YOU WOOD LOVE IT HERE

From Avatar-style cocoons made from woven wood to infinity pools draping over the world's oldest living rainforest, get in touch with nature and yourself at these hotels 

- Coco Marett

It’s the Year of the Wood Dragon—so what better way to channel this powerful zodiac sign than to immerse yourself in the wilds of some of the world’s most enchanting forests?

FORESTIS, BRIXEN, ITALY

Located deep in the Dolomites in Italy, at 1,800 metres above sea level, Forestis floats on a sea of towering pines and frosty peaks. It’s the site of a former sanatorium for tuberculosis patients; the spring water, fine weather, clean air and sunshine were believed to work wonders for lung diseases.

Its spa continues to harness the healing powers of the forest, as in its signature “forest tree circle ceremony”, a pagan-esque treatment that involves activating the properties of four “healing woods”— mountain pine, spruce, larch and stone pine—from surrounding trees, and four tree frequencies with music mimicking the trees’ acoustics playing throughout your treatment.

Its suites feature soaring windows, blond woods and deep-tub bathrooms made using Dolomite stone. Forestis’s eco-friendly, carbon-neutral design is the work of South Tyrolean architect Armin Sader. The property is also powered entirely by renewable energy, reflecting its close connection with and utmost respect for the natural world.

KEEMALA, PHUKET, THAILAND