West Kootenay Cottage, Private Garden & Lavender Farm - Walk to Golf & Beach

Get grounded, feel like your camping, with all the conveniences of home, go barefoot, and experience flowers scent & forest therapy on 2 acres of private flower gardens surrounded by 'Certified Wildlife Friendly Habitat', where osprey families fly overhead all summer long. Abundant shades of green from every window, blooming peonies, irises, roses, with your own lavender field to enjoy with the swallowtail butterflies, 4 types of hummingbirds, and Sphinx and Hummingbird Moths. Walk among the lavender varieties, with peak lavender bloom time in July and August timeframes. *weather dependent

Meditate in the lavender field with sounds of the nearby creek, and enjoy bright starry quiet nights. Enjoy a campfire at the fire pit with the solar lights and curtain lights nearby. Even on hot days the cottage stays comfortably cool with thermal window coverings and 2 ceiling fans. Check local burn restrictions and plan accordingly. Wake up with the sunrise, sunlight streaming into the bedroom, and coffee and breakfast outdoors. Its always possible to find sun or shade or to relax outside in a cool breeze while enjoying a Lavender Mint Mojito or mocktail. All guests receive a complimentary bottle of lavender syrup grown and prepared on site. Feel welcome to pick your own Mint, but please refrain from picking the flowers. Leave these in place for other guests to enjoy.

Artists and naturalists can find plenty of inspiration to photograph and paint "plein air style" in the yard. Park the car and walk to the beach to enjoy swimming, paddle-boarding or boating and soak up the sun, on a semi - private beach on the beautiful Arrow Lake. Please park a boat in the large upper zone parking area. Boat launch is 2 km away just before golf course.

The one bedroom, 2 bath cottage, on two levels has a spacious kitchen with amazing views of the lavender field and backyard forested green space. The cottage has double sleeping fold out bed in living room OR also available to rent the detached garden studio for extended family sleeping space. There is a living room and dining room with patio door access. The studio can accommodate 2/3 with linens provided, a microwave, potable water, and a table and 4 chairs. *Note no bathroom or kitchen in the studio, these services are located in the cottage.

BBQ on site, propane included. Sun-umbrella and outdoor table for six on site, please bring more seating if required. Potable water available for drinking, house has gravity fed system with water filtration for household use.

If guest booking includes an RV, a self contained RV can be accommodated for an additional nightly fee of $100 at time of booking. See dog policy. A maximum of 11 guests total on the property per booking.

The property is 20 minutes to Burton City Cidery and eatery and 40 minutes to Halcyon & Nakusp hot springs, the Village of Nakusp, restaurants, pubs, grocery stores and farmer's market on Saturday in Nakusp and Sundays in Edgewood. The Fauquier Gas Bar is 1 km towards the Needles Ferry.

Take a 2 hour hour day trip to Sandon Ghost Town and a hike to Idaho peak to view wildflowers. Explore the towns of New Denver, Silverton and Slocan. Try your hand fishing in the Arrow Lake in April/May and the Fall. Search for Morel mushrooms in June and Lobsters in August. Day trip to the eclectic and popular town of Nelson.

Mint, Thyme, Oregano grow abundantly in the property garden beds. Most visitors comment on how relaxed they feel just walking down the driveway. After settling in, there is so much to see and experience at the property, a long stay is the perfect answer to enjoy adventures further afield in nearby Burton Flats Historic Park or beyond to the many local towns on the Highway 6 route.

The property can be reached from Revelstoke South via Galena Bay Ferry to Nakusp, and South following signage marked to Vernon OR 2 hours from Vernon via Cherryville and the Monashee Highway to the Needles Ferry. Please check ferry schedules to allow for trip planning. It is possible to travel the route in a complete loop known fondly as the " Koots loop".