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Is the Aviator Farnborough the Sexiest Airport Hotel in the World?
8/04/2008 at 9:30 AM
Tags: Airport Hotels, Hotel Reviews, UK Hotels, Hotel News
Usually, the sexiest thing about an airport hotel is the fact that it offers an alternative to joining the mile-high club in some airplane lavatory. It's a place to take the cute stranger who gave you the window seat (please be careful, people), sure...but usually it's where your airline forced you to lay your head when they canceled your flight.
So it came as a bit of a surprise to us that someone would even attempt to "reinvent" the airport hotel to make it "sexy." And it came as even more of a surprise when the Times Online described it as such, calling it "rather impressive. And sexy."
We're not non-believers -- we've seen at least one stunning airport hotel in our time (shout out to the Grand Hyatt DFW Airport) -- so we're willing to sort of accept that the Aviator Farnborough in Hampshire (UK) may, in fact, be as sexy as it claims to be. Especially since it's at one of those private-jet-only airports for rich folk and not a giant commercial madhouse like Heathrow or Gatwick.
But what can possibly make an airport hotel "sexy"?
The writeup said:
The building is designed to look like a plane's propeller, which makes it long, slim and gently undulating, like a silk scarf in a light breeze. Depending on your orientation, it looks like an office block done by Gaudi's grandson or a very large sex aid. You choose.
If we may interject for a moment: please don't use anything lookin' like a planes propeller as a sex aid. Anyway:
Once inside, you walk up to the first-floor reception and your eyes continue up the central atrium as the floors spiral away above you in an enormous cappuccino-froth swirl.
Cool -- something reminiscent of chocolate syrup. Got it.
Each of the 150 rooms are equipped with Bose sound systems, flatscreens, firm beds and some fancy-ass showers. The property has two bars, too, but one of them is only accessible to the richer folks staying in the suites.
There are a few food options, too -- with a brasserie that serves a seasonal menu, as well as a little deli near the entrance that sells giant bottles of champagne.
So: our opinion? Like we said, the Aviator is located at TAG Farnborough, which calls itself Europes best "business-only" airport. It's one of those small private-jetty hubs. Which leads us to believe that perhaps people may have lots of sex in this hotel simply because it was a quick stopover after some sugar daddy took his grateful lady of the week on a lavish vacation via private jet.
Or, again, maybe it's just sexy because it's a more practical environment for sexytime than a little jet.
Rates start at £195; about $385 USD.
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