Woodnest

Climbing a marked forest trail from the garage at Kleivavegen 21, guests reach Woodnest on foot, since no vehicle track runs to the treehouses. The walk takes between 20 and 60 minutes depending on which of the four treehouses is booked and how the weather behaves; stone, wood and aluminium steps carry the path up the mountainside, with few railings and no lighting after dark. Kongla, named for the Norwegian word for pinecone, is the first reached at the top of the main staircase. Blackwood sits highest and last, roughly an hour's climb in poor conditions. Each treehouse holds a queen bed, a small kitchenette with two stovetops and no oven, a shower and flushing toilet, floor heating and fibre-optic wifi. Fjord and mountain views open out through the trees as the ground gains height, and Odda's rooftops shrink below. A taxi can shorten the climb for those who call ahead, dropping guests at a higher turning point near a water tank. Locked keyboxes and keypad codes replace any front desk. It is a stay built entirely around the walk up and the quiet at the top, with grocery runs handled in town before the ascent begins.