Location: Kalispell, Glacier Country, Montana, USA (17 mi. sw of Kalispell; 27 mi. from Glacier Intl Airport.)
Accommodations: House, 2 Bedrooms + Loft + Office, 1 Bath (Sleeps 4-6)
Keywords: Home
Experience an unforgettable vacation with family or friends at the Raven Ridge Homestay in a unique, artfully crafted, stuccoed straw bale home. We don't need to "Greenwash" our homestay. We just figured it was the right way to build it and live it. Now we share our values for a more sustainable future with you. Please feel welcome to join us.
At Raven Ridge Farm Homestay, Nature is infused right into the architectural design. The interior has beautiful exposed timbers harvested from our property and hand-crafted cabinets throughout. You will feel like you are staying in an Elven story book house with spacious rooms, and artfully textured walls that play with the changing sunlight. The 2,000 sq. ft. open floor plan includes a large open kitchen, a large master bedroom with a queen size log bed, a curtained loft also with a queen size bed, and another loft/office for extra sleeping room on futons. The bathroom features an antique clawfoot tub/shower, a Swedish designed commode, and beautiful Mexican tiles. The spacious kitchen is fully stocked for gourmet cooking with pots, pans, spices, and basic dry goods. The stuccoed straw bale design wraps you in comfort and warmth during cold winter weather, and offers a cool refuge from the summer's hot weather.
Raven Ridge Farm is a great place for families with much to explore right outside the door that encourages adventure and discovery. The homestay is adjacent to National Forest land for quick and easy access to hiking, mountain biking and X-C skiing. Our farm is located at 3600 ft. in elevation at the base of 6000-ft. Haskill Mountain. Nearby are numerous beautiful mountain lakes of all sizes, including Smith Lake waterfowl production area. And, we're within 40 miles of Glacier National Park and 17 miles of Kalispell.
Our electricity is captured sunlight and wind that is stored in huge batteries. We offer you a model for future sustainable living at its best and with all the comforts you are accustomed to. We aren't isolated; we just made the choice to harness the sun and make our home's power work just like the plants on our farm. For those of you who have a concern about global warming and the environment we can help you make a difference while on vacation. We also are dealers of renewable energy products and can help you take your experience here home with you. Be the change!
Our 32 acres offer expansive open views all the way out to Glacier National Park while still being tucked away in the cozy privacy of a beautiful conifer forest. Our farm operation is located both on the property well below the house and at another location in Kalispell. During the spring our greenhouse is full of baby plants, and by summer it is full of tomatoes, peppers and flowers for you to harvest and enjoy.
Raven Ridge Farm is also a great retreat if you need a quiet place to think and write. Work from a big desk with big views and high speed internet. Finish-up a thesis or book, or email photos to show your friends what a cool place you are staying in...that is if you aren't too busy exploring or relaxing in a hammock.
Our guests are treated to plenty of starry nights, clean air, and pure water year round. In the summer season, we provide tasty, nutritious, ORGANICALLY GROWN VEGETABLES, herbs, and flowers grown on our farm and provided at no extra cost.
DISCOUNTS: For those who make a commitment to living lightly, we offer a discounted price when you make a smaller carbon foot print to get here. If you are TRAVELING BY BICYCLE(-$150 off/wk), TRAIN/bus (-$100 off/wk), small car, BIODESIEL, HYBRID(-$50 off/wk) or some other alternative means of transportation, be sure to let us know! Travel by train and one guest is essentially traveling roundtrip for free from Seattle or Minneapolis. Car rental available at the Amtrak station in Whitefish, MT, and Glacier International Airport.
We want to empower potential green home builders by being able to "try it on" first. For those not able to pay our full price, we will negotiate during off-peak seasons.
Vacation Rental Features
- Amenities
- Air Conditioning : Open windows at night and close in the morning. The insulative value of strawbales keep it cool all day long
- Linens Provided : Sheets and pillows are from organically grown cotton
- Washer : Staber super effiecient front loader style
- Dryer : Clothes line, the old fashioned way in the summer sun
- Off Street Parking
- Wood Fireplace
- Wood Stove
- Beds
- Queen Bed (2)
- Double Bed
- Child Bed
- Entertainment
- TV (No Cable/Satellite) : TV used as monitor for DVD and VCR.
- DVD
- VCR
- Video Library : Collection of Childrens Videos; and a Childrens and Adult Book Library. Many Montana books and natural history guidebooks.
- CD Player
- Stereo System
- Music Library
- Kitchen
- Full Kitchen : Plan to do some fine cooking and baking. The kitchen is ready for a chef!
- Cooking Utensils Provided : Cooking and Baking Utensils; an abundance of spices, coffee, teas...and vegetables in season from the greenhouse located off the kitchen!
- Refrigerator
- Outdoor Features
- Gas/Electric BBQ Grill
- Deck/Patio : Deck chairs, picinic table, hammock.
- View/Location
- Mountain View : Our homestay is in the Salish Mountains with a view to Glacier national Park.
- Communications
- Telephone
- Broadband Internet
- WiFi (Wireless Internet)
- Suitability
- No Pets Allowed
- Kid Friendly : Great for kids!
- Smoking Not Allowed
- Activities
- Biking
- Mountain Biking
- Cross Country Skiing
- Wildlife Viewing
- Fishing
- Sledding/Tubing
- Hiking
Rate Details (In US or Canadian)
We prefer 4 night minimum at $175/night or $140/nt (Low Consumption Travelers)
Group Weekly Rates: $1025/week .... $950/wk (Low Consumption Travelers)
Couples Weekly Rate: $900/week .... $850/wk (Low Consumption Travelers)
2-Week Rates: $1950/2wks (3+ in party) .... $1750/2wks (Two or less in party)
Reservations must be secured with a 25% deposit.
Monthly Rates are negotiable in the Spring and Fall months. Please just ask!
Note: Until confirmed, rates are subject to change without notice.
Property Photos
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- Southwestern Style Adorned with Solar Panels and Sunlight - Montana Home Rental
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- Spacious custom-built kitchen and dining room with ample natural light, 33'x16'. - Montana Home Rental
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- An interior view of all three levels and with mid winter sun streaming in. - Montana Home Rental
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- The master bedroom with fir floors and pastel plastered straw bale walls.
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- Bathroom with long clawfoot tub, textured walls, and odor-free Swedish toilet.
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- Late afternoon larches dressed in fall gold needles. Wind turbine/house/PVs.
Vacation Rentals by Owner Listing #48982
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