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10 tree-house hotels in the U.S. for you to commune with nature in comfort

Raised in seclusion above the forest floor, these accommodations recall the simple joys of childhood

You can rent a tree house room at the Post Ranch Inn in Big Sur. (Photo courtesy of Kodiak Greenwood)
You can rent a tree house room at the Post Ranch Inn in Big Sur. (Photo courtesy of Kodiak Greenwood)
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Ditch all previous thoughts you might’ve had about practicality, age-appropriateness and fear of heights. If somebody offered you the , would you take it?

You might not regret it, according to Quartz’s recent story, “.” These accommodations aren’t typical, but they could just bring some joy back in your life that you’ve been missing since age 7.

“A hotel room is a transactional space. Four walls, a bed, climate control, and a checkout time define the format,” Ambia Staley writes. “A treehouse hotel offers something fundamentally different: a physical position in the world that most adults have not occupied since childhood, suspended above the ground in the canopy of a forest, with the sounds, smells and visual texture of the natural environment immediately present on the other side of the window.”

Mentally strap on those climbing shoes and check out Quartap picks, which includes .

1 The Mohicans Treehouse Resort and Wedding Venue (Glenmont, Ohio)

2 Magical Lakefront Treehouse (Ithaca, N.Y.)

3 The Lodge at Primland (Meadows of Dan, Va.)

4 The Treehouse at Winvian (Morris, Conn.)

5 Historic Banning Mills (Whitesburg, Ga.)

Winvian Farm in Morris, Conn., features a suite in a treehouse. (Winvian Farm)
Winvian Farm in Morris, Conn., features a suite in a tree house. (Photo courtesy of Winvian Farm)

6 Snow Bear Chalets (Whitefish, Mont.)

7 Treehouse Utopia (Utopia, Texas)

8 Out’n’About Treehouse Treesort (Cave Junction, Ore.)

9 Post Ranch Inn (Big Sur, Calif.)

10 Treehouse Point (Issaquah, Wash.)

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