I just couldn’t resist this. Recently I tweeted about “The Top 10 Unusual Hotels Around The World”, and this Boeing 747 was listed in the article. Located at Arlanda Airport…

It’s the weirdest/coolest place I’ve stayed at. The aircraft has been in service with Singapore Airlines, Pan Am and many more. I booked the cockpit and I found out after I arrived that the reservation also included the entire upper deck. I had the cockpit and the upper deck all to myself. I wish I had found out before, I would have invited friends over!

The cockpit has a double bed, bathroom with shower, and a TV… but who needs a TV when you can connect to your inner child pretending you are the captain and try the controls, buttons, switches and instruments. (Yes, I did and my teenage kids laughingly called me on that before I told them about that detail…)

Just outside the aircraft you can see planes take off and land. Authentic atmosphere to say the least.

Before I closed my eyes I thought about the distance this “room” had travelled. All the countries and cities. I guess the room and I connected, and we silently shared intercontinental experiences. I had fewer.

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Disclosure
I had a meeting at the airport which continued the next day, which is why I stayed at the airport. The cockpit is ridiculously expensive, so I paid the difference between a traditional hotel room and the cockpit from my own pocket.