This Repurposed 747 Jumbo Jet Is a Hotel in Sweden and One Night Is Surprisingly Cheap

If you've figured out what the two characters are talking about, then you have some idea of what today's topic is going to be about: the Jumbo Stay. What is the Jumbo Stay (JS)? In the simplest terms possible, it's a hotel built inside a 747 Jumbo Jet.

That's right, folks, situated in ARN, or Stockholm-Arlanda Airport, someone decided that a 747 would be the perfect venue to sleep in for visiting or layover guests. There are options for bunks, standard rooms, and even suites, so let's dive a tad deeper and check out a very unique hotel experience.

Starting off, the most attractive room in this so-called hotel is the ensuite cockpit option. Here, two guests can have access to a double bed and ensuite bathroom situated in the former cockpit of this glorious steel bird. Yet, a double bed in an airplane isn't necessarily new, but what I found most attractive about the space is the fact that the instrument panel is still in place. So are thruster handles and countless buttons. If you're a pilot or are into airplanes, this one isn't to be missed. Do not worry, however; push and pull away, as everything has been disengaged and essential systems have been removed.

For a moment, relax and picture yourself in this room with your significant other, maybe even your kid or kids. Think about what it's going to feel like waking up in an airplane cockpit, having coffee in the pilot's seat, and snapping up all the Instagram images you can think of. It's going to be one hell of an experience. Oh, and guess how much this is going to cost you. According to current exchange rates, all you'll be dropping on this room is around $170 (€160 at current exchange rates) a night. Hot damn!

The next room in this interesting overnight destination is the ensuite Black Box room. While there's no cockpit instrumentation panel in this one, it is a bit more spacious and once again offers an ensuite bathroom. This room also has one of the exit hatches inside, so you can always play around with that. This room's available for around $175 (€164).

While there are countless other spaces in the plane's fuselage, for a moment, we find ourselves outside and in front of an engine. Here, Jumbo Stay offers four rooms with nothing more than a double bed inside that's actually inside the actual engine bay.

Clearly, all the fans and chambers have been removed, but it's a neat way to sleep nonetheless. This option is rented out per night for just 700 SEK, which is roughly $65 (€61), but again, there's nothing but a double bed inside and some storage options for your luggage. This is an airport after all.

Now, the rest of this hotel may actually seem a little bland, with rooms serving single, double, triple, and even quadruple occupancy and lacking in creature comforts like TVs, fridges, and even bathrooms; it's a lot like a hostel.

For example, one space is a dorm room with bunk beds and only available to groups of women; no men allowed. If you've ever been to Sweden, you can understand why this "women only" label is an option. Some triple rooms also follow the bunk bed arrangement but are free to a mix of men and women, while some are restricted to "men only."

Other options include single rooms, with or without an ensuite bathroom, a wheelhouse room nestled deep within the 747's belly, and several others, so do take the time to explore all that this kooky business idea has to offer. In all, 33 rooms are placed at our disposal.

The question is, where do we go from here? Well, if you feel like spending a night in the Jumbo Stay, there are a couple of ways you can do things. The first is to simply book a flight to Sweden just to enjoy this experience for a few days or simply book a layover through ARN, and the hours that you'd normally spend in the airport can be spent aboard the Jumbo Stay.

There's just one downside that I spotted. According to the JS website, "staffing is limited," so you'll probably need to plan ahead with a few things. There appears to be a restaurant, but for a night or two, you can eat sandwiches or a tray dinner in a cockpit, just like pilots do. It sounds like a neat way to add some images to your growing Instagram account.