As the hub of Delta Airlines, it makes sense that the lion’s share of lounges inside Atlanta Airport are the Delta Sky Club. There are a few other airport lounges at ATL, and the Minute Suites at Atlanta Airport are one of the options.
When we fly, we always take our Priority Pass to get into over 1,200 lounges at airports around the world (and get discounts at several restaurants!) If you travel, consider getting a Priority Pass Membership and stop paying for drinks and food at the airport!
At the time of writing in Summer 2019, there are three Priority Pass lounges in Atlanta International Airport. These lounges are the two ATL Minute Suites locations (in domestic Terminal T and Terminal B), and the Club at ATL in International Terminal F.
If you are a Delta regulars and have the access to Delta Sky Club, you can also read our reviews of Delta Sky Club Lounges at the Atlanta Airport.
The Minute Suites are a small chain of airport lounges with only four locations in the United States: Atlanta, Charlotte, Dallas and Philadelphia. These are part of the growing Priority Pass network, as well as several other lounges membership programs.
Read about the Minute Suites at Philadelphia International Airport
Minute Suites at Atlanta Airport offers a quiet corner inside the busy terminal where you can escape the stress and relax for awhile. The motto of the Minute Suites is ’Nap Relax Work’.
The idea came from the Japanese capsule hotel, where anybody can go to find some privacy, rejuvenate, and feel well rested.
This brilliant idea finally came to fruition in 2009.
Location of the Minute Suites at Atlanta Airport
The Minute Suites at Atlanta Airport is located airside in Concourse B, across from gate B16. It is an ideal location for an airport executive lounge, and relatively easy to find.
It has bright white signs that are visible from the main concourse.
But you may accidentally walk by it, due to its small real estate footprint. It is located right next to the Currency Exchange.
Checking in
The Minute Suites at Atlanta Airport sits on very small square footage of this massive airport. They offer only five rooms, so you may have to wait until one of them is empty.
These five suites are named after local names: Atlanta, Cypress, Magnolia, Peach Tree or Piedmont Suites. I was assigned the Cypress room, which is the middle room on the right side of the lounge.
When you approaching the front desk, you are invited to stay quiet throughout your stay here. The Minute Suites motto of Nap Relax Work is imprinted into the front desk.
The staff at Minute Suites at Atlanta Airport are friendly and helpful. In order to check-in, you must provide them your Priority Pass, a photo ID, and a credit card for any additional charges you may incur.
She then walks you to your assigned room, briefly describes the amenities, and shuts the door behind you.
Priority Pass holders can stay one hour for free. Any additional time is $28/hour. A card holder may bring three more guests for free, although the small room may not be comfortable with more than two people.
Otherwise, the regular cost for an hour stay is $42, with $10.50 per 15 minute additional time for the first two hours.
There are discounted rates for pilots, airlines employees and military personnel.
Minute Suites room layout
Each room in the Minute Suites have real doors to guarantee complete privacy. A typical room at the Minute Suites is small, measuring around 8 feet by 9 feet.
Inside the room, there is a sofa bed with a pull out bottom, two clean pillows, and a fresh soft down blanket.
There is a small work table, as well as a wall-mounted 32” flat screen TV with DirecTV and Netflix.
There is also a computer keyboard and small mini bar.
You can dim the sconce lights inside the room. You also have total control of your own thermostat – each room is equipped with an easy to control temperature.
I personally like a colder room, so I can crank it down to a super chilled room, which is a very valuable asset to have inside a lounge.
On a corner, an electronic alarm clock can remind you to either check out of your Minute Suites room or to catch your flight. They also provide two wooden coat hangers, a gesture for you to dress down and relax and enjoy the space.
In addition to these, there is a box of tissue, as well as a few outlets where you can charge your electronics.
Food and drink at the Minute Suites at Atlanta Airport
Your Priority Pass membership does not include any free drinks or food at Minute Suites at Atlanta Airport. Expect to pay $2.25 for regular Dasani bottled water.
For the “relaxing” Sky Water though, one small bottle cost $4.99, two for $9.00 and the package deal of all three for $12.
You can bring your own food and drink into the Minute Suites.
Other Information
Strictly speaking, there are almost no amenities in the Minute Suites. Here’s the rundown:
Bathroom/shower
None. To use the bathroom, you have to go out into busy Concourse B. There goes your Zen.
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi is fast (probably because not many people use it at one time). The password is on the same card as the list of TV channels.
Medicines, etc
The focus of the Minute Suites at Atlanta Airport is stress relief. At check-in, you’ll notice that nearly the entire front desk contains stress relief medicines, as well as Advil, other headache medication, and more for sale. You can even buy tampons.
Hours of operation
The Minute Suites at Atlanta Airport are open 24 hours a day.
Online Reservation
While it is not compulsory, we highly recommend the online reservation for your suite prior to your travel day. They only offer five spots at a time, which can be extremely limited. We have been denied entry a few times due to unavailability.
You can make your online reservation here at their official page.
Overnight stay
If you must stay inside the Atlanta airport and opt to stay at the Minute Suites, you can block an 8-hr stay and pay the flat fee of $155. You have to check in between 8 pm and 1 am in order to get this deal.
There are discounted rates for pilots, airlines employees and military personnel.
Conclusion
The Minute Suites at Atlanta Airport was very popular as soon as it became a Priority Pass option. Although I understand that it is physically impossible to deep clean the rooms after each visit, overall, the room I was in felt very weird.
The furniture and carpet can use an upgrade or replacement.
The leather couch in the Cypress Room was very worn out. In some areas of the carpet, it felt sticky.
There are small corners of the floor where vacuum cleaner can’t reach. It shows.
Overall it is a great concept, and definitely a comfortable amenity. I would use it again with my free one hour access of Priority Pass, but definitely not if I had to pay.
Read more of our Airport Lounge Reviews.
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Halef moved from Indonesia to the US nearly two decades ago to go to college here. He hasn’t looked back. He’s been to over forty countries and doesn’t plan on stopping anytime soon. He’s a Landscape Architect in Atlanta, GA.
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