I am an escapist and a dreamer more than anything. Today, I feel like escaping to the Maldives; a place where cliche descriptions are actually (supposedly) true: azure blue skies, crystal clear waters, lush greenery, tranquil bliss.
Allow me to introduce you to Villa Vals, a surreal home in a Swiss mountain.
That’s right. IT’S IN A FREAKIN’ MOUNTAIN.
Designed by SeARCH and CMA, this truly unique and beautiful villa was completed in 2009, and is available as a vacation home for anywhere between €1750 to €3450 per week. It sleeps up to 10 people so if you’re ever looking to do some skiing in Switzerland with your buddies, or if you just want to tell the world that you SLEPT IN A MOUNTAIN, well, now you can.
Ever since we stayed at Parkzijde (a gorgeous B&B in Amsterdam that comes highly recommended), I’ve become extremely particular about travel accommodation, especially with so many hotel rooms appearing insipidly ordinary. Sure, one may argue that since we spend most of our waking hours venturing out into an unknown locale, accommodation shouldn’t matter so much. Yet, at the end of a long day, there’s just something exciting about heading back and winding down in a gorgeous apartment. To me, it makes all the difference between a good holiday and a great holiday.
As we’re most likely heading to Barcelona this December, I started researching on accommodation and MY GOSH DID MY HEART STOP BEATING WHEN I SAW THESE APARTMENTS. And yes, caps lock is necessary to illustrate the extent of my love for these apartments by Destination BCN.