SANTA MONICA — The dreaded middle seat on an airplane – just the thought alone is enough to induce panic and rage in passengers. But what if you knew your middle-seat miseries would be rewarded with a free hotel room upgrade? Would you gladly take the seat then?

According to Lonely Planet, Shore Hotel in Santa Monica is making it much easier for travellers to stomach the middle seat with the promise of an oceanview room upgrade. Those who can provide proof that they flew to LAX in a middle seat in coach class will receive a one room category upgrade to an ocean view room from now to May 26, 2017, subject to availability. Guests must have a pre-existing booking.

And judging from these photos of Shore Hotel, you can’t beat that ocean view. So get on it and book that middle seat before it sells out.