Fresh Valley Farms Guesthouse

Visit this stunning farmhouse and grounds! Perfect for a family reunion, or a team-building retreat. The well-appointed Arts and Crafts house is luxurious in a timeless way, with 7 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms. This spot offers something unique: an ecological farm experience with luxury and amenities to suit any season. Skiing/hiking/biking, world renowned art and theatre - all within easy driving distance, or explore the property itself. Includes a hot tub and private pool available May to October. The space This house is located on a working farm! There may be livestock grazing on fields, and farmers working the land. Please ensure that you have reviewed our House Rules below, and contact us with any questions you may have. What Makes This Space so Special: Experience comfort and nature in a beautiful rural setting on a regenerative organic livestock farm. Perfect for a family reunion, a wedding or event, or a focused strategic planning session, the property is dynamic in its potential uses. This Arts and Crafts style home offers a unique combination of a farm experience and beautiful vacation including private pool and hot tub with dining and sleeping space for over a dozen adults, plus two attached nurseries to accommodate children, and a suite with a second kitchen and shared entrance that can be closed off for privacy, or opened up for a larger group! Be a Part of Our Regenerative Farm Story Tour the farm with the new generation of farmers, and get an idea of how regenerative agriculture happens on the landscape. Pick up some local culinary delights and prepare them (or have them prepared for you!) in the chef's kitchen. We hope to host more farming, food, and agriculture workshops in this space and we hope you will come once and then come again to learn. Four-Season Activities to Suit Your Fancy In the summer months play frisbee on the expansive lawn, and enjoy the pool on the hotter days. You could also sit and enjoy a book on the covered porch, in one of the large living rooms, or in the study on the main floor. Take the family skiing at SilverStar and then cozy up for fireside board games. Bring your snow shoes or cross country skis and use the snow right out your backdoor! In the more moderate season Mountain View Rd is a popular destination for road cyclists, and the rail trail is under construction from Sicamous to Armstrong - soon to provide an alternative means to get into town! Join our citizen science nature project in iNaturalist to add your nature observations from on and around the farm during your stay. We are a registered Land Steward with the Okanagan Similkameen Stewardship Society and your observations help us to track how our local biodiversity is faring. While this farming property has a history of agriculture going back over a century, the farmers tending this land now have an emphasis on ecological management. Together with a dedicated farm crew this generation of farmers is working to ensure responsible agrarians can farm the land for generations to come - all while providing important habitat to species that call the area home. For outdoor enjoyment there is a beautiful in-ground pool, a cement pad for basketball or skating or dining! and expansive lawn and garden for relaxing and enjoying the space. This is an area rich with wildlife, with views and trails to explore - including one to a waterfall and lookout that is directly accessible from the house. Birdwatching can take place from the windows of home, or you can take a short walk to see what you will find. Nearby are many local amenities to visit while you are in the area including the galleries of renowned artists, internationally celebrated theatre, excellent food and drink, and a number of year-round farmers' markets as well as dozens of lakes within a short drive. For the Architectural Aficionados This historic home was originally built in 1914 and was renovated by a masterful carpenter in the early 2000s. Built by Francis Poole and apparently modelled after his home in England, the house features original bottle-glass windows said to have been imported from Lancashire. The stone fireplace was built with material from nearby Rose Swanson Mountain, and during a more recent renovation bricks from the former Armstrong Hospital were used to build the chimney in the basement suite. Special Features and Comforts Each bed is made with 100% cotton sheets and cotton or linen duvet covers. In addition to the one king bed, four queen beds, and two double beds - each in their own bedroom - there is also a nursery off of the master bedroom with a twin bed, as well as a toddler bed and crib off of the West View bedroom. If you have more than can be accommodated in the bedrooms we have a daybed in the basement rec room, plus two additional twin beds that can be made up if required by your guest numbers. The blue room features a fun little nook, a perfect reading spot for children, or the adventurous adult, and the rec room, downstairs, has built-in features to allow the younger visitors to have a kingdom all their own. The solid dining room table seats ten and the dining nook seats an additional 8, and with two full fridges, and two ovens at your disposal you have the space and amenities you need to cook for a crowd! There are four full bathrooms in this home; two are en suites and two are common, plus a fifth bathroom with shower. Each full bathroom has a bath tub and a shower, with a beautiful clawfoot tub in the upstairs common bathroom, and a jacuzzi tub in the en suite to the master bedroom. Find unscented laundry detergent in the laundry room, as well as shampoo for your convenience if you've left yours behind. If you need to get a bit of work done during your stay there is a bright study on the main floor with views of the garden, and wifi is accessible throughout the house. With a vacation spot like this you might not want to venture too far, but if you do you will find more of the beauty in this food-producing region. Come and visit and stay, replenish and rejuvenate on the farm. Generative Spaces We see the value in this being a place set aside, where ideas can converge, and knowledge can be shared. If you are looking for a setting for an organizational or corporate retreat whether for business or pleasure, this space provides a variety of meeting-ready spaces both indoors and out. House Rules - Rental agreement required at the time of rental - The property is for the exclusive use of registered guests - no additional visitors are permitted without permission from the host - Take your outside shoes off at the door - Stay on our side of the fence; The horse stable next door is not part of Fresh Valley Farms, even though we share a driveway, do not approach or feed the horses - Take care of the beautiful wood floors - Take your food with you (if you can’t, just let us know) - Let us know if you want to explore the farm; This is a working farm and some areas are not safe for the public. Contact Steve or Annelise if you are interested in exploring outside of the Guesthouse yard, we can also direct you to trails leading up the mountain (for walking or mountain biking). - Please shower before using the pool and hot tub; If we are required to drain the hot tub there will be a $200 charge applied - Only use outdoor towels for the pool and hot tub ; Towels with a blue stripe are for outdoor use - Towels provided are for onsite use only; bring beach towels if you plan to visit local lakes and rivers - No Pets allowed in house or in Guesthouse yard - Do not leave the bbq unattended - No Glass on Pool Deck; There is plastic drinkware available for use on the pool deck Quiet time is 10pm as per local bylaws For the complete list of rules for the Fresh Valley Farms Guesthouse please message the hosts! **Not respecting house rules may result in additional charges** Photos by Natalia Vignola Guest access Guests have exclusive access to the main house - seven bedrooms and five bathrooms - as well as private use of the pool and hot tub, the adjacent cement pad, and the lawn and gardens immediately surrounding the house. Approximately two acres of beautiful rural spaces. This is an ideal venue for events from family reunions to weddings and receptions, to corporate retreats, but please note that events are only permitted with advance notice, and fees apply. Other things to note The custom in-ground pool has benches around it for lounging in the hot summer, or you can enjoy the view from the hot tub in cooler months. For bookings of four days or more you can enjoy a tour of the farm and learn more about how the landscape is being managed regeneratively. Registration Details Provincial registration number: H358836663