This Private Island Resort In Panama Just Added Bamboo Tree Houses — With Panoramic Views And Openair Living Rooms

The treehouses are built from wood harvested from the Panama Canal.

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Unusual tree house designs are used in luxury hotels, the latest example - among many - coming from Nayar Bocas del Toro in Panama.

An adults-only eco-resort on a private island off the Caribbean coast of Panama has added two beautiful treehouses to its lineup, with three more in the works.

Designed by Elora Hardy Ibuku, a Balinese architecture studio known for its sustainable nature-inspired bamboo structures, the treehouses rise 40 feet above the ground and are constructed in part of reclaimed hardwood harvested from the bottom of the Panama Canal.

Winding staircases lead to two-bedroom suites set amidst lush mangroves and landscaped gardens. The master bedroom has floor-to-ceiling windows and an open-plan bathroom with a wrought-iron shower and tub.

Magnificent 360-degree views and comfortable lounge furniture are the highlights of the open living area. Each treehouse is equipped with a pulley system, making room service unique. (The treehouses offer complimentary 24-hour room service.)

"At the Bocas Nayara Treehouse, we find ourselves amidst a tall glass 'moon door' that spins like a dancer around its central axis," Hardy said in a Travel + Leisure press release.

Nayara Bocas del Toro will open in 2021 with 16 overwater villas, a 70-foot freshwater pool, a spa and an overwater restaurant called Elephant House. A 100-year-old house for elephants was brought from Indonesia.

The hotel then made news with the opening of Cobu Cobu Beach: a white sand beach on fields high above sea level and renewed in 2022 under the Nayara Resorts brand, the world's first aerial beach. hotel.

The property is completely self-sufficient, using solar panels and harvested rainwater to produce electricity and fresh water.