Costa Rica’s Treehouse Hospitality and the Future of Adventure Travel

A prime example of this identity is found within the increasingly popular treehouse hotels found throughout Costa Rica. These hotels allow tourists to literally be in the middle of the rainforests at all times and remove the confines that hotels impose on other types of travel adventures. Staying within the trees offers tourists the ability to fully be a part of their rainforest environment.

Treehouse hotels emerge as a popular destination among tourists seeking interaction, movement, and exploration. The concept of residing above the ground offers tourists the chance to experience the environment from a fresh platform – one that is fueled by biodiversity and filled with the sights and sounds of nature. In this regard, this model perfectly fits the vital principles and elements of adventurous tourism. In this case, tourists do not just visit the rainforest; instead, they reside within its environment.

For tourists in Costa Rica, treehouse hotels offer a venue for adventure tourism, given the presence and accessibility of physical and natural adventures. In this regard, several treehouse hotels can be found near zip lines, cloud forests, surfing spots, volcanoes, and nature reserves, allowing tourists to enjoy adventuous activities such as hiking either through the rainforest, rivers, and along the coasts.

Sustainability serves to further promote the concept and practice of treehouse hotels within the realm of adventure tourism. Often such establishments and resorts can be found to be constructed while having minimal effects on the environment and ecosystem that they coexist with. The use of renewable energy and water-efficient and environment-friendly material can be found to support this concept. In this way, adventure tourism can be made to grow sustainably.

The growing interest in treehouse stays is thus indicative of changing perceptions on what defines a certain level of comfort on the part of adventure tourists. Traditionally, the emphasis on comfort is on luxury. However, with treehouse stays and similar adventures, uniqueness, sustainability, and integration with nature define the emphasis on comfort among tourists. One such example is the role that Costa Rica has played within the industry of adventure tourism and how this serves as a model for the potential for the development of the concept of hospitality. A treehouse hotel is what the future may hold for hotels and the combination of adventure tourism and hotels. It is what the overall agenda for Hospitality Global is – showcasing the innovation and embedding within tourism while still respecting the environment.