[Photos by: Vincent Castello]
The 727 Fuselage Home
Look up in the sky, it's a bird, it's a plane...well, yes, it's a plane that also happens to be a 2 bedroom hotel suite constructed with a real 1965 Boeing 727 fuselage as part it's structure. A most interesting and unique example of repurposing old tech for new use beyond the trash heap (or recycling yard in the case of most planes). Details below...
The 727 Fuselage Home at Hotel Costa Verdes is located in Costa Rica inside a national park, available to rent for $300-$350 a night, sporting accommodations much more plush than the plane's original aviation origins. Any "turbulence" to be provided by occupants (but you don't earn Mile High Club points really):
We salvaged this airframe, piece by piece, from its San Jose airport resting place. We carefully transported the pieces on five, big-rig trucks to the jungles of Manuel Antonio where they have been resurrected into a unique jumbo hotel suite. Our classic airplane, nestled on the edge of the National Park in our Costa Verde II area, is perched on a 50-foot pedestal. At this height, you will enjoy scenic ocean and jungle views from the hard wood deck built atop the plane's former right wing. The plane's interior is Costa Rican teak paneling from the cockpit to the tail. Furnishings are hand-carved, teak furniture from Java, Indonesia. Our 727 home features two air conditioned bedrooms--one with two queen sized beds and the other with one queen sized bed, each with its own private bath—a flat screen TV, a kitchenette, dining area foyer; an ocean view terrace; a private entrance up a river rock, spiral staircase; and 360 degrees of surrounding gardens.
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That's really creative! Makes me think of Lost though lol.
view andrea_xtina's profile
SO COOL! I WANNA GO!
view Oneformybaby's profile
some one did this in the U.S. pretty recently and actually had to modify the fuselage. Apparently while flying over there were multiple reports to the faa of a crashed landing.
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It reminds me of a really awful made-for-TV movie I watched recently with my son, called "Yeti." Except in the Yeti movie they were in some frigid place and the inside of the plane wasn't paneled with teak. That, and there was a suggestion of cannibalization.
I guess I don't like it.
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And now we're going to reenact the movie "Alive"!
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As I scanned through this post, I began to daydream about relaxing on the porch/wing of the jet looking out into the Costa Rican canopy. It was a short-lived mental escape that became all too realistic when I felt a tickle on my hand only to find a very large tropical beetle-like creature crawling on me! I proceeded to freak out and have just now, some 5 hours later, returned to the computer to finish looking at the pics. Anyway, this place looks great, but is certainly a little pricey when compared to most Latin America accomodations. That being said, I'd still love to "crash" there for a couple of nights.
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I actually stayed at this hotel. They also have regular rooms at more resonable prices. They are all beautiful rooms with the same wood paneling. The pool was awsome! It overlooks the Pacific Ocean. This is a great place to get away and relax.
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RELAX!!!!!!!??? IN A TREE? You have got to be kidding! Are you mental or did your mother accidentally by chance deliberately throw you across a room several times as an infant because she realized you were a retard!
A plane in a tree, really! You know, I would get really sick and tired of getting rescued by the Coast Guard every time a plane fly's over me! And then when I am REALLY in a plane crash on a deserted island NO ONE IS EVER AROUND! And I end up staying there until I die of some insect bite after eating both my legs because I was hungry. Just like a cop when you need them, they never are around when a crises happens. But, if there is a new donnut shop opening, the sirens go and they race like lighting to get there before the donnuts run out!!! Oh Sigh me up for the PLANE CRASH HOTEL!!!!
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I am in AW of this. It is gorgeous...Would to be able to afford to spend a week end there
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