The World's Best Hotels and the Jets That Reach Them: 13 City Pairings

The Last Mile of Luxury Travel

A great hotel begins working for you before you land — if the airport is right. This guide pairs VOLO's 51-property hotel directory with the business aviation gateway that serves each city, so the drive from wheels-down to lobby is measured in minutes.

Paris — Le Bourget, 25 Minutes to the Palaces

Paris–Le Bourget (LFPB) is Europe's busiest business airport and the front door to Paris: Cheval Blanc above the Seine, the Ritz on Place Vendôme, George V off the Champs-Élysées. Morning arrival, lunch in the 1st arrondissement.

London — Farnborough for Mayfair

Farnborough (EGLF) is the considered choice for London's West End hotels — Claridge's, the Connaught, the Berkeley — roughly 50 minutes door to door, with London City (EGLC) the fast option for Canary Wharf.

New York — Teterboro for Manhattan

Teterboro (KTEB) sits 12 miles from Midtown: the Carlyle, the Mark and the Plaza district hotels are 35–45 minutes from the FBO in normal traffic — see our New York guide.

The Other Ten Gateways

The directory continues across Tokyo (Haneda's premier terminal), Hong Kong, Singapore (Seletar, 20 minutes to Marina Bay), Dubai (Al Maktoum VIP), Geneva, Milan, Rome, the Maldives (seaplane transfer included), Bali and Marrakech. Each city page in the hotels board carries its jet pairing inline.

How the Pairing Books

Hotel stays through VOLO carry member benefits — upgrade where available, daily breakfast, property credit, late check-out, VIP recognition — fulfilled by JETBAY Aviation Group's programmes. The enquiry takes one form: city, dates, nights, party. The proposal returns flight options (or a fixed-price route where one exists) and the suite, priced together. Browse the Lifestyle board to see how hotels combine with events, safari and yachting.