Manila's airport has one place to sleep inside a terminal: The Wings, a capsule hotel on Terminal 3's top floor, sold in blocks of 7.5 hours. Next door, the Newport World Resorts hotels are a short walk over a covered bridge, once you've entered the Philippines. Past security, the lounges in Terminals 1 and 3 are open 24 hours.
Can you sleep at Manila airport during a layover?
Yes, if you pay for it. The Wings Transit Hotel & Spa on Level 4 of Terminal 3 is open 24 hours and sells capsules from ₱1,800 for 7.5 hours, with a shower (seen November 2026). If you can enter the Philippines, the Belmont, Marriott, Sheraton and other Newport World Resorts hotels are a short walk from Terminal 3 over the Runway Manila walkway. Manila airport lists no rule on sleeping in the terminal itself.
Hotels in and next to the terminals
Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL), known as NAIA, has one place to sleep inside a terminal, The Wings in Terminal 3. The big hotels are next door at Newport World Resorts, linked to Terminal 3 by a footbridge, and they’re outside the airport: you need to have entered the Philippines, with eTravel and immigration behind you, to use them. See visa and transit rules.
| Hotel | Where | Before or after immigration | How you get there |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Wings Transit Hotel & Spa | Terminal 3, Level 4, concession area | Not stated: ask before you book | Inside the terminal |
| Belmont Hotel Manila | Newport World Resorts | After: you enter the Philippines | Runway Manila walkway from Terminal 3, about 5 minutes |
| Manila Marriott Hotel | Newport World Resorts | After | Runway Manila walkway; no shuttle |
| Sheraton Manila Hotel | Across from Terminal 3 | After | Runway Manila walkway; no shuttle |
| Hotel Okura, Hilton, Holiday Inn Express | Newport World Resorts | After | In the same complex |
The Wings is the only bed you can reach without leaving the terminal building. It’s open 24 hours and sells capsules and small rooms in blocks of 7 hours 30 minutes, each with a shower and a hygiene kit; see “Day rooms” below for prices. It doesn’t say whether it’s before or after immigration, so if your passport doesn’t let you into the Philippines, ask before you book. Landing at Terminal 1, you reach it by the free inter-terminal shuttle, after immigration.
Runway Manila is a covered, air-conditioned footbridge from Terminal 3 to Newport World Resorts, and the Belmont calls it a 5-minute walk. It turns a hotel night into a short walk with your bag, with no taxi in Manila’s traffic. Neither the Marriott nor the Sheraton runs an airport shuttle; the Marriott sells a car transfer, ₱2,200 one way (seen November 2026).
From Terminal 1. Philippine Airlines passengers on two PAL international flights, with 8 hours or more, can take PAL’s free City Layover shuttle to Newport World Resorts and back; itineraries has its timetable. Anyone else takes the free inter-terminal shuttle to Terminal 3 and walks over.
Sleeping in the terminal. The airport publishes no rule on sleeping in the terminals or on how long you can stay past security, so don’t plan a night on the seats; a capsule or a hotel is the safer choice.
Day rooms
The Wings is the day-room answer at NAIA, sold only in 7.5-hour blocks. Prices on its booking page (seen November 2026):
| Room, 7 hours 30 minutes | Price |
|---|---|
| Male or female capsule | ₱1,800 |
| Twin room | ₱3,600 |
| Family capsule room | ₱3,600 |
| Family room | ₱4,500 |
Every block includes the shower. The shortest block makes it poor value for a wait of a few hours, and good value for a night landing or a long layover you’ll spend at the airport.
The Belmont advertises short-stay packages for travellers between flights, without published prices, and none of the Newport hotels publishes a day-use rate. Ask the hotel directly for a day room before you pay for a night.
Lounges you can pay for
All the lounges below are past security, in the departure areas, so you reach them after checking in for your next flight. The airport lists every one as open 24 hours.
| Lounge | Terminal | Hours | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAL Mabuhay Lounge | Terminal 1, Level 4 | 24 hours | ₱2,850 for one visit (seen November 2026) |
| PAL lounge, South Wing | Terminal 2 (domestic) | 24 hours | ₱1,750 (seen November 2026) |
| A Lounge | Terminal 1, East Concourse | 24 hours | Not published |
| PAGSS Lounge | Terminal 1, Level 3, East Concourse | 24 hours | Not published |
| MARHABA Lounge | Terminal 1, Level 3, West Concourse | 24 hours | Not published |
| First Meridian Lounge (Cathay Pacific) | Terminal 3, Level 4 | 24 hours | Not published |
| A Lounge | Terminal 3 | 24 hours | Not published |
| PAGSS Lounge | Terminal 3 | 24 hours | Not published |
- Entry. PAL sells its lounge visits from 3 hours before your departure, not earlier. The others don’t publish their walk-in rules or prices, so ask at the desk.
- Memberships. Check your airline status or lounge membership against the lounge before you go; none of these publishes which passes it takes.
- Landside. The OFW Lounges in Terminals 1 and 3 are for Overseas Filipino Workers, not for visitors.
Showers
The airport lists no public showers. The ways to get one:
- The Wings in Terminal 3 includes a shower with every 7.5-hour block, from ₱1,800 for a capsule.
- A hotel over Runway Manila, if you’ve entered the Philippines.
- A lounge: none says whether it has showers, so ask at the desk before you pay.
Fast Track
NAIA sells no fast lane through immigration for visitors. Its eGates are set up for departing Filipino passengers, so as a visitor you queue at a staffed desk, arriving and leaving. This guide allows about 75 minutes from landing to sitting in a taxi.
Left luggage
The airport lists no left-luggage desk or lockers in any terminal: its services page has only baggage wrapping, on Level 3 of Terminals 1 and 3 and at Terminal 2’s check-in. On one ticket, your checked bags go through to your next flight, and you leave with your hand luggage only. On separate tickets with a big case, rest at the airport or at a hotel over the walkway rather than taking it into Intramuros.
Terminals and moving between them
NAIA has three passenger terminals, separate buildings a drive apart. Which one you use depends on your airline, and several moved in 2026, so check your airline’s own page.
- Terminal 1: Philippine Airlines’ international flights, and among others Air India, AirAsia, Asiana, China Airlines, EVA Air, Korean Air, Kuwait Airways, Malaysia Airlines, Oman Air, Saudia and VietJet.
- Terminal 2: Philippine Airlines’ and AirAsia Philippines’ domestic flights.
- Terminal 3: most other foreign airlines, among them Air Canada, Air China, Air France, ANA, Cathay Pacific, China Eastern, Emirates, Etihad, Japan Airlines, KLM, Qantas, Qatar Airways, Singapore Airlines, Thai Airways, Turkish Airlines and United, and Cebu Pacific.
Air China, China Eastern, Royal Brunei, Shenzhen Airlines and Vietnam Airlines moved from Terminal 1 to 3 on 29 March 2026, and Japan Airlines on 1 April. AirAsia’s international flights moved the other way, from Terminal 3 to Terminal 1, on 29 March.
Changing terminals. The free inter-terminal shuttle runs 24 hours for passengers with connecting flights: show your plane ticket. It leaves each terminal every hour, so allow up to an hour’s wait, plus about 20 to 30 minutes on the road between Terminals 1 and 3 (our estimate). It runs landside, after immigration. Philippine Airlines allows 2 hours for a connection between Terminals 1 and 3, and runs its own free bus between Terminals 1 and 2 for PAL connections. The pickup points are on getting into the city.
Connections, money and Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi. Free in all terminals, but each network gives a daily limit: Globe 3 hours, Converge 2 hours and Smart 1 hour. Switch network when one runs out.
- SIM and eSIM. In Terminal 1, Big Sky sells SIM cards and rents pocket Wi-Fi, 24 hours, in the arrivals lobby on Level 2 and in the departure hall on Level 3. The airport lists no SIM stand in Terminals 2 or 3. For Grab and maps in town, an eSIM set up before you fly is the simplest choice, whichever terminal you land at.
- Money. ATMs and currency exchange in all three terminals, most open 24 hours. Taxis and the sights’ ticket desks charge in pesos.
- Charging. Terminal 2’s charging points take Type B and Type G plugs and USB.
- Checking in. Philippine Airlines opens its Terminal 1 check-in 6 hours before departure, so on separate tickets you can drop your bags early and rest in a lounge.