Before the arrival of Covid-19, sleeping in Dublin Airport was far more acceptable than it is these days.
A number of safety measures were introduced including removing seats so that social distancing could be maintained at all times.
Staff and security had generally been tolerant of people catch some much-needed shuteye before their flight.
But with Covid-19 regulations now in force, that's unlikely to still be the case.
Thankfully within 7-10 minutes of the airport are five hotels with four of them offering free shuttle bus transport from Dublin Airport to their location.
The five hotels are The Maldron Hotel, The Radisson Blu Hotel, Carlton Hotel, Premier Inn and Holiday Inn Express.
The Maldron Hotel
It's just a three-minute walk from both terminals with a free 24-hour shuttle bus service from the airport to the hotel.
The pickup zone at T1 is Zone 8 while at T2 all you need to do is walk to the right at the exit doors.
An overnight stay in The Maldron is currently available for €136 on booking.com, hotels.com and FindHotel.
Radisson Blu Hotel Dublin Airport
The Raddison Blu at Dublin Airport is a 5-minute walk from both terminals and offers a free shuttle bus service every 15 minutes between midnight and 5am.
If you need to get to the hotel outside of these hours, call (01) 844 6000 for pickup. The pickup locations are the same as The Maldron.
FindHotel is offering an overnight stay at The Radisson for €117.
Carlton Hotel
The Carlton is four minutes from the airport and offers a free airport shuttle service from the hotel to the airport on the hour and half-hour.
From the airport to the hotel, the shuttle runs "every quarter-hour and quarter-to the hour, 24 hours a day, except from 1am – 4am during which time you may call the hotel for pick-up," according to sleepingairports.net.
Passengers from both terminals need to head to Zone 16 for shuttle pickup.
Booking.com is offering a room at the Carlton Hotel for €189 for one night.
Premier Inn
Premier Inn is 4 minutes from the airport with a shuttle pickup available in zone 16 that costs €2 per person each way.
It runs every 30 minutes between 4.30am and 11pm from the airport to the hotel and from the hotel to the airport between 4.15am and 10.45pm.
Rooms at Premier Inn are available from €124 on Premier Inns website.
Holiday Inn Express Dublin Airport
The Holiday Inn is seven minutes from the airport and offers a free shuttle bus every 20-30 minutes depending on the time of day and runs from the airport to the hotel between 4.15am and 11.15pm and from the hotel to the airport between 4am and 11pm.
Pickup is in zone 16.
Rooms are available through Holiday Inns website starting at €122.
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