Exceptional design, affordable luxury and a secluded location with excellent amenities
We just enjoyed 2 amazing nights at The Bear Stand. Six of us stayed very comfortably and luxuriated in the Japanese soaking bath, Finnish sauna and outdoor hot tub. We also enjoyed hiking the private trails on the property as well as screening movies on the large TV. Words and photos cannot describe how incredible this cottage is.....we are already planning our next trip back!
VrboOwnerからの返信 (投稿日 : 2020 年 3 月 22 日)
We are thrilled you enjoyed your stay at The Bear Stand and were able to enjoy both our indoor and outdoor facilities. Whilst Fall is a wonderful time of year on our lake, we do hope to welcome you again to The Bear Stand at another time of year. As a four-season property it's a great spot to enjoy the changing seasons and immerse yourself in Canada's - or more specifically, Ontario's - incredible natural environment. We look forward to hosting you again!
宿泊者限定の口コミ
10/10 (非常に良い)
Peter C.
2020 年 11 月 10 日
良かった点 : 清潔度、チェックイン、コミュニケーション、ロケーション、掲載情報の正確さ
30th Anniversary Escape
A beautiful place to escape and unwind.
For five days we lived in this artistic sculpture in the woods called "The Bear Stand", and enjoyed every minute of it.
Peter C.
2020 年 10 月に 5 泊滞在
アーカイブ済みの口コミ
10/10 (非常に良い)
Elena T.
2017 年 12 月 22 日
Wonderful!
Stunning property ! The cottage is very nice and has everything you need and much more for a worry free relaxed stay. Amazing sauna, Japanese wood and hot tubs. Great waterfront with kids play house and wonderful trails throughout !
Elena T.
2017 年 11 月に 3 泊滞在
オーナーについて
オーナー : Sharon and Joe
We are a Canadian/British couple who have lived and worked in Asia for the past 20 years. Together, we have a rather obsessive interest in architecture, an unhealthy addiction to both design and xiao long bao (soup dumplings), and a love of pristine nature as an antidote to urban living. This has culminated in establishing The Bear Stand - a special cabin getaway that stands close to our hearts, and which we miss dearly between visits. We have a great local property management team on hand to help our guests with anything they may need whilst staying at the property. We hope you enjoy The Bear Stand as much as we do.
この宿泊施設のオーナーになった理由
Following numerous long-haul flights from Asia to Toronto, we had the opportunity to purchase the unique and unspoiled 99-acre woodland and waterfront site on which The Bear Stand now sits.
We bought this naturally wild and untouched lot in 2011 and the journey began to create a vacation getaway which blended our interests in design with the amazing natural environment that the Haliburton area affords. With such a large area of land to work with, we first of all set the site for the house by the water and then commissioned a top eco trail builder to help us establish trails to access what we suspected to be a gorgeous interior. We were right - and to this day we continue to be surprised by the natural beauty of the land, which is filled with interior lakes, marshes, beaver ponds, granite bluffs and an incredible assortment of wildlife. We hope you enjoy The Bear Stand and its environs as much as we do.
By the way, The Bear Stand moniker derives from the hunting legacy attached to this wonderful natural property; if you look hard, you can still see the original hunting stand(s) used by generations past, in the woods off of our private inland trails here at Contau.
この宿泊施設の特徴
We were able to design and build The Bear Stand in exactly the way we dreamed of, thanks to the incredibly talented - and multi award-winning - team at Seattle-based architects Bohlin Cywinski Jackson. The house conveys a modern Pacific Northwest architecture style, adapted to suit Ontario climates and the unique site surroundings at Contau Lake. Over a period of three years and through many multi-timezone video conferences (Shanghai-Seattle-Haliburton), we, together with our master builder Brinkman Construction, ended up with a gorgeous home which thoughtfully fuses modern master craftsmanship with indoor-outdoor connectivity to beautifully highlight its breathtaking natural setting.
A soaring hand-crafted wood structure offers floor-to-ceiling lake and forest views, with three granite fireplaces (inside and out), a two-storey fir beamed ceiling and heated hardwood floors. Every room in the property offers a different view and sightline, seamlessly connecting this beautiful building to the land from which it rises. Every detail has been thoughtfully considered and the quality of the design and the build is second to none.
The grounds are carefully landscaped to transition from garden environs to the surrounding forest setting and include a children’s jungle gym, shallow beach area, horseshoe pit and lakeside walking path. For nature lovers, we offer an incredible network of private hiking trails, 2.5km of professionally groomed and sign-posted footpaths, marsh boardwalks, scenic overlooks and nature viewing platforms. All established by the renowned trail experts at EcoTrailbuilders. These lead to 3.4km of adjacent crown land trails. Welcome to your own private wilderness experience!