Originally Posted by
B747-437B
You can choose to spend 5 hours in the Tanzanite Lounge (featuring pleather chairs in yellow and orange plus a fake waterfall) or else spend that time in traffic on the highway into town.
Unfortunately, this is very accurate. While in theory you
might be able to go somewhere downtown for an hour or so for a bite to eat / drink, it's not worth it in practice.
With a layover of that length, your best option really is to simply enjoy the, um, atavistic charms of the Tanzanite lounge, especially as it is soon to be replaced by whatever they put up in the new terminal that has been oh-so-long in coming. Extra points if you spot the rat that I regularly see scurrying around from under the chairs, ever attentive to the spare bit of lukewarm, soggy samosa that some poor punter has dropped.
Best of luck!