Hyundai's pop-up inn now open

Hyundai announced that Hotel Hyundai is officially open. The pop-up inn is the world's first car-powered lodging offering its guests the most unique off-grid experience of 2022.

Situated in Essex, just an hour from central London, Hotel Hyundai is centered around a luxury cabin and set across three key areas: guest suite, bar and restaurant, as well as a cinema.

The guest suite is a high-end luxury cabin with the room offering guests what they can expect from a luxury boutique hotel. From the lights and all amenities, everything is powered by Ioniq 5 and its vehicle-to-load (V2L) technology.

On the other hand, the bar and restaurant offer food and beverages as innovative and sustainable as the cars powering it, with ingredients sourced locally within Essex. The bar and restaurant area has an Ioniq 5 coffee lounge, with expertly prepared espresso powered by the car.

Meanwhile, the cinema features a car-powered projector and speakers, with a V2L-powered popcorn machine.

“Our award-winning Ioniq 5 is able to power Hotel Hyundai using its V2L feature, where an adapter from the car provides a socket that domestic appliances can be plugged into. The whole experience demonstrates the practicality of this pioneering technology, and we hope the concept inspires more people to go off-grid,” said Hyundai Motor UK Managing Director Ashley Andrew.

Hotel Hyundai is open for 14 nights that started on October 19 and will end on November 5.

Photos from Hyundai

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