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Treehotel opens near Arctic Circle

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

An ambitious new hotel concept in Sweden has transformed the humble treehouse into one of the country's most sought after places to stay, providing you have a head for heights, of course...

Guests at the Treehotel in Harads, 60km south of the Arctic Circle, are guaranteed a room with the leafiest of views when they check into one of the four treehouses.

The rooms, known as the Cabin, the Blue Cone, the Nest and the Mirrorcube, vary in size from 15 to 30 square metres and are positioned in pine trees between four and six metres from the ground. 

They have all been constructed from wood and glass and feature an electric floor heating system, a state-of-the-art eco-friendly incineration toilet and a water-efficient hand basin.

The interior of each tree house will be uniquely designed using furniture and lighting that complements an individual theme.

The motto of Treehotel is to 'feel free in a tree' and rooms will cost up to 4,200 Swedish crowns (£370) for two guests in the Mirrorcube, which is designed to hold up to four guests.

The impressive glass construction stands four metres high and four metres wide, and is attached to a single tree.

'It's an interesting building. You cannot find anything like this in the world today. It's absolutely unique,' says Treehotel co-founder Kent Lindvall, a former guidance counsellor who came up with the concept along with his wife Britta.

'Everything will reflect in this - the trees, the birds, the clouds, the sun, everything. So it should be invisible nearly in the forest.'

A special film will be applied to the glass which will be visible to birds, which is just one of the steps being taken to minimize Treehotel's impact on local wildlife.

Anette Selberg, who is in charge of the guest excursion program, says: 'This is untouched forest and we want to maintain it the same way. We decided, for example, to not offer snowmobile safaris, which are very common up here.

'Instead, wilderness walks will be offered. We might see a moose, a reindeer and if we're lucky we might see a bear,' she says.

Source: www.dailymail.co.uk

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