Stockholm—Owner Oscar Diös has placed one of his Swedish hostels in the most unlikely of places: a 1976 Boeing 747-200, parked at the entrance of the Stockholm-Arlanda airport.

Jumbo Hostel is Diös' second property in the country, the first being a hostel in Uppsala, Sweden. In 2006, while he was preparing to expand his business, he heard about an old wreck of an aircraft for sale at Arlanda and purchased it in 2007.

The grounds surrounding it have been converted into a parking lot, and the plane itself was placed on a concrete foundation with the landing gear secured in two steel cradles. "Arlanda will have a new attraction and a quite different alternative for spending the night," Diös says. "This will suit many categories of guests, such as families with children, young people, and experience seekers growing tired of the usual hotels."

Jumbo Hostel has 25 rooms and 85 beds in total, as well as a cockpit suite that boasts a magnificent view of Arlanda's air traffic. All rooms have a flat screen TV, as well as wireless Internet access. Some rooms offer their own shower and toilet. A café will also be on board. Jumbo Hostel is set to open next month.