SAN FRANCISCO, CA (KGO/CNN) – A new startup called Cabin has made it possible for travelers to go to bed and wake up in a different city.
Tom Currier showed off the new downstairs lounge in a boutique hotel that sleeps 24 guests.
"We start off with a memory foam bed that's super comfy, pressed sheets, same sheets that the Ritz Carlton actually uses," Currier said.
This hotel offers something the Ritz Carlton can't.
"It's an experience that's akin to teleportation, where you basically fall asleep and then wake up somewhere new," Currier said.
Call it a "hotel on wheels" or a sleeper car without the train tracks. They call it Cabin.
It's a new kind of bus inspired by an old kind of travel on railroads and ocean liners.
Getting a good night's sleep on the road requires more than just a fancy new bus. It requires a whole new way of thinking about driving.
"It's not like I have to get here before this because there's going be traffic on the bridge. It's, I do not want to wake these people up upstairs,” Currier said.
Cabin trains drivers with an iPad app that gives better grades for a smoother ride, and on their inaugural route between San Francisco and Santa Monica they intentionally slow the trip down for fewer bumps and longer sleep.
It's a lot different than the 45 minutes you spend if you fly.
“The pain of getting to the airport, getting through security, boarding the plane then getting a ride from the airport to finally check into a hotel,” Currier said.
They think travelers would rather the hotel come to them, complete with a cabin attendant serving free chamomile at night and espresso in the morning.
Riders can get a full eight hours of sleep on the hotel's journey from San Francisco to Santa Monica.
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