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Yotel to Get Some Competition from CitizenM

Where: Amsterdam, Netherlands

Yotel 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 London Gatwick airport with others expected at Heathrow this fall and Amsterdam in early 2008.

But at the Amsterdam Schiphol airport, Yotel will get some competition. Luxist reports that a new brand CitizenM is hoping to open there as well by 2008.

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, ambient lighting and a rain shower.

Each room can be customized with mood, light, temperature and music preferences. The lobby is stocked with Vitra furnishings and canteenM offers a 24-hour choice of sandwiches, salads, sushi, warm dishes and more.

Rates at the 230-room hotel will start at 69 Euros a night. Sadly, we don't think you can rent hourly so at least Yotel has got the advantage there. But remember, Yotel has a four-hour minimum that starts at 25 Euros for a standard cabin. The regular cabins are about 80 Euros.

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