Explore 4 of the most incredibly astonishing hotels you thought they're NEVER actually there.
Many private jet charter aircraft offer comfortable beds onboard and even small jets designed for shorter journeys have reclining seats, with space to lie back and relax. The comfortability of sleeping aboard can only be compared to that of decommissioned airliners who turned into retirement service as modern-day hotels, namely:
The Jet Star is a converted 1970s 9-seater Lockheed Jetstar is available for hire as holiday accommodation. This aircraft model was one of the first purpose built business jets to enter service, with fans including Elvis Presley, and US President Linden Johnson. In the back is a double bedroom, and with a single bed behind the cockpit and a further sofa bed, it can sleep up to 4 people.
There’s a private lavatory and running cold water onboard, and hot showers and other facilities close by. And the cockpit has been converted into an Xbox gaming area, with flight games of course.
If a larger aircraft is more your style, Jumbo Stay Hostel is
a converted Boeing 747-200. The aircraft was manufactured in 1976 and flew
for Singapore Airlines, Pan Am and Swedish airline, Transjet.
After being decommissioned and sold off, the Boeing cabin was stripped of its original 450 seats, and the space remodelled into the 33-room hotel, which opened in 2009. Some of the bedrooms are bunk-style but there are also two more spacious suites with private bathrooms. The lounge area features restored arm chairs from the original aircraft. And the restaurant is open to the public, so you can even step on board if you’re not booked in for an overnight stay.
This 747 doesn’t get too lonely, as it’s situated just 65ft outside Stockholm-Arlanda Airport, close to its still-flying cousins and visible from the runway and airport buildings.
Part of Hotel Costa Verde in Costa Rica started life as a 1965 Boeing 727. And suspended 50 feet high in the jungle canopy, this stunning and unique treehouse-style hotel suite even comes with a view! The aircraft was salvaged from San Jose airport and carefully restored and furnished using local teak panelling.
There are two spacious, luxury bedrooms in the aircraft’s fuselage suite (the hotel also offers bungalows and other rooms in other buildings nearby). Plus a dining area and terrace deck built above its wings offers a unique place to enjoy drinks, dinner and the jungle views. And for romantic aviation enthusiasts, the hotel makes a unique and memorable location for weddings.
Allow yourself to experience the brilliant comfort both aboard and on land by booking a private flight to one of these astonishing hotels.
Aviation Horizons Building # 197 , Mohammed Bin A. Al-Aziz street, Al-Andalus District Jeddah 21474, Saudi Arabia P.O. Box 16727
