Jaunted

Here's the hotel's own account of how their El Avion Bar came to be:

In August 2000, we purchased the abandoned Fairchild for $3,000. We then disassembled and shipped the pieces of the Iran-Contra relic to Quepos. From San Jose, the fuselage was shipped via ocean ferry (from Caldera to Quepos) because it was 10 inches too wide for the antiquated Chiquita Banana railroad bridges! After hauling all seven aircraft sections up the Manuel Antonio hill, the C-123 finally found its current cliff-side resting-place.

Now, our C-123 has been retired to less risqué endeavors as a restaurant, bar, coffee store, and an enduring Cold War relic.

While it's no Oceanic Flight 815, it's a pretty cool place to watch the sunset--whether or not you're an airplane geek. However, we have a feeling that serious Lost fans would also be deliriously happy to spend the night in the hotel's 727 Fuselage suite. Rates start at $300 a night.

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· Lost Travel [Jaunted]
· We Call The Window Seat in Costa Verde's 727 Fuselage Suite [HotelChatter]
· El Avion Bar [Hotel Costa Verde]

[Photos: Costa Verde]