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Birch Haven 

 Featured Vacation Rental in Banff, Alberta

The Birch Haven, in downtown Canmore, is 3 mins from Banff Natl Park (Canadian Rockies). The 2BR/2BA luxury loft features artistic barnwood & log furniture, a 23-ft vault, 8-ft wall of glass & riverstone fireplace. Visit www.birch-haven.com. Enjoy stunning views whether you are soaking in the rooftop hot-tub, grilling at the gas barbeque on the balcony or lounging on the nailhead-studded leather sofa in the living room, relaxing to our selection of CDs or DVDs in surround sound.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 diningtable 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. 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 thencommissioned to craft these unique pieces for your enjoyment and comfort. 

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At the Birch Haven, no detail has been overlooked and no expense spared. We will even try to accommodate your bedding preferences; let us know if you prefer a firm mattress or a plush feather-bed, firm pillows or cushy ones. Throughout the loft, you will find little touchesthat 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, brochures, magazines, DVDs and CDs. Spices in the larder, condiments in the fridge and cookbooks in the kitchen. Filtered drinking water, making lugging bottled water a thing 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.Not only will you want to return to this loft after an exhilarating day out in the majestic Rockies, you'll wish to return to the Birch Haven year after year.

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Canmore is a spectacular year-round outdoor playground nestled in the towering Canadian Rockies (just over an hour from Calgary International Airport) and was the site of the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics and the 2002 G-8 Conference. The world famous Banff National Park is just 3 minutes away and the astonishingly turquoise Lake Louise is within a 45-minute drive.There are a breath-taking variety of activites in the summer: whitewater rafting, fishing, horseback riding, wildlife-watching, hiking, heli-hiking, ATVs, caving, rock climbing and mountain-biking. Golfers will find numerous world-class courses just down the road. Winter is simply magical. Ice-skate, dog-sled and ski in picture postcard surroundings! Step out to an extensive network of cross-country ski trails in Canmore (built for the 1988 Olympics) or take a shuttle to your choice of 5 world-class downhill ski areas, the closest being just 20 minutes away.

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