Luxe sleeping pods at Heathrow

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Christine Sarkis is an SATW-award-winning journalist and executive editor at SmarterTravel. Her stories have also appeared on USA Today, Conde Nast Traveler, Huffington Post, and Business Insider. Her advice has been featured in dozens of print and online publications including The New York Times, Conde Nast Traveler, and People magazine. She has also shared travel tips on television and radio shows including Good Morning America, Marketplace, and Here & Now. Her work has been published in the anthologies Spain from a Backpack and The Best Women's Travel Writing 2008. She is currently working on a travel memoir.

The Handy Item I Always Pack: The Trtl Pillow. It's easy to pack and comfortable, and makes it so I can actually sleep on flights.

Ultimate Bucket List Experience: Seeing the Aurora Borealis from the comfort of somewhere warm, like a glass igloo or hot spring.

Travel Motto: Curiosity is an amazing compass.

Aisle, Window, or Middle Seat: Aisle all the way.

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Long layover? Cancelled flight? Just love Heathrow so much you want to spend a little extra time there? Well then, you’re in luck. On December 6, the burgeoning Euro-modular hotel empire Yotel will open its Heathrow location.

Rooms can be rented for as little as four hours, and include a bed big enough for two, a bathroom with a shower, a work desk, and flat-screen TV. There’s also room service and free Internet access. Sure beats sprawling out across two seats at the gate. Rates start at £25 for four hours.

Want to know more about European and American versions of Japanese capsule hotels? Then check out this recent SmarterTravel.com feature on the new modular hotel trend.

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