Spend a night in a luxury Boeing 737-200 in Limpopo

Clinton Moodley

Clinton Moodley South Africa is home to many unusual accommodation experiences but none quite like this. Travellers to the country (and locals, of course) can now spend a night in a luxury Boeing 737-200 hotel. Aerotel, in Hoedspruit, Limpopo, is a six-room, 12-sleeper aviator boutique hotel that overlooks the African bushveld and the northern Drakensberg mountains. The property is the brainchild of husband and wife duo Martin and Tracy den Dunnen who purchased the “retired airliner” in 2019. The couple wanted to give it a new life and create a way to attract tourism to the Hoedspruit area. After a lengthy transportation process, the rebuild and conversion took 18 months. “It was an adventure, to say the least,” said Tracy. “There was no manual and no previous experience from…

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Saturday Star (Digital) - 1 Issue, 2021-11-06

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