Boeing 727 Gets New Life as Costa Rican Airplane Hotel

If only Oceanic flight 815 had a talented carpenter on board, perhaps the survivors of the first plane crash on LOST could have lived it up in a stunning recycled airplane hotel like this one in Costa Rica. A wooden structure was built around the 1965 Boeing 727, making it an incredibly luxurious 2-bedroom suite with exterior decks providing unbelievable views of the Manuel Antonio National Park.

From Inhabitat:

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.

It’s a shame that the owners of the Costa Verde Resort didn’t decide to go all the way with the recycling concept and use eco-friendly furnishings, but it is indeed a very cool way to reuse an old airplane. Why not turn it into something useful instead of letting it rot in an airplane graveyard?

Link [Inhabitat]

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