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This is a family-owned hotel, or better to say treehouse with a unique story.  The concept was created by the Aano family- Kjartan & Sally and their daughter Lily. Kjartan, from a small island in Norway, is an electrician by trade but is an all-round handyman which can be noticed in his contribution significantly to the build of Woodnest from the stairs, to the cabin interior and electrical work. Sally, from the South of Sydney, Australia, is the main communicator with guests and works on the managing of Woodnest and loves designing and hosting the guests.

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They envisioned Woodnest to be a place where couples can retreat and reflect, and where families and friends can create an experience to remember for a lifetime. 

It all started before Kjartan and Sally got married. He proposed her in a 10 meters high tall pine, where he built her a treehouse, a treehouse where the only way up was to climb the branches of the tree. That treehouse created so many wonderful memories for them, and from that very first treehouse came forth the dream to create Woodnest– treehouses that were perhaps a bit safer than the one he built! Years on, here is a Woodnest, still very much in love with each other and excited about sharing new treehouses with travelers.