The Jumbo Hostel Has Landed
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The global economy isn’t so great. You may want to skimp on your next journey to Sweden and elect to stay at a hostel. Fortunately, you do not have to sacrifice on style by doing so. In fact, you can even forego the train fare to Stockholm and stay at the airport.
The new 747 jumbo jet hostel at the Stockholm airport is so innovative in design that it is being featured in architectural in World Architecture News online magazine.
Swedish architects Thomas Blom and Daniel Monsen partook in a novel design challenge when they were chosen to create the world’s first jumbo jet hostel which opened last month. Undergoing a complete overhall of its interior, the Jumbo Hostel, grounded at Stockholm Arlanda Airport since 2002, now accommodates 85 beds in 25 rooms of approximately 6 sq m. The Boeing 747 plane also contains separate bathrooms, a newly fitted seventies-retro lounge/reception area and retains many original features including business class seats and oxygen masks.
Both guests and visitors can enjoy breakfast and snacks in the onboard cafe, as well as being able to heat up your own in the jumbo’s microwaves! With rooms costing from just £28 the re-fit has turned a scrap-heap bound plane into one of Sweden’s newest landmark tourist attractions.
Soon enough, you will be able to skimp some more by taking the walki-talki.com mp3 walking tour of Stockholm. For now, enjoy the ambiance of this chic jumbo jet.
All images from World Architecture News, where you can find more images.
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