Monday, March 2, 2009

Jumbo Hostel, Sweden - "Airplane Hotel"

Featured Freshotel of the Month: February 2009




Foto Source: jumbohostel.com

DESCRIPTION:
Jumbo Hostel is the world's first hostel housed in a Boeing 747. Night and day visitors will experience the unique feeling of staying inside a jumbo jet, retired and converted into a hostel and museum. On January 15th Jumbo Hostel will be opening, the world's first hostel built onboard a real Boeing 747-200 Jumbo Jet. This Jumbo (Liv) has undergone a complete overhall and major renovation work since last year. Liv was grounded at Stockholm Arlanda Airport back in November 2002. Back then it retired from operating Charter and Pilgrim flights and now the Jumbo is ready to welcome guests onboard once again, this time with a new image and purpose.
Jumbo Hostel offers 25 rooms with most three beds in each. All together, the hostel offers 72 beds; one more luxurious are to be found at the uper deck. The rooms are circa six square meters wide and measure three meters from floor to ceiling. All rooms have a flat screen TV where you can, among other things, watch the times of departure for all flights. Everywhere in the jumbo jet you have access to wireless broadband. All rooms offer a shower and toilet in the corridor, except for cockpit suite upstairs which boast their own shower and WC. Source: jumbohostel.com

LOCATION:
Jumbovägen 4, SE-190 47 Stockholm, Arlanda-Airport, SWEDEN

NUMBER OF ROOMS:
25 rooms with 85 beds (3 bunk beds per room)

URL/BOOKINGS/CONTACT:
http://www.jumbohostel.com/
http://www.jumbohostel.com/Booking.aspx?&mn1=5647

Phone +46 (0)8-593 604 00
E-mail: info@jumbohostel.com
E-mail reservation: booking@jumbohostel.com


RATES:
Starting at 350 SEK per bed

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