Checking on things to do while overnighting in LIM for a friend.

Any airline clubs open during the night (he has AA status)? Any close-by hotels? He's got one six hour and another eight hour layover.

Any other suggestions to kill time overnight?

Thanks in advance.

kmc

6 months ago they had lots of construction going on in the non-secure area of LIM (extending the second floor over the ticketing area or something) - and trying to overnight there was almost unbearable with the banging and noise... especially since there isn't much to do before checking in and getting through security.

After security, I couldn't tell you - I don't fly through there enough. But my advice is to stay in the secure area.

(BTW - does anyone know if the construction is finally done, and if so, what they were building?)

I'm arriving in LIM from the US at midnight and my domestic flight to CUZ isn't until 6:50am - are you saying if I'm planning on dozing at the airport, I shouldn't go through customs immigration until I wake up? Or that there is a secure area past immigration but before the public part of the terminal?

Almost every airport I've been to you shoot right out into public after customs..

Bah - I should just go get a cheap hotel room for a few hours.

peace,
~Ben~

I only went outbound from LIM, so I don't know about arrival customs.

Based on my experience at LIM:

1) The international terminal is much nicer than the "non-secure" ticketing/public area. But this is true at many airports.

2) The construction in the non-secure area may be finished - all I know is that when I was there, it was impossible to sleep with them banging and hammering on metal all night. AA opened their ticket counter later in the morning, so I was stuck outside the terminal all night. Not a pleasant experience.

3) If I were planning to sleep for a night in LIM, I would much prefer to do it at a hotel if I had time, but if not, then the international terminal would suffice. Keep in mind that the terminal entrance/customs may be closed in the middle of the night, so if you leave you may not be able to reenter until morning.

Again, this is all based on my experience at LIM last year, so hopefully someone who has gone through there more recently can chip in some advice.