If that’s not great room service I don’t know what is. It’s also worth noting here, that one afternoon Alfie and I wanted lunch, and although there wasn’t a lunch hamper, we called reception and asked what lunch options there were and they basically said “What would you like? We can make you anything”. The tablet also had options for other hampers, there was a three course meal hamper where you could make each selection, and handmade pizza hamper (yes, I did chose this option and MY GOODNESS THE PIZZA WAS DELICIOUS) and there was a night owl service where they had bacon sandwiches, sausage sandwiches, toasties, brownies and mini pots of ice cream. We were always defeated by the amount of food, although having a mini fridge and freezer meant you could save bits for when you got peckish throughout the day. One morning we woke up to the addition of pancakes, baguettes and salami and the next morning we were greeted with muesli, salmon and cream cheese. Each morning there are juices, pastries, yoghurts and fruit and then something different. The hamper certainly didn’t disappoint either. This meant that regardless of what time we woke up, our little hamper would be sat waiting for us full of breakfast goodies. The treehouse service offers breakfast in the manor if you so wish, or the choice of having your breakfast delivered in the morning between 7-7.30am through a secret hatch from the outside in a picnic hamper. You can still get in a warm hot tub on the balcony in the snow and pop your scarves and coats on for crisp walks after all! One thing myself and Alfie did love was the tablet on which you could order room service. If anything, I think these would be so cosy in the slightly more wintery months. With things like the coffee machine, and the complimentary hot chocolate buttons and mini marshmallows, the hot water bottles on the bed and the log burner that they clean and set up for you every day, mean that if when the weather is a little more wintery, it still accommodates that. Luckily we experienced both weathers, but I honestly think regardless of the time of year, these treehouses are great little getaway homes. One thing I did take into consideration when booking this, was that I wanted it to be a place that we could still do things if it was raining, or if the sun happened to have his hat on. It had everything you could ever need and more. The treehouse itself was absolutely amazing. Definitely not something you’d find yourself playing in as a child. It’s not as you would imagine a typical treehouse, it’s a luxury pad on very high stilts situated in the forest with beautiful views out onto the trees. When we stepped inside I felt like I’d entered a little cosy nest up in the trees. We were then escorted by a golf buggy with our luggage and wellies to our treehouse which had a walkway on ground level to the main door. We parked the car up outside reception and two men immediately met us at both at our doors with umbrellas (it was, in true british form, peeing it down) and walked us inside. As someone who always says the beach is one of the most relaxing places to be (at sunset, as I can’t exactly say Brighton beach is calm at midday on a sunny weekend), I now have a new love for forests and I’d like to live in or near one someday. Not to mention the fact it was surrounded by beautiful woodland. The grounds of Chewton Glen are beautiful, with a croquet lawn, an orchard, wild flowers everywhere, tennis courts and a driving range. As we pulled up and drove along the beautiful long driveway up to the manor house, Alfie still had no idea we would be staying a treehouse. I didn’t tell Alfie as I wanted it to be a complete surprise for when we arrived. Together we sat and looked them up and I booked us in for two nights at Chewton Glen, near the New Forest and only a two hour drive away. My mum suggested a treehouse which is something i’d never thought about. For Alfies 22nd birthday I knew I wanted to do something special, out of the ordinary and something neither of us had ever done before.
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