Wednesday, February 24, 2010

I'll take a window seat, please.

A refurbished 1965 Boeing 727 airframe—that looks as if it's crashed into the Costa Rican jungle—is now part of the Hotel Costa Verde
Nope, not an emergency landing. At the Hotel Costa Verde in Costa Rica, you can stay in the 727 Fuselage Suite, a salvaged 1965 Boeing that comes equipped with two bedrooms, a dining area, and ridiculous views of the ocean and jungle.
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Pablo, pack your bags.

Images via Budget Travel. More pics and info here.

32 comments:

Cupcakes and Cashmere said...

no WAY! remember how i was telling you about the Caribbean Zone, a cuban restaurant in sf that had a plane crashed through half of the place? this is so similar and such a fun idea! too bad i feel panicky even thinking about getting on a plane.

Paige said...

so cool and trippy! reminds me of Lost. :)

TheBeautyFile said...

This reminds me of LOST! Absolutely love...

laura @ so alaurable said...

Very cool! We went to a similar restaurant in Costa Rica that was built around a plane, and the bar was inside the plane.

K said...

Oh my word, that looks amazing! I'd love to stay there.

Rosemary said...

Fun! I love quirky hotels. LOL, I was just going to comment that this totes reminds me of Lost, but a few readers beat me to it. Glad to see there are fellow Lost fans out there! :)

Meghan said...

NO WAY! How cool?!?!??! Shoot and we just booked our honeymoon ;)

Margaret said...

those costa ricans sure love their planes-turned-something else... when i was in manuel antonio (beautiful beach which i highly recommend), we ate nightly at an old-plane-turned-restaurant. it was incredible! down the road was an old-train-car-turned restaurant as well. now that's living thriftily.

Kelly @ Dare to be Domestic said...

holy crap! I've been to costa rica and never saw anything THIS cool! I want to go to there!

Krissy said...

This is so cool. There's also this restaurant in Costa Rica that we went to:

http://www.costaverde.com/avion01.htm

theKcloset said...

WOW! This is amazing - when my bags are packed to Costa Rica I'll be sure to check this out.

You always find the coolest topics, love your site!

xo

PhotoPuddle said...

Wow, how cool is that!!!!

I Think My Tummy Hurts said...

oh my god where can i sign up?

{lovely little things} said...

This totally reminded me of LOST

krista said...

yep. this is lost meets swiss family robinson but styled by sex and the city.
i would love it but totally fear finding polar bears screaming through the jungle.

megan said...

this is ahh-ma-zing! xo

Lindsey said...

amazing!
how fun would it be to say you stayed there?
thanks for sharing!

Lillian Chang said...

Wow how cool! It reminds me of Lost, but without the whole creepy island, smoke monster, Jacob, Others, etc. etc. thingy :)
What a cool idea though. Thanks so much for sharing!!

ckstevenson said...

I stayed at this hotel over New Year's. Very nice place, tons of amazing views (the "adult" pool, which just means they have a bar and serve alcohol, is great). Short walk or bus ride to the Manuel Antonio National Park.

For obvious reasons we didn't get to tour the plane room, but saw a lot of pictures and it seemed really cool. While not common, there are a few of these around.

The hotel also has a former train that is a hot dog stand.

WI live DE said...

been to the avion in costa rica - a restaurant that's very similar.

mmm, costa rica...

Joanna said...

this is SO amazing!!!

Liz said...

wow! Costa Rica must be obsessed with planes-turned-hotel-rooms-or-restaurants.... When my fiance and I went last year we went to El Avion in Manuel Antonio, a restaurant set in a retired army transport plane

http://www.frommers.com/destinations/manuelantonionationalpark/D55935.html

jjparks said...

omg that's pretty freakin gorgeous! So neat and unexpected.

jjparks.wordpress.com

handmade charlotte said...

i am going!

Maddy said...

Hahaha! I had the same thought as the others....very LOST!

Teresa @ good-grace said...

Wow!!?!

Cathi said...

That is so cool...would love to stay there! :)

Michelle said...

There are no words for this awesomeness. <-- {made up word}

Jim said...

Hey!! This is really awesome.. I'd love to spend some time on this flying house.. Preferably Window Seat..

The Lil Bee said...

Krissy/CK/Wi/Liz: I am bookmarking all of this for when I *someday* go. Thank you for sharing!

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