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  • This is Jumbo Stay.

  • It's a converted Boeing 747-212B,

  • grounded at Arlanda Airport in Stockholm.

  • We're staying the night here

  • to see whether a decommissioned plane

  • could possibly make a good hotel.

  • On first glance, it looks like it's gonna

  • be extremely cold and not that comfortable,

  • especially in the cockpit or the engine rooms,

  • but let's see what it's like to sleep in.

  • The airplane is parked near to the runway,

  • where you can see planes taxiing.

  • The plane took two years to renovate.

  • Some of the original seats, wiring,

  • bar and controls remain.

  • You can also walk along the wings of the plane

  • or have drinks out there in the summer.

  • Guests can choose from 33 rooms.

  • We stayed in one of the single rooms

  • and the private cockpit suite upstairs.

  • The cockpit suite has some

  • of the original controls from the 747.

  • The controls, rudder pedal,

  • thrust levers and fuel switches.

  • The CRT displays have been replaced,

  • but you can have a go at moving everything else.

  • So, do you actually get a good night's sleep?

  • Booking the cockpit suite gives you private access

  • to the VIP lounge.

  • The hotel's staff serve as cabin crew,

  • decked out in the stewards' clothing

  • and they've had some unusual guests over the years.

This is Jumbo Stay.

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