If you’re an aviation aficionado, these are the ultimate rooms with a view.
Here we’ve rounded up the best airport hotels around the world where guest rooms and suites offer clear views of the runway, so you can watch planes take off from the tarmac as you lounge in bed.
Added perks such as telescopes, plane spotting guides and aviation-themed cocktail menus make these airport panoramas all the more special. From London’s Gatwick Airport to New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, here’s where to stay for plane-ly amazing runway views…
The TWA Hotel, JFK International Airport, New York
Here we’ve rounded up the best airport hotels with runway views. Above is The Howard Hughes Presidential Suite at The TWA Hotel in New York’s JFK International Airport, complete with ‘unprecedented’ runways views
The TWA Hotel’s floor-to-ceiling windows are said to be some of the thickest in the world, meaning no sound enters the rooms as you watch the planes take off
A Lockheed Constellation ‘Connie’ L-1649A aeroplane on the hotel’s grounds has been transformed into a nifty cocktail lounge
The TWA Hotel features a stunning infinity pool with breathtaking views of planes taking off and taxiing
The TWA Hotel, housed in the TWA Flight Center, a landmark airport terminal for Trans World Airlines (TWA) in New York’s JFK International Airport was designed by architect Eero Saarinen in 1962.
The building was repurposed into a hotel in 2017, and many of its 512 guest rooms and suites grant ‘unprecedented views’ of runway four Left and 22 Right. The rooms’ floor-to-ceiling windows are said to be some of the thickest in the world, meaning no sound enters the rooms as you watch the planes take off.
After lounging in bed, you can retreat to the rooftop infinity pool to watch more planes take to the skies, or head to The Paris Café restaurant, where the menu is inspired by historic in-flight menus from Trans World Airlines. As a bonus, a Lockheed Constellation ‘Connie’ L-1649A aeroplane on the hotel’s grounds has been transformed into a nifty cocktail lounge if you fancy a tipple.
A Deluxe King With Runway View room is priced from around £322 ($400) per night. For more information, visit www.twahotel.com.
InterContinental Minneapolis, St Paul Airport, Minnesota
Enjoy ‘fascinating’ views of the airport runways with the Minnesota River Valley stretching out in the background from the InterContinental Minneapolis in St Paul Airport
‘The entire property has been expertly engineered to eliminate jet engine noise,’ a statement notes
Runway vistas can be soaked up with a drink in hand from the low sofas of the hotel’s guest lounge
‘The view of the runway alone was better than a TV.’ So reads a Booking.com review of the InterContinental Minneapolis by reviewer ‘Randall’.
Check into several of the suites and top-tier rooms – such as the ‘dramatic’ penthouse Pinnacle Suite – and you can enjoy ‘fascinating’ views of the airport runways with the Minnesota River Valley stretching out in the background. ‘The entire property has been expertly engineered to eliminate jet engine noise,’ a statement notes.
More runway vistas can be soaked up with a drink in hand from the low sofas of the hotel’s guest lounge. When you’re ready for take-off, a third-floor skybridge connects to the airport’s Terminal One.
Rooms are priced from £158. Visit www.intercontinentalmsp.com.
Crowne Plaza Changi Airport, an IHG Hotel, Singapore
Runway view rooms at Crowne Plaza Changi Airport in Singapore promise to offer ‘premier amenities with a distinctive view’
Crowne Plaza Changi Airport holds the impressive title of the World’s Best Airport Hotel. Here you can ‘gaze out across Changi Airport’s runway from your rain shower or bathtub and soak in silence while watching planes soar like birds in flight’
Named the World’s Best Airport Hotel in the latest ‘Skytrax World Airport Awards’, this hotel in Singapore’s Changi Airport offers a sound night’s sleep for aviation buffs.
Runway view rooms promise to offer ‘premier amenities with a distinctive view’ and you can crank your comfort levels up a notch by choosing your ideal pillow type from the pillow menu. The hotel adds that you can ‘gaze out across Changi Airport’s runway from your rain shower or bathtub and soak in silence as you watch planes soar like birds in flight’.
When evening falls, head to Bar ’75, a retro watering hole that’s inspired by ‘the heady ambience of 1970s Asia’, to choose a drink from an aviation-themed cocktail menu.
Rooms are priced from £242. Visit changiairport.crowneplaza.com.
CitizenM Schiphol Airport Hotel, Amsterdam
Watch planes take off through the soundproof windows of your room while resting your head on what are said to be the ‘world’s fluffiest pillows’ at Amsterdam’s CitizenM Schiphol Airport Hotel
This hotel claims to be an ‘airport hotel that looks so unlike an airport hotel, you might forget you’re about to leave Amsterdam’
This hotel by Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport claims to be an ‘airport hotel that looks so unlike an airport hotel, you might forget you’re about to leave Amsterdam’.
Watch planes take off from concourse G and concourse F through the soundproof windows of your room while resting your head on what are said to be the ‘world’s fluffiest pillows’.
Blackout blinds keep the lights out when you’re ready for sleep.
As a nifty touch, guests can ‘pilot’ their room using the hotel’s app, which allows them to adjust the lighting, control the temperature and flick through TV channels.
Rooms are priced from £123 (141euros). Visit www.citizenm.com.
Calgary Airport Marriott In-Terminal Hotel, Calgary International Airport, Canada
One guest described their room at Calgary Airport Marriott In-Terminal Hotel as a ‘plane spotter’s dream come true’
Praising this Calgary hotel, Tripadvisor reviewer ‘Rob LeBlanc’ wrote: ‘Our room was bright and spacious and provided a view of the tarmac, which is a plane spotter’s dream come true.’
Here, triple-pane glass and floor-to-ceiling windows look out over Calgary International Airport’s runways. The same view can be enjoyed from the workout equipment in the hotel’s gym, or if you feel like a treat, spend an evening in the M Lounge, where you can nurse a cocktail and nibble on hors d’oeuvres while taking in an ‘expansive’ vista of the runway and Calgary’s skyline.
Rooms from £192 per night. Visit www.marriott.com.
Bloc Hotel Gatwick, London
Drink in ‘unparalleled panoramas’ of Gatwick Airport’s runways from the moment you wake at Bloc Hotel Gatwick
‘The views over the runway are ace,’ one reviewer said of Bloc Hotel Gatwick
Check into an ‘Aspire’ room at this Gatwick South Terminal hotel to enjoy ‘unparalleled panoramas’ of the airport’s runways through the extra-large corner windows. Following their stay in a runway-view room, Tripadvisor reviewer ‘Noshfordosh’ said: ‘The views over the runway are ace but the planes do not intrude with noise due to good soundproofing and glazing.’
The hotel doesn’t have a restaurant or a bar, but guests can enjoy Bloc discounts in eateries that are dotted around the airport, from Nando’s to Cafe Nero.
Rooms from £87. Visit www.blochotels.com/gatwick.
Fairmont Vancouver Airport, Vancouver International Airport, Canada
Enjoy ‘unobstructed views of the airport runways’ at the Fairmont Vancouver Airport hotel
Rooms at Fairmont Vancouver Airport come equipped with a telescope and a plane-spotting guide
With Fairmont Vancouver Airport’s ‘Fit on the Fly’ package, guests have a Peloton bike, a Lululemon yoga mat and exercise apparel waiting for them once they arrive
It couldn’t be easier to plane-watch at this airport hotel – rooms with ‘unobstructed views of the airport runways’ come equipped with a telescope and a plane-spotting guide.
Not only can you wake up to epic runway views – but you can workout while gazing at them too. With Fairmont Vancouver Airport’s ‘Fit on the Fly’ package, guests have a Peloton bike, a Lululemon yoga mat and exercise apparel waiting for them once they arrive.
After you’ve worked up a sweat, head to the hotel’s Globe at YVR restaurant for some nourishment. Set against the backdrop of the North Shore mountains and the airport’s runways, the eatery ‘celebrates the flavours of the Pacific Northwest’ with dishes that revolve around sustainable and locally sourced ingredients.
Rooms are priced from £288. Visit www.fairmont-vancouver-airport.com.
‘Hilton Garden Inn London Heathrow Terminals 2 and 3’
‘Hilton Garden Inn at London Heathrow Terminals 2 and 3’ is billed as a ‘must-stay destination for aviation enthusiasts’
Ideal for a nightcap, the hotel features a rooftop bar that’s aptly named the Runway Bar
At ‘Hilton Garden Inn at London Heathrow Terminals 2 and 3’ – yes, that’s its full name – guests can ‘experience the thrill of aviation from the comfort of their bedrooms’, a statement reveals.
Billed as a ‘must-stay destination for aviation enthusiasts’, the Hilton property offers ‘breathtaking’ runway views from many of its guest rooms.
Ideal for a nightcap, the hotel features a rooftop bar that’s aptly named the Runway Bar, which offers ‘unrivalled’ panoramic views of both Heathrow runways and the surrounding London Skyline, gazing out towards Windsor Castle and Wembley Stadium.
Rooms are priced from £135. Visit www.hilton.com.
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