The greatest beds in the sky

The greatest beds in the sky

(CNN) — The most luxurious thing in the sky is to stretch out on a fully flat bed and sleep your way through a night flight, arriving refreshed the next morning.

It can certainly be pricey, though, with many business class seats running into the thousands of dollars, and first class sometimes into the tens of thousands.

But whether you’ve managed to fork over the fare (or the frequent flier miles) for the very best of first class before it disappears from our skies, or are flying the increasingly attainable yet increasingly luxurious business class, these are some of the best beds in both classes for you to consider.

In hopeful anticipation of the days when we’ll all be traveling again, let’s take a look — remembering that we’re just talking about the seats here, not any communal facilities like bars, shower rooms or anything else you’d share with others (perish the thought!).

The Residence from Etihad Airways is a three-room apartment in the sky.

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DEFINING FIRST CLASS

Etihad’s A380 Residence and Apartments

Top of the list has to be the Etihad Residence, with its high-walled sitting room featuring a two-seater sofa in soft leather, double bed in a separate room, and its own dedicated ensuite shower and bathroom. Oh, and it comes with your very own trained butler in a special uniform. Yes, really.

Etihad wasn’t aiming to win the first class battle here: it was aiming to win the battle with private jets. Unless you’re rolling down the runway aboard your own private jumbo, this super-first class, three-room apartment is the most luxurious way to fly.

Etihad Apartments are the airline's less luxurious first class offering. We'll take one.

Etihad Apartments are the airline’s less luxurious first class offering. We’ll take one.

Etihad Airways

You’ll find it at the very front of the upper deck on Etihad’s Airbus A380s — just in front of the Etihad Apartments, which are the “normal” first class offering, themselves high on the list.

These have their own buttery leather armchair, a separate bed, and some of them even have a…

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