Originally Posted by IAATM

I did it pre pandemic, and it’s fine. The airport isn’t as grandiose as DXB or DOH, but more than adequate. I got a cheap room at the Crowne Plaza and took a cab there, giving me the chance to hit the fitness center, grab a bite, and cab back to the airport. The VoA as a US citizen was a simple transaction, nothing to worry about. If I were to do it again, I’d skip the hotel and instead visit the invasion museum, which is amazing and describes the horrors of the Iraqi invasion and the liberation by the USA.