Japanese-style cabin hotel to open at Gatwick
Travellers are set to benefit from budget accommodation at Gatwick Airport, with the opening of the innovative cabin hotel, Yotel.
Inspired by Japanese capsule hotels, the new venture from the firm behind Yo! Sushi, also draws on the latest first-class airline cabin innovations for the design of the small rooms.
Each cabin contains its own en-suite bathroom in addition to free Wi-Fi internet access and entertainment systems.
More importantly for travellers, however, is the fact that the new hotel is located within the terminal building of Gatwick, thereby being just a few minutes away from the check-in desks.
“Travelling can be a painful experience so we are looking to make it as pleasurable as possible for Yotel customers,” said Yo! founder Simon Woodroffe.
“We expect this radical approach to be extremely popular with a range of consumers and are looking to expand Yotel globally.”
The news comes as increasing numbers of low-cost flights from Gatwick are launhed, with the transatlantic carrier Zoom offering flights to New York for as little as £129 one way.