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At Hotel Costa Verde in Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica, you can spend the night inside a real Boeing 727. The hotel renovated a 1965 fuselage that once flew for South African Airways and Avianca, then perched it on a pedestal above the jungle canopy with views out to the Pacific. Inside, it’s a two-bedroom suite lined in warm wood, with the original airplane windows still framing the trees.
A Retired Jet Above the Jungle
The red-and-white fuselage rises out of the tropical gardens, its nose and cockpit poking through the foliage. From the ocean-view terrace, guests can watch for sloths, toucans, and monkeys in the trees around them. A spiral staircase and a private entrance lead up into the plane.
Inside the Fuselage
Step off the polished wooden deck and through the airplane door, and the curved hull opens into a surprisingly roomy suite. The furniture is hand-carved teak from Java, Indonesia, and the arched wood ceiling follows the shape of the plane.
There are two air-conditioned bedrooms, one with two queen beds and the other with one queen, and each has its own private bathroom. The suite also has flat-screen TVs, a kitchen with a microwave, a dining area with a bar, and a lounge with leather chairs.
Stay Details
- Location: Hotel Costa Verde, Manuel Antonio, Quepos, Costa Rica
- Aircraft: 1965 Boeing 727 that flew for South African Airways and Avianca
- Bedrooms: 2 air-conditioned bedrooms (two queens and one queen), each with a private bath
- Amenities: kitchen with microwave, dining area, flat-screen TVs, ocean-view terrace, spiral staircase entry
Good to Know
- Getting there: Manuel Antonio sits on Costa Rica’s central Pacific coast.
- It’s still a hotel stay: the suite has a kitchen with a microwave, not a full kitchen, and the hotel’s restaurants are on site.
What Makes This Stay Special
- You sleep inside a real Boeing 727 with its original windows.
- It sits above the jungle canopy with views to the Pacific.
- Wildlife like sloths, toucans, and monkeys right outside.
- Room for a family or two couples, with two private baths.
Love unusual stays? See this 1960 Ilyushin 18 airplane suite in the Netherlands, a Chinook helicopter turned tiny home, and our roundup of quirky tiny house rentals.
Learn More
727 Fuselage Home at Hotel Costa Verde
Suite page: costaverde.com
Hotel: Hotel Costa Verde · info@costaverde.com
US/Canada toll-free 1-866-854-7958 · Local (506) 2777-0584
Photos: Hotel Costa Verde.
Highlights
- A renovated 1965 Boeing 727 suite above the jungle in Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica
- Two bedrooms, each with a private bathroom
- Hand-carved teak interior and original airplane windows
- Ocean-view terrace with wildlife all around
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