Gunzie39 (Fellow Portlander): The transit hotel in T3 worked perfectly for me on that same connection last February. I was booked in at a very nice 5* in the City and preferred to save one night's tariff by catching 8 hours (+/-) for a relative song. Plus, as you suggested, it felt great to stagger a few steps to the room, grab a quick shower and crash on a real bed.

The Transit hotel room was very clean and comfortable, about a 2* as someone else stated.

You don't say how far in advance you are planning, but I booked the room a few months in advance, alleviating an problem with availability. Check in was a snap.

And any worry about getting my bag was allayed in the morning. It was right there, well-secured, before I cleared customs fresh and relatively alert and ready to start my holiday adventures at the hawker centres and various ethnic enclaves and shopping areas I wanted to visit. Just be sure to keep a change of clothes in your carry on for use after your beauty sleep

--mcz