Miami International Airport (MIA) is finally getting private nap rooms.
Last year, Miami-Dade County commissioners approved a contract with the South Florida company Wait N'Rest to get two sleep centers — private rooms equipped with beds, Wi-Fi, noise-canceling tech, and power outlets — at the airport, which is currently undergoing a $9 billion makeover.
Wait N'Rest founder Duilio Sanguineti Hart tells New Times the company is scheduled to open its North Terminal (Concourse D) location by the end of November, and the South Terminal (Concourse H) location will follow soon after.
The rooms, available only to ticketed passengers, will cost between $30 and $60 per hour.
"We're incredibly excited to be launching Wait N'Rest at Miami International Airport," Hart says. "As one of the most globally connected and culturally influential airports in the U.S., MIA is the perfect place to introduce a new standard of rest, wellness, and privacy for travelers."
While the international hub already has a hotel, it doesn't accept hourly room rentals.
Under the project's contract, one sleep center will be located on the third floor of the airport's South Terminal, and the other on the third floor of the North Terminal. The centers will be equipped with a mini-lobby while the rooms will span about 34 square feet and have soundproof walls, beds or sofas with clean linens and pillows, air conditioning, charging ports, and Wi-Fi.
The sleeping rooms also appear to have a self-check-in and check-out system, as well as temperature control.
"We're not just solving for layovers; we're providing a more thoughtful, private alternative to overcrowded VIP lounges, designed around the real needs of modern travelers," Hart says.
Many airports nationwide have long offered sleep centers for weary travelers. Miami is only now catching up.
Wait N' Rest, which touts itself as having "the world's smartest sleeping rooms," already has sleep centers at airports in Bogotá, Colombia and Lima, Peru.
Hart says the company is expanding quickly and has plans to soon open new locations at Toronto Pearson International Airport and several other cities.
