For our anniversary, I went looking for a treehouse rental in Colorado with serious romantic, wow-factor potential. The TreeHouse at Highland Haven Creekside Inn kept popping up. A luxury treehouse in Evergreen? Obviously, Jason and I needed to go see what all the hubbub was about.
Kristen Cummings
CATEGORY
Lodging, Couples
DESTINATION
Evergreen, Colorado
POSTED ON
June 11, 2021
UPDATED ON
September 25, 2026
WHAT I LOVED
This place is ridiculously charming. The stained glass, chandelier, tree-trunk details and cozy bedroom make it feel whimsical without crossing into theme-park territory. It was romantic, memorable and exactly the kind of place I want for an anniversary getaway.
Highland Haven Creekside Inn itself is also lovely, and despite my treehouse quibble, I’d absolutely stay here again.
KEEPING IT REAL
It’s not really a treehouse.
Yes, they call it the TreeHouse. Yes, it’s elevated and surrounded by trees. But it’s essentially a two-story structure built above the ground, not a house built in or supported by trees. You enter through a ground-level door and walk upstairs.
I went into this picturing an actual treehouse, so that was genuinely disappointing. If sleeping in a real treehouse is the whole reason you’re booking, you should know that before you spend the money.
 | BEST FOR Couples, anniversaries, unique getaways, Colorado nature lovers |
 | SKIP IT IF You’re specifically looking for a true treehouse experience, need easy ground-level access, or dislike stairs. |
 | WOULD I STAY AGAIN? Yes! |
 | TOURISTISH VERDICT Worth going out of your way for. |
What it’s actually like
Highland Haven feels special before you ever make it to the TreeHouse. It’s tucked along Bear Creek in Evergreen, surrounded by huge trees, with that cozy Colorado-mountain-inn feeling that makes you immediately want to slow down and stay awhile.
The TreeHouse itself is wonderfully over-the-top in the best way. There’s stained glass, a chandelier hanging over the bed, tree trunks incorporated into the room, warm wood everywhere, and little whimsical details that make it feel completely different from a standard hotel room. It’s romantic without feeling stuffy, and quirky without tipping into cheesy.
But here’s the important distinction: you’re not actually sleeping in a house built in a tree. The TreeHouse is an elevated suite with the living space upstairs, surrounded by trees. You enter at ground level and climb the stairs to the room. Once you’re inside, though, the windows, woodwork and trees outside do give it that tucked-away-in-the-forest feeling.
For me, the real appeal wasn’t pretending I was sleeping in a tree. It was having a genuinely unusual place to stay for an anniversary that felt like part of the trip itself. We weren’t just looking for somewhere to sleep in Evergreen. This was the reason we went to Evergreen.
Staying in a cabin in the Rocky Mountains is touristy. Staying in a quirky, romantic hideaway in the treetops is touristish.
The practical stuff
 | LOCATION Evergreen, Colorado About 40 minutes from Denver |
 | SLEEPING SETUP 1 king bed, 1 bathroom Sleeps 2 |
 | PRICE RANGE $610–$893, rates vary by season Check current pricing before booking |
 | GETTING THERE Easy drive from Denver Free parking on-site |
 | AMENITIES Jacuzzi tub, breakfast, coffee maker |
 | GOOD TO KNOW The living space is upstairs Stairs are required |
Inside the TreeHouse
Once we got upstairs, I stopped caring quite so much about the technical definition of “treehouse.”
The room is just fun. There’s a huge king bed, stained glass, a chandelier, dark wood, tree trunks worked into the design and all kinds of little details that make you want to wander around and inspect everything. It manages to feel whimsical and romantic without looking like someone went wild in the woodland-fairy aisle at Hobby Lobby.
And there are surprises everywhere. This was one of those rooms where I kept noticing another little detail I hadn’t seen five minutes earlier. Even the key feels like it belongs in some enchanted cottage rather than a hotel room.
Highland Haven also nailed the romantic-getaway part. We arrived to wine, champagne and cookies waiting for us, and between the fireplace, balcony, steam shower and enormous Jacuzzi tub, there wasn’t exactly a compelling reason to leave.
And then there’s the Jacuzzi tub, which is exactly the kind of thing I want in an anniversary getaway. We weren’t here to be productive. We were here to drink wine, soak in a giant tub and enjoy having absolutely nowhere we needed to be.
What I liked most was that the TreeHouse felt like an experience, not just a hotel room. There are plenty of perfectly nice places to stay in Colorado. This is the kind of place you remember.
Breakfast at Highland Haven Creekside Inn
Breakfast is included, and this isn’t a sad continental-breakfast situation where you’re choosing between a bruised banana and a plastic-wrapped muffin.
You can even have breakfast delivered to the TreeHouse, which, obviously, is the correct answer when you are staying in a romantic suite with nowhere you need to be.
It was one of those little extras that made Highland Haven feel more like a romantic getaway than simply renting an unusual room. We could wake up, have coffee and breakfast, and take our time instead of immediately figuring out where we needed to go.
And frankly, if I am paying $600+ a night, feed me. Thank you.
Highland Haven & Evergreen
The other thing the TreeHouse has going for it is where it is. Highland Haven is tucked along Bear Creek in Evergreen, about 40 minutes from Denver, so it feels like you’ve escaped into the mountains without committing to a major road trip. The rest of Highland Haven is worth wandering around, too. There are quirky art and design details scattered throughout the property, so the TreeHouse doesn’t feel like one novelty room dropped into an otherwise generic hotel.
Evergreen is also a great choice for this kind of getaway because you don’t need a packed itinerary. The whole point is to slow down a little. Explore town, get outside, find somewhere good to eat, then go back to your ridiculously charming room.
For us, the TreeHouse wasn’t somewhere we happened to sleep while visiting Evergreen. Staying there was the trip.
So, Is the Highland Haven TreeHouse Worth It?
For the right person, yes.
At current rates of roughly $610–$893 a night, this is absolutely a splurge. I wouldn’t book it if I were simply looking for a nice place to sleep near Denver. You’re paying for the unusual setting, the romance, the details and the experience of staying somewhere that feels special.
And I need to repeat my biggest caveat: if your dream is to sleep in an actual treehouse built into a tree, this isn’t it. I wish I’d understood that before we arrived, because my expectations were different from the reality.
But would I stay here again?
Absolutely.
Jason and I went looking for somewhere memorable to celebrate our anniversary, and that’s exactly what we got. Years later, I still remember the stained glass, the chandelier, the giant tub, breakfast, that wonderfully weird green door and the feeling of having found somewhere that wasn’t just another hotel room.
That’s ultimately my test for a Touristish stay: Is the place itself worth going out of your way for?
The Highland Haven TreeHouse is.
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Oh this is lovely…all the cabin core atmosphere without any compromise on style and comfort. It’s a beauty!