747 now a 27-room hostel at Arlanda airport, Stockholm
Sep 4, 2013, 7:07 am
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747 now a 27-room hostel at Arlanda airport, Stockholm
Entrepreneur buys Boeing 747 Jumbo from bankrupt airline and turns it into a 27-room hostel with penthouse suite with views from the pilot’s cockpit
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz2dvdHvfSZ
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz2dvdHvfSZ
Sep 4, 2013, 9:13 am
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Sep 5, 2013, 5:13 am
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Don't have news but need to provide copy for a story to meet a deadline and get the bills paid? This seems to be the result.
I have gone by this airplane hostel rather frequently in the past 4-5 years but wouldn't be a fan of having to stay there. It seems to me out of the way in so many ways.
I have gone by this airplane hostel rather frequently in the past 4-5 years but wouldn't be a fan of having to stay there. It seems to me out of the way in so many ways.
Sep 5, 2013, 8:43 pm
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Here is a bloggers recent trip report, with a lot of pictures:
http://www.takenbythewind.com/2013/0...ckholm-sweden/
http://www.takenbythewind.com/2013/0...ckholm-sweden/
Sep 8, 2013, 5:18 am
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Sep 8, 2013, 6:00 am
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It's cool all right, but quite expensive for what you actually get - a tiny room with bunk beds and bathroom down the hall. If you want a slightly larger room with private bathroom it gets even more expensive, and you can get a nice room in the Radisson Arlandia across the road for about the same money.
It's fun to stay at Jumbo Hostel once just to do it, though. And it's no big deal to get to the terminals, the bus from the long term parking stops right outside every 15 minutes.
Having said that, if you're looking for budget accommodation at ARN, i think Rest&Fly is better, simply because it's located inside Sky City 5 minutes indoor walk from either terminal. It's also a little cheaper, but the rooms are as tiny as at Jumbo Hostel.
It's fun to stay at Jumbo Hostel once just to do it, though. And it's no big deal to get to the terminals, the bus from the long term parking stops right outside every 15 minutes.
Having said that, if you're looking for budget accommodation at ARN, i think Rest&Fly is better, simply because it's located inside Sky City 5 minutes indoor walk from either terminal. It's also a little cheaper, but the rooms are as tiny as at Jumbo Hostel.
Sep 19, 2013, 1:41 am
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