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Experience the thrill of spending a night or two in a luxury Boeing 737-200 boutique hotel.
The Property
A 6 room, 12 bed, Aviator Boutique Hotel overlooking the African bushveld and the northern Drakensberg Mountains.
Accommodation
The Aviator Boutique Hotel consists of six double rooms and can accommodate up to twelve guests at a time.
6 Luxury Rooms: Compact, double luxury rooms with each a queen-size bed, air-condition with an en-suite bathroom (spa shower only). Amenities include:
- Nespresso and tea making facilities.
- In room fridge
- Laptop safe
- High speed WiFi
- Quality bathroom amenities.
- No smoking facility.
Facilities
- Elevated sundowner deck
- Compass-design swimming pool
- Front desk information portal – activities/safaris
Dining
Sundowners & Tapas – The best sunset view in Hoedspruit, with an assortment of MCC’s, gintails and top South African wines for sundowners, accompanied by a tapas, hot snack menu for our guests, as well as limited availability to the public. Pre-booking essential. From 16h30 – 19h30
Address
1406 Zandspruit Boulevard, Zandspruit Commercial; off the R527, Hoedspruit
Rates – Rates based on bed and breakfast
Child policy: no children under 12/14
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The Aerotel project is the idea and brainchild of Martin den Dunnen and wife Tracy den Dunnen. Martin, a business man of Hoedspruit for approximately 23 years, a pilot and property developer (Zandspruit Estates Pty Ltd) with extensive construction experience (PropertyProjects & Zandspruit Construction) and Tracy had a dream, a will and a passion to restore dignity to a retired airliner aircraft, that habitually ends up in airport graveyards, doomed to rust away or to be chopped up as scrap metal., a sad reminder of the once magnificent piece of machinery it was..
This dream became a reality in March 2019 when time, opportunity and passion collided and
ZS-BIL was purchased, with the assistance of Riaan van Niekerk of CraftBespokeWorx. A 4 month preparation project ensued where BIL was prepared for safe transportation to Hoedspruit, where the rebuild and conversion would take place. BIL departed from DENEL grounds on 5 May 2019 and traveled 9 days by road to Hoedspruit Limpopo.
The rebuild ensued in full force once BIL arrived. It was an adventure to say the least, with no manuel and no previous experience from which to draw from to light the way. But with the assistance and expertise of local and regional professionals, Aerotel stands today as a testimony of what willpower and passion can achieve, when coupled with a great team of like-minded individuals.
Special thanks go to local artisans, professionals and suppliers – Hoedspruit Steel, Leopardo Electrical, BUCO, Otthillie Plumbing, ME Graphix, Glassplanet, DuPaint, Simply Sewing, Kuku, Designer Air, Tshukudu decking, Bushveld kitchens for going the extra mile and joining the journey through unchartered waters. and a COVID19 global pandemic.
When talents and natural aptitudes combine, as they have here with Project Aerotel, the result is a work of art and engineering brilliance!
