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| The sleeping berths of Yotel |
When traveling Trans-Atlantic or intra continental eventually you will be stranded in an airport for an interminable length of time. For folks traveling to US-Europe or US-India I have seen plenty of 6-10 hour layovers. Sure many non-travelers have mooned over the chance to slip out the city from the airport; however leaving the secure area to chance a train or taxi is to the jaded business traveler a risk not always worth the trouble. Often all i want is to rest without the restless concern over bags security, lack of privacy, and maybe even sleep soundly in relatively sanitary environs.
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| StringGirl in the Yotel standard room |
FTW (for the win) is
Yotel in the Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. Nestled in the secure area of lounge 2 above terminal D is the dutch interpretation of the "pod" hotels common in the far east. Much larger than a Japanese pod the Yotel rooms provide perhaps the most comfortable 7 square meters you are likely to find.
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| The Standard room of the Yotel Source: Yotel.com |
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| The room (no view): Source Yotel.com |
No too different from having a sleeping cabin on board a European or Asian train, the rooms are highly efficient. All I needed was a clean place to sleep, a bathroom with shower, and a place to open close computer or suitcase. All available in the Yotel.
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| Effective use of space insures you a private Toilet |
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| A shower as well in the Yotel |
Minor down sides:
- The toilet/shower floor is the same; so using the toilet after your shower will result in a dinsconerting feeling of wet feet/socks
- Getting the lower berth of the twin bunk system is noisy
- Location in Lounge 2 means that if you did want to venture out to the city after checking in will result in extra stamps in your passport
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