Niche Biz: Airport Napping Rooms

Tiny airport sleeping rooms – similar to the cubicles that Asian travelers use to catch a snooze in between flights – have arrived in America, reports USA Today.

Atlanta, the world’s largest airport, opened five Minute Suites this month where tired passengers can doze for $30 an hour. The rooms – 7 feet by 8 feet, or about the size of two office cubicles put together – are equipped with a daybed sofa, pillows (with disposable covers), fresh blankets, a small desk, Internet access and a flat-screen 32-inch monitor with DirecTV and flight information. They have systems to mask noise.

San Francisco International plans to follow suit. It’s hired a California company to design 14 rooms of about 90 square feet for its international terminal. The rooms will have similar amenities.

“We view amenities and services as the new frontier,” says Cheryl Nashir, associate deputy director at San Francisco International.

They haven’t caught on in the USA until now because layovers are shorter and Americans view airports as a point of transit to hurry through.

Photo by MInute Suites.

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