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Sleeping at SFO
    by chrisgehrt (January, 2013)
Reason for Stay: Early flight departure
Where: Landside and Airside
Pros: actually got to fall asleep, security was friendly
Cons: felt like I got SARS from napping in the International terminal food court.
I first fell asleep in the food court in the international terminal on the soft couch like benches near the 'Burger Joint' restaurant, I slept her till around 12:30 am, got up when I felt I was inconveniencing the cleaning crew. The terminal shuttle had closed so I walked down to terminal 2 seeing about 10 different people sleeping or 'settling in' along the way. I set up camp on one of the round soft circle shaped benches across from the Virgin Airlines check in (that I read about on this site) - settled in nicely, was awoken by security about 4:30 am and told to put my clothes on. (I have to sleep nude) But otherwise no complaints, or hassles. *would recommend some sort of eye mask and headphones because flight attendants like to walk by in the middle of the night and have conversations over your face. Also the hourly announcements get continued >>Was this Helpful?
a night at SFO
by paseonet (August, 2012)
Reason for Stay: Early flight departure
Where: Landside
Pros: renovated clean terminals
Cons: too many seats with armrests
For a 7AM SFO-SEA flight it was too much to ask anyone around, so I arrived at SFO at 22:30 via BART. But Alaska had already closed its counters and it won't open the next day until 6AM, unlike some other airlines at 4:30AM. SFO is a bit cold in August but the air condition is probably turned off after midnight as it felt more humid and less chilly later in the night.
With my large suitecase I didn't want to get through security and come back to the next monring for check-in. So I stayed at the landside.
No designated areas to sleep/nap were found. There were however some nooks out of way from passenger traffic here and there. One example was the area near the opposite restrooms, those areas were very quiet after midnight cleanings. Overall on the landside Terminal 2 was the best place to find a spot.
Terminal 3 with United and continued >>5 people found this review helpful Was this Helpful?
Found the comfy benches in Terminal 2
by jujusand (February, 2012)
Reason for Stay: Too cheap for a hotel room
Where: Landside
Pros: large comfy padded benches, in a bright, fairly secure area
Cons: a little cold with AC too high, and some announcements
I was not about to pay over 100 for an 18 hour overnight layover in SFO, so I scoured this site for advice on where to sleep. I can't do the floor, and it's hard to go to sleep for me, so I looked for the padded, long benches Kilroy mentioned - when he was here, he said Terminal 1 near Baggage Claim 4. No luck, I think they moved them and I think I found them! YAY! At the indoor connector area where Terminal 1 meets
Terminal 2........past the aquarium and in front of the Virgin America check-in counters there is a soft, padded, oddly shaped 'bench' - like 3 'dots' with 2 lines connecting them. It's now 11 pm, and Virgin America has closed the counters so all is quiet (yes, some announcements but spaces aprt, maybe every 20-30 minutes. Not bad, bring earplugs anyway.)
It's quite bright in here (bring eyemask and blanket) but the bright continued >>5 people found this review helpful Was this Helpful?
A really nice night
 by narda (March, 2011)
Reason for Stay: Other
Where: Landside
Pros: A lot of space to sleep comfortable
Cons: Internet goes off every certain amount of time
The date my flight was supposed to leave was May 3th. The hour? well, it said 12:00 pm. I know it will sounf probably silly, but i misunderstood the hour: the flight was supossed to leave at 12:00 am! so i realized i had to stay there and had a lot of hours to kill.
In general, the whole experience was really nice. The airport was completely clean and security staff is really friendly.
The only problem i found? well, be careful about who approaches to you (specially at night).. i almost got robbed.
Besides that, i totally recommend this airport. I thought the experience was really nice and i would definetely do it again.2 people found this review helpful Was this Helpful?
Comfortable for the Experienced Sleeper
by Kilroy (September, 2011)
Reason for Stay: Early flight departure
Where: Landside
Pros: Safe, no hassles
Cons: Most seating has armrests
As an experienced airport sleeper (2x/month), I find SFO quite comfortable. Best sleeping spot Ive found so far is a lounge in Terminal 2 near Baggage Claim #4, with two padded benches each of which is big enough for you and the one you love.
OVERVIEW: There are four terminals at SFO (1, 2, 3 & Intl.) arranged in a circle and connected on the ticketing level by interior walkways. It takes about 15 minutes to walk the full loop. Along the way, you'll see various nooks suitable for sleeping. Aforementioned lounge seems to be the best, but you can cruise around for others. Most seating is padded but with fixed metal armrests. (Sleeping on them is an acquired skill but can be done. Try wrapping yourself around the armrests in a fetal position.) Floors are both bare and carpeted, varying by terminal. Terminal 2 has futuristic furniture that continued >>5 people found this review helpful Was this Helpful?
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