{"id":219256,"date":"2019-12-13T15:11:57","date_gmt":"2019-12-13T20:11:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/you-can-now-stay-in-a-star-wars-style-hostel-with-space-pods-for-beds-and-its-perfect-for-familie-the-sun\/"},"modified":"2019-12-13T15:11:57","modified_gmt":"2019-12-13T20:11:57","slug":"you-can-now-stay-in-a-star-wars-style-hostel-with-space-pods-for-beds-and-its-perfect-for-familie-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/space-travel\/you-can-now-stay-in-a-star-wars-style-hostel-with-space-pods-for-beds-and-its-perfect-for-familie-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"You can now stay in a Star Wars-style hostel with space pods for beds  and its perfect for familie &#8211; The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><p>STAR Wars fans will love this futuristic hostel where instead of bunk beds, you'll sleep in \"Space Pods\".<\/p>\n<p>Far from a gimmick, each of the pods are equipped with everything from memory foam mattress to comfy pillows and duvet - and it's had rave reviews from previous guests.<\/p>\n<p>7<\/p>\n<p>The Galaxy Pod Hostel is located in downtown Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike usual hostels, where you sleep in bunk beds, guests at the futuristic property features individual pods that are stacked on top of each other.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from the comfy bedding, all of the pods have a security box, mirror, fans, power plug, a shelf, hangers and alarm clock.<\/p>\n<p>Some even have TVs - just like a mini-hotel room.<\/p>\n<p>You don't have to worry about not being able to fall asleep because someone has come back in the middle of the night and switched on the light - each of the pods have a privacy screen that can be closed.<\/p>\n<p>And the pods have their own lights so you can play around with the light settings to find one that suits you.<\/p>\n<p>The property is also great for families and couples.<\/p>\n<p>They have couples' rooms with king-size bunk beds in and kids under 12 can share a bed with a parent for free.<\/p>\n<p>There are also bigger rooms for those who are travelling as a groups, for example if you're on a stag do or a girls' trip.<\/p>\n<p>Its listing explained: \"We are located mid-way between there all the bars are and Laugardalur, and there are about 15 minutes walk both ways.<\/p>\n<p>7<\/p>\n<p>7<\/p>\n<p>7<\/p>\n<p>\"Laugardalur has a lot to offer especially for families. It has a big gym, swimming pool, an amusement park for kids, a zoo with Icelandic animals, a flower garden, skating range, tennis court etc.<\/p>\n<p>\"In the opposite direction you will find a great variety of restaurants and bars in the downtown.\"<\/p>\n<p>Plus, there's also a shop right across the road so you can stock up on food and save on eating out as there's a kitchen on site as well.<\/p>\n<p>A night in one of the pods start from 32.20 per person andGalaxy Pod Hostel has had rave reviews from previous guests, with a 9.0 rating on Hostelworld.<\/p>\n<p>One person wrote: \"This is the perfect place to stay in Reykjavik if you want to save money but still have your privacy.<\/p>\n<p>\"The pods were a little slice of luxury after a long day, with a stocked tv and plenty of space - enough to change in there. The space pods are really cool and would recommend to stay at least once.<\/p>\n<p>\"Bit pricier than other Reykjavik hostels but worth it. Breakfast is good with freshly made waffles. Conveniently located opposite a supermarket and a short walk from the centre of Reykjavik.\"<\/p>\n<p>7<\/p>\n<p>7<\/p>\n<p>7<\/p>\n<p>Another added: \"Come for the cool beds, stay for the breakfast! I was only going to stay a night to try out the pods, since it's 2-3 times the price of the cheaper hostels.<\/p>\n<p>\"But man, 1300 ISK for breakfast gets you unlimited waffles, fruit, meats and cheese slices, toast (Peanut butter! A rarity for homesick Canadians!), basic cereal, coffee, etc.<\/p>\n<p>\"Otherwise, the hostel is good. Nice big showers (on sulphury geothermal water though), clean bathroom and bedrooms. Awesome common areas.\"<\/p>\n<p>WHAT A FLAKE Family furious over Tui charging 400 to visit unfinished snow village <\/p>\n<p>MODEL EMPLOYEE Legoland will pay you to play with Lego all day as a Master Builder <\/p>\n<p>PLANE CREEPY Eerie photos of abandoned Cyprus airport with last holiday jet still on tarmac <\/p>\n<p>SMELLS LIKE TROUBLE Passenger 'treated like criminal after PERFUME triggers explosive test' <\/p>\n<p>RIDE ON First pictures of huge 3.5BILLION theme park set to open 20 minutes from London <\/p>\n<p>Disney is set to launch a Star Wars hotel experience in Orlando.<\/p>\n<p>Sun Online Travel previously revealed some stunning space-age hotels you can stay in.<\/p>\n<p>We also rounded up some of the most unusual places to stay.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Auto Generated --><\/p>\n<p>Go here to read the rest: <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/travel\/10545343\/futuristic-hostel-space-pods-star-wars\/\" title=\"You can now stay in a Star Wars-style hostel with space pods for beds  and its perfect for familie - The Sun\">You can now stay in a Star Wars-style hostel with space pods for beds  and its perfect for familie - The Sun<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> STAR Wars fans will love this futuristic hostel where instead of bunk beds, you'll sleep in \"Space Pods\". Far from a gimmick, each of the pods are equipped with everything from memory foam mattress to comfy pillows and duvet - and it's had rave reviews from previous guests.  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/space-travel\/you-can-now-stay-in-a-star-wars-style-hostel-with-space-pods-for-beds-and-its-perfect-for-familie-the-sun\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[187809],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-219256","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-space-travel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219256"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=219256"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219256\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=219256"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=219256"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=219256"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}