Treehouse Hotels

The treehouse is a return to childhood, a connection to our primal beginnings. With more and more
resorts offering treetop accommodation, we’ve gathered together the 20 coolest treehouse hotels we
could find. They’ll remind you of the treehouse your dad built. Though to be honest, they’re probably
a bit nicer than the woodpile he bashed into a tree. These are more what you’d get if Martha Stewart
and Tarzan spent the night in your toolshed. They’re the ultimate in tree-dwelling hedonism.
Lavish, exotic, and styled with the arboreal Haute Couture of a French orangutan.
Bird’s Nest, Sweden
The Bird’s Nest at
Sweden’s Tree Hotel is one
of ten treehouses at the
resort.

It’s like sleeping in the

Cretaceous period. You
wake thinking that you’ve
been picked up and
brought home by a
pteranodon.

Facilities here include a

sauna, restaurant, bar and
relaxation area.
Tsala Treetop Lodge, South Africa
That you can expect to be
blown away during your
stay at Tsala is not the
most encouraging review
for a hotel in a tree.

Located along South

Africa’s Garden Route, the
accommodations here are
lavishly decorated and
feature private decks, a
fireplace, and a swimming
pool. So far as we know,
it’s the only place where
you can dive out of a tree
into a pool, and still be in
the tree!
Ariau Amazon Towers, Brazil
Said to be the only resort
built entirely among the
treetops, some of Ariau
Towers’ more notable
visitors include Bill Gates,
Prince Charles, and the
great great grandson of
Charles Darwin.

Located above the Amazon

river on the banks of the
Rio Negro, Ariau Towers
features rustic treetop
accommodations
connected by more than
five miles of wooden
walkways.
Four Seasons, Costa Rica
The treehouse at Four
Seasons Costa Rica is an
unsettling experience.

You’re in a tree, yet

you’re spending $1825 a
night. And that’s only
because you didn’t choose
the 3 bedroom suite at
$2575 a night.

For a paltry $625, you can

get a massage and sea salt
foot soak at the spa and
sauna.
Sanya Nanshan Treehouse Resort, China
On the island of Hainan in
the South China Sea, there
are four treehouses
available to rent.

The Big Beach in The Sky

Treehouse is built in a
Tamarind tree and is
accessible only by a rope
and plank suspension
bridge.

For an all-out guy

weekend, The Hawaiian
Hale Hotel Treehouse
accommodates up to
twenty people in seven
separate spaces over three
levels.
Hautefort Treehouse, France
Hautefort is modeled after
a traditional French
Chateau, and is one of
three treehouse
accommodations to choose
from at Chateaux Des
Arbres.
Aptly enough, it looks like
a castle in the trees.

Located in the Dordogne

region of France, there's a
chef on hand if you want,
as well as a hot tub and
swimming pool, neither of
which, we're disappointed
to report, are in the tree.
Winvian Treehouse, Connecticut
Aside from the full bar and
jacuzzi, the Treehouse at
Winvian looks to have
been built from childhood
fantasies. Couples can
enjoy the Sweetheart
Escape, a two-night
package that includes
champagne, massage, and
a romantic dinner.

For those consumed less

with each other and more
by the whereabouts of
their next meal, there’s
the Ultimate Gourmet
Experience, a food-
themed package.
Tongabezi, Zambia
If you already live in
paradise, welcome home.

Deep in Zambia lies

Tongabezi, situated among
the branches of an ebony
tree on the banks of the
Zambezi river.

Listen closely and you’ll

hear the thunder of
Victoria Falls. Up around
the next bend is Livingston
Island, from where
Livingston is said to have
first seen the Falls.
Chewton Glen, England
To say Chewton Glen is a
treehouse is like calling
the space
shuttle a bike. It’s got
connecting suites.

Chewton is Swiss Family

Robinson after an Oprah
makeover. You can detox
in the trees at Chewton,
though it’s not called a
detox. It’s a tretox.

You don’t even go up a

gang plank here, you
experience the sensation
of leaving land.
Daintree Eco Lodge and Spa, Australia
Did your dad’s treehouse
have a door? How about a
jacuzzi? The rainforest
bayan at Daintree Lodge
has both. Daintree brims
with superlatives. At 135
million years old, it’s the
world’s oldest living
rainforest.

Outside your bedroom

window are the Aborigine
natives, the oldest living
race on earth. 35 minutes
away is Port Douglas,
doorway to the Great
Barrier Reef, the world’s
largest coral reef, and the
only living thing visible
from space. Welcome to
Australia, biggest island on
earth, before it became a
continent.
Free Spirit Spheres, Canada
Located among the trees
of Vancouver Island’s
rainforest, each of the
three circular treehouses
are suspended by ropes,
and designed to sway with
the movement of the
trees. It’s Hobbiton on
helium.

All the spheres have girls’

names, so whether you
brought a date or not,
you’ll still spend the night
inside a woman.
Parrot Nest Lodge, Belize
Parrot Nest Lodge is a dip
into the tropics.

A thatched roof treehouse,

the giant Guanacaste or
Elephant Ear Tree, and the
crystal waters of the
Mopan river.

You’ll be among a riot of

wildlife including the giant
iguana, who also sleeps in
trees and has a fondness
for paisley bed covers.

You’ll enjoy medicine

trails and jungle walks,
and a lot of parrots.
Bagthorpe Treehouse, England
It’s like Bagthorpe Hall’s
half-brother. Younger, a bit
rough around the edges,
but a lot more fun to hang
out with.

You’ll find him beneath

the Holm oak, nicely
insulated for year-round
stays, and with a copper
bathtub big enough for
two.

You can be Robin Hood,

she can be your Maid
Marion.
Finca Bellavista, Costa Rica
A residential treehouse
community in a relatively
untouched part of the
Costa Rican rainforest,
with some of the
treehouses available for
rent.

For those who really want

to get away from urban
living, this is the place.

You’ll be among
indigenous people in a
rainforest ecosystem
helping to promote the
preservation of
environment and species.

Parks, beaches, and

mountains are all close by.
Chole Mjini, Tanzania
Chole is a tropical island
south of Zanzibar, just off
the Tanzanian coast.

If you’ve ever dreamed of

sleeping in a baobab tree,
this is your moment. If we
could pick just one of the
treehouse resorts shown
here, this would be the
one.

Chole Mjini has seven

treehouses to choose
from, and each one has
been built, quite literally,
by hand. No power tools.

It is a testament to vision
and belief, the purpose of
a dream.
Bangkok Treehouse, Thailand
The Bangkok Treehouse is
minimalist living among
the treetops.

Said to have been inspired

by Walden, it’s like
someone shimmied up a
tree and threw some beds
down.

It gets so basic that at

some point there’s just
two beds on a river. No,
we’re not even kidding.
It’s like the aftermath of a
tornado.

Not recommended for

someone who gets up in
the night to use the
bathroom.
Aqua Wellness Resort, Nicaragua
Tell someone you’re living
in a tree in Nicaragua and
they might start to feel
sorry for you.

Just don’t mention the

Pacific views or the plunge
pool. You might also want
to forget about the lava
stone pathways that
wander easily among the
ginger plants and banana
groves.

And while you’re at it,

better not say anything
about the slate shower or
the white sand beach.

Or the Serta perfect

sleeper that lulls you to
sleep.
Costa Rica Treehouse, Costa Rica
This ten-acre Pacific
Ocean property in Punta
Uva Beach offers a six-
night Adventure Package
that includes a jaguar
rescue.

For the more apathetic

there’s the Relaxing
Package.

Both include an iguana

conservation tour with
optional massage, though
it’s not clear if it’s you or
the iguana who gets the
massage!
Cedar Creek, Washington State
A bed and breakfast
cottage just outside Rainer
National Park.

Nothing too unusual,

except you’re fifty feet up
in a giant cedar, one
whose trunk pushes up
through the floor and
disappears out the ceiling.

Access to the lodge is by

the five-storey stairway.

Fantastic rope bridges high

in the trees take you to
the observatory and the
Floating Treehouse.