Does anybody have any tips for sleeping in an airport overnight?

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lifesagambol

See The Budget Traveller's Guide to Sleeping in Airports
http://www.sleepinginairports.net/

and for Dublin
http://www.sleepinginairports.net/europe/dublin.htm
This give a selection of personal experiences.

The best of many references from the Google search below

Mr Tripod

Kip on the floor, a bottle of wine and a few tinnies and i can sleep standing up!

beanco

Just kip on the floor or seat, loads of people do it.

sunshine & summertime

Bring a jacket to use as a pillow, find your gate and like a row of empty chairs. If they don't have airests stretch out and go to sleep. Maybe bring your iPod or MP3 to block out any noise. If they have armrests, stretch out on the floor w/ the jacket as a pillow or pull 2 rows of charis together. And you can always try ot get some shut eye on the flight. Bon Voyage.

joey-lou

u tight *** !

yoohoo

I stayed over at Dublin airport once. You won't be able to check in that early, so you definitely won't be spending the night in the departure lounge. It was ok, but I would recommend bringing a blanket that you can use to keep you warm while you nap on the chairs (which aren't that comfortable) or one that you can lay on the floor to sleep on, and you can use your bag/back pack as a pillow. Take care of your luggage, though. You could rest them against the wall and lean on the luggage bag while you sleep. But be warned, some time in the middle of the night the cleaners will be cleaning the area so it'll be noisy and they'll ask you nicely to move elsewhre a couple of times while they clean. Also, the gardai will come up to you and request to see your tickets (so that they know you're not a homeless person and are a geniune traveller or something I presume). So be prepared for some interruptions during your sleep! Bring an mp3 player or something to keep the noise from the cleaning machines out. You might also want to bring some snacks and drinks for the long night, although there are a couple of vending machines around.

Have a nice trip!!

nadie

I slept in Dublin airport one night and its not very comfortable your best bet is to stay in a b&b, Swords village is 10mins away and has plenty of b&bs and theres a bus every 10 mins. also some good nightlife.

Sight

I had a flight cancelled out of Heathrow and had to wait 11 hours before i could get on the next available one. I just found a quiet corner of the departure lounge and laid down using my bag as a pillow and put my earphones on with some chilled music to block out the noise of the busy-ness around me. I managed to get a few hours kip in!
I'm sure a few drinks wouldnt hurt either ;-)

ben.

pillow is all. blanket optional.

sueu

We have done this 3 times,never again, but if you must make sure you have warm clothes,ear plugs, and keep one eye open on your bags,doint try to talk to other people who are sleeping near you a airport in the middle of the night is not a good place to be,

snowshoe134

Sometimes the air conditioning makes it quite cool, so if you fall asleep you'll be freezing, so wear a big coat. Lock your bags with little padlocks or something and keep the keys in an inside pocket. Put your bags between your feet or under your head or something. Put your passport and money etc. in an inside pocket.

greyhound mummy

find a comfy spot use your luggage as a pilow and keep ur eyes open in case someone tries to half inch ur stuff

My name's MUD

ear plugs from Jewsons and a few cans of lager!

lord

find out which gate has no arrivals or departures,go there, it'll be quiet and have a nap on the comfyest chair you can find there....

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