Noovo rental: Noovo Plus van interior

Continuing the tour of our rental Noovo Plus van, this is the second of four posts:

  1. The exterior (yesterday).
  2. The interior (this post).
  3. Exterior details (coming tomorrow).
  4. Electrical & plumbing (coming Thursday). 

Standing in the sliding doorway, looking towards the rear:

Noovo Plus interior

Looking the other way towards the cab, with the seats turned around and windows covered:

Cab with seats turned around and window covers

Dash:

Dash

David sitting in driver chair with pull-down desk:

David sitting in driver chair with pull-down desk

Light switch and electrical outlet:

Light switch and electrical outlet

Pull-out storage bin below desk, that can be used as a step:

Pull-out storage bin below desk, that can be used as a step

Driver chair with manual adjustments:

Driver chair with manual adjustments

Cubbies next to the sliding door, with light switches:

Cubbies next to the sliding door, with light switches

Kitchen, with single burner induction cooktop and sink:

Kitchen, with single burner induction cooktop and sink

Single burner induction cooktop; this will be replaced by a two-burner invisible cooktop in our van:

Single burner induction cooktop; this will be replaced by a two-burner invisible cooktop in our van

Kitchen sink, water and filtered water faucets; water pump switch, electrical outlet, lift bed buttons:

Kitchen sink, water and filtered water faucets; water pump switch, electrical outlet, lift bed buttons

Kitchen drawer:

Kitchen drawer

Opposite the kitchen sink, the convection microwave and air fryer:

Convection microwave and air fryer

Convection microwave and air fryer

Below the microwave, the freezer and fridge:

Opposite the kitchen sink, the freezer and fridge

Freezer and fridge

Wet bathroom with self-cleaning roller door, cassette toilet, covered TP, and shower:

Wet bathroom with self-cleaning roller door, cassette toilet, covered TP, and shower

Shower head:

Shower head

Ceiling light/fan:

Ceiling light/fan

Ceiling AC and lift bed, with storage underneath:

Ceiling AC and lift bed, with storage underneath

U-shaped lounge below the lift bed, with height-adjustable table:

U-shaped lounge below the lift bed, with height-adjustable table; the sides can fold in for easier access

The table sides can fold in for easier access:

U-shaped lounge below the lift bed, with height-adjustable table; the sides can fold in for easier access

Back doors open, enjoying the view during breakfast:

Back doors open, enjoying the view during breakfast

Back doors open:

Back doors open

Bed, reading lights:

Bed, reading lights

I tucked a phone/AirPods/watch charger behind the lounge seat cushion, and it was reachable from bed; we’ll probably want to add a shelf there:

I tucked a phone/AirPods/watch charger behind the lounge seat cushion, and it was reachable from bed; we'll probably want to add a shelf there

Looking from the bed back towards the front:

Looking from the bed back towards the front

Noovo rental: Noovo Plus van exterior

I took over a hundred photos of our rental Noovo Plus van, so I’ll split them up into four posts:

  1. The exterior (this post).
  2. The interior (coming tomorrow).
  3. Exterior details (coming Wednesday).
  4. Electrical & plumbing (coming Thursday). 

Then next week I’ll have posts about our travels and stays in the van.

The exterior of the van:

Noovo Plus exterior

Noovo Plus exterior

Noovo Plus exterior

Noovo Plus exterior

Noovo Plus exterior

Noovo Plus exterior

Noovo Plus exterior

Noovo Plus exterior

Noovo Plus exterior

Noovo Plus exterior

Noovo Plus exterior

Set up at an RV park:

Set up at a RV park

Stay tuned for the interior tomorrow.

Noovo rental: Noovo Boutique

As mentioned, we flew to Los Angeles to rent a Noovo Plus van for three nights. The morning after our arrival and hotel stay, we caught a Lyft to the Noovo Los Angeles Boutique. This is a small showroom that has one of each of Noovo’s vans on display, plus some vans available for short-term rentals, so prospective buyers can try driving and living in them for a few days, to be sure they’ll like them.

Inside, the display Noovo Plus, with the Lite in the background; the Plus is built on the Ram Super High Roof chassis, with 7-foot interior height; very unusual for a van, and very welcome for a taller person:

Noovo Plus

Noovo Lite and Plus in the Boutique:

Noovo Lite and Plus

Noovo Lite; this is a smaller van, also on a Ram chassis, with a more conventional roof height, and an east-west bed, which is a dealbreaker for us:

Noovo Lite

Outside, they had the original prototype of the Noovo Next; this is on the Mercedes Sprinter chassis:

Noovo Next

It has a nice tilting bed:

Noovo Next

Noovo Next

The wet bathroom, with a removable dry-flush toilet in this particular model (it’s an option):

Noovo Next

But the bathroom ceiling height is not great for me:

Noovo Next

Outside, our rental Noovo Plus:

Noovo Plus

Noovo Plus

Noovo Next and Plus

Noovo Plus and Next

Noovo Plus

Next time, details of the van.

Noovo rental: flight and hotel

To confirm our selection of the Noovo Plus as the van for us (see yesterday’s post), we booked a three-night rental of one from Noovo’s Los Angeles Boutique. This post is about getting there; the flight and hotel we stayed in on arrival, so we could pick up the van the next morning.

Being a fairly short flight from SEA to LAX airports, we had ordered snacks for the plane, so had an early dinner at Sea-Tac airport, at their Rel’Lish Burger Lounge:

Rel'Lish Burger Lounge menu

Rel'Lish Burger Lounge

Rel'Lish Burger Lounge

Rel'Lish Burger Lounge

Gate:

Gate

Boarding the plane:

Boarding the plane

Seat selfie:

Seat selfie

Queued planes:

Queued planes

Plane taking off:

Plane taking off

Plane taking off

Freeways:

Freeways

Freeways

Mount Rainier:

Mount Rainier

Mount St. Helens:

Mount St. Helens

Mount Adams:

Mount Adams

Snack packs:

Snack packs

Lakes:

Lakes

Lakes

Lakes

Sunset and smog:

Sunset

Los Angeles:

Los Angeles

Los Angeles

Los Angeles

LAX

Checking in to Hilton Los Angeles Airport hotel:

Checking in to hotel

Hotel room

Hotel room

Tomorrow, we pick up our rental van!