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People who are squeamish should think twice about venturing a visit to this place, because the Skylodge Suites are suspended at giddy heights from a steep rock face in the middle of the Peruvian Andes Mountains. The route from the check-in to the booked room alone is an adventure: the arduous ascent is only possible with the help of iron rungs driven into the rock and pre-tensioned cables. 400 metres above the valley, three transparent capsules, nestling against the rock face like bird’s nests and with their aerospace aluminium surface defying any wind and weather, are
awaiting guests. Those who do not already suffer from vertigo, are rewarded with a magnificent view across the “Sacred Valley” of the Incas.

While architects in Greece dream up a cliff-hanging holiday house, the Skylodge Adventure Suites have been housing intrepid travelers since 2013 in these hanging bedrooms suspended on a rock face 1,312 feet above the Sacred Valley in Cusco, Peru.

Accessible by climbing, hiking, or zip-lining—a trip that takes three to four hours each way—the 24 feet by 8 feet by 8 feet modules are made from aerospace aluminum and high-resistance polycarbonate.

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The Skylodge Adventure Suites are a series of three transparent capsules that let visitors sleep 400 feet up a cliff face overlooking Peru’s Sacred Valley. The catch is that to get there the visitors must first either scale the cliff itself, or walk a difficult hiking trail complete with a series of ziplines.

The capsules are an attraction built by Natura Vive, a company that offers a number of adventurous travel activities in the Sacred Valley.

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It’s hard to decide what’s most mind-bending about these cliff-hanging glass hotel rooms—that the adventurers who would rough it enough to climb 400 feet up a mountain would also choose to glamp in a $1,000-per-night capsule, or that each of these pods somehow manages to fit four beds, a dining area, and a private bathroom.

The Skylodge Suites, by the Natura Vive travel company, are three prism-like cabins made from aerospace aluminum, suspended over the Sacred Valley of Cuzco, Peru. These things are decked out: Solar panels power the lamps, down pillows trim the beds, and gourmet meals are at the ready. Thankfully, there’s also a guide to ferry you to and fro the base of the mountain.

It’s a similar gimmick to Airbnb’s recent penthouse apartment pop-up in the Holmenkollen ski jump near Oslo, Norway. It’s glamping 2.0—lavish accommodations and an adrenaline high.

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Presidential suites usually don’t hang 400 feet above the Peruvian Andes.

But this capsule made out of aluminum and polycarbonate does. It’s called the Skylodge, and you’ll have to visit the Sacred Valley of Cuzco in Peru to experience it.

The Skylodge is run by Natura Vive, which allows tourists and visitors to stay in the lodges for around $300 a night.

That’s a small price to pay to wake up suspended 400 feet above Peru.

Check out the photos below for a closer look!

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