There are many novel hotels in the world. They range from Hans Brinker Hotel - the self-described worst hotel in the world (but where it's still better than sleeping in an unmarked grave), to a private hotel submarine - the most expensive hotel in the world and only from $240,000 per night. The Swedes have some ideas of their own. They have their famous ice hotels and now a Jumbo Jet hotel.
Making the idea even better is that the Jumbo Stay Hotel is located right by the Stockholm Airport. So if one has just flown across the world, is jetlagged, needs a shower, and never wants to see an airplane again - good news (sic)! There's literally an airplane that's a hotel right at the airport! Stockholm is the stunning city you've come to visit but stay at the airport anyway. Jumbo Stay is somewhat of a hostel.
About Jumbo Stay
Located at the Arlanda Airport in Sweden by Stockholm is the Jumbo Stay Hotel. This unique hotel is in a Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet that will never get off the ground again. It offers an exclusive experience and a way to experience Stockholm no one would think of. Especially given that it's in a really nice city with great architecture. Jumbo Stay is not in a boring place looking for exotic ways to attract visitors like Iowa or Nebraska.
Going to Stockholm with all their stunning majestic old buildings and interesting exotic old hotels? Meh just stay in the vehicle from Seattle that brought you there. But at least, one will never miss this grounded plane with late check-in or if one's flight is delayed.
- Excludes: Tiresome and Annoying Airsafety Videos
- Includes: The Cramped Space Of An Aircraft
- Excludes: Air Turbulence
- Includes: The Environment of A Vehicle Made In Seattle (Excludes The Cool Old Buildings of Stockholm)
- Excludes: Delays, Crashes, and Float Devises Under the Seat
- Includes: Breakfast Actually at Breakfast Time
- Excludes: Jetlag
This has to be one of the world's coolest stays at reasonable prices (at least reasonable prices in the context of notoriously expensive Sweden).
Accommodation Options At Jumbo Stay
They offer a range of rooms and room categories from suites to small dormitories. Some of the rooms have a private bathroom and shower, but most have shared shower and toilet facilities. Their signature luxury suite is in the converted cockpit with panoramic views of the airport and a myriad of controls.
Jumbo Double Rooms: Their Jumbo Double rooms are fitted with a 140 cm bed and it sleeps two adults. The bed linen, towels, and cleaning are included (often they are not included in budget accommodation in Sweden). All the rooms come with a flat-screen TV and WiFi. For these rooms, the toilets and showers are in the common corridor.
- Price: 1850 SEK ($215) Per Person Per Night
Double Bed Ensuite Cockpit: The Double Bed Ensuite Cockpit is perhaps the only cockpit the non-pilots of this world will get to sleep in. Here one can sleep where the pilots of the Jumbo Queen of the Sky once manned the controls. This suite is a single or double (two guests max) comes with two adjustable beds and (yeah!) a private bathroom with a shower!
- Price: 1200 SEK ($140) Per Person Per Night
Dorm Rooms
They offer four small dorm rooms and perhaps oddly for progressive Swedien they are gender separated. They offer a two-bed male dorm and a two-bed female dorm, and they offer a four-bed male dorm and a four-bed female dorm.
- Price Two Bed Male Dorm: 550 SEK ($64) Per Person Per Night
- Price Two Bed Female Dorm: 450 SEK ($164) Per Person Per Night
- Price Four Bed Male Dorm: 550 SEK ($52) Per Person Per Night
- Price Four Bed Female Dorm: 450 SEK ($52) Per Person Per Night
Other rooms include the single bed ensuite, standard single rooms, standard room engine room, standard wheelhouse room, and the standard room with triple bedroom. Prices for these rooms are on their website.
Restaurant and Cafe
Jumbo Stay is more than just a hostel and comes with its own cafe. It is even open to non-guests from outside who would like to come for a brew. In the cafe, one can purchase ice cream, breakfast, coffee, cookies, sandwiches, and some warm meals (don't expect anything to be cheap).
- Payment: Jumbo Stay Is a Cash-Free Hotel (Sweden Is Largely Cash-Free As is China)
Visitors might be able to walk along the left-wing observation deck and enjoy the feeling of standing on top of the Jumbo's wing. The website is ambiguous if that is currently available or not (the mention visitors will be able to from December 2012 - apparently their website hasn't been updated in some time).