Yotel – A completely new hotel experience
There I was, stuck at Heathrow, with 5 hours to kill. I’m not about to “cross over” and go to departures because, well – I have to admit – I want t o be able to “nip out” for a breath of “fresh air” once in a while.
So what do you do? Wandering around Terminal 4 in search of somewhere to sit down and do some work, I saw a sign saying “Yotel“, which advertised cabins for £25.00 for four hours. Intrigued, I wandered in…
Yotel is a funky new kind of hotel, it’s very compact with tiny well-designed rooms. The lovely Zuzanna checked me in quickly (you can also check in at an automated booth) and lead me down a futuristic-looking corridor and let me into my cabin. I’d opted for a “standard cabin” – although the “Superior” cabins look pretty swanky.
Shower, bed, television , free internet – And privacy! All for £25.00. Superb value. Beats the living daylights out of struggling with the crowds in the airport lounges. I am totally convinced.
I took the foll owing pictures…
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September 26th, 2008 at 8:45 am
So you didn’t stay overnight in this place? Was it purely to get a ’1st class lounge’?
September 26th, 2008 at 9:24 am
It really was just to get a private first class lounge… but I’d definitely stay in one overnight if I had to get a really early flight the next day!
G.