Treetops Hotel

From Freepedia

Treetops Hotel is a hotel in Aberdares National Park in Kenya, 6,450 feet above sea level and in sight of Mount Kenya. First opened in 1932 by Eric Sherbrooke Walker, it is literally built into the tops of the trees of the Aberdares National Park, offering the guests a close view of the local wildlife in complete safety. From the original modest two room tree house, it has grown into 50 rooms (the original burned down in 1954 but was rebuilt at the same watering hole) and has become a fashionably exotic adventure for many of the rich and famous. It includes observation lounges and ground level photographic hides from which guests can observe the local wildlife.

It is best known for being the place where Princess Elizabeth spent the night of February 5 1952. During the night her father George VI passed away and the princess became Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.