The Hotelicopter. It is what it sounds like, a hotel with wings designed for those five star clients that don’t want to bother with the hassles of flying. This is aviation heaven, the compilation of every desire any frequent-flyer ever had, made real.
The Experience
The minute you step onto The Hotelicopter, you are greeted into the plush welcome lounge, and then shown to your own cabin, where you can enjoy your private entertainment system, full bathroom and shower, and a queen-sized bed.
Visit the SkySpa, where you can indulge in a deep tissue/shiatsu/myofascial massage, get a manicure and pedicure, or touch up those highlights! Or perhaps you want to take a soak in the jacuzzi or indulge in our dry sauna. You can even hit the high pressure tanning bed.
You have internet access, cell phone reception, flat screen TVs with extended channel selection, DVD players, and Wifi
“On-call flight attendants” attend to your every need, business center, concierge, fitness center, whirlpool, sauna, steam room, spa/salon offering massages and tanning, common space area with live music at select destinations, blackjack table, art gallery, wine tasting, yoga studio and hydro-garden, tea garden, Japanese garden with koi pond.
Concierge, babysitting & Kids’ Kamp, array of newspapers and local magazines provided in-cabin prior to landing in each destination, Welcome kit for each location, complimentary kids’ activity kits for use during driving in destination cities, customized souvenir from each location, commemorative gifts for inaugural riders.
The Route
The 2009 Hotelicopter Travel Schedule has just been announced, and includes our Inaugural Summer Tour, a California Tour, and a European Tour. Each tour lasts from 14 – 16 days, with stops in different cities.
Hotelicopter Specs
- Dimensions Length: 42 m (137 ft)
- Height: 28m (91 ft)
- Maximum Takeoff Weight: 105850 kg (232,870 lb)
- Maximum speed: 255 km/h (137 kt) (158 miles/h)
- Cruising speed: 237 km/h (127 kt) (147 miles/h)
- Original Mi Range: 515 km (320 mi)
- Our augmented Mi Range – 1,296 km (700 mi)
