Man converts grounded Boeing 737 plane into luxury villa

A Russian has decided to transform and convert a grounded Boeing 737 plane into a stunning luxury villa which has not only become a tourist site but has also become a money-making venture for him.

Located atop a cliff on the Indonesian island of Bali, 150 metres above sea level, the stunning Private Jet Villa by Hanging Gardens is probably the world’s most beautifully converted Boeing 737 jet.

According to Oddity Central, the developer of the villa, whose name was given as Felix Demin, converted the giant aircraft into a luxurious two-bedroom villa perched atop a cliff overlooking the iconic Bali coastline.

It was gathered that the project took him three years to be completed, and involved several logistic challenges, from transporting the jet to its location to the conversion itself. Luckily, Demin managed to overcome these hurdles and today, the Private Jet Villa by Hanging Gardens is one of the most sought-after accommodations on the Indonesian island, despite its steep nightly rates.

The plane, originally a part of the now-defunct Mandala Airlines fleet, was actually on Bali Island when Demin bought it from an Indonesian investor, but it still needed to be transported to its current location.

The report added that planning the move took two months, and, after consulting with Boeing, his team decided to take the aircraft apart so it could be transported on Bali’s narrow roads.

He told Oddity Central: “We had to take it apart after consulting with the Boeing team, we loosened 50,000 bolts. The fact is that Bali has very narrow roads and a lot of wires that hang quite low. We had a group of people who used special equipment to raise the wires higher so that the plane would not touch them during transportation.”

Eventually, after three years, the luxury villa became a reality. The cockpit was converted into a bathroom with views of the sky and ocean, while one of the wings was turned into a terrace surrounded by an invisible glass barrier.

If you want to spend some days inside, prices reportedly start at $1,600 per night, but packages go all the way up to $7,000.