Inside Glastonbury's poshest campsite where revellers fork out £38k for pool & cocktail bar – but there's a catch

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From IV drips to mood lighting – this isn't your average tent
PITCH UP Inside Glastonbury's poshest campsite where revellers fork out £38k for pool & cocktail bar – but there's a catch
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WELCOME to the most bouji campsite at Glastonbury where a top package will cost you a staggering £38,000 - without even a ticket to get in.
The Pop-Up hotel is just a 10-minute walk from the festival site but it is a world away from the enormous tent city and infamous long-drop toilets used by the masses.
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The Pop-Up hotel is just a 10-minute walk from the festival site
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Bubbles in the tub and in the glass — The Sun reporter Alex West visits The Pop-Up Hotel
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A 24hr restaurant and bar keeps guests fed and watered while a DJ booth and live music acts provide round the clock entertainment
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Many of the rooms and bell tents - which start at £3,6990 - have already sold out
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The posh tents, which can sleep up to 10, are held up with thick bamboo columns and come with an ensuite bathroom, sofas and mood lighting
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The whole thing takes around four weeks to put up with many of the areas like the reception and restaurant bespoke made
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While most of the 200,000 music lovers will go without a shower for five days, those who can fork out the price of an average UK salary can even have a swim.
The exclusive retreat boasts the Festival's only pool, complete with deck chairs, cocktail bar and gold painted naked Roman statues.
Between sets guests luxuriate in a spa with saunas, ice baths, hot tubs with yoga and meditation, and even hook up to a vitamin IV drip.
High rollers pay £28,000 for a five night stay in the top Tipi Tenthouse Suites and can be flown there by helicopter from London in just 40 minutes for another £10k.
The posh tents, which can sleep up to 10, are held up with thick bamboo columns and come with an ensuite bathroom, sofas, mood lighting, dressing tables and extras including hangover pills, Lavazza coffee machines, hand held fans and electric toothbrushes.
Also available are American RVs at £20,000 and Airstreams for £13k.
The glamping site is the ultimate in cushiness and the polar opposite of the 'rolling-around-in-the-mud squalor' that many will associate with the biggest music festival on earth.
Organisers are tight-lipped about who might be staying in the exclusive campsite but previous guests have included
Rivals actor Aidan Turner, Made in Chelsea star Millie Mackintosh, model Daisy Lowe, and actor Steve Coogan, who left a review saying: 'Great atmosphere. Plenty of space to chill out and great food. I will be back.'
Fim director Guy Ritchie hired the Pop-Up Hotel for his wedding with stars including Brad Pitt and Jason Statham as guests.
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Others staying for Glasto include mega rich hedge fund managers, trustafarians and successful business people.
It started off small in 2011 as the first luxury glamping accommodation with just 16 bell tents and has expanded every year into the '350 room hotel' it is now.
The whole thing takes around four weeks to put up with many of the areas like the reception and restaurant bespoke made.
Many of the rooms and bell tents - which start at £3,6990 - have already sold out.
And some of the guests arrive on Friday afternoon and go home on Sunday, missing out on two of the nights they have paid for.
A source told us: 'The people who stay here have a different level of money.'
Managing director, Mark Sorrill, a local boy from Street, Somerset, is unashamedly proud of creating the elite paradise.
He said: 'We've evolved to deliver an unparalleled festival experience for our hotel guests during Glastonbury matched with a 5* service found at any international boutique hotel.
'Our creative production team is busy putting their years of experience into delivering the finest immersive experience combining festival vibes with a boutique hotel's comfort; making The Pop-Up Hotel the perfect choice for a Glastonbury adventure to remember.'
Guests are ferried around the site on brand new £90k electric Mini Mokes - more often seen on the French Riviera than in a field in Somerset.
And for the filthy rich there is a wellness area run by legendary dance DJ Rob DaBank and his wife Josie where they can get clean and chill out.
The couple's company Slomo invested in a series of Dutch wood-fired hot tubs where 'festival weary bodies' can float about after a hard night's dancing.
And what festival spa complex would be complete without a Wim Hof-style ice bath.
Josie, who also runs Camp Bestival with hubby Rob, said: 'It's just what you need to relax if you've been partying hard.
'People want the wellness.'
DJ Rob also takes breathing workshops and Renee Stewart, daughter of rocker Rod, teaches yoga.
And for the cut above customers there is even a salon 'pamper area' where they can buy festival clothes and get a Glasto glow-up.
A 24hr restaurant and bar keeps guests fed and watered while a DJ booth and live music acts provide round the clock entertainment.
Fun Loving Criminals Huey Morgan is among musicians putting on private shows at the hotel.
For those with deep enough pockets the hotel offers 'the thrill of glamping with all the comfort, service and facilities you'd expect from a luxury boutique hotel' that can cater 'for every whim'.
But have you really been to Glastonbury if you haven't camped in with the masses, got covered in mud, and queued for horrific toilets?
'Some people don't want any of that. They just want to go into the Festival site, enjoy the music and then sleep in a comfy bed and have a shower,' a source said.
'And if you've got the money, why not?'
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Festival-goers can enjoy a relaxed dining experience inside the restaurant
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Organisers are tight-lipped about who might be staying in the exclusive campsite but previous guests have included
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High rollers pay £28,000 for a five night stay in the top Tipi Tenthouse Suites
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It started off small in 2011 as the first luxury glamping accommodation with just 16 bell tents and has expanded every year into the '350 room hotel' it is now
Credit: The Pop Up Hotel