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Travel + Leisure
2 days ago
- Travel + Leisure
This Wine Country Resort Feels Like a Modern Treehouse—and It Has Vineyard Yoga, Grazing Goats, and Gorgeous Valley Views
The modern, natural design of the property, from the rooms to the restaurants, is the epitome of non-fussy luxury. There are treehouse vibes in every room, with floor-to-ceiling windows, spa bathrooms, and furnished private balconies that invite the outdoors inside. Enjoy breathtaking vineyard views at farm-to-table-focused Hazel Hill Restaurant, the perfect spot for sparking romance and curing famished appetites. Montage Healdsburg is located in the heart of wine country close to charming towns like Santa Rosa, Windsor, and Geyserville, known for their vineyards and local eateries, so you can easily access all the area has to offer. There's a rare beauty in waking up to the reddish-orange glow of the morning sun over lush vineyards after a good night's sleep under a twinkling night sky. For those seeking a perfect balance of luxury, rest, and vino, the Montage Healdsburg provides the ideal place to unwind. The fire place and bar in the hotel lobby. christian horan/Courtesy of Montage Healdsburg This hotel is just a 90-minute drive from San Francisco, a journey that took us over the Golden Gate Bridge and into the rolling Sonoma Hills. Upon arrival, we were immediately taken by the property's design and aesthetic, which is perhaps best described as a rustic modern treehouse, with leafy views and warm, organic stone, wood, and copper accents. After a seamless check-in accompanied by a glass of locally made wine, we were given a checklist of what to see and do on the vast 258 acres of private property before being golf-carted to our cliffside deluxe suite that had unforgettable vineyard vistas. Meanwhile, Montage's attentive standard of service ensured an experience that felt bespoke and luxurious, and included everything from grapes to (believe it or not) goats and sheep. Here's what it's like to stay at Montage Healdsburg. There are 130 rooms at Montage Healdsburg, each a testament to the property's refined sense of design that doesn't compromise on cozy comfort. There are several accommodation types to pick from, ranging from the Vineyard Rooms that include a balcony with grape field or forest views, to the luxe, standalone Guest Houses, which span more than 4,600 square feet, and have three bedrooms as well as sweeping views of the property and Mount St. Helena. Every room, though, is stunning at Montage Healdsburg, regardless of which one you select, with indoor/outdoor flow incorporated into every unit. Hardwood floors and marble bathrooms with freestanding soak tubs exude quiet luxury, while natural materials like wood, stone, and copper accent each room. Some even have private fire pits on the balcony—perfect for cool evenings, gazing at the stars. The terrace of the Hazel Hill on property restaurant. Barbara Kraft/Courtesy of Montage Healdsburg Dining at Montage Healdsburg is an experience in itself, and there are three on-site restaurants. For poolside eats, head to Hudson Springs Bar & Grill offering coastal-inspired dishes. The halibut ceviche and crispy calamari are not too heavy, and felt refreshing after hours lounging in our beach chairs. The Cortez shrimp street tacos also packed a punch of flavor. For something even more casual, there's Scout Field Bar, a lobby bar with small plates. The main full-service restaurant is Hazel Hill, which is, according to my wife, the 'fancy schmancy' choice. Here, a California-French fusion menu utilizes local farm-to-table ingredients, and the seafood and breakfast dishes felt like the standouts to us. And, if you love ambiance, the restaurant's vineyard views were the most picturesque and romantic on the entire grounds. The vineyard-adjacent Yoga Garden is a peaceful setting for relaxing and stretching out the stress. Set among cabernet sauvignon vineyards, the yoga sessions at Montage Healdsburg skillfully blend mindfulness with nature. Whether you're a seasoned yogi or just starting like me, this one-hour class provided a pretty serene escape and an intimate way to connect with the hotel's surroundings. One caveat for all the parents: Yoga is only available to resort guests who are 16 years of age and over, so teens and children will have to sit this amenity out while visiting the resort. For those who prefer to stay active in other ways, there is hiking, biking, archery lessons, bocce, and pickleball, as well as a modern fitness center equipped with all the gym necessities. Interior of a spa treatment room. Christian Horan/Courtesy of Montage Healdsburg The 11,500-square-foot Spa Montage is a sanctuary of serenity, whose treatments reflect the region's natural beauty. After a morning walk of the property's 258-acre grounds, watching the goats and sheep doing their thing (they help keep weeds under control, which can compete with vines for water and nutrients), it felt heavenly to lie down and unwind with a massage. The spa uses locally sourced botanicals to enhance each massage, facial, or body therapy, and I was told by my wife (who enjoyed a facial) that Valmont Skincare products are used, a leader in Swiss cosmetics. While the resort does have just about everything you need on site, for those with cabin fever or the urge to explore, Healdsburg is about four miles away. This quaint, walkable town is known for its artisanal shops, tasting rooms, and farm-to-table restaurants. Eager for more wineries and restaurants? The hotel is only about an hour from nearby towns like Geyserville, California, and Santa Rosa, California, where you'll also find the Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center, which is dedicated to the Peanuts creator. The nearest major airport is San Francisco International Airport (SFO), which is about 86 miles, or a two-and-a-half-hour drive. Though there are ride-hailing services available in the Healdsburg area, I recommend going the rental car route for convenience and ease. Montage Healdsburg is a part of Preferred Hotel Group, a program that represents independent luxury properties around the globe. If you reserve your stay through the Preferred Hotels website, you can earn and redeem points on your bookings. The hotel is also a part of American Express' Fine Hotels + Resorts. If you book your stay through Amex's travel site with a qualifying card, you can get fun perks like early check-in, late checkout, complimentary daily breakfast for two, and, if available, a room upgrade. It's also a part of The Edit by Chase Travel. Similarly, if you reserve your stay through Chase's travel site with the right travel card, you'll get things like a gift upon arrival, a $60 breakfast credit, and a $100 property credit. Nightly rates at Montage Healdsburg start from $645. Every T+L hotel review is written by an editor or reporter who has stayed at the property, and each hotel selected aligns with our core values.
Daily Mail
4 days ago
- Lifestyle
- Daily Mail
How influencer LEAH LANE built a treehouse hideout in her Surrey garden for £17,000
THE HOUSEHOLD Daily Mail journalists select and curate the products that feature on our site. If you make a purchase via links on this page we will earn commission - learn more Leah Lane, author and founder of country living Instagram account @mymulberryhouse, her husband Rupert and their children India, five, and Raef, nine. THE PROJECT When Lane's mother passed away during Covid, Lane wanted to invest her inheritance in a treehouse hideout in the garden of the family home in Farnham, Surrey. She uses it by day as a home office and by night as a multipurpose family space. 'We could have put the money against the mortgage, but the treehouse feels like a celebration of my mother's life – full of photos of her and knick-knacks she collected over the years,' says Lane, who named the space Castle Jude, after her mum. The build took four weeks. THE COST Materials (a combination of Douglas fir, C24 treated timber, joists and screws): £7,137 Corrugated tin sheets: £420 Secondhand materials (including cladding and window linings): £2,513 Labour: £4,800 Staircase kit: £522 Adhesive, fillers and primers: £1,746 TOTAL £17,138 OUTSIDE Lane wanted to ensure she could use the space in all weathers, which meant it had to be waterproofed. She enlisted local joiner Doug Lister, who owns a sawmill in the area and who provided the wood – a combination of C24 treated timber and Douglas fir. 'There is no manual for waterproofing a treehouse,' says Lister. He came up with the plan to clad the part of the tree that meets the roof in a cone-shaped design made from fibrous rubber ('the kind used for conveyor belts'). This can bend with the movement of the tree while preventing rainwater from getting in. Lister then coated this material (along with the exterior of the treehouse) with a flashing membrane to protect the rubber from water damage and sealed it in place using a heat gun. The base of the treehouse is on timber stilts, which are clad in tree bark to protect the wood underneath from rotting and held firmly in place by Metposts. The roof is covered in corrugated iron. Putting the treehouse on stilts to protect it from damp meant that Lane had to get planning permission. 'I expected it to be difficult, but the local council was very supportive,' she says. INSIDE 'I wanted it to feel like a beach shack meets antique shop,' says Lane of the distressed wood inside the treehouse. Originally, the walls were going to be made from multicoloured reclaimed wooden planks. 'I'm not a fan of the Scandinavian sauna aesthetic,' she explains. However, the budget didn't stretch that far, so she used treated timber sourced from Lister's sawmill and aged it herself. Lane started by staining the wood before waxing and coating it in shades of dark and light blue, yellow and putty pink. She then waxed the wood again before whitewashing and sanding to distress the layers of paint underneath – without removing all the paint. 'I had planned to do something similar with the floorboards, but couldn't face it after all that,' she says. The exterior is clad in Douglas fir and subtly decorated with textured beading. 'I didn't want it to look like a shed on stilts,' says Lane. 'If we were going to spend a significant amount of money on a treehouse, it had to look and feel special.' STORAGE Although the treehouse is fairly spacious, every inch has been accounted for. Lane added bespoke drawers underneath the bunk beds to store pillows, blankets and bed linen. The bunk beds themselves were designed by Lane with the help of her son Raef, who used The Lord Of The Rings as style inspiration. They function as guest beds when friends and family come to stay and transform into a sofa for family movie nights. In keeping with the Tolkien theme, the bed rails are made from naturally felled tree branches that have been chiselled to fit the space. 'It's like being in the Shire,' says Lane. Raef loves the design so much that he has written his name and age on the back of some of the planks. Hooks have been added to the walls to keep the floor clear and to hang lanterns and coats when needed. SECONDHAND STYLING Lane decorated the interior on a shoestring, making good use of her passion for breathing life back into beautiful old things. Furniture collected over the years and moved from the main house – such as a linen armchair taken from their 'fancy room' – sits alongside Facebook Marketplace finds, including a vintage desk and double glass doors, which Lane repainted green to blend with the outdoor scenery. The windows were upcycled from the main house. Walls are decorated with meaningful photos and memorabilia spanning generations, including framed letters from Lane's great-grandfather to her great-grandmother during the First World War, and photos of her mother's wedding day, Lane's own wedding and her children's birthdays. 'It feels like an extension of the house,' says Lane. 'And a space that my mum would have loved.' GET THE LOOK Channel Insta-worthy rustic charm with natural textures and retro prints Birdie Fortescue the Nasturtium Cushion £80 Shop
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Yahoo
New luxury treehouse opens in Northeast Ohio
[WATCH: In the video above, Dunlap Hollow Cave offers comfort in the woods!] GLENMONT, Ohio (WJW) — The Mohicans Treehouse Resort has added another unique place to stay as part of its popular Ohio getaway. The resort and wedding venue in Holmes County already features cleverly designed tree houses, cozy cabins and country homes for overnight stays, now the company is celebrating the grand opening of yet another tree house named 'Little Red.' New Grocery Outlet opening in NE Ohio The new design is said to blend rustic charm with modern luxury. 'The newest treehouse designed with both romance and adventure in mind, features breathtaking views, eco-friendly amenities and hand crafted Amish details that reflect the natural beauty of the surrounding landscape,' described a company spokesperson. 'Crack house' billboard draws criticism in Cleveland The cost to stay varies depending on the date, but to celebrate, The Mohicans said it's offering an 'inclusive introductory rate' for guests who book the new treehouse during its first season. CLICK HERE for details. You can also check out some of the other luxury tree houses available for a stay in the slideshow below: Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Irish Times
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Times
The Needle
Long ago, Sorrel the foraging elf lived a peaceful life in their small cottage, but alas, Sorrel really didn't like this house. Sorrel couldn't invite their best friends over because their house was too tiny: they only had a livingroom, kitchen and bedroom – all packed into the one room! Winter was coming, and it was getting too cold to meet up outside. Harper the androgynous witch liked to couch surf and Kellie the lesbian siren lived underwater, so they couldn't meet up at their houses either. Sorrel wanted to live in a nice insulated treehouse, with fairy lights all over. They wanted it to be in a tall tree with one big bed that they could share for sleepovers. They dreamed of having a little wooden elevator to go up to the house that ran through the trunk of the tree. But of course, such a build was extremely expensive and they could not afford it. Being a forager is a low-paying job, and they mostly work in bartering. READ MORE Kellie, being a siren, wasn't able to visit too often, so Harper and Sorrel would sometimes visit her at her lake. Kellie hated fishermen, because they disrupted the lake and fish up all her fishy friends. Sorrel and Harper didn't mind the fisherman: Sorrel bartered with them, so they needed them, and Harper sold them potions to make the fish bite. One day, as the two came to visit to go surfing with Kellie, they saw her being caught in a fisherman's net. 'AHHHHHHH!' screamed Kellie. 'Put down that lesbian at once!' Sorrel demanded. Sorrel shook their fists at the fisherman and ran towards the stony pier. Harper, ever the practical one, walked forward calmly, took out a knife and started to cut Kellie loose. The fisherman nervously backed away from the side of the boat, hands raised in surrender. As the fisherman were distracted with Harper, Sorrel swooped in, grabbing Kellie from the ripped fishing net. Kellie was wailing loudly, thrashing in the net until Harper cut her loose and Sorrel rescued her. 'Let me at 'em!' Kellie said furiously, lunging at the fisherman. Harper quickly grabbed Kellie and began to drag her back to Sorrel's tiny cottage, and Sorrel skipped behind them. 'Next time someone tries to catch me, I'm gonna eat them,' said Kellie, deadpan. 'Calm down, ya crazy lesbian,' Harper said. 'Let's all cheer ourselves up and get some piercings.' Harper was covered in tattoos of potion doodles, and had lots of piercings. 'Absolutely!' Kellie said enthusiastically. Sorrel froze at the idea of getting a live piercing. Harper had always given them a sleeping draught to make sure they didn't have to see or feel the needle. Harper noticed Sorrel looking upset, and said: 'It's okay, there's nothing to be afraid of, it's over in two seconds! But I'll get you some sleeping draught anyway.' Taking their bag off their back and placing it on the floor, Harper rummaged through the contents. A look of confusion crossed their face. 'It's not there.' To be continued… Transgender Equality Network Ireland (Teni) is an advocacy, support and education organisation that focuses on the issues and needs of transgender and gender diverse people in Ireland. Each year, Teni hosts a family residential weekend for families who have trans children and/or young people. At last year's weekend, the organisation worked with a group of trans young people on fantasy world-building through writing, where they could imagine a world where trans and gender diverse people are not framed in a negative light.
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Travel + Leisure
09-05-2025
- Travel + Leisure
This Southern Tree House Is Built Around a Real Tree—and It Has Blue Ridge Mountain Views and a Resident Owl Named Betty
Finding some peace and well-deserved rest in nature shouldn't be hard. In fact, one easy way to get some time in nature is to book a tree-top getaway for the weekend, like this luxurious tree house near the small town of Travelers Rest, South Carolina. Known as the Forestry House, this striking rental vacation home is located on a 16-ace spread and is built on a platform around a living tree. The property has beautiful minimalist, modern design with pops of natural wood accents and stunning views of the nearby Blue Ridge Mountains. Guests can relax around the outdoor fire pit. Guests can choose to relax in the house, or they can take a short stroll across a bridge to access a wooden deck, where they can enjoy a cozy evening under the stars, huddled around a fire pit. There's also a back porch with comfortable seats, if you want more places to while away the day. The bathroom and bedroom inside The Forestry House. Inside, the open concept layout of the Airbnb makes the space feel delightfully airy and breezy. The home has a comfortable, king-sized bed and a private bathroom, too. If you feel like whipping up something during your forest retreat, there's a kitchen with an induction cooktop, a toaster oven, an air fryer, a retro-style refrigerator, and a Nespresso coffee machine. An open floor plan shows the tree house's kitchen, living and dining area. If you're feeling adventurous, there's an on-site outdoor shower where you can freshen up to the sound of songbirds. In fact, there's plenty of wildlife to observe: deer, foxes, flying squirrels, turkeys, and even a resident owl named Betty. To help guests truly unplug and connect with their surroundings, the tree house intentionally doesn't have a TV or Wi-Fi. Chairs set up to the enjoy the view from the tree house's balcony. There's a lot to do nearby as well. It's a 10-minute drive to downtown Travelers Rest, where you can find the History Museum of Travelers Rest, a farmer's market, as well as the 22-mile-long Swamp Rabbit Trail that connects to the nearby town of Greenville, South Carolina—perfect for a long walk or bike ride. But if you're looking for a taste of "big" city life, Asheville, North Carolina, is about an hour away and is known for its vibrant arts and culture scene. For more nature-focused adventures, head to Jones Gap State Park, where gorgeous hiking opportunities abound. There are also barbecue trails for meat-loving foodies, as well as some wineries and breweries close by that are worth a visit. Nightly rates start at $285.
