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Luxury treehouse hotels a little on the bizarre side

  • <strong>Over-the-top treehouses</strong> Treehouses are no longer just for kids, these unique, wonderful and sometimes weird places to stay offer something for the young at heart or those wanting to get closer to nature.
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    Over-the-top treehouses - Châteaux dans les Arbes, France

    Over-the-top treehouses Treehouses are no longer just for kids, these unique, wonderful and sometimes weird places to stay offer something for the young at heart or those wanting to get closer to nature.
  • <b>Châteaux dans les Arbes, France</b> The name translates to ‘castles in the trees’ and they aren’t lying. Modelled on Dordogne chateaux, these treehouses feature luxurious interiors as well as staggering countryside views. One of them, Monbazillac, has fairytale turrets, antiques and decorative trims from India.
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    Over-the-top treehouses - Châteaux dans les Arbes, France

    Châteaux dans les Arbes, France The name translates to ‘castles in the trees’ and they aren’t lying. Modelled on Dordogne chateaux, these treehouses feature luxurious interiors as well as staggering countryside views. One of them, Monbazillac, has fairytale turrets, antiques and decorative trims from India.
  • <b>Mirror Tree House, Sweden</b> This four-metre glass cube reflects the surrounding nature, rendering it almost invisible. This unique elevated accommodation can house two people and includes a large bed, a small kitchenette and bath, a living room and roof terrace.
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    Over-the-top treehouses - Mirror Tree House, Sweden

    Mirror Tree House, Sweden This four-metre glass cube reflects the surrounding nature, rendering it almost invisible. This unique elevated accommodation can house two people and includes a large bed, a small kitchenette and bath, a living room and roof terrace.
  • <b>Bangkok Tree House</b> This 12-room boutique inn is nestled amid a wilderness of mangroves and palm trees on Bang Krachao, a small island known as Bangkok’s ‘green lung’ in the Chao Phraya River. Each “nest” is a three-storey unit.
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    Over-the-top treehouses - Bangkok Tree House

    Bangkok Tree House This 12-room boutique inn is nestled amid a wilderness of mangroves and palm trees on Bang Krachao, a small island known as Bangkok’s ‘green lung’ in the Chao Phraya River. Each “nest” is a three-storey unit.
  • <b>Free Spirit Spheres, Canada</b> Set among the tall trees of the west coast rainforest of Vancouver Island, these handcrafted spheres are suspended like pendants from a web of rope. By nature the spheres are compact inside but you don’t have to give up the creature comforts with a ground level facilities block featuring a sauna, BBQ and showers.
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    Over-the-top treehouses - Free Spirit Spheres, Canada

    Free Spirit Spheres, Canada Set among the tall trees of the west coast rainforest of Vancouver Island, these handcrafted spheres are suspended like pendants from a web of rope. By nature the spheres are compact inside but you don’t have to give up the creature comforts with a ground level facilities block featuring a sauna, BBQ and showers.
  • <b>Chole Mijini, Tanzania</b> Located on Chole Island, just off the coast of Mafia Island, these treehouses are hidden in the canopy of the baobab trees. This is the perfect place to appreciate the peace of the island.
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    Over-the-top treehouses - Chole Mijini, Tanzania

    Chole Mijini, Tanzania Located on Chole Island, just off the coast of Mafia Island, these treehouses are hidden in the canopy of the baobab trees. This is the perfect place to appreciate the peace of the island.
  • <b>4TreeHouse, Canada</b> Made to look like a Japanese lantern on stilts, this treehouse features a first floor bedroom, and two upper floors that are open to the elements. During the day, the latticed walls act like a tree canopy, filtering light into the rooms.
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    Over-the-top treehouses - 4TreeHouse, Canada

    4TreeHouse, Canada Made to look like a Japanese lantern on stilts, this treehouse features a first floor bedroom, and two upper floors that are open to the elements. During the day, the latticed walls act like a tree canopy, filtering light into the rooms.
  • <b>Alnwick Garden Treehouse</b> Because it is anchored to the ground this is not a treehouse in the traditional sense of the word. However, it stretches high into the treetops and several trees grow right through the floor and up past the roof. The building is home to a restaurant that serves gourmet local food.
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    Over-the-top treehouses - Alnwick Garden Treehouse

    Alnwick Garden Treehouse Because it is anchored to the ground this is not a treehouse in the traditional sense of the word. However, it stretches high into the treetops and several trees grow right through the floor and up past the roof. The building is home to a restaurant that serves gourmet local food.
<strong>Over-the-top treehouses</strong> Treehouses are no longer just for kids, these unique, wonderful and sometimes weird places to stay offer something for the young at heart or those wanting to get closer to nature.
<b>Châteaux dans les Arbes, France</b> The name translates to ‘castles in the trees’ and they aren’t lying. Modelled on Dordogne chateaux, these treehouses feature luxurious interiors as well as staggering countryside views. One of them, Monbazillac, has fairytale turrets, antiques and decorative trims from India.
<b>Mirror Tree House, Sweden</b> This four-metre glass cube reflects the surrounding nature, rendering it almost invisible. This unique elevated accommodation can house two people and includes a large bed, a small kitchenette and bath, a living room and roof terrace.
<b>Bangkok Tree House</b> This 12-room boutique inn is nestled amid a wilderness of mangroves and palm trees on Bang Krachao, a small island known as Bangkok’s ‘green lung’ in the Chao Phraya River. Each “nest” is a three-storey unit.
<b>Free Spirit Spheres, Canada</b> Set among the tall trees of the west coast rainforest of Vancouver Island, these handcrafted spheres are suspended like pendants from a web of rope. By nature the spheres are compact inside but you don’t have to give up the creature comforts with a ground level facilities block featuring a sauna, BBQ and showers.
<b>Chole Mijini, Tanzania</b> Located on Chole Island, just off the coast of Mafia Island, these treehouses are hidden in the canopy of the baobab trees. This is the perfect place to appreciate the peace of the island.
<b>4TreeHouse, Canada</b> Made to look like a Japanese lantern on stilts, this treehouse features a first floor bedroom, and two upper floors that are open to the elements. During the day, the latticed walls act like a tree canopy, filtering light into the rooms.
<b>Alnwick Garden Treehouse</b> Because it is anchored to the ground this is not a treehouse in the traditional sense of the word. However, it stretches high into the treetops and several trees grow right through the floor and up past the roof. The building is home to a restaurant that serves gourmet local food.
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Treehouses are no longer just for kids or Michael Jackson. These unique, wonderful and sometimes weird places to stay offer something for the young at heart and deep of pocket to get closer to nature.