Originally Posted by
LukeO9
Used them often, but just came across a situation when an airside hotel room has been booked....
If you have an airside hotel room booked, then later find you have to collect luggage and therefore pass through immigration, what happens then? You can't check your luggage for a flight the next day or >4 hrs. Is it also the case that you cannot pass through immigration with a boarding pass for flight the following day or >12 hours?
It would probably be up to the Immigration officer whether or not to let you in. Maybe if you showed them your reservation they might allow you to pass. In any case, if you can't get to the hotel and it is a non-refundable fare booking, I would guess you are out of luck. Airside hotels seem to be a great option when everything aligns correctly, but it isn't on them to fix why you all of a sudden can't use their services.