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Is It a Hotel or a Treehouse? In Sweden, It's Both

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: Edeforsväg 2 A, Harads, Sweden, S-960 24
July 14, 2010 at 11:36 AM | by | Comments (0)

If you haven't had your daily dose of caffeine yet, load up now. What you're looking at is one of the newest hotels in Sweden. No, we haven't lost our marbles. This is the Mirrored Cube room, part of the Treehotel which opens this Saturday in the village of Harads, just south of the Arctic Circle.

We're all for high-concept hotel design, but this has to be one of the wackiest rooms we've seen yet. And lest you think this is as out-there as it gets at the Treehotel, you should know that other rooms have names such as The Bird's Nest, The Cabin and The Blue Cone. These four will be ready for the grand opening, and another 20 will be designed and unveiled over the next five years.

The inspiration for the Treehotel comes from the documentary film, Trädälskaren (Treelover) by Jonas Selberg Augustsen. We're not cultured enough to have seen it but apparently it's about three dudes who build a tree house.

And when you read this quote in the Philosophy section of the hotel's website, it's hard not to say, 'yeah, why not indeed?'

Why not create a comfortable, well designed hotel which allows visitors to live in harmony with nature amongst the trees?

Each of the treehouse rooms is designed by a different architect and can be reached by a ramp or sturdy staircase. Amenities include eco-friendly incineration toilets and water-efficient hand basin, and electric under-floor heating.

Rooms start at 3500 Swedish Kronor—around $475 USD a night. That's for two tree-loving guests and includes a buffet breakfast.

Oh, and in case you were wondering: Birds will not be hurt when they encounter the Mirror Cube room pictured above. The glass panes include a transparent ultraviolet color that will be visible to birds alone.

Now, that's one creative Do Not Disturb sign!

[Photo: Treehotel on Facebook ]

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