If you need a Madrid airport transit hotel for a long layover, GettSleep is the only private capsule option airside in T4S: it sits past passport control, in the international departures zone, so you rest without leaving the airport or re-clearing security. It's a capsule rest salon inside the terminal, not a licensed hotel, but in practice it's the hotel-style stay inside the terminal you want between two flights.
Why airside matters on a layover
On a long international connection, walking out to the public area to sleep costs time and nerves: you re-clear security and, often, re-queue for passport control. If your next flight departs from the transit zone, that round trip can eat one or two hours.
GettSleep removes that problem. The capsules are inside the airside area of T4S (Terminal 4 Satellite), the same zone you board from. You reach T4S from T4 on the automated APM shuttle train, just a few minutes. You need your boarding pass to enter: this is the transit and departures zone, not the arrivals hall or the landside concourse.
Schengen and non-Schengen: an important note
Madrid-Barajas separates Schengen from non-Schengen flights, and T4S handles much of the long-haul and international-connection traffic. As long as you stay inside the airside transit zone and don't cross border control again, you won't repeat immigration. Always check your next gate: if it departs from the same airside zone, resting in the capsules doesn't break your connection. If your onward flight switches zone or control point, plan the time with a margin.
Capsules and prices
Booking is by the hour, in blocks from 3 h up — ideal for a layover. Here are the formats and the entry price per 3 h block:
- Upper Pod — from 45 € / 3 h
- Lower Pod — from 50 € / 3 h
- Upper Cabin Pod — from 54 € / 3 h
- Lower Cabin Pod — from 59 € / 3 h
- Upper Cabin Suite — from 65 € / 3 h
- Accessible Cabin Suite — from 71 € / 3 h (adapted, step-free)
Pod formats are single-occupancy (one guest). Cabin Suite formats are roomier. For longer layovers, longer blocks are available. Travelling as a family? The honest fix is booking adjacent single pods, so a parent sleeps next to a child.
What's included
Each capsule has a comfortable bed, adjustable A/C, a blanket, a reading light, a lockable compartment for carry-on, a mirror, and a charging shelf for devices. Outside the capsule: a clean towel and showers with premium toiletries (soap, shampoo, conditioner), a coworking area with high-speed Wi-Fi and universal power outlets, and a Coffee Corner with a bar, high stools and coffee.
GettSleep vs. the T4 rooms
Rooms like Aerotel Madrid or Air Rooms sit in T4, landside (before security or in arrivals), not in airside transit. Lounges offer recline chairs and a shower — a different product. GettSleep's real edge is being the only private capsule rest airside in T4S, past passport control, right where you're already waiting for your connection.
FAQ
Can I sleep at Madrid-Barajas without leaving the transit zone?
Yes. GettSleep's capsules are airside in T4S, past passport control. You book a block, sleep, and return to your gate without re-clearing security.
How much does it cost for a layover?
From 45 € for a 3 h block in an Upper Pod. Other formats run up to 71 € / 3 h for the Accessible Cabin Suite. Longer blocks are available for overnight layovers.
How do I reach the T4S capsules?
From T4, take the automated APM shuttle train to T4S (a few minutes) with your boarding pass. The capsules are in the departures area, inside the airside zone.
Does it work for an overnight layover?
Yes. Book 3 h blocks or longer to cover the night between flights, without leaving the airport.
Got a long connection ahead? Book your capsule in Madrid-Barajas T4S directly and sleep without leaving transit. For more context, read the Madrid-Barajas sleep guide and our take on the hotel inside the terminal.