Sky Loft: I'm on a plane!

For my 3 week trip I actually used a Costa Rica travel agency to book the lodging, transportation, and some of the activities. I have never done this before, and planning at the last minute made the option a good one for me. Overall they did a great job. I would have probably never chosen to stay in an airplane, but I did! It was pretty cool. They didn't charge extra for the monkeys.

The monkeys love the porches and sleeping in the closed section of the fuselage. They even figured out how to work the bathtub faucet. Too funny!

Here's the property info from the website and my photos:

"SkyLoft is something very different: the best ocean views offered at Hotel Costa Verde from the balcony and terrace of a vintage refurbished 1982 McDonald Douglas MD-82 airframe. The fuselage’s two large bedrooms offer a total of four queen-sized beds, each with its own entrance to the 800 square foot terrace. On the terrace you’ll easily entertain with a dinner table for eight, a wet bar, and a living room – all with stunning views of the Pacific Ocean. In addition, five stories above the jungle floor, SkyLoft has an additional private, romantic balcony hanging off the master bedroom. We call this spot the ‘Scenic Soak’ because of the luxury soak tub, which offers an unparalleled ocean view. Floating in the tub, on top of the world…you will forget the “real” world exists and you might never want to leave Hotel Costa Verde: where the beach meets the jungle.

At the end of its prior life, our jet was flying charters for Ukrainian vacation revelers from Kiev to Turkey’s Mediterranean beaches. We salvaged the aluminum airframe from its San Jose ‘airport resting place’ and carefully transported the pieces on several articulated, big-rig trucks that are designed for moving cell towers. If an unforgettable experience is what you are looking for, the SkyLoft is sure to deliver. "Read more