American Airlines is about to open a hotel — but you won't be able to book a room there

A 600-room hotel will open in Fort Worth, Texas, early next year, and it will serve a very special purpose.

The hotel is located on the American Airlines headquarters campus, which is named for the airline's legendary former CEO, Robert Crandall.

It's not open to the public and there's a catch about whether you can earn or redeem AAdvantage miles at this hotel.

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The Skyview 6 facility is being built by American to house employees who visit its campus and are there for meetings or training. The employees have a lot to look forward to.

All floors of the Skyview 6 hotel have a lounge area that the airline plans to use for studying.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner will be offered in the dining room. The tavern will be open in the evening for games and drinks.

Skyview 6 will have a 73,000- square-foot fitness center with an exercise pool. A number of courts are being built.

All employees will be able to use the new facilities.

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Skyview 6 will have a 10,000- square-foot ballroom for large gatherings, including State of the Airline, an all-hands meeting led by CEO Robert Isom.

Skyview 6 is an ongoing project that opened at the end of the year of 2010. The CR Smith Museum and the airline's operations center were officially dedicated last fall. Brian Kelly was in awe of what he saw during his tour of Skyview 8.