Boeing 747 Airplane Hotel in Stockholm
Anton Titov aka itravel writes: “Some of my acquaintances fly on airplanes so much that it would be more correct to say that they live in airplanes. I can boast that I lived on an airplane, and in the literal, not figurative sense.
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Source: Journal/itravel
1. Converted into a hotel, the Boeing 747 is located next to Stockholm's Arlanda Airport. You can get to the hotel from any airport terminal by free shuttle number 14 (runs every 15 minutes). In theory, you can walk from terminal 2 on foot, but I don’t advise it - I spent 20 minutes, got confused in the interchanges, went out along the highway on the wrong side of the plane, it seemed like it was nearby - but I didn’t want to climb over the road fence - in the end I spat and returned back catch a shuttle.
2. After 15 minutes I was already boarding the Boeing 747-200. At the entrance, you must leave street shoes, changing them to white non-disposable slippers. From the street you get to the reception desk, perched behind the stairs to the second floor.
3. Next to the reception - a restaurant decorated with historical photographs of the aircraft. Built in 1976 for Singapore Airlines, the Boeing later flew to Pam American and last flew in 2002 under the flag of the Swedish charter company Transjet, which lost its license for "snow takeoff" (taking off without de-icing to save money). Then, for several years, the airlines sold the transjet Boeing to each other (in fact, it was on the ground), until it turned out that Jumbo could no longer take off. As a result, the plane was purchased by the hotelier Oscar Dios to turn it into a hotel. In 2007, permission was obtained, and a year later the Jumbo Stay Hostel opened its doors to visitors.
4. This is what a standard room at Jumbo Stay looks like. Two, three or four beds, like in a compartment, an aircraft luggage rack. Behind the curtain - aircraft windows overlooking the highway or the cargo terminal of Arlanda Airport. Facilities in standard rooms on the floor. An overnight stay here will cost about 50 euros per person (for 75 euros, such a room without amenities can be taken for two). There is, however, another, more budget option - a room in the chassis bay with its own toilet, but without a bath. Decide to shower - you'll have to get dressed, go outside and get on the plane to use the shared shower. The hotel was not 100% full, but there were a lot of guests. Many came at night - to spend the night during the docking. There were also pilots among the guests of the hotel.
5. For 175 euros you will be accommodated in a Black Box double suite (comfort in the room) at the tail of the liner.
6. The most luxurious room is located in the cockpit of the Boeing 747. It is not bookable through the hostel website, but can be booked through Booking.com. It is not cheap - for the same money in Holland you can spend the night alone in an Il-18, and in Costa Rica - in a Boeing-727. Rate the design. In the cockpit, you can press all the buttons, pull the levers (they are de-energized anyway) without getting out of bed. I was able to identify the ores, flaps, parking brake, landing gear release mechanism.
7. Some 10 years ago, pilots were sitting here. Today, in the far right window of the permanently landed liner, planes taking off and the cargo terminal of Arlanda Airport can be seen.
Here on the third photo you can see how close the plane-hotel is from the cargo platform. This is not to say that the cabin is spacious, but there is enough space. The beds are very soft, controlled by the remote control, changing the slope depending on the desire of the guest. Warm blankets are supplemented with heaters (it became very cold in the cabin at night), tea and coffee making facilities, sockets, wi-fi. Everything is like in a normal hotel.
8. In addition to the cockpit, guests of the most expensive room have at their disposal the entire second floor of the airliner - a lounge with business class seats. In theory (when there are no guests in the cabin) it can be used for small conferences. I must say that the lounge is much warmer than the cabin.
9. There is also a private terrace with great views of the plane itself and the airport control tower. Pay attention to the engine nacelle - it is also planned to equip rooms in them. The terrace is strange - I went out there to take this photo - the door slammed shut, but there was no handle on the back. I had to shout and knock on the door to let me back into the heat.
10. And this is the view from the same site in the opposite direction, already in the morning. Liv, as it turned out, is the name of the daughter of the owner of the Jumbo Hotel, Oscar Diaz, after whom he decided to name his project.
I liked spending the night in the cockpit of a Boeing, and although I probably never decide to stay in this hotel again, I appreciated the idea. It was possible not only to save the plane as an air monument, but also to make money on it.