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Amsterdam: Yotel Schiphol is Coming This September

juliana — 2008-07-29T10:39:56-05:00

<![CDATA[<img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/yotelschiphol.jpg" class="imgborder"><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Yotels">Yotel</a> is going to be opening up at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport soon but probably not soon enough according to the hip capsule hotel chain.From the latest Yotel newsletter called<a href="http://www.yotelcompetitions.com/emails/palm-offer-0708/"> YoteleGraph</a>: <blockquote>Yotel at Schiphol...Is nearly there we promise -- the latest news is that we expect to open in September, things have been slightly against us I'm afraid -- too rough across the channel, too windy for the cranes, too much like hard work for the builders -- the list is endless. But judging by the amount of enquiries we've had already the new YOTEL is very much good news for travellers through Amsterdam.</blockquote>Amsterdam's Schiphol airport is going to be THE place to stay pretty soon,

London: Yotel at Heathrow Airport Opening Tomorrow

amandak — 2007-12-06T11:30:01-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/YotelHeathrowOpeningSoon.jpg" class="imgborder"> We're used to things moving slower than planned in the world of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Yotels">Yotels</a>, or perhaps for hotels in general. After the capsule-extraordinaire style <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Yotel+Gatwick/local/669">Yotel Gatwick</a> finally opened up earlier this year, we had been expecting the new <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Yotel+Heathrow+Aiport/local/1009">Yotel Heathrow</a> to be hot on its heels. We were once even reporting that it'd be open in summer. Yep, the summer that's definitely finished now.But don't worry, it's all exciting now: the Yotel Heathrow is taking bookings. And it will open very soon: tomorrow, in fact! The new capsule hotel inside Terminal 4 at Heathrow airport is, like the Gatwick Yotel, bookable for a minimum of 4-hour blocks. There are 32 cabins, both premium and standard,

West Sussex: Yotel Review:: We Have Bed Retraction

juliana — 2007-10-04T14:35:13-05:00

Here's part two of a video that HotelChatter's UK Correspondent Benji Lanyado shot at the infamous Yotel Gatwick. Yesterday, after demonstrating that at least three people can fit inside a Yotel room, we teased you with the hint of a possible bed retraction and guess what? It works! Benji's full review of this new fad and the new capsule airport hotel chain (with excellent pictures) after the jump.

West Sussex: Yotel Review: Bed Retraction Starts Here

juliana — 2007-10-03T15:09:35-05:00

Here's part one of a video that HotelChatter's UK Correspondent Benji Lanyado shot at the infamous Yotel Gatwick. The good news is that even though this room is teeny tiny, you can still manage to fit three people in there. At least standing up.

The bad news is you will have to wait to tomorrow to see the stunning conclusion of the video and read Benji's full review (teaser: there's a reclining bed).

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Amsterdam: Yotel to Get Some Competition from CitizenM

juliana — 2007-09-12T13:30:56-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/citizenm_hotel.gif" class="imgborder"><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Yotels">Yotel</a> has made a big splash on the airport hotel scene with its capsule hotel rooms that you can rent hourly or for a night. The first one opened in the UK at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Yotel+Gatwick/local/669">London Gatwick airport</a> with others expected at Heathrow this fall and Amsterdam in early 2008. But at the Amsterdam Schiphol airport, Yotel will get some competition. <a href="http://www.luxist.com/2007/09/12/citizenm-hotels/">Luxist</a> reports that a new brand <a href="http://www.citizenm.com/index.php">CitizenM</a> is hoping to open there as well by 2008. <blockquote> Citizen M is a new Dutch hotel group which takes its name from the idea of mobile citizen. The rooms include a super king-size bed, a wall-to-wall window for plenty of natural light, a flat LCD television,