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- UFO Room-TreehotelOur favorite <a href="http://inhabitat.com/update-treehouse-hotel-rooms-finally-completed/">Swedish eco hotel</a> has a new addition to their amazing selection of high flying rooms and it's shaped like a giant flying saucer! A <a href="http://www.treehotel.se/?pg=ufo">UFO</a> recently landed in the forests of the <a href="http://inhabitat.com/stunning-swedish-treehotel-opens-this-weekend/">Treehotel</a> letting guests imagine they were abducted for a night. Prefabricated from a lightweight composite material, the UFO is suspended in the trees and is sustainably built just like all of the other rooms. For $625 a night, you and a friend can kick back in your very own UFO, check out the aurora borealis and maybe even have your own sighting.1
- UFO Room-TreehotelThe UFO was prefabricated offsite then transported via roads to its final destination at the <a href="http://www.treehotel.se/" target="_blank">Treehotel</a> in Harads near the Lule River.2
- UFO Room-TreehotelCast in durable composite material, the UFO is super lightweight, but also strong and sustainable so it can easily be lofted in the trees.3
- UFO Room-TreehotelAccessed by a retractable staircase and a hatch door, the 30 sq meter room has enough space for a double bed, bench bed/couches on the perimeter, a composting toilet and a dining area.4
- UFO Room-TreehotelPorthole windows let guests check out the surrounding forest scene, while a giant round skylight pours natural daylight into the space and lets you see the nighttime sky above.5
- UFO Room-TreehotelThe Treehotel has a strong commitment to the surrounding environment and works to run their hotel in the most sustainable way possible.6
- UFO Room-TreehotelAll of the rooms were built by local companies to minimize impact on the site and are hung in a way that does not harm the trees.7
- UFO Room-TreehotelEnvironmentally safe materials were used in the rooms construction and all feature insulation, underfloor heating, LED lighting, water efficient fixtures, and <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/composting-toilet">composting toilets</a>.8
- UFO Room-TreehotelThe hotel sources its electricity from hydroelectric power and uses only eco-friendly cleaning products.9
- UFO Room-TreehotelOriginally opened in the summer of 2010, the hotel now has <a href="http://inhabitat.com/stunning-swedish-treehotel-opens-this-weekend/">six completely amazing rooms</a> in which you can stay.10
- UFO Room-TreehotelFirst glimpse of the UFO room nearing completion.11
- UFO Room-TreehotelThe UFO in route to the Treehotel.12
- UFO Room-TreehotelEarly plans and floorplan of the UFO.13
- UFO Room-TreehotelFinal floorplan of the UFO.14