Ambitious plans to turn a Boeing 747 into a hostel are taking off after the jet was bought by a Swedish entrepreneur.

Oscar Dios is stuffing 85 beds into a gutted Boeing 747 he’s dubbed Jumbo Hostel and parked right outside Stockholm’s Arlanda Airport. Dios bought the 500-seater jumbo jet, built in 1976, from its last owner Transjet after the air operator went bust in 2002.

Most of the 25 rooms are 20 feet square with nine-foot ceilings and have shared bathrooms and showers. Considering there are three beds to a room, that’s quite a squeeze, particularly if you’re bunking with strangers.

They have all got heat and air conditioning, WiFi and flatscreen televisions though and if you’re looking for a romantic evening with someone special you’ll want the deluxe cockpit suite. It’s bigger, it’s got its own bathroom and it offers a stunning view of the runway.

The Jumbo Hostel, which will remain grounded at the airport, will begin taking reservations from travellers in December.If the venture proves successful in Sweden, Dios hopes to open more jumbo jet hostels elsewhere.

Unless there are sexy stewardesses fulfilling mile high club fantasies, I’m not sure I will be on board.