Airport info SYDNEY (SYD) - amenities, transfers, transport
Apr 19, 07, 8:59 am
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Airport info SYDNEY (SYD) - amenities, transfers, transport
Ok... so I've determined that there are showers in the arrivals section of Int'l Terminal in Syndey. Does anyone know whether I'll have my checked luggage with me at the point?
I have a meeting upon my arrival in Sydney and I'd like to freshen up and change. So will I need to pack clothes, etc. in my carry-on?
I have a meeting upon my arrival in Sydney and I'd like to freshen up and change. So will I need to pack clothes, etc. in my carry-on?
Apr 19, 07, 1:31 pm
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http://www.qantas.com.au/info/flying...Guide/sydIntT1
There are showers landside in the international terminal, however as mentioned on the QF site, it is bring your own soap and towels. So be sure to do that in your baggage, along with a waterproof bag for storing the wet towel afterwards. Alternatively the airline lounges do provide towels etc. if you have access to lounges (e.g. OW Sapphire can access QF domestic lounge).
There are showers landside in the international terminal, however as mentioned on the QF site, it is bring your own soap and towels. So be sure to do that in your baggage, along with a waterproof bag for storing the wet towel afterwards. Alternatively the airline lounges do provide towels etc. if you have access to lounges (e.g. OW Sapphire can access QF domestic lounge).
Apr 20, 07, 12:12 am
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I walked into the showers once...and promptly walked out. They're the kind of showers that I'd feel more dirty coming out of than I did going into. They're in a public bathroom and definitely not cleaned after every use as lounge ones would be.
It's a shame SYD doesn't have any arrivals lounges.
-m
It's a shame SYD doesn't have any arrivals lounges.
-m
Apr 20, 07, 11:56 am
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QF does have an arrivals lounge of sorts, in that the QF domestic departure lounge is accessible to QF elites (security allows airside access in the domestic terminal even when not flying), and a WP benefit is anytime lounge access. Very nice showers, too.
Public showers are grotty everywhere. And only 3 or 4 airports in the world have arrivals lounges (and even then some are in hotels at the airport, not the terminal itself, eg. the BA arrivals lounge in JNB is in the IC; BD arrivals lounge at MAN is in the SAS Radisson).
Public showers are grotty everywhere. And only 3 or 4 airports in the world have arrivals lounges (and even then some are in hotels at the airport, not the terminal itself, eg. the BA arrivals lounge in JNB is in the IC; BD arrivals lounge at MAN is in the SAS Radisson).
Apr 23, 07, 12:40 am
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I flew into SYD Saturday and misconnected due to a delay on UA839. I went to the Virgin Blue lounge in T3 and paid to use their lounge and shower. The attendant gave me two huge bath sheets, soap and shampoo. Pretty clean as they go, and the food was great in the Virgin lounge. Free Wi-Fi, overall a good investment of $30 AUD.
Apr 23, 07, 12:48 am
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They are pretty disgusting, but if you have a pair of slippers that you can wear in the shower, it might do.
Apr 23, 07, 4:00 am
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It would be pretty easy to get a shower in Sydney, right now.
More than just a shower, along the coast - some homes or garages were underwater!
Just FYI re. any further downpours, here is the forecast link.
More than just a shower, along the coast - some homes or garages were underwater!
Just FYI re. any further downpours, here is the forecast link.
Apr 24, 07, 3:52 pm
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roger that. I just got back in from the Dawn Service at Martin Place. Started raining hard just as it was finishing . . . still raining now. Poor parade marchers on George Street are going to be drenched!
Apr 27, 07, 11:24 am
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I flew into SYD Saturday and misconnected due to a delay on UA839. I went to the Virgin Blue lounge in T3 and paid to use their lounge and shower. The attendant gave me two huge bath sheets, soap and shampoo. Pretty clean as they go, and the food was great in the Virgin lounge. Free Wi-Fi, overall a good investment of $30 AUD.
We had a long (6+ hours) layover in SYD last month, following a very long sweaty day in Tahiti, a 4 am departure from PPT and an 8.5 hour flight to SYD. Needless to say, we desperately wanted a shower by the time we hit SYD.
We were flying QF Business class but couldn't check in (and thus get access to the QF lounge) until 2 hours prior to the flight. So we had to buy a couple of tiny "travel towels" at AUD$17.95 each in one of the terminal shops and use the public showers. The women's shower was very clean, but had no soap. Mr. free101girl said the men's was clean and did have soap.
I was just thankful to be under warm clean water at that point.
Apr 27, 07, 5:24 pm
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You might have been able to check-in online; also you can get to the QF club in the domestic terminal without boarding passes, and they would have let you in based on having the J ticket, even without a boarding pass. Also any Oneworld status would have worked. Too bad you were deprived, these are the times when the minor airline facilities, like having showers in departure lounges, are worth their weight in gold.
Apr 27, 07, 6:07 pm
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You might have been able to check-in online; also you can get to the QF club in the domestic terminal without boarding passes, and they would have let you in based on having the J ticket, even without a boarding pass. Also any Oneworld status would have worked. Too bad you were deprived, these are the times when the minor airline facilities, like having showers in departure lounges, are worth their weight in gold.
Now I know!
Apr 27, 07, 6:13 pm
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Well, live and learn. We asked everyone we could think of (GAs, volunteer information ladies in the airport, etc) and although we made it clear we had a J ticket and status, they insisted we could not go through security and thus to the QF Int'l lounge until we had checked in, and QF wouldn't let us check in until 2 hours prior (or was it 3? anyway, too long to wait). Apparently they didn't know we could go to the domestic terminal and access the lounge....
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Has anyone used/seen the showers lately?
I have a MR to SYD from IAD in May - leaving after work so it would be nice grab a shower before heading into the city for a few hours. I have no lounge access so that is not an option.
I have a pair of "swim shoes" I will bring, and a towel/soap/etc.
Also, are they "private" or is it like a locker room??
I have a MR to SYD from IAD in May - leaving after work so it would be nice grab a shower before heading into the city for a few hours. I have no lounge access so that is not an option.
I have a pair of "swim shoes" I will bring, and a towel/soap/etc.
Also, are they "private" or is it like a locker room??
