Ecohotels

Do giant homes, filled up with stuff, take us further away from nature? That’s the key question Neste is asking with its ultra-sustainable Nolla cabin design, which is now perched on a rocky island in Finland, ready for visitors.

Construction is set to get underway on an enormous eco-resort on the coast of Vietnam after the development was given approval by the Vietnamese government. Designed by design studio Chapman Taylor, the epic resort will encompass seven hotels providing a total of 7,000 rooms.

Tour operator Aqua Expeditions offers guests the chance to cruise the Amazon River in Peru, while staying on board a 147-foot-long (45-meter) floating hotel.

The Redwoods Treehouse in New Zealand offers a unique tree-top location for dinner parties and private functions.

The Friend House Ukrainian ecohotel was sustainably built using only wood, clay, reeds and stone.