Press

In the press.

Our work has appeared in national newspapers, travel magazines and architectural publications. Each entry links to the original article.

4 August 2017

Phoenix House sits at the base of the world’s most active volcano

Dezeen featured Phoenix House, the 450-square-foot off-grid guest house Will Beilharz designed on a lava field in Kalapana, Hawaii — highlighting its blackened wood cladding, rusted metal roof, and its position within an off-grid community near Kīlauea.

30 July 2017

Experience Tree-Top Living at One of These Sustainable Tree Houses

Dwell’s round-up of sustainable treehouses featured three Artistree projects: Willow & Juniper in Austin, shaped after the form of a leaf; The Lofthaven at Cypress Valley, a 350-square-foot circular structure built around a living trunk; and Playa Viva on Mexico’s Pacific coast.

22 September 2006 · Before Artistree

Going Out on a Limb at 30 Miles an Hour

Where our story began. The Times profiled one of the industry’s first commercial treehouse hotels — the canopy walkways and zipline tours at Cypress Valley in the Texas Hill Country, the property whose treehouses put commercial treehouse hospitality on the map.

San Francisco Chronicle
April 2025

California’s most wish-listed Airbnb is a luxurious treehouse

The Chronicle named our Spyglass treehouse in Sonoma County the most wish-listed stay in the state — a king bed under floor-to-ceiling glass, a hot tub in the redwood canopy.

Texas Highways
2021–24

Onera offers an opulent twist on glamping in Fredericksburg

Texas Highways covered Onera Fredericksburg — the eight-unit Hill Country property Artistree designed and built, and the one now achieving a $1,500–$2,500 nightly rate.

Updated listicle

18 Tree House Hotels That Reach New Heights in Design

AD’s running round-up of the world’s best treehouse hotels includes Playa Viva in Zihuatanejo — the treehouse Artistree designed and built by hand on Mexico’s Pacific coast.

Travel + Leisure
Date unknown

Here’s a hot vacation deal for you. Literally.

The piece covered Phoenix House, the off-grid guest house on a lava field near Kīlauea — the same project Dezeen featured.

Lonely Planet
Date unknown

You can stay at this Airbnb located in Hawaii at the base of the world’s most active volcano

Also Phoenix House — the third outlet to cover that one project.

Recognized in the Field

Third-party proof, not just our word.

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Acquired by a public REIT

Onera Fredericksburg — one of our early builds — was acquired via a 90% joint-venture stake by publicly traded Summit Hotel Properties in 2022, its first-ever standalone glamping investment.

Source: Hotel Business, Nov 17, 2022
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Featured in The New York Times

NYT Travel profiled one of the industry’s first commercial treehouse hotels in a two-page spread — “Going Out on a Limb at 30 Miles an Hour.”

Source: The New York Times, Sept 22, 2006
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California’s Most Wish-Listed Airbnb

The San Francisco Chronicle named our Spyglass treehouse in Sonoma County the most wish-listed stay in the state.

Source: San Francisco Chronicle