Take off to these planes and helicopters you can live in
lovemoney staff
12 December 2016
Amazing aircraft hotels
Love your Jumbo Jets, Boeing 727s and vintage choppers? If the flights there and back tend to be the highlight of your vacation, you'll be thrilled to learn you can actually spend your whole vacation on an aircraft – on the ground of course. Take a look at these decommissioned planes and helicopters that now serve as extra-special hotels and guesthouses.
Jumbo Stay Hostel, Sweden – from $50 (£40) a night
Suitably located right next to Stockholm's Arlanda Airport, this retired Pan-Am Boeing 747 has been converted into an aviation-themed hostel.
Jumbo Stay Hostel, Sweden – from $50 (£40) a night
The repurposed jumbo jet rocks a total of 33 guest rooms, which range from basic dorms to the deluxe cockpit suite.
Jumbo Stay Hostel, Sweden – from $50 (£40) a night
Guests can enjoy cocktails in the hostel's swish bar or chill out and take in the views from the jet's left-wing observation deck.
Jumbo Stay Hostel, Sweden – from $50 (£40) a night
There's also a calming lounge kitted out with original plush first-class seating on which guests can kick back and relax.
Hotel Costa Verde 727 Fuselage Suite, Costa Rica – from $260 (£207) a night
A hotel with real wow factor, the Costa Verde in Costa Rica boasts a luxury suite inside a 1965 Boeing 727 perched 50 feet above the rainforest floor.
Hotel Costa Verde 727 Fuselage Suite, Costa Rica – from $260 (£207) a night
The suite was custom-built from the fuselage of a former Colombian Avianca Airlines plane and meticulously assembled on site.
Hotel Costa Verde 727 Fuselage Suite, Costa Rica – from $260 (£207) a night
The precarious-looking airplane suite comes complete with a roomy observation deck with breathtaking views of the jungle and ocean.
Hotel Costa Verde 727 Fuselage Suite, Costa Rica – from $260 (£207) a night
Inside, the upscale two-bedroom, two-bathroom suite is decorated with traditional handcrafted teak paneling and features a separate living area and dining room.
The Airplane Suite at Teuge Airport, Netherlands – from $388 (£309) a night
This Soviet-era Ilyushin 18 now serves as a high-end hotel suite for two guests. The former 120-seat aircraft is located at Teuge Airport in the Netherlands.
The Airplane Suite at Teuge Airport, Netherlands – from $388 (£309) a night
Guests have the run of the whole airplane and get the full first-class treatment – no expense has been spared decking out the Ilyushin jet with all mod cons.
The Airplane Suite at Teuge Airport, Netherlands – from $388 (£309) a night
The plane's numerous deluxe facilities include a hot tub and infrared shower, as well as a fully-stocked in-flight bar and three flatscreen TVs.
The Airplane Suite at Teuge Airport, Netherlands – from $388 (£309) a night
Turbulence will never be an issue on this plane of course, and guests should have no problem getting a good night's rest in the cozy soundproofed sleeping area.
The Jet Star Guesthouse, Wales – from $124 (£99) a night
If private jets rather than passenger planes are more your thing, look no further than the Jet Star Guesthouse in South Wales, which is available to rent via Airbnb.
The Jet Star Guesthouse, Wales – from $124 (£99) a night
The owners have retained most of the jet's original features, which date from the 1970s and include an illuminated bar area and swish seating.
The Jet Star Guesthouse, Wales – from $124 (£99) a night
Nice and spacious, the plane's sizeable double bedroom is decorated in the style of a first-class ship's cabin.
The Jet Star Guesthouse, Wales – from $124 (£99) a night
Best of all, budding aviators can play pilot in the cockpit, which features an Xbox console with a selection of flight simulation games.
Winvian Farm Helicopter Cottage, USA – from $549 (£436) a night
Prefer helicopters to planes? The owners of Winvian Farm in Connecticut have installed a 1968 Sikorsky helicopter slap bang in the middle of the resort's star cottage.
Winvian Farm Helicopter Cottage, USA – from $549 (£436) a night
Super quirky, the ex-US Coast Guard chopper fuselage only just fits in the cottage and its rotor blades are embedded in the ceiling.
Winvian Farm Helicopter Cottage, USA – from $549 (£436) a night
The meticulously restored 'copter houses a mini cocktail bar, kitchenette and the original aircraft seating.
Winvian Farm Helicopter Cottage, USA – from $549 (£436) a night
Once they've had their fun in the chopper, guests can relax by the wood-burning stove in the hangar-like cottage or retire to the snug sleeping area.
Woodlyn Park Motel Bristol Freighter, New Zealand – from $130 (£103) a night
The ultimate place to stay for military aircraft enthusiasts, the Woodlyn Park Motel in New Zealand has its very own 1950s Bristol Freighter plane, which was one of the last allied planes to fly in Vietnam.
Woodlyn Park Motel Bristol Freighter, New Zealand – from $130 (£103) a night
The plane consists of two motel-style places to stay: the rear tail and cockpit, both of which sleep four adults in comfort.
Woodlyn Park Motel Bristol Freighter, New Zealand – from $130 (£103) a night
The clean, minimal rear tail features a double bed and two bunks, along with a bathroom and well-equipped kitchenette.
Woodlyn Park Motel Bristol Freighter, New Zealand – from $130 (£103) a night
The cockpit is the piece de resistance of the plane and wows with a fabulous cockpit bedroom, which is accessed by a ladder.
St-Michel-Chef-Chef Airplane Guesthouse, France – from $98 (£78) a night
Listed on Airbnb, this private jet conversion has to be one of the most unusual guesthouses in France's Brittany region.
St-Michel-Chef-Chef Airplane Guesthouse, France – from $98 (£78) a night
Located on a campsite in picturesque Saint-Michel-Chef-Chef, the plane is not far from the village's fine sandy beach.
St-Michel-Chef-Chef Airplane Guesthouse, France – from $98 (£78) a night
The jet features a double bedroom and a further two children's beds in the main living area, making it perfect for a family.
St-Michel-Chef-Chef Airplane Guesthouse, France – from $98 (£78) a night
The owners have been careful to retain the original features and guests really do get an authentic aviation experience.
Blackberry Wood 'Holicopter', England – from $69 (£55) a night
A fun place to stay, the Blackberry Wood glamping site in East Sussex offers a variety of quirky accommodation options, from an original London Routemaster bus to the 'Holicopter'.
Blackberry Wood 'Holicopter', England – from $69 (£55) a night
The 'Holicopter' is a genuine 1965 Wessex Search and Rescue helicopter that has been converted into a comfy guest suite.
Blackberry Wood 'Holicopter', England – from $69 (£55) a night
There are two double beds in the grounded 'copter, and plenty of camo-upholstered seating.
Blackberry Wood 'Holicopter', England – from $69 (£55) a night
The interior is strictly for chilling only – the kitchen is located just outside the helicopter and bathroom facilities are a short stroll away.
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