As this past weekend marked the 11th anniversary of the 1997 Colorado Blizzard it is only appropriate that the linking the week site is the Mini Motel for this week.  Most people who were in the Denver area during the blizzard remember the many feet of snow which fell, but more so the four thousand passengers stranded at Denver International Airport .  As Pena Boulevard was closed by the time my flight landed, I was one of those four thousand people.  I even woke up on the B Concourse Saturday morning about ten feet away from Johnnie Cochran .  Anyways that is a whole different story but the Mini Motel is something which could have been useful during the blizzard weekend for the many folks stranded at the airport.

The Mini Motel is a product which was recently developed by an entrepreneur, inventor and business traveler after noticing the problems of being stuck at the airport especially in recent years with overbooked flights, airport hotels filled to capacity and the hard airport benches or floor being the main option for rest.  Weighing in at under five pounds the motel is a kit which you carry in a laptop bag or other piece of carry on luggage and it can quickly turn into a personal tent where you can get some rest at the airport.  Included in the Mini Motel package is an air mattress, pillow, bed sheet, alarm clock, reading light, ear plugs and eye shades.  On the website are the assembly instructions of the motel, which make it appear easy but of course everyone knows how that could work once it comes time to use the product.  You are probably wondering how much this would cost but it comes in at a reasonable price of $49.95 USD, cheaper than a hotel and less of a hassle since all you need to do is find some floor at the airport.

Now I am wondering how practical is this idea, and if anyone has seen one in use at of yet.  Let me know in the comments what you think of this and if you have walked through an airport and spotted a Mini Motel.