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The Hottest New Airport Hotels
Say goodbye to the sleepover from hell.
The airport hotel. For years it was little more than a cruel joke that greeted those passengers stuck in the purgatory of a long-haul layover. But not anymore. A new crop of luxury lodgings are redefining the overnight airport experience. We’ll soon be giving you the inside scoop from London. But first we look at some of the most recent openings that are styling themselves as destinations in their own right.
Starwood’s first Aloft, at Montreal Airport, opened in June, and is created from the same “lifestyle” ethos as W Hotels — with platform beds, oversized “spa showers” and a living room-like lobby centered around a pool table. And in Amsterdam, Schiphol Airport just welcomed the first citizen M hotel, a minimalist box of metal and glass designed by the folks who did the Mercedes Benz building in Stuttgart. Rooms feature floor-to-ceiling windows and touch-screen mood pads that let visitors personalize the lighting, temperature and music.
Some airport hotels want you to eat as well as stay in style. In May, we reported on the Fairmont Vancouver Airport. The entire hotel is soundproofed, with one floor dedicated to hypoallergenic rooms, and a designated “quiet zone” of 19 rooms that suspend all hotel operations from 8am to 8pm. Recently its restaurant, Globe@YVR, became the first hotel restaurant to be recognized by aquatic conservationists Ocean Wise for a full menu of sustainable fish. And set right inside Terminal D at Dallas Fort Worth, the Grand Hyatt’s highly acclaimed restaurant gives cooking classes. The hotel even offers epicurean weekend packages and a special DVD with recipes to take home.
read more: 01. Air | 02. Sleep | 03. Spa | 05. Eat | 08. Journey
