Hong Kong International Airport has resting lounges near the gates and 24-hour pay-in lounges with showers, all past security. Its hotels are landside: the Regal Airport Hotel is joined to Terminal 1 by a covered link bridge, and two more are a short ride away at SkyCity.
Can you sleep at Hong Kong airport during a layover?
Yes, airside. Hong Kong airport lists resting lounges near the gates on the departures level, and Plaza Premium runs two lounges there open 24 hours, so you need no visa. There is no hotel past security: the Regal Airport Hotel is landside, and its day-use room was HK$900 for 9 hours from 12pm to 9pm (seen November 2026). Left luggage is landside, from HK$14 an hour.
Where to rest without passing immigration
Of the places to rest at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG), the resting lounges and the pay-in lounges are airside, and none of the hotels is.
HKIA says “Resting Lounges are located throughout the airport for passengers to unwind and rest before departure and during transit.” They are near Gates 1, 5, 6, 7, 24, 26, 33, 44, 45, 47, 48, 64, 65, 66 and 69 on the Departures Level (L6), near Gates 205, 207, 213 and 215 on L6 of the Midfield Concourse, and there is a Bonded Bus Waiting Lounge on L4. HKIA’s page gives no opening hours, price or limit on how long you may stay.
Past security you need no visa: see visa and transit rules. HKIA’s pages give no limit on how long you can stay airside.
Hotels in and next to the terminals
HKIA lists three hotels, each open 24 hours, and all are landside, so you need permission to enter Hong Kong.
| Hotel | Where | Airside or landside | How you get there |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regal Airport Hotel | 9 Cheong Tat Road | Landside | An enclosed link bridge to Terminal 1 Arrival Hall A, a 2-minute walk, says Regal |
| Regala Skycity Hotel | 8 Airport Expo Boulevard, SkyCity | Landside | A 2-minute walk by enclosed footbridge from AsiaWorld-Expo, says HKIA; Regal’s free shuttle from Regal Airport Hotel and Tung Chung, first come, first served |
| Hong Kong SkyCity Marriott Hotel | 1 Sky City Road East, SkyCity | Landside | A free shuttle bus to the airport and Tung Chung MTR Station, says HKIA |
The Airport Express reaches AsiaWorld-Expo station in about 2 minutes, for HK$6.5 with an Octopus, says MTR.
Day rooms
Regal’s own page sells a day-use Superior Room, room only, for a 9-hour stay between 12pm and 9pm at HK$900 (seen November 2026), bookable until 30 June 2027. It includes the link bridge walk, Wi-Fi for up to 8 devices and the health club and pool. It doesn’t cover a night.
| Slot | Price (seen November 2026) |
|---|---|
| 12pm to 9pm, Superior Room | HK$900 |
Lounges you can pay for
HKIA says travellers “can relax at the 24-hour pay-in lounges for a reasonable charge”. Plaza Premium’s own site gives “from” prices for its lounges, and its factsheet says you need an onward boarding pass.
| Lounge | Where | Hours | From (seen November 2026) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plaza Premium Lounge | Near Gate 1, Departures Level (L6) | 24 hours | HK$650 |
| Plaza Premium Lounge | Near Gate 60, Departures Level (L7) | 24 hours | HK$250 |
| Shower & Massage (Refreshhh by Aerotel) | Near Gate 60, L7 | 24 hours | Not listed |
| Plaza Premium Lounge | Near Gate 35, L6 | 6am to 1am | HK$650 |
| Plaza Premium First | Near Gate 1, L6 | 6:30am to 1am | HK$980 |
| Kyra Lounge | Near Gate 23, L6 | 5:30am to 11:30pm | Not listed |
| Kyra | Near Gate 40, L7 | 6am to 11:59pm | Not listed |
Plaza Premium’s site doesn’t say which service the HK$250 near Gate 60 buys; that lounge sells 2-hour and 5-hour visits and a 30-minute shower. Eligible American Express card members can use The Centurion Lounge near Gate 60, 6am to midnight.
Showers
HKIA has free showers near Gate 12 and near Gate 43 on the Arrivals Level (L5), open 24 hours, with a hair dryer, shampoo and bath gel; towels come from a vending machine. HKIA lists the one near Gate 12 in the restricted area, before immigration, and says they are for passengers “after a long and tiring journey”. Its page doesn’t say whether you can reach them once you’ve gone up through transfer security.
Past security, Shower & Massage (Refreshhh by Aerotel) near Gate 60 is open 24 hours with “shower rooms, hair blow-dry rooms and resting area”, and Plaza Premium’s lounge near Gate 60 sells a 30-minute shower.
Left luggage
HKIA’s baggage storage is in Arrival Hall A, Arrivals Level (L5), Terminal 1, outside the restricted area. It is open 5:30am to 1:30am, run by S.F. Express (Hong Kong) Limited, +852 2261 0110.
| Price per piece (seen November 2026) | |
|---|---|
| Each hour (under an hour counts as an hour) | HK$14 |
| Each day | HK$165 |
In any 24 hours the lower of the two applies. Standard rates cover bags up to 30 kg and 199 cm in total; bigger or heavier bags cost a multiple of the rate. Pay on collection by cash, Visa, Mastercard, UnionPay, Alipay, WeChat Pay, Apple Pay or Samsung Pay. Items not collected after 30 days are removed. It is landside, so you pass immigration to reach it.
Connections, money and Wi-Fi
HKIA’s Wi-Fi is free in most seating and public areas of the terminals, with no registration: pick “#HKAirport Free WiFi” or “#HKAirport Hi-Speed WiFi”, open a browser and accept the terms. Trip.com, which runs the free layover tours, lists five currency exchange kiosks in Terminal 1; two are open 24 hours, in the Arrival Immigration Hall and the Transit East Hall. If you’d rather see Hong Kong than rest, HKIA’s free layover tours are for transit passengers with more than 7 hours: see the itineraries.