Guide Note
Yotel is a hotel that features upscale, pod-like rooms at rates less than traditional, larger accomodations. Founder Simon Woodroffe says he modeled Yotel after capsule hotels in Japan.1
Fast Facts
- Rooms, or "cabins," designed for travelers with airport layovers2
- Cabin sizes range from 75 to 113 square feet3
- Rates start at $50 for four hours; $100 for 10 hours1
- Premium cabin features include: flat screen televisions, free Internet access and overhead rain showers in the bathrooms1
- June 2007: First Yotel opened at London's Gatwick Airport1
- December 2007: Second Yotel opened at Heathrow Airport in London1
- Yotels were planned in several other major cities, including New York, Los Angeles, Miami and Paris2
- Yotels will primarily be located at airports2
Quote
"I was lying in my British Airways flat bed thinking about the sort of hotel I wanted to open, and it struck me how innovative business-class travel had become, marrying small spaces with luxury. I decided to do the same thing to hotels."—Simon Woodroffe, Yotel founder3
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