Sleep on board a decommissioned jet at Stockholm's unique new Jumbo Hostel

The new Jumbo Hostel at Stockholm's Arlanda Airport, photo courtesy Jumbo Hostel

Have you ever wanted to sleep on an airplane without being strapped into an uncomfortable seat and fighting an armrest war with the stranger next to you? Well, now you can, at the world's first hostel on board a real jumbo jet.

 

Parked at the entrance to Stockholm's Arlanda Airport, Jumbo Hostel is a decommissioned 747-200 built in 1976 and used by Singapore Airlines, Pan Am, and the Swedish airline Transjet. Its career in the air ended with Transjet's bankruptcy in 2002.

 

After a year of work converting the inside of the aircraft to its new purpose, the Jumbo Hostel opened last month with 25 rooms. Four-bed dorm rooms are the cheapest option, but twin rooms and private rooms for up to three adults are also available. All have shared bathrooms and include free wireless Internet access. Rooms also have flat-screen TVs where, in addition to watching regular programming, you can check flight departure times.

 

For a truly unique experience, book the cockpit suite and sleep among the airplane controls. The suite has private bath facilities. and a panoramic view of Arlanda.