Local Manager Gisela Olsson poses in the cockpit suite¹ during a media preview in the Jumbo Hostel² at Arlanda Airport, Stockholm January 14, 2009. Jumbo Hostel is a Boeing 747-200 jumbo jet that has been converted into a 25 room hotel and cafe and the cockpit has been converted into a de luxe suite

Many people hate the idea of having to sleep on a plane. But Swedish entrepreneur Oscar Dios thinks they can be persuaded otherwise and he has created a new kind of hostel to prove it.

Dios says it is the world's first jumbo jet hostel, an actual jet-plane at Sweden's main airport outside Stockholm which has been converted into a 25-room guesthouse that sleeps as many as 72 people.

"I learned about this plane that was standing³ abandoned at Arlanda airport and I've been trying the concept of hostels⁴ in many different houses and buildings," he told reporters. "I thought, 'Why not a plane?'"

Jumbo Hostels opened for business on Thursday, giving customers the chance to check in and sleep in a room that can best be described as cozy⁵.

"The most challenging part with this project is trying to build something inside a metal hull⁶ -- it's just really, really tight."

The jet, which was originally produced for Singapore Airlines, was taken out of service in 2002.

One thing the hostel has going for it is price -- a room starts at 350 Swedish crowns (about $41), which is a lot less than hotel rooms outside of major airports.

Another feature: customers can get married on the wing of the plane and reside in the plane's more luxurious⁷ honeymoon⁸ suite situated⁹ in the cockpit.

Instead of walking down the aisle¹⁰, lovebirds can take what Jumbo Hostels calls the "wing walk," where they can be joined in bliss¹¹ at the wing tip. The hostel has someone ready to perform the ceremony.

But in some respects, this hostel remains¹² a plane -- most clients have to share the jet's nine bathrooms and staff only wear air steward¹³ and stewardess¹⁴ outfits¹⁵. The only room that has its own bathroom is the honeymoon suite.

很多人不喜欢在飞机上睡觉。但瑞典创投家奥斯卡•迪欧斯则试图改变人们的这种想法，创造了一种新型的“飞机旅馆”。

迪欧斯称，这是全世界首家巨型飞机旅馆。这家旅馆由一架停在斯德哥尔摩最大机场内的喷气式飞机改造而成，共有25个房间，72个床位。

迪欧斯在接受记者采访时说：“之前我得知这架废弃的飞机停在阿兰达机场，我一直尝试把很多不同的房屋和建筑作为旅馆。后来我想，‘为什么不在飞机里试试呢？’”

“巨型飞机旅馆”于本周四开业，入住的客人可体验一把在飞机旅馆舒适的房间内过夜的感觉。

迪欧斯说：“最具挑战的部分是在一个金属壳内做文章，发挥的空间实在很小。”

这家飞机原为“新加坡航空公司”所有，于2002年停飞。

这家飞机旅馆的另一诱人之处是它的价格，每间客房350瑞典克朗（约41美元）起价，比其它大机场附近的旅馆便宜得多。

此外，入住旅馆的新婚夫妇可在机翼上举行婚礼，并可入住设在驾驶员座舱的蜜月豪华套房。

在“机翼婚礼”上，新婚夫妇可体验到不同于“走红地毯”的“走机翼”仪式，旅馆则为婚礼提供专人主持。

但在某些方面上，“飞机旅馆”还无法摆脱飞机的制约——多数房客得共用飞机上的九间浴室，而且工作人员都穿着空中乘务员的服装。唯有蜜月套房有单独的浴室。