IKEA Hotel - Legal Sleepover at IKEAIKEA Hotel  

Have you fantasized about a sleeper at one of the IKEA stores, but unlike those people in the news, you were too afraid to hide under a bed and wait until the staff locked the doors and left?

Good news! You can do it now legally without the fear of being busted. The only minor issue is that you have to travel to Sweden... Yes, there is only a single IKEA Hotel in the world.

The hotel is in Älmhult, a little Swedish town with only 9,000 inhabitants.

It was here where the first ever IKEA store was opened in 1958 by Ingvar Kamprad, the founder of the world's most famous "put together" furniture retailer.

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Location: Älmhult  Sweden  West Europe
The first IKEA store in the world

The successful concept of selling modern pieces of household goods at a cheap rate attracted buyers from all over Sweden. Ingvar saw great potential in visitors driving from far to come to IKEA.



IKEA Motel's Pool in the 70s

So in 1964, he opened Motell IKEA, which offered exhausted buyers to sleep in one of the 25 rooms, a swimming pool, and food in its restaurant. It was the first time IKEA served the now iconic meatballs.



IKEA Hotel Building

Predictably, a couple of decades later, in 2016, IKEA's first location was turned into a museum, while the motel was upgraded into a 250-room hotel, or as in Swedish, they say, "hotell".



IKEA Hotel Building At Night

The hotel is on IKEAgatan, which stands for "IKEA street" - obviously.



IKEA Hotel Lounge

In line with Ingvar Kamprad's philosophy and typical IKEA style, everything from the motel (that was possible) was saved or repurposed.



IKEA Hotel Interior With An Elderly Couple

The former copper roof was turned into a reception desk, but the limestone floor is still the same, and so is the fireplace in the restaurant.



IKEA Hotel Living Room

If you are here for a full IKEA experience, then the family packages are for you. For a discounted single fare, you get one night at the hotel, breakfast in the restaurant, and a ticket to the IKEA Museum.



IKEA Hotel Restaurant

The hotel's restaurant has classic IKEA dishes served as if you were at a high-class establishment.



IKEA Hotel Posh Meatballs

So, you can have posh meatballs, salads, and kanelbullar (cinnamon roll).



IKEA Hotel Restaurant Food

There are some exclusive dishes you cannot find at IKEA stores, though, like the fish wallenbergare with lingonberries or the grilled fennel salsiccia from Småland.



IKEA Hotel Kanelbullar

Breakfast is included in your stay, but you must wake up early because the buffet closes at 9 am (weekdays; weekends at a more reasonable 10:30). Swedes don't like to waste their mornings!


You can also drop by without booking a night and get a tasty breakfast for only about 9 dollars.



IKEA Hotell Family room

The hotel's family-oriented approach means you can bring your four-legged friend for a small extra fee. The family rooms are prepared to host your cuddly friends.



IKEA Hotel Family Room Bunk Beds

The hotel prides itself on stating that your room comes fully assembled. Hallelujah!



IKEA Hotel Bunk Beds

Rooms range from tiny 43 square feet (4 square meters) cabins to family rooms with two bunk beds offering space for a family of four.



IKEA Hotel Double Room

Plus, there are classic double bedrooms equipped with POÄNG armchairs and LISABO desks.



IKEA Hotel Double Bed Room

IKEA's strict pricing policy (if it's not affordable for the masses, then it's not democratic) applies to the hotel too.



IKEA Hotel Double Bed

For example, they don't raise the prices of popular dates. It's a fixed rate, no matter the season. So, New Year's Eve party at IKEA, then? Great idea, except it wasn't so original, and it's fully booked months ahead!



IKEA Hotel Outdoor Area With A Spice Garden

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Ikeagatan 1, 343 36 Älmhult, Sweden