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I'm keen to hear what everyone's thoughts are on the etiquette surrounding sleeping in lounges, particularly when it comes to the fancier lounges such as the Qantas/oneworld first lounges in Melbourne, Sydney, LAX, Singapore and similar.
Most (if not all) of these lounges don't offer any sort of sleeping or snoozing space. I know some lounges in the middle east and the Singapore first lounge offer a resting area with at least reclining seats, if not a dedicated room to sleep in for a period of time. However, for Qantas in particular, despite their amazing food and beverage offerings, a space to sleep or nap seems to be missing.
What then is the ettiquete on sleeping in lounges? Do you just take your shoes off and try and minimise contact of socks to seat? Keep shoes on? Sleep upright? Try and sleep in the shower room? Sleep in one of the business spaces at the desk (just like at work )
Not all lounges even have a space out of sight where you can proverbially (and perhaps literally) put your feet up. For less than 8 hours, it's also probably not worth getting a hotel nearby - sometimes due to visa restrictions it might not even be possible. What do you do?
And for those of you who say you'd never sleep in a lounge - unfortunately not all flights can be lie flat! Ah, the first world problems of a road warrior.
Most (if not all) of these lounges don't offer any sort of sleeping or snoozing space. I know some lounges in the middle east and the Singapore first lounge offer a resting area with at least reclining seats, if not a dedicated room to sleep in for a period of time. However, for Qantas in particular, despite their amazing food and beverage offerings, a space to sleep or nap seems to be missing.
What then is the ettiquete on sleeping in lounges? Do you just take your shoes off and try and minimise contact of socks to seat? Keep shoes on? Sleep upright? Try and sleep in the shower room? Sleep in one of the business spaces at the desk (just like at work )
Not all lounges even have a space out of sight where you can proverbially (and perhaps literally) put your feet up. For less than 8 hours, it's also probably not worth getting a hotel nearby - sometimes due to visa restrictions it might not even be possible. What do you do?
And for those of you who say you'd never sleep in a lounge - unfortunately not all flights can be lie flat! Ah, the first world problems of a road warrior.