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This is the RELAX HOTEL. Rooms 327 to 349 off the required view to the west. |
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This is SKY HOTEL. Rooms 355 to 375 offer the view of airport traffic, facing west. |
GMMN/CMN - Casablanca - Sky Hotel / Relax Hotel - March 2023
The Sky Hotel and Relax Hotel are sister hotels located about 1.5 miles from Casablanca Mohammed V Airport, with views of traffic departing to the north or landing from the north. Whilst not the busiest of airports these hotels offer an opportunity to catch up with Royal Air Maroc.
MMEX/MEX - Mexico City - Camino Real Hotel - March 2023
We booked a room on the executive floor of the Camino Real Hotel which is adjacent to Terminal 1 at the airport. The executive room come with access to the lounge which has views over the threshold of runways 22 L/R and the aero Mexico terminal. As it was only 10:45 when we arrived it was too early to get our room so we spotted from the lounge where aircraft could easily be read off with mini bins. The action was thick and fast and we reverted to old fashioned spotting reading everything off making a full log.
We were making good numbers and at about 13:00 they let us know that our room 8142 was ready, when we went to it we discovered that it had exactly the same view as the lounge and after a small discussion with the lounge staff they showed us room 8154 which had views out over the runways and the storage areas. We perceived this to be better and switched. Happily we were able to count the airframes in this storage area outside the perimeter and it tallied with the numbers in planebase which saved the time and complexity of getting an uber to this area. Any room in the X150-x155 range should work. The executive lounge comes with “snacks” or a full meal in the evening so there was no need to venture off the 8th floor for the duration of the stay.
Above: view from the lounge.
KJFK/JFK New York JFK - TWA Hotel - March 2023
If anyone has any additional information on this hotel please let us know for inclusion.
The Hotel is not cheap at approximately USD300 per night (March 2023), whilst most rooms are unlikely to have a view of aircraft It does have an infinity pool and bar on the roof with views over runways 22/04 and the 13/31 threshold. Entry is free for guests and USD25 for non-guests. There is a key drop by the lifts at ground level that was over flowing so I suppose we could have picked up a key card and blagged our way onto the room for free. On the Saturday it was closed for a function until 2pm we could not gain access, we didn’t want to pay the fee on Sunday so we didn’t bother. The visit did allow me to log my first frame of the trip, being the preserved Connie in the lobby.
The Hotel is not cheap at approximately USD300 per night (March 2023), whilst most rooms are unlikely to have a view of aircraft It does have an infinity pool and bar on the roof with views over runways 22/04 and the 13/31 threshold. Entry is free for guests and USD25 for non-guests. There is a key drop by the lifts at ground level that was over flowing so I suppose we could have picked up a key card and blagged our way onto the room for free. On the Saturday it was closed for a function until 2pm we could not gain access, we didn’t want to pay the fee on Sunday so we didn’t bother. The visit did allow me to log my first frame of the trip, being the preserved Connie in the lobby.
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