Comments on: Atlanta Airport Lets You Rent Rooms by the Hour

By: BI

BI — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 02:21:59 +0000

I doubt it will stay in business for long. Several international airports has nice rooms with shower inside the terminals for about $10-15 per hour. This one in atlanta does not have charges $30 per hour,, does not make sense way overpriced

By: Rory

Rory — Mon, 31 May 2010 08:00:17 +0000

This is great idea, charging by the hour.

By: Ben

Ben — Sun, 16 May 2010 18:48:26 +0000

Why is this only catching on at airports? I’m between cable right now and would love to catch a sports game in a more private environment than a sports bar. I’m having it installed shortly, but I wouldn’t mind paying a few bucks to rent a room for a couple hours during the day or night. Where I live, though, cost of living is quite really low, and I could grab a cheap, though decent hotel room for a little over $30, though it doesn’t seem quite right given that I already have a place to sleep.

By: Ed Kelty

Ed Kelty — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:33:43 +0000

Some years ago, I believe it was Memphis where my flight ended due to bad weather around midnight. There was a short-term stay place which basically was a cell with a bed, TV, and wash facilities. Minimal, but clean–and fit the need until the 5:00 report for a 6:00 am flight.

By: Smail

Smail — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:44:54 +0000

@ Alex: I've stayed at the Yotel at LGW a couple times. Nice, cheap, calming, and WiFi is included. It's outside of security, but it worked for my purposes. AFAIK, the Hotel Mercure is still open airside at AMS.

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 04:12:52 +0000

I think Yotel was one of the originals, they have them at LGW, LHR and AMS:

http://www.yotel.com

By: John

John — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 03:29:57 +0000

They have these in London Heathrow. They’re inside security, have private bath w/ shower, you can order snacks and much cheaper than this. It was perfect for a Mumbai to Buenos Aires trip via London and Madrid with about a 8 hour connection. To get to a nearby airport hotel, check in and then get back to the airport and go through security would’ve taken up a fair bit of that time. I reserved it for 5 hours, had a shower and a nice nap. I’m not sure that sofa looks long enough for someone over 6 feet tall.

By: Oliver

Oliver — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 02:17:30 +0000

@Mark Brown — are you suggesting that the presumably private company operating this facility should charge less than the market will bear?

I do agree that it’s expensive and that it’s unlikely going to be successful at those rates. But if they *can* fill their rooms at those prices, I can’t really blame them for not doing it. It’s, after all, not a charitable organization running a shelter for homeless travelers out of the goodness of their hearts, supported by donations from the community.

By: Mark Brown

Mark Brown — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:10:22 +0000

Atlanta’s charges are ridiculous. I stayed at Singapore Changi’s transit hotel for 6 hours and it cost barely US$45. Such accommodations are a long time coming in the US, but they should not be accessible only to the very small number of flyers who can fork out that kind of money.

By: David M

David M — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:31:37 +0000

Honolulu used to have a mini hotel in the overseas terminal, but I don’t see it mentioned on their website currently. My guess is it had to be closed to make way for the new central security checkpoint.