Starz Vineyard

• Perfect getaway

  Perfect getaway

  • Guest Michelle B.
  • Date of stay 09/01/12
  • Review Submitted 09/11/12
  We stayed at the Starz Vineyard for a week to escape the city and enjoy the Okanagan. It was the perfect place to relax. We enjoyed the house very much, especially the huge shower! It was great to get down to the lake and swim. We loved being able to go explore all the local wineries. Would definetley recommend this property to family and friends.

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• Starz Vineyard

  Starz Vineyard

  • Guest emma r.
  • Date of stay 08/15/12
  • Review Submitted 08/27/12
  What a fantastic place! It was lovely and peaceful, a stone's throw from great beaches and a very comfortable stay for our family. The accommodation was really really lovely, the hospitality given to us was great - couldn't have asked for better. We've already been recommending it to our friends and would love to come back and stay again!

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• Home away from Home

  Home away from Home

  • Guest Bryan R.
  • Date of stay 07/01/12
  • Review Submitted 07/24/12
  The Starz vinyard and the Battie family were one of the best parts of our trip. The property and loft were clean and meticulously maintained. The Batties were warm and inviting, always going out of their way to make us feel welcome. They went above and beyond our expectations as hosts, especially with our 4 year old son, Brandon, letting him ride on their horse and tractor. The loft was clean and comfortable, with it being the only place we felt comfortable to let our 1 year old twins crawl around on the floor. A nice change from dirty hotel rooms. The craftmanship of the loft was admirable, most notably the tile shower with the sky light. Thanks again to the Battie family for sharing their home with us. We feel as though we have made some new friends in Kaledon, and look forward to seeing them again some day, as we will definately return to te Starz vinyard. Absolutely outstanding!

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• Beautiful "home away from home!"

  Beautiful "home away from home!"

  • Guest Tanya B.
  • Date of stay 01/01/12
  • Review Submitted 04/22/12
  Starz Vineyard was my "home away from home" from January to April 2012, while I attended the Viticulture Certificate program at the Okanagan College in Penticton. I couldn't have asked for a better temporary home while attending college and being away from my husband and my own home in Calgary, AB. The suite is located in a beautiful location in Kaleden, only 10 minutes away from Penticton. It is surrounded by vineyard, mountains, trees and has a partial view of the lake. The suite and the property are well maintained. The suite is exactly as pictured and I found it to be very spacious and comfortable. It has a beautiful tile shower complete with a rain shower head. I had everything I needed to live comfortably during my 4 month stay, including a washer and dryer. Stuart, Tina and girls are wonderful people and made me feel welcome right away. They went out of their way to make sure I was comfortable and ensure my needs were met. Stuart makes his own wine from his vineyard, and he kindly shared a glass with me from time to time while we talked "viticulture." The family loves animals and have chickens, horses and two friendly golden retrievers on the property. This is a wonderful vacation home, and in my case, was a wonderful "home away from home." I highly recommend the suite to others. You won't be disappointed.

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• Perfect Any Time of the Year!

  Perfect Any Time of the Year!

  • Guest Cathy P.
  • Date of stay 11/05/11
  • Review Submitted 11/12/11
  I read so many great reviews online about this listing so my expectations were high. My expectations were exceeded! Stuart and Tina and their 2 daughters are great hosts. They are friendly, accomodating and informative yet gave us the space we needed to relax and to come and go as we wished. The cottage is well-appointed and private with new, comfortable furniture. The large shower has two shower heads and the linens were in new condition. The cottage was very clean and well-maintained. We ate most of meals in and had all the equipment we needed, including a barbecue. The weather is chilly this time of year (November) but the cottage is well-heated with in-floor heating. There was plenty of storage out of the way for our suitcases, etc that were not being used during our stay. The two dogs are also great hosts! Located just south of Penticton, we were close to shopping for groceries and for dining out. We were short drives to some excellent wineries and found the larger wineries with tasting rooms and their restaurants to be open, even mid-week. We were very fortunate to be here while Stuart and Tina were harvesting their pinot noir crop and they invited us to join in the festivities, if we wanted to participate. I really enjoyed picking and we had a sampling of the grape juice, which was very good! I highly recommend this listing and we will be back!

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• A place feels like home!

  A place feels like home!

  • Guest martin t.
  • Date of stay 08/06/11
  • Review Submitted 11/11/11
  Our family of 4 were had summer vacation in Penticton in 2011 and we had stayed at Starz Vineyard - Kaledon for 2 weeks. The cottage is inside a tranquil and beautiful vineyard. The location is convenience and it just takes 10 mins drive to Penticton. The more important is that the cottage is well equipped and have everything ready for our stay. We could cook our dinner, enjoy the wine and relax. More to say, it's quiet, clean, cozy and have absolute privacy for us. Stuart and family are truly nice and helpful, they provided us a place that feels like home. My kids made friends with Stuart's daughters and their cousins (also the lovely dogs) during the stay and they were so eager to come back the cottage to meet their friends after the tiredness hockey training daily. We enjoyed very much our stay here and thanks again Stuart and Tina. We recommend this peaceful & lovely cottage to everyone, and we hope to come back again!!

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• Relaxing week in Kaleden

  Relaxing week in Kaleden

  • Guest rich b.
  • Date of stay 09/19/11
  • Review Submitted 11/05/11
  Having just spent 5hrs driving from Golden it was great to arrive at the Starz Vineyard and see where we'd be staying for a week. The cottage is in the middle of the vineyard and we were there shortly before picking season so the vines were laden with grapes, much to the delight of our 2yr old. Shortly after we arrived Stuart came down to greet us with a bottle of wine, which was excellent. We were made to feel incredibly welcome straight away and felt right at home. During the week we got to know Stuart and his family and had a wonderful time, often over a bottle of wine. Our daughter had a great time exploring, playing with the chickens and Stuart and Tina's friendly dogs. The cottage has everything you need for your stay, comfy beds, fully kitted out kitchen and bbq on the balcony. We were only 15 mins from Penticton but Kaledon is a lot quieter and everything is still very accessible. We spent our days exploring the many vineyards in the surrounding area, took a trip on the Kettle Valley railway and headed down to Osoyoos to the excellent NK'Mip Cultural Centre and Vineyard. We had a wonderful time at the Starz and Stuart, Tina and the girls were excellent hosts, we have been recommending Starz to all our friends ever since we got home and will continue to do so. If we are back in the Okanagan we will definitely stay with Stuart and Tina again. Thank you again for a fantastic week.

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• Good Value in a good location

  Good Value in a good location

  • Guest Nick U.
  • Date of stay 06/13/11
  • Review Submitted 10/22/11
  Muriel and I really enjoyed our stay at Starz Vineyard. Stuart & Tina are good hosts with two friendly dogs and all welcomed us. The accomadation was great and really suited us. We enjoyed visiting wineries and some walks. There is a lot to do in the area without driving to far. We had a really restful time and I know our dog would have been happy to stay! The weather was cooler than normal for June but we enjoyed the time anyway. Nick Underwood

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  • Guest lee and ron
  • Date of stay 07/01/11
  • Review Submitted 09/27/11
  My husband, our 11 year old son and I had the pleasure of staying at Starz Vineyard the first week of July, for one week. The cottage is very nice (well-supplied, well-maintained and clean) and was quite spacious for the three of us. It was nice having a kitchen to prepare some meals and the extra room made for a relaxing time. The views out every window are wonderful! We found our hosts to be extremely pleasant and accommodating, and we looked forward to the warm welcome we would always get from their two four-footed friends! We also found the location of the cottage a bonus, as we quite enjoyed spending time at the little park and beach at the bottom of the hill. We look forward to staying at Starz Vineyard again in the future! Lee and Family Nanaimo, BC

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  • Guest Valens
  • Date of stay 08/01/11
  • Review Submitted 09/27/11
  Don't pass up the chance to stay at this unique apartment located on a vineyard! First off the apartment: The owners have taken great care with the apartment and it shows in every way right down to the flooring in the crawl spaces. The apartment was clean and could easily accommodate a family of 4 so for just the two of us there was plenty of room. As someone who enjoys cooking the full size kitchen with new appliances was great. The patio, overlooking the vineyard, was perfect to sit on and enjoy some wine or have breakfast. The apartment also has laundry facilities should you need them. The location: Kaleden is quiet farming community between Penticton and Okanagan Falls. If you want to sit on the beach it is a 2-3 minute drive to the beach in Kaleden or about 10 minutes to the beach in Penticton. If you are looking to sample some fresh fruit and produce there are several stands just on the highway just outside town. If you like to bike like we do you can catch the KVR trail system in Kaleden and then ride along Skaha Lake and all the way up to Penticton, the Naramata bench and Kelowna depending on how much energy you have. If you like wine you are in heaven! The number of wineries between Penticton and Oliver or even Osoyoos are too many to count not to mention the fact that the hosts make their own wines. And this brings me to my last point.... The hosts: Tina, Stuart, their daughters and their dogs are very friendly hosts. From the dogs welcoming us the moment we pulled into the driveway to Stuart teaching us about wine making over a glass of the house Pinot, our hosts were one of the reasons this place is so memorable. All I can say is book this place early and you won't regret it. If you read this in February it might be too late to book the place for the summer :)

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SUMMER July 1 --- August 20  $1200 week 
Check in on Saturdays only
OFF SEASON  September 1/June 30  $250 night  $1000/Week min 4 nights  $1400 month+
50% Payment Upon Booking is Non-Refundable and  the Balance on Arrival.

Note: Until confirmed, rates are subject to change without notice.