SCEL/SCL- Santiago International Airport Chile - Holiday Inn - August 2026

I had booked a room at the airport Holiday Inn.  Room rates here, even with discount, were north of £100 pounds. What it did give me is a view in exactly the same direction as I could see from the link veranda. I made an additional six frames that without the hotel, I would not have got to see due to the lateness of the hour. 

The Holiday Inn seems to be split into two separate parts. I had room 355 and was allocated this after asking at reception for a view of the international terminal. The rooms with the same view are all in a crescent like shape. The number range is 352-377.   This part of the hotel is only 3 floors high I would suggest that rooms 361 - 362 are as avoided as they are right outside the lift.  I have previously sent a message with my booking asking for an airport view, but was told this wouldn't be possible and rooms are all allocated on arrival.  The hotel has a restaurant and bar, but its possible  to get supplies from either of the terminals which are a short walk away. I went to the domestic terminal restaurant for lunch and then went to the news agent shop for beers to take to the hotel. The hotel does not have a fridge nor USB or USC charging points but is otherwise very modern and worked perfect on this occasion.

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KBOS/BOS - Boston - Hilton hotel Boston airport - August 2026

Stayed at the Hilton hotel Boston airport and reserved a king room with an airport view and was allocated Room 1006 on the 10 floor which was ideal. I personally think the higher the floor the better as you can see over some of the terminal to the left otherwise departing traffic was easily seen

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LFBO/TLS - Toulouse - Courtyard Marriott - August 2026

Rooms 519 517 501 505 507 508 511 515 of the the Courtyard Marriott at Toulouse all have view towards the cargo end of the airport. The Hotel has six floors and Basically all odd number rooms and the higher the better.  The rooms are all nice rooms with plenty of plug sockets and fast internet. The Hotel has a bar and restaurant and free car parking  A solid alternative to formula one etc.

This is a good hotel if you have a car, It has six floors and I think the top three floors would work. Odd numbered rooms have a view of the Terminal, cargo and the 32L/R threshold. We had room 517, other rooms that work are  519 501 505 507 508 511 515 the lower  the number the better. There is a full height window at the end of the corridor with views of the threshold. Parking is free for residents. The only downside is that are no views of the factory. 

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LGKR/CFU - Corfu - Holiday Palace - August 2026

Just off SE corner of runway end. N facing rooms (and stairwell by lifts) have unobstructed views down runway to terminal and stands. Nice view to sea and famous Mouse Island to south, inbounds or outbounds can't be missed from balcony or its small beach. I think it averaged $200/night, very good breakfast buffet included.  Also a short walk to the Skybar viewing spot and restaurants, beside threshold. Morning sun would be behind you for finals photos. there's also a causeway across to mainland/other side so afternoon sun would be behind you.

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LGAV/ATH - Athens - Holiday Inn Athens Airport - August 2026

East facing rooms, 5th-6th floor have good distant views of south ramps and runways, nothing can be missed. Free shuttle. Beside motorway so no local eateries/shops but hotel does have bar/restaurant.

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WMKK/KUL - Kuala Lumpur International - Tune Hotel KLIA Aeropolis - August 2026

I booked this hotel rather than the hotel of the same brand at KLIA2 as it was much cheaper, about £20 per night which helped a solo traveller. If you want luxury and spotting from your room then this probably isn’t for you but… I did very well here. 

Allocated a room with no airport view I ventured up to the 5^th floor landing which gave a view of two approaches and the third behind KLIA2 in the distance. Departures were easy to see. Aircraft taxiing in front of KLIA1 or using the middle runway can be read off. 

It doesn’t matter what room you get here, as you can freely move around the balconies and levels, much like American motels, although it makes sense to hang around outside your own room rather than somebody else’s. there are five floors to this hotel, as ever the highter the metter but the third would be as low as you would want to go. I had room 415 which worked perfectly fine for me. I would recommend 5th floor rooms 510 through to 518 for good views of runways 33/15 & 32L/14R. With a little bit of moving around the building, you can also cover the remaining runways 32R/14L. As the arrivals were from the South to the North, this hotel served us well. Depending on the cloudbase, you might also catch some Firefly ATRs coming/going from Subang. 

I was quite happy to spend most of the day up there with plenty of drink (the sun can be brutal here). Electronic assistance is needed for much stuff, especially the far runway and at night but the WiFi worked well. 

Generally they landed from the north towards me, the early morning landings from the south passed very close. The rooms are small and very basic. I guess they’re designed for short stays so me being there for three nights must have been unusual. There’s no TV or kettle, I could live with that. There is a restaurant here and the food is reasonable with a decent reasonably priced buffet breakfast. There is a food hall across the road where bigger bottles of drink can be purchased as can some interesting local food if you’re brave enough (some of it can be quite spicy), but it shuts before evening. be warned the rooms only have two awkwardly located plug sockets and the proximity to the Cargo village makes it a noisy hotel. 

To get to the hotel you need to get the free bus from the Tune hotel at the terminal, it runs every two hours. The viewing gallery in KLIA1 is still a good place for spotting, you can see this hotel from it (look over the cargo terminal and you will see the “Tune” sign, that is where you spot from).

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EKCH/CPH - Copenhagen - Comfort Hotel - Aug 2026

I've stayed now (for work) a few times at the Comfort Hotel Copenhagen Airport. It can be reached easily from the terminal with a 5 minute walk. You can book a room with airport view during booking. These rooms are on floor 7 upwards, but the higher the better. From your room you will have a view on runway 04R-22L. If you're high enough, you can also see runway 04L-22R. You will also have a view on runway 12-30 but that one is not often in use. Photography is not possible as windows are quite narrow and very thick, the distance is also a thing.

If you haven't secured a room with a view, don't worry! On the 10th floor, they have created the "ViewRoom". This is a very nice space with full view of the airport. You will miss nothing from there but you'll need very good bins and FR24. Same as the hotel room, photography is near impossible due to the glass.  From the hotel, it's a 10-15 min walk to the approach path for runway 22L. It's close to the long-term parking P15 and P17. If you walk further down the road towards DHL, you can also take photos of aircraft departing from runway 04R if needed.

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LFBO/TLS - Toulouse - NH Hotel - August 2026

The NH Hotel is connected to the main terminal (via Hall A, Departures level).  The hotel is at a 90 degree angle to the airport site, so no rooms look directly onto the airport.  However that said the hotel has a circular shape at the eastern side which helps with views.

There are 5 floors in total, but I think floors 3 and above will give views.  On the chart below (4th floor) green rooms are probably the best, with rooms ending *03 likely the optimum - these rooms give a view of approach to runways 14L/R or climb outs off 32L/R if the other direction is in use.  Green rooms also give a good view over some western parts of the Airbus factory site.

Yellow rooms also have a good view of approaches and climb outs, however the angle means less of the Airbus factory can be seen.

Blue shaded rooms have a view of approaches or climb outs in the opposite direction and very limited views onto the factory site.

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Below: view from room 303 

Below: view from room 436

KSDL/SCF - Phoenix Scotsdale - Best Western Plus Thunderbird Suites - August 2026

Almost directly opposite the main FBO area on North Airport Drive and a couple of minutes walk to the official viewing area with tables and seating and very nice Volanti restaurant/bar next to it, which also has views and seating outside.  I had a large room (425) with windows front and back orientated parallel (almost) with the runway so you can see the approach and climb out, but you cannot see the runway from this room just the approach and departures from the respective windows. Poking your head out the front door you could see aircraft landing or taxiing for departure on runway 21 in a small gap between airport buildings if they didn't vacate early. The end room of the wing would have been slightly better but was unavailable during my visit,  the windows in this room will still be orientated parallel with the runway approach / climb out not directly facing it. For those using electronics, arrivals into PHX from the north go over the motel at a couple of thousand feet. Paid about $80 per night for this stay, not much event wise going on in PHX but still made a decent haul of biz during my visit. It's a short drive to PHX airport and the other main airfields of Phoenix. Goodyear for stored stuff was about a 30 - 40 min drive. 

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GCXO/TFN - Tenerife North - TRH Taoro Garden - August 2026

This is not an Airport hotel but does provide view of the aproach to the airport from a holiday resort from a significant (30km) distance . 

We where allocated a room on the fourth floor, any even room number works, booking a sea view will get this. The third floor if all else failed would work as still above the tree line around the hotel,  but requesting a high room with sea view should get the 4th floor.

I have attached a photo of the view North from the hotel room (432), departs from TFN (When on West Depts) would appear climbing from behind the ridge in the distance.  I've never had them land that way, but I would expect they are even easier to see.  Clearly low cloud would be the only problem on a lousy weather day!

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KLAS/LAS - Las Vegas - La Quinta Inn and Suites Las Vegas Airport South - August 2026

This La Quinta is located at the junction of East Sunset Road and South Surrey St. I stayed in room 306. Which faces the touchdown zone for runways 26L and 26R.  You can take photos from the room if needed but it’s a place that has framing on the windows panes themselves, so you have to practice your aim points. That said a walk outside and you’ll get better shots. Small Issue with this Hotel is whilst you get arrivals and departures when on Westerlies on 26L and 26R, any biz taking off from runways closer to the strip 19L and 19R,  can’t be seen departing. You can see them at a distance turning downwind left hand for these runways when arriving with the aid of electronics. I got my room for a midweek stay for less than $70 per night. The official south side viewing area (no facilities) is a short drive away or a 15 min walk, but walking isn’t recommended as it crosses a busy road and temperatures were in the high 30’s to 40+ C during my stay. Whilst I did have a car, I took an uber into the bright lights of the Vegas strip a couple of times which was less than $20 each way from the Hotel. 

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View from room 306 at La Quinta Airport South (from my iPhone).

View from room 306 at La Quinta Airport South (from my iPhone).

LGAV/ATH - Athens - Airscape Hotel, Artemida, Athens - August 2026

Located just to the north of Athens Airport, this boutique hotel with around 10 rooms offers outstanding views of departures or arrivals, located in-between the east and west runway. The hotel reception is manned 24/7 and offers a free shuttle service to the airport via WhatsApp. The rooms are great with private balconies and 2 large communal balconies if required. Select a sea view room for the best views. We had 201 (a double) which has the largest private balcony, booked through Bookings.com. The hotel does not provide any food, but the nearest mini mart is a 10 min walk, whilst a local restaurant on the beach in Artemis offers pick ups or food drop off. We had a rental car and it was a 6min journey to the biz ramps.

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KLAX/LAX - Los Angeles - H Hilton Hotel by Curio - August 2026

We stayed at the H Hilton Hotel by Curio, the selling point is the roof terrace which overlooks the whole of LAX and you won't miss anything. While all movements can be seen from here as well as the executive and cargo areas, it is best for photos for arrivals onto runway 24R. The hotel offers rooms with airport facing windows so movements can be seen from them as well. The place isn't cheap but the views are priceless. Food as you would expect isn't cheap but there's a Subway under the hotel, coffee shop as well. We took a walk to the Proud Bird one day, this took circa 35 minutes. Also we went the other way towards the In and Out burger, we didn't use the burger place, we dropped into the "Melody Bar and Grill", [18 minute walk] great food, great beers and a great vibe. If you want a good night then give it a go.

See photos from Room 1226 and 825 below.  

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View from 1226.

View from H Curio rooftop area looking Southwest  across runways 25L and 25R (from iPhone) 

View from room 825 looking west towards runways 24L and 24R (from IPhone).

View from room 825 looking south across runway 25L and 25R (from iPhone).