]
posted by 2 cats in the yard at 1:45 PM on July 14, 2022 [1 favorite]
I used to do 6 hour layovers at O'Hare 3-4 times a year, and often paid the day fee to join the Hilton Health Club. Nice to get a swim, steam room and shower instead of paying $8 for a bottle of water and wandering around the concourses trying to find somewhere I didn't have to listen to television news.
posted by caek at 1:49 PM on July 14, 2022 [1 favorite]
posted by caek at 1:49 PM on July 14, 2022 [1 favorite]
I was bowled over the first time I actually plunked down the 70-80 Euro for a Yotel shower and nap (sometimes even a little yoga!) during 6-9 hour layovers at Amsterdam Schipol. SO worth it.
posted by rrrrrrrrrt at 1:56 PM on July 14, 2022 [1 favorite]
posted by rrrrrrrrrt at 1:56 PM on July 14, 2022 [1 favorite]
I like to stay at the Grand Hyatt at SFO when I book early morning or late arriving flights out of SFO because it's right on the AirTrain red line circling all the terminals.
posted by rdnnyc at 2:06 PM on July 14, 2022 [3 favorites]
posted by rdnnyc at 2:06 PM on July 14, 2022 [3 favorites]
Had to catch a very early morning flight in Osaka. I opted for the capsule hotel in the airport. Such a nice surprise! Nice communal bathspace, I had a very late dinner at the airport, arranged for a wake up call. Luggage was kept next to the check-in. The capsule is a very small room (you can stand up, though). There was a semi open closure (more like a screen), but because this is Japan, everybody behaves and it was an all around good experience. In the morning I sneaked out, got a coffee on my way to the gate and it took me less than 45 minutes from waking up to boarding.
posted by ouke at 2:31 PM on July 14, 2022
posted by ouke at 2:31 PM on July 14, 2022
There's a Hilton attached to Logan Airport in Boston.
posted by Sweetie Darling at 3:21 PM on July 14, 2022
posted by Sweetie Darling at 3:21 PM on July 14, 2022
It was five years ago now, but I once had a very nice stay at the Dubai International Airport Hotel during an overnight layover on a work trip. Unlike most of the other hotels mentioned above, this hotel is actually inside the security zone within DXB Terminal 1. You can walk directly from your room to your flight.
posted by dyslexictraveler at 3:38 PM on July 14, 2022 [1 favorite]
posted by dyslexictraveler at 3:38 PM on July 14, 2022 [1 favorite]
I haven’t stayed there, but there’s a Marriott right in the Philadelphia airport.
posted by madcaptenor at 4:04 PM on July 14, 2022
posted by madcaptenor at 4:04 PM on July 14, 2022
I have stayed in the Philadelphia Marriott multiple times and it's really convenient! The hotel is directly connected to Terminal B with a short walk and is accessible from SEPTA with an even shorter walk.
We used to think "oh, boy, airport hotels, so expensive and why would anybody do this" but I am now a convert! It makes a 7:30AM flight doable without a bunch of hassle. SEPTA regional rail barely runs that early, wrangling rental cars that early in the morning is no fun at all, and adding children to the mix seals the deal.
posted by Brassica oleracea at 4:18 PM on July 14, 2022
We used to think "oh, boy, airport hotels, so expensive and why would anybody do this" but I am now a convert! It makes a 7:30AM flight doable without a bunch of hassle. SEPTA regional rail barely runs that early, wrangling rental cars that early in the morning is no fun at all, and adding children to the mix seals the deal.
posted by Brassica oleracea at 4:18 PM on July 14, 2022
The IHG at the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport is attached by a walkover
posted by Carbolic at 4:30 PM on July 14, 2022 [1 favorite]
posted by Carbolic at 4:30 PM on July 14, 2022 [1 favorite]
The Hilton at Helsinki airport has a very nice sauna…
posted by Tandem Affinity at 5:06 PM on July 14, 2022
posted by Tandem Affinity at 5:06 PM on July 14, 2022
I found the transit hotel at Incheon airport to be clean, peaceful, and reasonably priced.
posted by mustard seeds at 7:11 PM on July 14, 2022 [1 favorite]
posted by mustard seeds at 7:11 PM on July 14, 2022 [1 favorite]
Taipei airport has a hotel behind security. It was closed for renovation the last time I was there so I can't speak to what it's like now; my recollection of it was that it was spare but serviceable. But there's nothing like taking a shower and then getting in a clean soft bed for a layover nap.
posted by potrzebie at 7:24 PM on July 14, 2022
posted by potrzebie at 7:24 PM on July 14, 2022
In the Lima (Peru) airport, the Wyndham Costa del Sol is connected to the terminal, although it's outside the security gates. You can walk across the street from the main terminal to the hotel, or over the street on a bridge between them.
posted by Harvey Kilobit at 9:40 PM on July 14, 2022
posted by Harvey Kilobit at 9:40 PM on July 14, 2022
>The IHG at the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport is attached by a walkover
Unfortunately, the security checkpoint from the hotel to the airport was closed in 2020 and hasn't reopened. You can still exit the airport direct into the hotel, but to return to the airport, you have to take a shuttle. It's also less than 1/4 mile from the rental car desks/off-site parking shuttle area, so you could walk there and use the Skyway Security Checkpoint (apparently also currently closed) or take the tram to the main terminal.
posted by yuwtze at 7:18 AM on July 15, 2022
Unfortunately, the security checkpoint from the hotel to the airport was closed in 2020 and hasn't reopened. You can still exit the airport direct into the hotel, but to return to the airport, you have to take a shuttle. It's also less than 1/4 mile from the rental car desks/off-site parking shuttle area, so you could walk there and use the Skyway Security Checkpoint (apparently also currently closed) or take the tram to the main terminal.
posted by yuwtze at 7:18 AM on July 15, 2022
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posted by lookoutbelow at 11:21 AM on July 14, 2022 [6 favorites]