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Grass Blanketed Huts Make Up Sweden’s Most Primitive Hotel

11/12/2010
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  • Kolarbyn Eco Hotel
    You may have stayed at a <a href="http://inhabitat.com/index.php?s=eco+resort">resort</a> with all of the latest eco amenities before, but if you want your next vacation to be die-hard green, how about checking out a hotel with no electricity or showers? Known as "Sweden's most primitive hotel," <a href="http://www.kolarbyn.se/start.asp">Kolarbyn</a> is a encampment of 12 grass and fern blanketed wooden huts that offer a true eco-experience. We have to warn you though - the resort (which has been known to be visited by brown bears and wolves) is not for the faint of heart. Click through our gallery to get a glimpse into some of these hobbit-style woodland accommodations.
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  • Kolarbyn Eco Hotel
    Located in a forest glade a few hours from Stockholm, the <a href="http://www.kolarbyn.se/start.asp">resort</a> is perfect for anyone who wants an authentic rustic cabin experience.
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  • Kolarbyn Eco Hotel
    Each wooden hut features a <a href="http://inhabitat.com/green-roof">green roof</a> draped with grass, ferns and even wild strawberries and raspberries!
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  • Kolarbyn Eco Hotel
    While each cabin is equipped with a stove, there are no showers en suite so be ready to rough it. Luckily, there is a sauna located nearby for guests who simply must bathe.
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  • Kolarbyn Eco Hotel
    Aside from the lack of plumbing (there are <a href="http://inhabitat.com/2010/10/06/toylit-turns-used-porta-potties-into-glowing-artpieces/">outhouses</a> scattered around the encampment, in case you were wondering about that), Kolarbyn boasts major <a href="http://www.inhabitat.com">energy </a>savings due to the fact that it has no electricity.
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  • Kolarbyn Eco Hotel
    All of the cabins are heated the old fashioned way.
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    In the winter, wood chopping is part of the guests' itinerary.
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    And for those who really want to take a walk on the wild side, Kolarbyn offers some incredible activities like a beaver safari, moose hike and an award winning <a href="http://www.kolarbyn.se/offer_vvf.asp">wolf walking tour</a>.
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  • Kolarbyn Eco Hotel
    This hut is practically invisible due to its foliage cover!
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    Check out the size of that mushroom in the lower right corner.
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    While rustic on the outside, each hut does offer some cozy amenities inside.
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    A view inside another hut with side by side beds.
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Kolarbyn Eco Hotel

You may have stayed at a resort with all of the latest eco amenities before, but if you want your next vacation to be die-hard green, how about checking out a hotel with no electricity or showers? Known as "Sweden's most primitive hotel," Kolarbyn is a encampment of 12 grass and fern blanketed wooden huts that offer a true eco-experience. We have to warn you though - the resort (which has been known to be visited by brown bears and wolves) is not for the faint of heart. Click through our gallery to get a glimpse into some of these hobbit-style woodland accommodations.

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