You Live Where? A Pirate Cove House!

Strange Houses — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:25:29 +0000

In the desert town of Boulder City, Nevada, there is a house that I think we’d all like to visit. The Pirates Cove is a swashbuckling delight that is made up of pirate decor, several pools, a water slide, and more.

I think I heard about a similar house on HGTV’s “What’s With That House?” where the homeowner decorated their home with pirate-themed stuff, but these people in Nevada take it one step further – they created a pirate wonderland to rival any theme park attraction. Best of all, it can be open to the public – you can rent it out, you can use it for corporate events, and in one case, you can walk right up to the door and ask to look around.

The blog I linked to above tells about some people who were hanging out at a house down the hill and just decided to walk up and see what was up with the pirate-themed house. The owner or caretaker (not sure which) welcomed the people in and let them swim, use the water slide, and even invited them to stay for dinner. I found a few other blogs where people had rented out the home for vacations – I’ve found varying information that says that the house rents for anywhere between $10,000.00 and $25,000.00 per night. So it’s pricey.

It must have cost a fortune to build – it has two pirate ships, a bunch of fake skeletons, a life-size (if not bigger) Captain Morgan, and lots more. Allegedly the house belongs to Craig Tillotson, a bigwig with NuSkin, who wanted to create a fun place for people to go. And I guess he really likes pirates.

night view of Pirates Cove

birds eye view of Pirates Cove

Captain Morgan

Argh, Mateys.

The website for Pirates Cove contains a ton more images, and there is a phone number you can call for more information, if you are so inclined. If anybody decides to take a trip there send me photos and I’ll post them!

Question – if you had a ton of money what kind of theme home would YOU build?

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The Treehotel – Invisible Treetop Accommodations

Elizabeth — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:37:26 +0000

The Swedish are so cool. Seriously. I think Sweden is an awesome place. Now they’ve created a hotel that is unlike any other – the rooms are mirrored cubes that sit high up in the trees. The mirrors make the cubes practically invisible from the outside, so that the natural setting is not disturbed by a built structure.

My first concern? Birds. Birds see their reflections in mirrors and fly at them because they think they are other birds. The birds who do this often die. Is the Treehotel murder for birds? No, as it turns out. In fact, the makers of Treehotel thought about this and have applied something like a label – invisible to the human eye but visible to birds, to prevent window strikes.

Treehotel’s philosophy is “Why not create a comfortable, well designed hotel which allows visitors to live in harmony with nature amongst the trees?” Indeed. Why not? And why haven’t more people thought of this type of thing?

Treehotel is located in one of Sweden’s Boreal forest just south of the Arctic Circle. Boreal forests, also known as Taiga, make up 27% of the planet’s forests, and are hosts to a wide range of flora and fauna, as well as many different animals. Stay in the Treehotel, and you might see moose, reindeer, bears, and golden eagles during your stay.

Co-owner Kent Lindvall, along with several architects, created the mirror cube, as well as several other eco-friendly-looking structures in these woods, and they made sure the insides looked modern, clean, and fresh.

In addition to the Mirror Cube, there are also Bird’s Nest Room options, Blue Cone Room options, and more structures designed to work with the natural beauties of nature. And, if you can drop more than $4K on a night at a hotel, you’re in for a very interesting stay.

Drunk Moose – Sane or Stupid Law? (lawsome.net)
The Bird’s Nest Tree House at the Treehotel Hides Among The Branches (geteconow.com)
Now Booking | Sweden’s Treehotel (tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com)

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