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Passable place for sleeping
   by Emanresu (November, 2012)
Reason for Stay: Early flight departure
Where: Landside
Pros: Unobstrusive security, charging station, clean and okay seating
Cons: Nowhere to lie down, no food/vending machines, no wifi
I stayed at Midway overnight because I had an early flight and the bus I needed to take only got there an hour before my departure. I tried to get past security to gain access to those comfy Southwest chairs, but security doesn't let people in until the next day, beginning around 3:30 am.
I settled in on the top floor, on the south end. I chose that area because there was a bunch of plugs to charge devices. All of the chairs/benches outside of security were okay. They were comfy and leather, but they all had armrests so it was difficult to lie down for a sleep. Try to get there early too. I arrived around 9:30 and had my pick of areas. Definitely arrive by 10:30 or you might not be able to get a good chair.
As for the night, bathrooms and water fountains are open and accessible, but you should bring food. I didn't and there was no f continued >>Was this Helpful?
This airport should be branded "for those on death row"
by sororinanna (December, 2010)
Reason for Stay: Waiting for for friends or family
Where: Landside
People said Ohare sucked... wow. Midway has a 1/2 a mile walkway which is not heated at all (from the el to the entrance). When you get in its a huge amount of empty space where there is NO food at all except a tiny Duncan Donuts stand that is as big as a news stand on the side of the road. You better get your food there if you don't have your ticket yet, because besides another crappy 'stand' in baggage claim, there is not a single food stand in the whole lobby until you go through security. There are also no seats except a few in the baggage area (not a single one in the lobby). For any disabled people or elderly, this has to be miserable for them. You can't get wifi at the place, at all, unless you pay a monthly fee which is not the case at Ohare (at least last time I was there). Midway is the ghetto of all airports... it has no busine continued >>Was this Helpful?
not bad
 by steverino (October, 2009)
Reason for Stay: Early flight departure
This was my first experience sleeping in an airport and, while it was not the best travelling experience I have ever had, it was certainly not the worst. I missed a 6:30 pm flight to Detroit a couple of weeks ago and realized I would have to wait until the following morning before leaving. Unfortunately, I think the only mistake I made was actually leaving the area beyond Security (since there might have been some good sleeping spots there). However, I was so panicked and desperate that I actually made a shuttle trip out to O'Hare to see if I could get anything there. Of course, there was nothing so I had to come all the way back.
I was heartened, in arriving back at Midway around 10 pm, for two reasons - one, that I was actually allowed back into the airport and two, that I was not the only one having to spend the night. Many other tr continued >>Was this Helpful?
Pleasant cots, unpleasant sounds
by foobarbecue (August, 2009)
Reason for Stay: Weather/airline delay
Where: Airside
I was stuck overnight in Chicago after a delay cause me to miss my connecting flight.
The airport staff directed me to concourse C, where to my amazement two lines of about 50 cots each were deployed with military efficiency at precisely 10:30pm. Shortly thereafter staff dispensed blankets made of a blue felt out of a children's art project and the tiniest pillows you can imagine onto each cot. The resulting scene was reminiscent of triage beds in a war zone hospital. I would estimate there were only about 30 patients maximum.
However, some of them produced a disproportionate amount of nose. The cellphone conversations and loud laughing died down around midnight, but I got up around 2am and moved to the other end of the row when four inebriated youths moved in nearby, mingling their cacophony with the raucous snoring of the man next continued >>Was this Helpful?
good times
by danny1722 (January, 2009)
Reason for Stay: Checking in and had to wait
Where: Landside and Airside
I slept here twice, both times it was nice and quite and I was not bothered. I went to the annex termainal where no flights were coming in- IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY. I would do it again.Was this Helpful?
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