hermitage

/ˈhɜrmɪtɪdʒ/
noun
  1. A place where a hermit lives, usually a remote and simple dwelling.
    • He dreamed of retiring to a quiet hermitage by the sea.
    • The monk built a small hermitage deep in the forest to live in solitude.
    • Visitors can tour the stone hermitage where the saint once prayed.
  2. A secluded or private place where someone goes to be alone and escape from daily life.
    • After a busy week, he retreated to his hermitage in the countryside.
    • Her garden shed became a peaceful hermitage where she read and painted.
    • The cabin in the mountains served as a perfect hermitage for the writer.