Sleeping In Bogota International Airport

lostinparadise says on Aug 7, 2006, 05:09:

why dont you stayed at the platypus guesthouse for 15$ anite. save your dough.

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vicshere says on Aug 7, 2006, 06:13:

no problem Staying at the airport on the upper level is no problem at all .....I didn't make my connection a couple of weeks ago and slept in the waiting area with a whole lot of other people doing the same....suggest you try to sleep on the benches rather than the floor as the floor gets pretty cold also take a warm jacket or a blanket in your luggage...remember to pick up your luggage.... arriving at 9:45 you wouldn't get out of the airport till almost midnight.....then you have to be back at the airport at 5:30 am ....get a taxi at midnight arrive at hotel at 1 get to sleep by 2 and get up at 4:30 sounds like a lot of work for 2.5 hours of sleep...the bench at the airport was much easier....1 more tip on the upper level there is a National Police post there and they are open all night.....just pick a bench within ear shoot....no problem with security....except the lady who keep asking to help her to fly home to Peru.....con con



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untreated says on Aug 8, 2006, 14:59:

I have done it And I would do it again, if I was travelling alone. Flying Continental Airlines from Houston gets into Bogota at 10 pm, and there's no flight to the coast until early morning. It's just so much simpler to wait it out at the airport.

Other times, I have headed right to the bus station, got a bus to the coast at 11pm, then slept on the bus, get to the coast in the afternoon, that is the cheapest way to go.

No hassles from the airport police, though, but I don't think you'll get a great night's sleep. When you think about what you save on taxis and hotel, though, you'll have sweet dreams. If you're lucky you'll meet some people doing likewise and pass least part of the night in conversation.

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rjstuff says on Aug 9, 2006, 12:39:

Make sure to stay in the International terminal area - I do know that for local flights, they put you on a bus to the other side (maybe for only some local flights, but may be for all.) The local terminal is small, crowded and noisy even at midnight - I have sat there waiting for my late flight to Barranquilla - not a good place to sleep in my opinion. I assume the arrival area (the international terminal) is larger, spacious and good enough to sleep in. I have always just gotten on the bus (shuttle) to the local side to catch my flights, so don't know how good or bad the international area is, but it does look much bigger than the other terminal. Good Luck

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billyb says on Aug 9, 2006, 18:14:

Read somewhere.... that they just remodeled the domestic terminal, enlarging it and adding ammenities.

BillyB

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Cerealkiller says on Aug 9, 2006, 18:34:

I would reccomend a pillow and a nice blanket, its freezing at night and early mornings here in bogota...also, beware of getting any of your luggage stolen while you sleep, it happens all the time, so id reccomend you dont sleep...which might lead to actually wasting your 1st day in cartagena cause youre too tired...If i were you id just get a room at one of those airport hotels, its safer, you get to rest and enjoy your time in CTG. By the way, does anybody know if the puente aereo is still working?

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rjstuff says on Aug 10, 2006, 09:53:

billyb if they remodeled it after June 15th - Good But we were in the domestic terminal on June 15 2006, and it was still - small, noisy and crowded.

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vicshere says on Aug 10, 2006, 15:23:

Hey LDW not everyone on here is rich like you...this is poor but happy not rich and sad..... I for one don't throw my money away like that for a 2 hour sleep...when I was in the military we use to sleep on top of pine branches and it was -35 outside.....man some people are so spoiled


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Mr. Hollywood says on Aug 10, 2006, 16:27:

An option Hey, there's a famous "Love Motel" just outside the entrance to El Dorado called the "El Dorado Motel". You could rent yourself a nice room with lots of mirrors on the ceiling for less than $5 per hour. Probably get yourself a new "friend" to go with the room for only a little more.

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pedro (☼Travelguide writer) says on Aug 10, 2006, 17:56:

builder says on Aug 10, 2006, 19:31:

hey i was in colombia last september 2005 i am going back this september i slept overnight in bogota airport as my connecting flight did not arrive early enough for colombian itenerary it was not comfortable but who cares we saved 200 bucks for a liitle les sleep

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Mr. Hollywood says on Aug 11, 2006, 13:03:

$200? I don't think the best hotel in Bogota has hit $200 yet.

I'm telling you, grab a couple hours at Motel El Dorado

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billyb says on Aug 11, 2006, 14:47:

Mr. H, if goes to the... motel you are recommending, he'll get a couple of hours of something, but I doubt it will be sleep.

BillyB

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Mr. Hollywood says on Aug 11, 2006, 15:24:

Maybe you're right, Billy, but it sure beats the heck out of laying on the floor of El Dorado freezing cold waiting for someone to steal your suitcase.

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billyb says on Aug 11, 2006, 15:47:

I don't disagree.... with you at all.

BillyB

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utopiacowboy says on Aug 12, 2006, 08:43:

Mr. Hollywood, as usual, has the best piece of advice in the thread.

Disclaimer: any comment I make is inane and is not to be taken seriously, and is so patently ridiculous that no one should take it seriously, even as an insult.

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sharpb says on Aug 12, 2006, 11:58:

many thanks for advice im really relieved to read the above comments i am travelling to Cartagena in September alone to meet my boyfriend when i arrive in Cartagena and have to stop over in Bogota airport for about six hours in the evening. up until now all the things i have read about the airport in bogota have made it sound really scary and i was really worrying about having to wait there for so long (being a young female as well) but from what i've read above i can now relax.
is there any other advice anyone could give me about waiting in the airport alone?

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billyb says on Aug 12, 2006, 22:12:

Sharp, the advice is don't wait at the airport. Get a room. What works for a male doesn't Necessarily work for women.

BillyB

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vicshere says on Aug 14, 2006, 18:13:

sharp you can sleep at the BOG just like you would any other large American airport use the same safety measures you would use there....it isn't any more dangerous than say Miami airport and I have slept in both overnight....I felt safer at BOG just cause there are military and police crawling all over the place.... have fun and good luck

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Neocoltrane says on Aug 15, 2006, 00:30:

Honestly... OK, there is NO reason to sleep in the airport...
and there is also no reason to make hotel reservations. there are many more hotels in colombian cities than american ones, and they are extremely cheap. any taxi driver would be able to take you to a fine hotel close enough to the airport for under $5... and you probably shouldnt have to spend over $10 on the hotel room, either.

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GregYohn says on Aug 15, 2006, 16:42:

BOGOTA AIRPORT IS SAFE! You want to have a safe night sleeping at the Airport? Stay in the International terminal and then sleep next to the National Police Station. I stayed there all night long! They are there all night long!

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vicshere says on Aug 15, 2006, 18:49:

instead of pamering yourself to a 130 $ night stay why dont you feed some kids....maybe you would feel even better


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