If you want a real bed and a locking door behind TSA at a US airport, Minute Suites is the only operator with a network to speak of in late 2026: 15 suite locations across 10 airports, according to the company’s airport directory. The airports are Atlanta, Baltimore/Washington, Charlotte, Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston Intercontinental, New York JFK, Nashville, Newark, Philadelphia and Salt Lake City. Every suite is airside, and every one needs a same-day boarding pass.
The pod brands that dominate European and Gulf airports barely touch the US. ZZZleepandGo and GoSleep run their cabins abroad, Sleepbox’s pods at Washington Dulles are listed as temporarily closed, and Jabbrrbox booths are built for laptops, not sleep. That leaves travelers with a short list of nap suites, a handful of hotels built into terminals, and a few rules worth knowing before a long layover.
Minute Suites Pricing, Priority Pass Hours and TSA Rules
- Minute Suites lists 15 locations at 10 US airports, all inside security. You need a boarding pass for a flight that day, and leaving the suite area means clearing TSA again.
- Bookings run for a minimum of one hour, then in 15-minute steps. Suites are priced per room, so two travelers sharing pay the same as one.
- Priority Pass covers the first hour. The second hour costs $40 and extra time is $10 per 15 minutes, per the operator’s FAQ. An overnight block of eight hours is $215 for members.
- Nashville has no overnight stays and Baltimore/Washington offers them only Wednesday to Saturday. IAH, BWI and BNA add a $5 cleaning fee.
- If your airport has no suite, a hotel built into or attached to the terminal (DFW, Orlando, Detroit, JFK) is the closest substitute, but it sits before security.
Every US Airport With Sleeping Pods or Nap Suites
Locations below come from Minute Suites’ own airport and location pages, cross-checked against the operator’s FAQ for access rules. Gate references are the nearest landmark the operator or Sleeping in Airports gives, data as of October 2026. All locations are airside, past the TSA checkpoint.
| Airport | Code | Terminal or concourse | Nearest landmark | Airside or landside | Overnight stays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta | ATL | Concourse B | Near Gate B24 | Airside | Yes |
| Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta | ATL | Concourse E | Concourse E atrium | Airside | Yes |
| Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta | ATL | Concourse F | Gate F6 | Airside | Yes |
| Baltimore/Washington | BWI | Concourse C | Start of Concourse C | Airside | Wednesday to Saturday only |
| Charlotte Douglas | CLT | Atrium | Food court atrium | Airside | Yes |
| Charlotte Douglas | CLT | D/E Connector | Between Concourses D and E | Airside | Yes |
| Dallas/Fort Worth | DFW | Terminal A | Near Gate A39 | Airside | Yes |
| Dallas/Fort Worth | DFW | Terminal D | Near Gate D23 | Airside | Yes |
| Houston Intercontinental | IAH | Terminal C | Near Gate C14 | Airside | Yes |
| New York JFK | JFK | Terminal 4 | Near Gate B39 | Airside | Yes |
| New York JFK | JFK | Terminal 8 | Near Gate C37 | Airside | Yes |
| Nashville | BNA | Concourse D | Across from Gate D3 | Airside | No |
| Newark Liberty | EWR | One terminal location | Listed in the Minute Suites directory | Airside | Yes |
| Philadelphia | PHL | Terminal A-B Link | Between Terminals A and B | Airside | Yes |
| Salt Lake City | SLC | Concourse A | Near Gate A33 | Airside | Yes |
Two practical notes on the map. At JFK, terminals are not linked airside, so a suite in Terminal 4 is useless if you are flying out of Terminal 8, and the reverse. Atlanta is the opposite case: the Plane Train connects every concourse behind security, so a passenger connecting from Concourse A to Concourse T can still use any of the three Atlanta suites. Salt Lake City’s suite was the operator’s first location there, and Houston’s opened after the company announced its IAH launch.
What Minute Suites Costs per Hour and Overnight
Minute Suites prices by the room, not by the guest, and sells time in blocks: one hour minimum, then 15-minute extensions. The operator’s FAQ sends standard customers to each airport’s booking page for the live rate, while publishing the Priority Pass figures in full. The standard hourly rate was $65 at February 2025 pricing, according to Sleeping in Airports.
| Item | Price | Source and conditions |
|---|---|---|
| Standard hourly rate | $65 per hour | Reported February 2025; one-hour minimum, then 15-minute blocks |
| Priority Pass, first hour | Covered by membership | Operator FAQ; member plus one guest |
| Priority Pass, second hour | $40 | Paid at check-in |
| Priority Pass, extra time | $10 per 15 minutes | Or book further hours from $40 each |
| Overnight stay (8 hours) | $215 | Check-in 9:00 p.m. to midnight; stay ends by 8:00 a.m. |
| Shower with a suite | $20 per 30 minutes | Select locations; added to a one-hour stay (reported February 2025) |
| Shower only | $30 per 30 minutes | Select locations (reported February 2025) |
| Clean and Serene fee | $5, non-refundable | IAH, BWI and BNA only, including access-program guests |
Overnight packages are the best value per hour if your connection runs through the night. Eight hours at $215 works out to about $26.88 an hour, against $65 at the standard daytime rate. The window is strict, though: the eight hours must sit between 9:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m., and the FAQ says check-in has to happen between 9:00 p.m. and midnight.
Worked Example: A Four-Hour Layover at Houston
Say you land at IAH at 1 p.m. with a 5 p.m. departure from Terminal C and want four hours in the suite near Gate C14.
| Scenario | Calculation | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Standard rate, alone | 4 hours x $65, plus the $5 IAH fee | $265 |
| Standard rate, two travelers sharing | $265 split two ways | $132.50 each |
| Priority Pass member | First hour covered, second hour $40, then 8 blocks x $10, plus $5 fee | $125 |
| Priority Pass member booking hourly | First hour covered, then 3 hours x $40, plus $5 fee | $125 |
Both Priority Pass routes land on the same total. The difference shows up if your flight is delayed: the 15-minute blocks let you add 30 minutes for $20 rather than paying for a whole extra hour. And an overnight connection changes the maths entirely. Seven hours from 10 p.m. at the standard rate would come to $455, more than double the $215 overnight package.
Booking Rules That Catch Travelers Out
The suites look like small hotel rooms, but access follows airport lounge logic. These rules come from the operator’s FAQ.
- Boarding pass required: You need a same-day boarding pass and access to the terminal where the suite sits. People who are not flying cannot visit.
- No re-entry shortcut: If you leave the secure area, you clear TSA again. That rules out a suite for a long layover where you plan to visit the city.
- Cancellation windows: Hourly bookings refund if cancelled more than 3 hours before arrival. Overnight stays need more than 12 hours’ notice.
- The 15-minute no-show rule: Arrive more than 15 minutes after your booked start time and the reservation can be marked a no-show and charged in full. Book a start time after your scheduled arrival, not at it.
- Priority Pass online bookings: Reserving online as a member requires a two-hour minimum hold. Walk-ins are accepted only when a suite is free, which is rare at peak times.
- Children: Guests under 18 must be with an adult.
Inside, each suite has a daybed with a trundle, a desk, a smart TV, Wi-Fi, charging points and a sound-masking system, according to the operator’s Charlotte location page.
Sleeping Pod Brands You Will Not Find Open in the US
Plenty of “airport sleep pod” lists repeat brand names that do not operate a bookable US bed in 2026. The status of each, as of October 2026:
- Sleepbox: The micro-room pods at Washington Dulles Concourse A appear as “temporarily closed” in the American Express lounge finder. Treat IAD as having no bookable pod until the operator lists it again.
- ZZZleepandGo: An Italian brand whose cabins sit at Italian airports, including Milan Bergamo and Turin. No US sites.
- GoSleep: Reclining shell pods found at airports such as Helsinki and Abu Dhabi, according to Sleeping in Airports. None in the US.
- Jabbrrbox: A US brand, but a work booth with a desk and seating rather than a bed. When it launched two booths in Oakland’s Terminal 2 near Gate 25 in 2019, the Port of Oakland said they rented at $15 per 30 minutes. Good for a private call, poor for sleep.
The gap is the real story. Minute Suites has expanded steadily, but outside its 10 airports a US traveler who wants to lie flat behind security has no pod to book.
Airport Hotels Inside or Attached to the Terminal
Where there is no suite, a hotel built into the terminal is the next best thing. The trade-off: these hotels are landside, so you exit security, sleep, and clear TSA again in the morning. They suit overnight connections and early departures better than a three-hour gap.
- Grand Hyatt DFW: Built into Terminal D at Dallas/Fort Worth, a short walk from the checkpoint. View from the Wing calls it the benchmark for US airport hotels.
- Hyatt Regency Orlando International Airport: Inside the main terminal building at Orlando International (MCO).
- The Westin Detroit Metropolitan Airport: Attached to the McNamara Terminal, Delta’s hub building at DTW.
- TWA Hotel: In the restored 1962 Eero Saarinen terminal at JFK, connected to Terminal 5, and it sells day-use stays as well as nights.
- The Westin Denver International Airport: Connected to the Jeppesen Terminal by the plaza beside the train station.
For a longer roundup of on-airport hotels, Upon Arriving lists 16 hotels located inside or next to US airport grounds, and The Points Guy ranks them.
Lounges, Memberships and Other Ways to Get a Nap Room
Lounge memberships mostly buy you a seat, not a bed. The exception that matters is Priority Pass: Minute Suites says every one of its locations accepts members when a suite is free, with the membership covering the first hour for the member and one guest. Cards that bundle Priority Pass therefore double as a nap benefit at those 10 airports. Chase, for one, publishes a guide to the Charlotte suites for its cardholders.
- Book ahead, even as a member: The operator strongly recommends reservations, and walk-in access depends on availability.
- Bring the physical or digital card: Check-in requires your membership card.
- Pay the extras at the desk: The $40 second hour and any 15-minute blocks are charged at check-in.
If none of this is available, the realistic fallback is a quiet gate area away from the food courts, an eye mask and a phone alarm set for well before boarding.
Choosing Between a Nap Suite, a Terminal Hotel and a Lounge
| Your situation | Best option | Why |
|---|---|---|
| 2 to 5 hour daytime layover, same terminal | Nap suite | Airside, booked by the hour, no second security line |
| Overnight connection, 9 p.m. arrival or later | Nap suite overnight package or terminal hotel | $215 for 8 hours behind security, or a full hotel room before it |
| Layover with a terminal change at JFK | Suite in your departure terminal | JFK terminals are not linked airside |
| Traveling as a couple | Nap suite | Priced per suite, so the cost splits |
| Arriving before 9 p.m. for a 6 a.m. flight | Terminal hotel | Overnight suite check-in window starts at 9 p.m. |
| Need a shower more than a bed | Shower-only booking at a suite | $30 for 30 minutes where showers exist (reported February 2025) |
Plan your timing with the Bizolaunch flight time calculator and, for red-eye connections across zones, the time zone converter, so the suite window lines up with when you will actually want to sleep. If you are building a road trip around flights, our guide to dog-friendly hotels in national parks covers the other end of the journey, and more travel planning sits in the Lifestyle section.
Overnight Stays, Boarding Pass Rules and Dulles Pods
Which US Airports Have Sleeping Pods Inside Security?
Atlanta, Baltimore/Washington, Charlotte, Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston Intercontinental, New York JFK, Nashville, Newark, Philadelphia and Salt Lake City, all through Minute Suites. Every location is past the TSA checkpoint.
How Much Does Minute Suites Cost per Hour?
The standard rate was $65 an hour at February 2025 pricing, with a one-hour minimum and 15-minute extensions. Priority Pass members get the first hour covered and pay $40 for the second.
Can You Use Minute Suites Without a Boarding Pass?
No. The operator requires a same-day boarding pass and access to the terminal where the suite is located, so people meeting or dropping off travelers cannot book.
Does Priority Pass Cover an Overnight Stay at Minute Suites?
Not in full. Members pay $215 for an eight-hour overnight stay, which must start between 9:00 p.m. and midnight. Nashville does not offer overnight stays, and BWI offers them Wednesday to Saturday only.
Are There Sleep Pods at Washington Dulles?
Sleepbox installed pods in Concourse A, but the American Express lounge finder lists them as temporarily closed. There is no Minute Suites at Dulles.
Minute Suites Location Listings and Sleeping in Airports Reports
- Minute Suites: Airport locations
- Minute Suites: FAQs
- Minute Suites: Charlotte D/E Connector
- Minute Suites: JFK Terminal 4
- Minute Suites: Atlanta Concourse F
- Minute Suites: Philadelphia Terminal A-B Link
- Minute Suites: Salt Lake City opening
- Minute Suites: Houston Intercontinental opening
- Sleeping in Airports: Minute Suites locations and prices
- Sleeping in Airports: Airport sleeping pods worldwide
- American Express: Sleepbox IAD listing
- Port of Oakland: Jabbrrbox workspace pods
- Milan Bergamo Airport: ZZZleepandGo
- Torino Airport: ZZZleepandGo opening
- Chase: Minute Suites CLT
- View from the Wing: Grand Hyatt DFW
- Upon Arriving: Airport hotels inside or adjacent to airport grounds
- The Points Guy: Best airport hotels in the US
