Yotel, a hotel brand in which IFA Hotels & Resorts (IFA HR) is the majority investor, opened its third hotel at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport.

Described as being “the iPod of the hotel industry”, Yotel delivers luxury at a great price and is accessible to all, said an official.

“We are very excited with the opening of Yotel Schiphol as it is our third property to open. The concept has quickly gained ground, placing affordable luxury, convenience and innovation in the hands of travelers around the world,” said Talal Jassim Al-Bahar, vice chairman and managing director of IFA HR.

Drawn from the influences of Japan, airline travel and luxury yachts, Yotel is a joint creation by YO! Founder Simon Woodroffe and Yotel CEO Gerard Greene.  Inspired by an upgrade on an airline into first class, Woodroffe saw the potential to fuse the language of luxury airline travel with Japanese capsule hotels to create a small but luxurious cabin.

The 57 cabin Yotel is located inside Schiphol’s terminal. The Yotel’s cabins feature WiFi and wired internet access and flat screen TV’s. Each cabin comes with a hand-made bed for the best sleep ever and an en-suite bathroom complete with a monsoon rain shower, bespoke body wash and towels.

“Schiphol are intent on bringing the very latest world innovations to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol where our goal is to be an Airport City within a City in our own right,” said Eric-Paul Dijkhuizen, managing director of Schiphol Group’s Consumer Business Area.

The second Yotel was opened in the UK last year in Heathrow Airport after the first one at Gatwick.-TradeArabia News Service