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Arrive in Style at These Hotels with Private Airstrips and Helipads
by Monika MarkovinovicIt’s a bird. It’s a plane. Is that you in the plane landing right in front of your luxury hotel’s doorstep? Looks like it is. There is no better way to travel than by chartering a ride to a resort’s very own private airstrip or helipad. Whether it be a sandy island in the South Pacific or a lodge in the Canadian rainforest, take a chopper or jet directly to these getaways.
Arrive in Style at These Hotels with Private Airstrips and Helipads
A place of breathtaking beauty and tranquility, French Polynesia’s private atoll of Tetiaroa has always been a sanctuary—first, for Tahitian royalty, and later, for Marlon Brando who purchased the island in 1966. Keeping with the star’s original vision of creating a high-end environment, The Brando is complete with its own airfield and is only reachable by either flight aboard one of the property’s two six-passenger Britten-Norman planes or Air Tetiaroa helicopter. After arriving, guests are escorted from the airstrip by electric vehicle to their private villa.
VIEW HOTELPhoto credit | Grégoire Le Bacon
Arrive in Style at These Hotels with Private Airstrips and Helipads
Perched high above Bali’s Valley of the Kings, it’s no wonder Viceroy Bali is the only hotel in Ubud with a helicopter pad. Situated adjacent to reception for easy check-in, the private helipad is perfect for anyone wanting to avoid the bustling 45-minute drive from Bali’s Ngurah Rai International Airport to Ubud. After the chopper touches down, the adventure continues—think swimming in private infinity-edge pools, trekking volcanos at sunrise and exploring nearby monkey forests.
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Blissfully marooned in the middle of the Sulu Sea and only accessible only by private plane, Amanpulo feels a world away from everywhere. Aiding its seclusion is its private airstrip, nestled between an emerald mountain range and turquoise sea. The 70-minute private flight takes off from Manila airport and brings guests right into the Amanpulo Lounge hangar, the perfect entrance for an island getaway.
VIEW HOTELArrive in Style at These Hotels with Private Airstrips and Helipads
A tropical oasis set along a prime two-mile stretch of white sand beach in the South Pacific, Nanuku has its very own private airstrip. The quickest way to find yourself splashing in the crystal-clear waters of the Beqa Lagoon is to take a scenic flight from Nadi directly to the opulent resort (at your preferred time, of course). Once there, a personal chauffeur will transfer you to the resort where perhaps you’ll begin your stay in either a beachfront villa or on a mountainous perch in the Vunikau Residence.
VIEW HOTELArrive in Style at These Hotels with Private Airstrips and Helipads
With the only hotel rooftop helipad in the city, The Peninsula Hong Kong’s bespoke helicopter lets your soar the skies before arriving in style. For a speedy and VIP arrival, make a transfer from Hong Kong International Airport to the private helipad, with views of Victoria Harbour, the beaches and bays of South Hong Kong Island in between. If the high life isn’t your preferred way to travel, the prestigious property is also home to a fleet of 14 Rolls-Royce EWB Phantoms that can happily chauffeur you to the property known as the “Grand Dame of the East.”
VIEW HOTELArrive in Style at These Hotels with Private Airstrips and Helipads
Tucked along Nova Scotia’s dramatic Northumberland Shore, Fox Harb’r Resort is a Canadian East Coast gem with its own fully-serviced airstrip located directly on the resort’s 1,100-acre grounds. An airstrip that has seen the likes of Wayne Gretzky and Prince Edward step off private jets, this shoreline refuge is a golfer’s dream, making it easy to fly in and tee off at the resort’s Graham Cooke-designed championship golf course in under just two hours.
VIEW HOTELArrive in Style at These Hotels with Private Airstrips and Helipads
The Namib Desert is a landscape of seemingly endless spaces, profound tranquility and pristine desert wilderness. It’s one of Africa’s most compelling natural regions, and right in the middle of it is a private runway, ready to whisk guests away to &Beyond-Sossusvlei Desert Lodge. Scheduled daily charter flights to the lodge’s private airstrip are ideal for travelers looking for an easy way to enjoy the dunes, rocky outcrops and gravel plains of the 31,419-acre lodge.
VIEW HOTELArrive in Style at These Hotels with Private Airstrips and Helipads
Before setting out on the adventure of a lifetime at Nimmo Bay Resort, explore the abundance of wilderness and wildlife from the sky. Located in British Columbia’s Southern Great Bear Rainforest, this remote escape is only accessible by air and sea, so the thrills start before you even touch down. Those seeking a non-stop route to one of the nine wood cabins on property, can take a private floatplane right to this stretch of coastal rainforest, or opt for the Helicopter Adventure Package, with a private helicopter booked for every day of your trip.
VIEW HOTELArrive in Style at These Hotels with Private Airstrips and Helipads
Laucala Island is a place of solitude—a private retreat with its own livestock, vegetable garden, trails and, of course, an airport. Before taking in the simple pastimes (tennis, surfing and lagoon pool swimming, just to name a few) of this paradise, get a taste of the luxury to come by arriving on private jet direct to the island, where the airstrip operates day and night.
VIEW HOTELA place of breathtaking beauty and tranquility, French Polynesia’s private atoll of Tetiaroa has always been a sanctuary—first, for Tahitian royalty, and later, for Marlon Brando who purchased the island in 1966. Keeping with the star’s original vision of creating a high-end environment, The Brando is complete with its own airfield and is only reachable by either flight aboard one of the property’s two six-passenger Britten-Norman planes or Air Tetiaroa helicopter. After arriving, guests are escorted from the airstrip by electric vehicle to their private villa.
VIEW HOTELPhoto credit | Grégoire Le Bacon
Perched high above Bali’s Valley of the Kings, it’s no wonder Viceroy Bali is the only hotel in Ubud with a helicopter pad. Situated adjacent to reception for easy check-in, the private helipad is perfect for anyone wanting to avoid the bustling 45-minute drive from Bali’s Ngurah Rai International Airport to Ubud. After the chopper touches down, the adventure continues—think swimming in private infinity-edge pools, trekking volcanos at sunrise and exploring nearby monkey forests.
VIEW HOTELBlissfully marooned in the middle of the Sulu Sea and only accessible only by private plane, Amanpulo feels a world away from everywhere. Aiding its seclusion is its private airstrip, nestled between an emerald mountain range and turquoise sea. The 70-minute private flight takes off from Manila airport and brings guests right into the Amanpulo Lounge hangar, the perfect entrance for an island getaway.
VIEW HOTELA tropical oasis set along a prime two-mile stretch of white sand beach in the South Pacific, Nanuku has its very own private airstrip. The quickest way to find yourself splashing in the crystal-clear waters of the Beqa Lagoon is to take a scenic flight from Nadi directly to the opulent resort (at your preferred time, of course). Once there, a personal chauffeur will transfer you to the resort where perhaps you’ll begin your stay in either a beachfront villa or on a mountainous perch in the Vunikau Residence.
VIEW HOTELWith the only hotel rooftop helipad in the city, The Peninsula Hong Kong’s bespoke helicopter lets your soar the skies before arriving in style. For a speedy and VIP arrival, make a transfer from Hong Kong International Airport to the private helipad, with views of Victoria Harbour, the beaches and bays of South Hong Kong Island in between. If the high life isn’t your preferred way to travel, the prestigious property is also home to a fleet of 14 Rolls-Royce EWB Phantoms that can happily chauffeur you to the property known as the “Grand Dame of the East.”
VIEW HOTELTucked along Nova Scotia’s dramatic Northumberland Shore, Fox Harb’r Resort is a Canadian East Coast gem with its own fully-serviced airstrip located directly on the resort’s 1,100-acre grounds. An airstrip that has seen the likes of Wayne Gretzky and Prince Edward step off private jets, this shoreline refuge is a golfer’s dream, making it easy to fly in and tee off at the resort’s Graham Cooke-designed championship golf course in under just two hours.
VIEW HOTELThe Namib Desert is a landscape of seemingly endless spaces, profound tranquility and pristine desert wilderness. It’s one of Africa’s most compelling natural regions, and right in the middle of it is a private runway, ready to whisk guests away to &Beyond-Sossusvlei Desert Lodge. Scheduled daily charter flights to the lodge’s private airstrip are ideal for travelers looking for an easy way to enjoy the dunes, rocky outcrops and gravel plains of the 31,419-acre lodge.
VIEW HOTELBefore setting out on the adventure of a lifetime at Nimmo Bay Resort, explore the abundance of wilderness and wildlife from the sky. Located in British Columbia’s Southern Great Bear Rainforest, this remote escape is only accessible by air and sea, so the thrills start before you even touch down. Those seeking a non-stop route to one of the nine wood cabins on property, can take a private floatplane right to this stretch of coastal rainforest, or opt for the Helicopter Adventure Package, with a private helicopter booked for every day of your trip.
VIEW HOTELLaucala Island is a place of solitude—a private retreat with its own livestock, vegetable garden, trails and, of course, an airport. Before taking in the simple pastimes (tennis, surfing and lagoon pool swimming, just to name a few) of this paradise, get a taste of the luxury to come by arriving on private jet direct to the island, where the airstrip operates day and night.
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