Which Airline Lounges Have Proper Bedrooms?

Which Airline Lounges Have Proper Bedrooms?

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Everyone is looking for different amenities from an airport lounge, depending on how long their connection is, what kind of trip they’re taking, etc. While I have a list of what I consider to be the best business lounges and best first lounges, my favorite may vary day to day, depending on my travel.

For those with a long layover, there’s nothing like being able to get some real rest between flights. With that in mind, in this post I want to compile a list of the airport lounges that offer the best sleeping facilities. Specifically, I’m talking about lounges that have “real” bedrooms that premium passengers can use at no extra cost.

Lots of airport lounges have resting facilities

Before I share a list of airport lounges with real sleeping facilities, let me acknowledge that lots of lounges have resting facilities of some sort.

This can range from the relaxation pods in the Capital One Lounge Dallas

Capital One Lounge Dallas relaxation pod

…to the daybeds in the Etihad Business Lounge Abu Dhabi

Etihad Business Lounge Abu Dhabi daybeds

…to the day suites in the Cathay Pacific The Pier First Class Lounge.

Cathay Pacific The Pier First Lounge day suite

Now, I know many people can get real rest in these facilities. I’m super jealous of people who can just plop down anywhere and sleep, because I’d be a much more well rested person if I could. Unfortunately I struggle to sleep unless I’m actually in a bed. That’s why I thought it would be useful to compile a list of the lounges that provide this opportunity.

Airport lounges that allow you to get real sleep

Let me share what I consider to be the best airport lounges offer complimentary bedrooms to eligible passengers. I’ll share why I like them so much, and what the restrictions are with using these rooms. I’ll also rank them, starting with my favorites.

This list is specific to bedrooms within lounges. However, some airlines offer complimentary rooms to passengers with long layovers, which can be useful as well. I’ve written guides about these services on carriers like Emirates, Ethiopian, Qatar Airways, and Turkish Airlines.

SWISS First Lounge Zurich

The SWISS First Lounge Zurich Terminal E has the best sleeping facilities of any airport lounge in the world. The lounge has two bedrooms, each of which has an absurdly comfortable Hästens bed, a TV, views of the apron, and a private bathroom and shower. This is the only sleeping facility on the list where you’ll truly forget that you’re at an airport. Well, except the great view.

These sleeping rooms are available on a first come, first served basis. There’s no limit to how long they can be used, within the standard operating hours of the lounge. The lounge is open to SWISS first class and Lufthansa first class passengers, as well as Miles & More HON Circle members.

SWISS First Lounge Zurich bedroom

Qatar Airways Al Safwa First Lounge Doha

The Qatar Airways Al Safwa First Lounge Doha has 12 private bedrooms. Each bedroom has either one or two beds, depending on the size of your party and availability, as well as a TV and a private bathroom and shower. While the rooms don’t have any natural light, they’re otherwise a great place to get some rest.

These sleeping rooms are available on a first come, first served basis. You can use them in blocks of up to six hours, so plan accordingly. The lounge is open to Qatar Airways first class passengers (including on short haul flights), as well as Privilege Club Platinum members in business class.

Qatar Airways Al Safwa First Lounge Doha bedroom

Lufthansa First Lounges in Frankfurt & Munich

Lufthansa’s most premium lounges in Frankfurt and Munich have private nap rooms, including at the Lufthansa First Class Terminal Frankfurt and Lufthansa First Class Lounge Munich. There are generally two of these nap rooms per lounge. These aren’t quite as glamorous as the above bedrooms — they’re “just” twin beds, and they don’t have private bathrooms. However, they’re still a great place to get some shuteye.

These sleeping rooms are available on a first come, first served basis. There’s no limit to how long they can be used, within the standard operating hours of the lounge. These lounges are open to Lufthansa first class and SWISS first class passengers, as well as Miles & More HON Circle members.

Lufthansa First Class Lounge Munich bedroom

Turkish Airlines Business Lounge Istanbul

The Turkish Airlines Business Lounge Istanbul has several nap rooms, each with a twin bed, a desk, and a TV, though no private bathroom.

These sleeping rooms are available on a first come, first served basis, for eligible passengers. The catch is that there are very specific requirements to get one of these rooms:

  • This is only valid for those traveling in Turkish business class (and not those on Star Alliance partners), though award tickets do qualify
  • This is only available to those who have a connection between four and nine hours
  • At least one of your flights (either arriving or departing) needs to be at least eight hours

As mentioned above, the airline also has a hotel stopover program, but that’s different. This is specifically for those with shorter connections.

Turkish Airlines Business Lounge Istanbul bedroom

SWISS Arrivals Lounge Zurich

The SWISS Arrivals Lounge Zurich is probably the most easily accessible lounge with real nap rooms. The lounge has three nap rooms — two each have a twin bed with a TV and no private bathroom, while one has a double bed with a bathroom and shower.

These sleeping rooms are available on a first come, first served basis. There’s no limit to how long they can be used, within the standard operating hours of the lounge. What’s great is how easily accessible this lounge is — it’s open to all SWISS arriving first and business class passengers, including on short haul flights. So your 30-minute flight could come with a five hour nap on arrival, if you’d like.

SWISS Arrivals Lounge Zurich bedroom

Singapore Airlines First Lounge & Private Room Singapore

The Singapore Airlines Private Room Singapore and Singapore Airlines First Lounge Singapore each offer four nap rooms. The Private Room nap rooms have comfortable twin beds, a reclining chair, and a desk, while the First Lounge nap rooms are a bit smaller, and just have a bed and desk. None of the rooms have private bathrooms.

These are nice sleeping facilities, though they’re not perfect. Each room has a window so that others can look into it, the rooms don’t get fully dark, and the lights seem to randomly turn on.

These sleeping rooms are available on a first come, first served basis. However, you’re limited to using the room for up to two hours, assuming others want to use it (though if no one else wants to use the nap room, you can extend, though this makes it hard to plan on sleeping for longer periods of time). The Private Room is open to Singapore Airlines first class and Singapore Airlines Suites passengers, while the First Class Lounge is open to Star Alliance first class passengers and PPS Club Solitaire members.

Singapore Airlines Private Room Singapore nap room

Bottom line

While there are many amenities that can make an airline lounge great, there’s nothing quite like a good bed when you’re tired and have a long connection. So I wanted to cover the basics of the lounges that have real bedrooms that you can relax in during a long layover.

As mentioned above, there are lots of other lounges with rest facilities, though I figured it would be worth highlighting private rooms with beds.

What’s your favorite lounge nap room? Are there any complimentary airline lounge nap rooms that I missed?

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  1. pstm91 Diamond

    The new lounge in the international terminal at SVO (blanking on the name, but it was part of Priority Pass) had real rooms you could get. The beds were super comfortable , and the bathrooms/showers were fantastic. They were very cheap too; I think we paid like $30 for a 3+ hour stay. Was a terrific lounge all around, and then the invasion happened... I heard it closed, but who knows now...

  2. BRC Guest

    Absolutely a first world problem but I couldn’t sleep at all in the FRA LH FCT because I constantly heard the clacking of the lounge agents’ high heels on the tile floor directly outside the sleeping rooms.

    1. Tomm Fjellberg Guest

      so true.Have been there many times.The tiles outside make it very loud,even with ear plugs

  3. Quinten Guest

    The PrimeClass lounge in Muscat has real hotel hotel rooms, including queen sized beds ands private bathrooms. Not sure if changed, but used to be free to use (up to 3 hours). https://www.prioritypass.com/nl/lounges/oman/muscat-international/mct5-primeclass-lounge

  4. Malcolm Guest

    The new LATAM lounge in Santiago de Chile, as well as being an excellent lounge overall, also has a sleeping area with six very comfortable sleeping couchettes without doors or privacy screens. But still very cosy, quiet and ideal for a short nap between flights.

  5. Jack Guest

    The SWISS bedrooms are fantastic and indispensable given some of the SWISS layover times for certain connections to Asia and Africa. SWISS has its issues under Lufthansa ownership, but it continues to excel with lounge amenities like this. These were great even in the old lounge.

  6. Darren C Diamond

    SAS CPH T3 Gold Lounge has two bedrooms (upstairs, far right if I remember correctly) with lockable doors. I was last there in 2022.

  7. Alan Diamond

    In Brussels, they had a private room with a pile of cushions. It actually made for a great sleep. The staff was extremely friendly and let me sleep there for several hours. It was a Priority Pass lounge but I do not remember the name. It was not exactly a bed but was just as comfortable and the room was indeed private. It appeared to be one of the rooms normally used for small conferences, etc.

  8. Ezawa Tami Guest

    The ORD UA Polaris Lounge also have daybeds, not particularly comfortable, though.

    1. Darren C Diamond

      Daybeds are not proper bedrooms (no doors, no beds). All Polaris Lounges, (IAH, SFO, EWR, etc.) have terrible daybeds.

    2. Mark N Guest

      100% agree! They're really useless for getting any kind of real sleep. More a place to take a mental break from the hustle and bustle I guess. Or meditation if that's your thing? But no, I can't in any way see sleeping there.

  9. Darren C Diamond

    I have stayed in DEL at the Air India Maharaja Lounge T3, which has two real bedrooms. They were similar to the Royal Silk Lounge bedrooms at BKK, not as nice as TK IST or LH FRA.

  10. tony xu Guest

    can 2 people use these lounges for a purpose other than sleeping, if you catch my drift?

    1. Mark P Diamond

      What you do in the sleep rooms is your business! Except, apparently, in Singapore where everyone gets to watch through the windows.

  11. Mark P Diamond

    They're not real beds per se, but I feel like the Pier Business Lounge in HKG deserves an honorable mention for its extensive sleeping area with large "futon-like" beds that you can get really good sleep in. The area is dark, there are good partitions, you are given blankets, and it's quiet. Much better than the slanted recliner chairs or pods in other lounges.

  12. Ben Guest

    KLM's non-schengen lounge at Schiphol also has sleep cabins, though they're not free. They're pretty good, though, imo. Small and compact, but the beds are comfy.

  13. Alexandre Guest

    Thanks for this interesting review. WY offers as well proper and confortable small rooms in their MCT lounge.

    1. Ben Schlappig OMAAT

      @ Alexandre -- Thanks! I'll be reviewing the Oman Air First & Business Lounge shortly. Maybe I missed it, but I didn't see any real bedrooms there? The first class section has two rooms that each have a sofa chair, and then the business lounge has some slanted chairs with curtains around them. Is there something else I missed, or are you referring to one of those?

    2. bruh Guest

      WY lounge offers semi-sleep/nap rooms. There are comfortable couches in private rooms. The real hotel-like bedrooms are however available in the Primeclass Lounge at MCT. Not sure if it's free or comes at a price.

    3. DW Guest

      Just spent 7 hours in the Primeclass lounge there and got a private room for the whole thing. I think there are about a dozen rooms available. and free. Full bed, full private bath, big window out over the tarmac. Not sure about the qualification on layover etc. We were doing a late night/early morning departure, were done touring so showed up early. Biz class got us the first 3 hours and Amex plat priority...

      Just spent 7 hours in the Primeclass lounge there and got a private room for the whole thing. I think there are about a dozen rooms available. and free. Full bed, full private bath, big window out over the tarmac. Not sure about the qualification on layover etc. We were doing a late night/early morning departure, were done touring so showed up early. Biz class got us the first 3 hours and Amex plat priority pass got us the rest as they are stackable.

      Sad thing is that we flew MCT to AUH and continued on in Etihad first class. The first lounge in AUH is pitiful in comparison with two sectionals for people to crash on, no spa and really subpar food...at least on our visit.

      Outside of bar service and arguably food, the primeclass lounge kicked Etihad's new lounge's asses in every way....massage chairs, private rooms, spa, pool tables, etc.. FWIW, the Etihad biz lounge buffet was better than the table service in First, more open, more light, etc.

      The food on in the A380 apartments was spectacular though!

    4. Alexandre Guest

      As a previous WY Sindad Gold member during 4-5 years, I could confirm they have at least two small rooms with a very comfy bedding and interestingly with no Time limitation (unlike in the 6h max QR Al Safwa Lounge).

      WY rooms are located left right away After the showers/lavotories in the J area. I presume they don't advertise about it.

      I'm impatient to read your F side lounge review. They served an...

      As a previous WY Sindad Gold member during 4-5 years, I could confirm they have at least two small rooms with a very comfy bedding and interestingly with no Time limitation (unlike in the 6h max QR Al Safwa Lounge).

      WY rooms are located left right away After the showers/lavotories in the J area. I presume they don't advertise about it.

      I'm impatient to read your F side lounge review. They served an outstanding Blanc des Millénaires Champagne millésimé exactly one year ago (And Piper Rare on board). Is it still the case?

    5. Evan Berman Guest

      The MCT WY Business Class Lounge has four first come, first served “nap rooms” with a fairly comfortable sofabed (pillow and sheet provided) as well as desk and chair. Turn left by the large mountain painting in the back left of the lounge.

  14. Asim Guest

    New Latam lounge in Santiago also has real beds

    1. Ben Schlappig OMAAT

      @ Asim -- Thanks, I wasn't aware of that. The only thing I can find online about this is what's pictured here:
      https://skift.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/LATAM-lounge-1024x683.jpg

      Is that what you're talking about? If so, I wouldn't consider those to be bedrooms, but rather daybeds in a shared room.

    2. Asim Guest

      This is a image of the new lounge beds. But the rooms are divided with wooden panels so I guess its not a proper bedroom.

      https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1tSMsnQSLFhhmOwmnjpkTvr9h0OtLzwAdAeofyL0a_ishE-1XKeGpNbxZTm0xA3VhBhCImoh0iPRpEmBuZj99tUxuQL3ZQv4jWYHtljI9HFzLx-kbUFoIJ98l4ySLhtNdZ1BOoj2rOmXLut2igw1S7okNLSLlwrqLjRdIln_k71pEnruf39WlPACeil8K/s4032/IMG_1285.jpeg

    3. Evan Berman Guest

      To Asim’s point, there are curtains now, though still the same room so not much privacy (hallway in the back right of the lounge behind the end of the food & drink). Also, when I was there on a Sunday night last month all beds were taken from 10pm-7am

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Darren C Diamond

SAS CPH T3 Gold Lounge has two bedrooms (upstairs, far right if I remember correctly) with lockable doors. I was last there in 2022.

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Darren C Diamond

I have stayed in DEL at the Air India Maharaja Lounge T3, which has two real bedrooms. They were similar to the Royal Silk Lounge bedrooms at BKK, not as nice as TK IST or LH FRA.

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Mark P Diamond

They're not real beds per se, but I feel like the Pier Business Lounge in HKG deserves an honorable mention for its extensive sleeping area with large "futon-like" beds that you can get really good sleep in. The area is dark, there are good partitions, you are given blankets, and it's quiet. Much better than the slanted recliner chairs or pods in other lounges.

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