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Airplane Hotel Takes Flight
by Bridgette Steffen
If you have fantasies of living like the
Swiss Family Robinson or even the characters
in Lost, this rainforest resort near Quepos,
Costa Rica may be just the ticket.
Situated on the edge of the Manuel Antonio
National Park, the Costa Verde Resort
features an incredible hotel suite set
inside a 1965 Boeing 727 airplane. In its
former life the airplane transported
globetrotters on South Africa Air and
Avianca Airlines, and it now serves as a two
bedroom suite perched on the edge of the
rainforest overlooking the beach and ocean.
The airplane was transported piece by piece
from the San Jose airport to its current
resting place on a pedestal 50 feet above
the beach. It looks a bit like a model
airplane on a stand, and we can only imagine
the spectacular views from the balcony and
the airplane windows. Five big trucks were
needed to get the plane out to the resort,
and while the transportation certainly had a
negative ecological impact, the finished
project is a stunning example of adaptive
reuse.
The two-bedroom, two-bathroom suite also
includes a kitchenette, flat-screen tvs, a
dining room, and a terrace with an ocean
view. We can’t really agree with their
choice of furnishings, which are made from
teak and shipped across the Pacific from
Indonesia, but at least they were hand
carved. The tip-to-tail paneling on the
inside is also teak, but it was harvested
locally in Costa Rica.
Like the Jumbo Jet Hostel in Stockholm, this
hotel suite is sure to offer jet-setting
travelers a lovely location for an extended
layover.
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