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For my final night in Sweden and of my trip I had discovered a rather unique airport hotel. First I had to take the train and bus back from the town centre to the airport to catch the airport shuttle to the hotel.
I had left my bag in the ship hotel this morning and was a bit glad to be leaving. The floors were slanted causing disorientation after my two nights stay and the ship can sometimes bob so I wanted to be on solid even ground. I also used their wifi to do my online checkin.
From Central Station I took one of the surface intercity lines to Marsta out near the airport. From there it was a bus ride back to the airport to catch an airport shuttle bus to get to the hotel.
My hotel for the final night was an out of service jumbo jet that had been converted into a hotel. It was not cheap but this was a one time event to sleep in an airplane hotel and some luxury for my final night.
The airport bus runs every 10 mins so no worries about going back for food at the restaurants or airport shops although I brought all my own stuff with me not expecting much to be at this offsite location.
The room I had booked was the 'Black Box Suite' at the tail end of the plane where the kitchens and bathrooms are usually located. The room was quite large and spacious.
There are cheaper room options but they are dorm style rooms with shared bathrooms. Along with towels and bathrobes the room came with complimentary seat belts as a free gift.
The hotel wasnt busy, maybe because of its location and pricetag so I was free to wander around.
There was a photo story of how the plane had been gutted and retrofitted to a hotel, the history of the plane which served in Japan, and its relocation in different stages until its final home at Arlanda Airport.
The front nose section serves as a common lounge while the upper deck is a private conference room.
Upstairs the cockpit room was also empty. I didnt book that room as it was $500 compared to my room which was $250 (185 Eu). However despite being double the price it was less than half size of my room which was much more spacious.
At night I settled into a folk music show followed by a late night Eurovision preview discussion which I fell asleep on.
My mistake was I just thought of this as an 'airport hotel' rather than an 'experience'. I should have come earlier so I can spend more time enjoying the experience than just a place to crash before a flight.
It was completely worth the money and novel idea. Makes you want to stay in one everytime you have an airport layover. I would go back and pay for the same room again next time.
I had left my bag in the ship hotel this morning and was a bit glad to be leaving. The floors were slanted causing disorientation after my two nights stay and the ship can sometimes bob so I wanted to be on solid even ground. I also used their wifi to do my online checkin.
From Central Station I took one of the surface intercity lines to Marsta out near the airport. From there it was a bus ride back to the airport to catch an airport shuttle bus to get to the hotel.
My hotel for the final night was an out of service jumbo jet that had been converted into a hotel. It was not cheap but this was a one time event to sleep in an airplane hotel and some luxury for my final night.
The airport bus runs every 10 mins so no worries about going back for food at the restaurants or airport shops although I brought all my own stuff with me not expecting much to be at this offsite location.
The room I had booked was the 'Black Box Suite' at the tail end of the plane where the kitchens and bathrooms are usually located. The room was quite large and spacious.
There are cheaper room options but they are dorm style rooms with shared bathrooms. Along with towels and bathrobes the room came with complimentary seat belts as a free gift.
The hotel wasnt busy, maybe because of its location and pricetag so I was free to wander around.
There was a photo story of how the plane had been gutted and retrofitted to a hotel, the history of the plane which served in Japan, and its relocation in different stages until its final home at Arlanda Airport.
The front nose section serves as a common lounge while the upper deck is a private conference room.
Upstairs the cockpit room was also empty. I didnt book that room as it was $500 compared to my room which was $250 (185 Eu). However despite being double the price it was less than half size of my room which was much more spacious.
At night I settled into a folk music show followed by a late night Eurovision preview discussion which I fell asleep on.
My mistake was I just thought of this as an 'airport hotel' rather than an 'experience'. I should have come earlier so I can spend more time enjoying the experience than just a place to crash before a flight.
It was completely worth the money and novel idea. Makes you want to stay in one everytime you have an airport layover. I would go back and pay for the same room again next time.
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