High in the hardwoods of Foscoe, NC — halfway between Boone and Banner Elk — Arbor Domus is a growing collection of architect-designed luxury treehouses, each with its own private hot tub in the canopy.
Some places you book. Swallow's Nest, you remember. Perched in the hardwood canopy at Arbor Domus — Latin for "tree home" — Swallow's Nest is the first of a collection of architect-designed luxury treehouses rising in the North Carolina High Country between Boone and Banner Elk. This is not a cabin with a tall deck. You arrive by crossing your own elevated sky bridge through the trees, and by the time the forest floor falls away beneath your feet, the ordinary rules of a weekend away no longer apply. THE…
Arbor Domus — Latin for "tree home" — is a private, eco-minded treehouse resort taking shape across 11 wooded acres in Foscoe, North Carolina, on the NC-105 corridor between Boone and Banner Elk. Every treehouse in the collection is named for a bird, built into the hardwood canopy, and finished to a boutique-hotel standard: real architecture, warm natural materials, and one non-negotiable shared by every treehouse — a private hot tub under the trees.
Swallow's Nest, the first treehouse, is welcoming guests now, and the rest of the flock is under construction. Each will be one of a kind; all of them will be elevated. Literally.
The Blue Ridge Mountains have thousands of cabins. What they don't have is many places where you cross an elevated sky bridge through the branches to reach your front door, soak in a freestanding tub beneath a skylight, and wake up at eye level with the songbirds. A treehouse stay is the trip people talk about for years — the anniversary, the proposal, the birthday, or the weekend that just needed to be unforgettable.
Foscoe is the rare High Country address that puts nearly everything within a 15-minute drive. Sip a creekside flight at Grandfather Vineyard (3.7 miles), browse the original Mast General Store in Valle Crucis (6.2 miles), or ride the Wilderness Run Alpine Coaster (6.3 miles). Downtown Boone and App State are 8.4 miles one way; Blowing Rock's storybook main street is 8.6 the other. In winter you're ringed by slopes — Appalachian Ski Mtn (7.5 miles), Sugar Mountain (8.1), Beech Mountain (14.8), and Hawksnest snow tubing (5.3) — with the Blue Ridge Parkway and Grandfather Mountain practically down the road.
Reserve your treehouse right on this page with secure checkout, or book through Airbnb or Vrbo if you prefer. Same treehouse, same live calendar — availability always matches. Arbor Domus is professionally managed by NC Cabin Rentals, the High Country's local vacation-rental team.
Arbor Domus is in Foscoe, North Carolina, on the NC-105 corridor between Boone and Banner Elk. Downtown Boone and App State are about 8 miles away, Banner Elk is roughly 10–15 minutes, and Blowing Rock is about 20 minutes.
Yes. Every treehouse at Arbor Domus is designed with its own private hot tub in the trees — it is the one feature shared by the entire collection.
Swallow's Nest sleeps up to 4, with a king bedroom plus a pull-out sofa in the living room. Additional treehouses now under construction will add more options as the collection grows.
Yes, dogs are welcome at Swallow's Nest. Note that the treehouse is reached by stairs and an elevated walkway, so it is not suited to guests or pets that cannot manage stairs.
Very close: Appalachian Ski Mtn is 7.5 miles, Sugar Mountain Resort is 8.1 miles, Hawksnest snow tubing and zipline is 5.3 miles, and Beech Mountain Resort is 14.8 miles.
Yes — you can book right on this page with secure card checkout. The same live calendar powers our Airbnb and Vrbo listings, so availability always matches no matter where you book.
Swallow's Nest is the first of a planned bird-themed collection of six to ten treehouses across the 11-acre property, each one different, all with private hot tubs.
