An airport hotel near Tokyo's Haneda International Airport has installed a state-of-the-art, full-fledged flight simulator inside hotel rooms, which guests must book in advance to experience 90-minute flights.
This simulator simulates the experience of flying a Boeing 737-800, departing from Haneda to Osaka's Itami Airport, with an instructor on hand in case you need help. Using the simulator costs ¥30,000, and staying in the room overnight costs an additional ¥25,300. Neither users nor hotel guests are allowed to operate the simulator themselves.
Guests can simulate a flight from Haneda to Itami Airport in Osaka.
Aki Hagiwara, the hotel's public relations manager, said the simulator cost up to 10 million yen (over 2.1 billion VND). She also shared that since introducing this special room to the public, the hotel has received many positive responses from enthusiasts. It is known that the idea of installing a flight simulator originated from the hotel's general manager.
The cost of installing a simulator in a room is up to 10 million yen.
Haneda Excel Hotel Tokyu is trying to differentiate itself from the thousands of other hotels in Tokyo. Manager Hagiwara said the hotel decided to stick with an airport theme to attract aviation enthusiasts as well as transit passengers, the typical customers of hotels near airports.
Of course, this special hotel still serves passengers who want a normal resort experience like any other hotel.
A normal room in Haneda Excel Hotel Tokyu
