We have a 12hour transit (2a-2p) and will use this time to stay at the airport hotel. Knowing that bags will have to be claimed upon arrival/rechecked for the domestic leg, I'm assuming we can hold on to them instead and check them in later? Not sure how I feel about having my bags out of sight for that long.
Looks like the airport hotel isn't all that far (250m, from their website). But there's also mention of a shuttle ... this would be handy with our bags. Does this operate 24x7? I can also call the hotel to find out.
Or use the porter service, perhaps?