Sleeping on the Airplane: Six Aviation-Themed Hotels

Sometimes a room with a view means watching jets on the ramp.

Friday, June 24, 2022 at 04:52 PM ET

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This colorful Boeing 727 appears to be flying through the trees, but it’s really more of a tree house. [Courtesy: Hotel Costa Verde]

Key Takeaways:

The article showcases several unique hotels and accommodations worldwide that either repurpose actual aircraft as lodging or feature strong aviation themes.
Examples include a luxurious Boeing 727 treehouse in Costa Rica, a Boeing 747 hostel in Sweden, and a Cold War-era Ilyushin 18 turboprop refitted as a suite in the Netherlands.
Other aviation-inspired stays highlighted are the TWA Hotel at JFK Airport with an infinity pool overlooking the tarmac, a 1940s-style Hangar Hotel in Texas, and a cottage with a Sikorsky HH-3F Pelican helicopter inside in Connecticut.

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Hotel Costa Verde, Quepos, Costa Rica

Located on the edge of the Manuel Antonio National Forest, this colorful Boeing 727 appears to be flying through the trees, but it’s really more of a tree house—a luxurious one. The 1965 airframe that once served in the South Africa Air and Avianca Airlines fleets now sits on a 50-foot pedestal and has been refurbished with teak furniture and paneling, and a deck built onto its right wing. The hotel’s broad range of accommodations also includes a Cockpit Cottage and Cockpit Cabana built from salvaged aircraft.