The RAF WAINFLEET Hotel, located on the former military base of the royal Air Force in Lincolnshire, United Kingdom, became the object of high interest and entered the lists of the most unusual Airbnbs hotels. There are a variety of bedrooms on the hotel, including a control tower, a helicopter, a plane, a tank and other military vehicles.
RAF WAINFLEET Military Center ceased to operate in 2010, and its territory was purchased by a local farmer, Will Rototon from the Ministry of Defense. The implementation of this project is carried out by a team of three people, including the owner of Villa Rutton, Josh French, responsible for conversion and maintenance, and Diana Fierre, who is responsible for the interiors, object management and booking.
"In 2018, we added a helicopter, and in 2019 we purchased a plane that exploded in Afghanistan. Westland Lynx helicopter was used to cover land troops, and Jetstream served for the practice of buying engineers before buying.
In addition, you can find an ambulance of UNIGO, Samaritan tank and Green Goddess. The process of re -equipment of the dispatching tower took a year, and now its management room became a living area, and the offices under it - bedrooms. The base bunkers were also transformed into comfortable recreation homes.
"We carried out a lot of dismantling work, including disassembling fuel tanks, wiring and interior to create enough space for living. One of the main difficulties was to do it all waterproof. After that, we installed heating, beds, TVs and other amenities," Diana explains.
The RAF WAINFLEET Hotel is very popular, and its unusual rooms regularly get to the lists of the most interesting Airbnbs hotels in the UK. "The tower operates at full capacity for several years without interruption. The numbers are booked all year long, and helicopters are rarely free.
