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A Tree House is never just a house in a tree. As an adolescent, a tree house is a symbol of independence. It's your first home away from home (while still being at home). It’s a secret hideaway. It’s a military base for imaginary wars. It’s a clubhouse for your legion of warriors. It’s a spaceship set course for worlds undiscovered. It’s an escape portal to a private world. It’s everything and anything your imagination wants it to be.
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For a group of extremely inventive Scandinavian hoteliers, a tree house is a place to rest, recover and rediscover a forget sense of adventure and connection with nature. A Tree House can also be a Hotel.
Inspired by the Jonas Selberg Augustsen film The Tree Lover (a story of three men looking to connect with their roots by building a tree house), the mysterious Swedish duo of Kent and Britta (no last names provided) created Treehotel, a unique, high-standard, environmentally conscious hotel/forest experience that gives guests front row seats to the unspoiled beauty of nature. The scope and ambition of this project is unmatched. At 24 individual, themed (but not in a corny way) rooms, Treehotel is a spell-binding venture of accommodations.
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"Treehotel offers you a unique hotel experience: treerooms with contemporary design in the middle of unspoiled nature. Here you can forget about the time constraints of everyday life, enjoy the serenity, and rejuvenate in a sophisticated yet familiar environment. Together with some of Scandinavia’s leading architects, we created our uniquely designed “treerooms.” The rooms are suspended 4-6 meters above ground - all with spectacular views of the Lule River. A very important part of our concept is to consider ecological values and make minimal environmental impact. For this reason we devote considerable resources to finding sustainable construction and energy solutions."
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So, leave the hiking gear and sub-zero sleeping bag in the attic. This is the outdoors - designer style.
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(Hint: Check out the Birdsnest Room for a real eye-opener!)