Is it a Bird or a Plane? No, it's a Super Hotel

Converted 1960s Airplane is 'Now Boarding' Guests for a Luxury Stay

By ALAENA HOSTETTER

If you consider sleeping on an airplane to be uncomfortable, cramped and prone to temperature extremes, take a look at the conditions aboard this Ilyushin 18 airplane.

A Cold War-era plane turned into a luxury hotel with the intact cockpit is pictured at the airport...

A Cold War-era plane turned into a luxury hotel with the intact cockpit is pictured at the airport in Teuge on July 17, 2009. If you have a hankering to join the mile-high club but you're frightened of flying, Holland's brand new Honecker Hotel could be just the ticket.

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This particular aircraft at Amsterdam's Teuge airport is not cleared for takeoff. It has been turned into a 5-star hotel suite and will stay permanently parked at the end of a runway.

Dutch entrepreneur Ben Thijssen spent approximately $640,000 to convert the 131-foot long aircraft into a hotel with wings. He outfitted it with premium amenities including a whirlpool, infrared sauna, three flat-screen televisions, a kitchenette and wireless internet.

Staying in this unique suite will only run you approximately $500 per night and includes breakfast for two.

Thijssen told ABC News.com that his Hotel Honecker has enjoyed enormous success since he opened it on a trial basis to work out the kinks. The hotel will be officially launched on Aug. 1.

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