Branch out: five great treehouses

West Sussex You Tarzan? You'll think so when you stay at the new treehouse room at Castle Cottage, near Fittleworth, which has a leopard print bedspread, furry cushions and tree trunks protruding into the bedroom. The large, luxurious cabin is built into a sweet chestnut tree, with glass doors in the bedroom and a glass ceiling in the bathroom, and a large balcony with swing seats. • From £135 per night for two people, including breakfast. 01798 865001, castlecottage.info Nottinghamshire Center Parcs is launching a four-bedroom treehouse at its Sherwood Forest resort this winter. It looks a lot like Robin Hood's forest hideaway in the film Prince of Thieves, with three main wooden buildings on stilts connected by a wooden walkway. This is Center Parcs gone posh – each bedroom has a balcony, there's a games den with a pool table, a hot tub and a lounge with slate fireplace. • Available from 20 December. A three-night stay costs from £2,800 for eight people (£350pp). 08448 267 723, centerparcs.co.uk/accommodation/By_Type/treehouse.jsp#6 France Keycamp offers treehouses in six of its resorts, including Brittany and the Loire. Two huts sit on a wide platform between two trees, up to five metres above the ground, accessed by a ladder. Wooden floors, heart-shaped cutouts in the doors, and wonky thatched roofs lend a fairytale look. They have composting sawdust toilets, and sleep six – one double bed, four singles. Breakfast can be brought up to your perch on request. • Five nights for two adults and up to four children costs from £449, including midweek Dover-Calais ferry. 0844 4060200, keycamp.co.uk/holiday-homes/tree-houses.html Turkey Kadir's Top Tree Resort, in Olympos on the Mediterranean coast is a backpackers' hangout near a beach, with a wide range of treehouses to choose from, with up to five bedrooms. Adventure sports such as trekking, diving, rock climbing, paragliding and white-water rafting are on offer, and the site's bars lend a party vibe. • From around £10pp per night in a dorm or £20pp in private room, including breakfast and dinner. +90 242 892 1250, kadirstreehouses.com Costa Rica In the heart of the Gandoca-Manzanillo wildlife refuge on the southern Caribbean coast lies the Tree House Lodge, set in a lush tropical garden, with four houses. The bathroom is built around a 100-year-old tree, with the bathroom wrapped around the crevices of the trunk, and a large lounge with a hammock and rocking chairs. It sleeps up to six people. From $300 per night for two people, to $450 for six people. +506 2750 0706, costaricatreehouse.com