Birch Haven is in downtown Canmore, just 3 minutes from Banff Nat'l Park in the Canadian Rockies. The exquisite 2 BR, 2 BA luxury condo is furnished with antique barnwood and log furnishings designed by the artist-owner. The loft features a 23-foot vault and an 8 foot wall of glass flanking a cozy riverstone fireplace. Enjoy stunning views whether you are lounging on the leather sofa, relaxing on the balcony, soaking in the rooftop hottub or working out at the on-site gym!
Aesthetics and comfort have been given equal emphasis at the Birch Haven. Remarkably, every single piece of furnishing in the loft was personally designed by the artist-owner to evoke the natural majesty right at the loft's doorstep. Artisans from all over Canada were then commissioned to craft these unique pieces for your enjoyment and comfort.
The fully-equipped slate-floored kitchen, complete with dishwasher and microwave, is fit for a gourmet cook, while the custom-designed birch and twig mosaic dining table beckons the connoisseur.
The centerpiece of the open master bedroom loft is a romantic queen canopy log bed custom-crafted from skip-peeled lodgepole pine. The unusual master bath is open to the master bedroom and features a corner soaking tub.
The second bedroom on the lower level exudes a timeless old world charm. After all, the furnishings are crafted from barnwood salvaged from a dairy barn built in the 1920s. Handpicked by the owner, these pieces of time-worn wood are accented with slate and antique hardware to create unique works of functional art.
Aesthetics and comfort have been given equal emphasis at the Birch Haven. No detail has been overlooked and no expense spared. We will even try to accommodate your bedding preferences; choose from a firm mattress or a plush feather-bed, cushy pillows, orthopedic ones, or even flat pillows ideal for kids.
Throughout the loft, you will find little touches that differentiate this place from any other vacation rental. Mood lighting at the flick of a switch. Umbrellas and ponchos in the closet. An antique barnwood armoire brimming with toys, board games, novels, travel guidebooks and magazines. A surround sound home entertainment system with a library of blockbuster DVDs and CDs. Spices in the larder, condiments in the fridge and cookbooks in the kitchen. Even filtered drinking water, making lugging bottled water a vacation ritual of the past. All of which serve to confirm that the owners have made a very personal effort to anticipate and cater to your needs.
Indeed, the Birch Haven is a vacation rental like no other. Not only will you want to return to its bosom after an exhilarating day out in the majestic Rockies, you'll wish to return to it year after year.
But don't take our word for it. Visit our main site at birch-haven.com to read our guest book.
We hope it is apparent, even from website photos alone, that Birch Haven offers a rather different calibre of accommodation. Here, you will not find the lacklustre decor nor the merely adequate "rental-class" furnishings common in so many rental properties.
That is because Birch Haven was not furnished to be a vacation rental per se. It was meticulously decorated by the artist-owner to be her second home, and her primary place to rejuvenate. As such, it is unlikely that you will find another place decked out quite as artistically or as lovingly as this one!
We are, of course, pleased to be able to offer our personal haven to guests when we are not recalibrating here ourselves. Call us or email us to see if we have availability!
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