Surak Hyu offers three tree houses with panoramic forest views and skylights giving vistas of the stars. We spent a night in one

Once just the stuff of childhood dreams, tree houses are being reimagined as adult hideaways.

No longer tucked away in remote forests, these whimsical dwellings are now springing up in urban areas, offering a romantic escape into nature.

Seoul’s first forest retreat with elevated cabins, Surak Hyu, officially opened in the northern district of Nowon on July 17, bringing that fantasy to life.

Despite it being a brand-new facility, demand has already outpaced supply. All rooms for July sold out in just three minutes during a reservation trial in June. The next round, for August, closed in about four minutes.