If you’re looking for a cozy, snowy getaway during the chilly months, you’ll do well to check out these 10 Canadian cottages available for rent on Airbnb. From watching the Northern Lights from a Yukon yurt to a sleek, ultra-modern hideaway outside Lake Louise, take a look at some of the most stunning Canadian cottages up for rental this winter.
Ultimate Modern Escape
Location
: Golden, BC
Price: $449/night
Sleeps: 8
Specs: 2 bedrooms, 4 beds, 2 bathrooms
Ultimate Modern Escape
This sleek cottage, notes the listing, is an “architecturally designed modern cabin by Form and Forest. Located in a park-like setting perfect for getting away from your job, your life and the world at large.”
Ultimate Modern Escape
“The vaulted-ceiling living room boasts 180 degrees of forest, mountain and river views,” the listing adds. “Bordering crown land with wilderness on all sides, this is the perfect place to relax, explore and commune with nature. The Blaeberry River outside presents beautiful canoeing and rafting opportunities. Hiking trails abound including easy riverside walks to full mountain scrambles… This is a true modern Canadian Rockies experience.”
Mont-Tremblant Treehouse
Location
: Saint-Faustin-Lac-Carré, QC
Price: $129/night
Sleeps: 6
Specs: 2 bedrooms, 4 beds, 0 bathrooms
Mont-Tremblant Treehouse
“Our four-season treehouses are nestled on the edge of a pristine lake in a 2,000-acre protected regional park with 36 kilometres of walking/snowshoe trails, four lakes and wetlands,” says the listing for this cozy wooden treehouse near Quebec’s famed Mt. Tremblant ski resort, which also includes a “complete kitchen, wood-burning stove, sunny terraces, outside fire pit and picnic table.”
Mont-Tremblant Treehouse
“Imagine the view from your treehouse, where adults can feel like kids again and children’s dreams of sleeping in a treehouse can come true,” the listing continues. “Winter or summer, immerse yourself in nature and fresh air without foregoing the creature comforts of home. Stroll down to the lake for a refreshing dip, cast a rod with your kids, float out on a canoe, picnic off a warm rock, or just hang out. In winter, explore the park on snowshoes and come back to warm up by the fire.”
Winter Playground with Sauna
Location
: Westport, ON
Price: $110/night
Sleeps: 3
Specs: 1 bedrooms, 2 beds, 1 bathroom
Winter Playground with Sauna
“Nestled in the forest you will find our charming private guest cottage,” describes the listing. “Unplug, relax and enjoy a true connection with nature.”
Winter Playground with Sauna
“Also available, located steps from the cottage, is a wood-fired dry Finnish sauna,” the listing adds.
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Rustic Cabin with Cozy Loft Bedroom
Location
: Wolfville, NS
Price: $69/night
Sleeps: 4
Specs: 1 bedroom, 2 beds, 1 bathroom
Rustic Cabin with Cozy Loft Bedroom
“Our cabin is on a historic farm (hobby only now), with horses and chickens in the middle of wine country, and 2 kilometres from the world Unesco Acadian heritage Grand Pre,” the listing notes, adding that the cottage is located “five minutes from the beautiful town of Wolfville, home of Acadia University, and a convenient drive to Halifax airport.”
Rustic Cabin with Cozy Loft Bedroom
Guests are encouraged to “take a wine tour or walk up the hill to state-of-the-art Luckett’s Vineyard, where you can dine with an unforgettable view of the Annapolis Valley,” while the cottage also includes a fire pit and hot tub, and this cozy loft bedroom is as inviting as they come.
Traveling Light B&B Mongolian Yurt
Location
: Whitehorse, Yukon
Price: $85/night
Sleeps: 4
Specs: 1 bedroom, 3 beds, 1 bathroom
Traveling Light B&B Mongolian Yurt
“Enjoy the simplicity and privacy of this hand-crafted Mongolian yurt,” declares the Airbnb listing. “Set in 21 private acres on Cowley Lake, this is the perfect place to base your Yukon adventures and take time out to relax. The stunning lake and mountain views are worth the visit.”
Traveling Light B&B Mongolian Yurt
“The yurt is set on a south-facing deck with lake and mountain views,” the listing adds, with cozy heat provided by a wood stove. “The simplicity of the yurt allows you to enjoy the beauty of the Yukon landscape at its fullest,” while guests can also avail themselves of a bathroom (with shower) in the main house, where there are also laundry facilities, a yoga room, living room and library, and a cold room for food storage.
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Lakefront Cabin
Location
: Big River, SK
Price: $172/night
Sleeps: 6
Specs: 3 bedrooms, 3 beds, 2 bathrooms
Lakefront Cabin
“Located 15 kilometres north of Big River, SK on Cowan Lake,” notes the listing, this cabin is “ready for all-season enjoyment with summer and winter fishing, hunting, quadding and sledding being the main attractions.”
Lakefront Cabin
“The whole area has numerous lakes and trails close by,” the listing adds. “The view out the front windows is spectacular. Fully furnished with a full kitchen, satellite TV and a BBQ on a huge deck which looks out on beautiful Cowan Lake.”
Bi-Century Log Cabin, Desert Lake Waterfront Farm
Location
: Verona, ON
Price: $120/night
Sleeps: 4
Specs: 2 bedrooms, 2 beds, 1 bathroom
Bi-Century Log Cabin, Desert Lake Waterfront Farm
“It is rare to have private enjoyment of over 200 acres of a waterfront farm with 2,000 feet of spectacular shoreline on pristine Desert Lake,” notes the listing for this restored 200-year-old log cabin. “Follow the horse trails through pasture and woods. See trees that have graced this land for hundreds of years unspoilt. This is true Canadian shield country. Bring a compass and a camera.”
Bi-Century Log Cabin, Desert Lake Waterfront Farm
“The home is fully equipped for your vacation, four seasons of the year. The home has a sleeping loft with a king size bed and one small main-floor bedroom with an antique double brass bed,” the listing adds.
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Cedar Yurt at Cabot Shores
Location
: Englishtown, NS
Price: $155/night
Sleeps: 4
Specs: 1 bedroom, 3 beds, 1.5 shared bathrooms
Cedar Yurt at Cabot Shores
“The Cedar Yurt is a spacious round building with a queen and a bunk bed, couch, table and chairs inside,” declares the listing. “A wood stove keeps it toasty in colder months. Bathrooms are a short walk away. No matter if you’re a family, couple, group of friends or solo adventurer, everyone is welcome!”
Cedar Yurt at Cabot Shores
“The Cedar Yurt is part of the whole Cabot Shores Wilderness Resort with gardens, forest, apple orchard, Church Pond and access to the Atlantic Ocean,” continues the listing. “If you like the great outdoors, you can go for walks and swims, rent a kayak, canoe or paddle board, explore waterfalls with two hikes out the door, have a fire under the stars… Or if you’re playing an instrument, jam on the stage in our lodge. Or take some time and relax in a hot tub or sauna (for surcharge), join us for morning meditation and more.”
Amazing Dome
Location
: Duncan, BC
Price: $149/night
Sleeps: 2
Specs: 1 bedroom, 1 bed, 1 bathroom
Amazing Dome
According to the listing, this rental is “the whole east wing of a one-in-a-million owner-built home in picturesque Maple Bay near Duncan on Vancouver Island.”
Amazing Dome
“We live in the 32-foot diameter geodesic dome and we will be more than happy to show you our part of the house,” the owners add. “Your rooms are in the hexagonal addition. This is almost like a separate house and will be all yours and quite private and you have your own deck looking over the sea.”
The Loon Call: Beautiful Canadian Winter Getaway
Location
: Thorne, QC
Price: $310/night
Sleeps: 12
Specs: 2 bedrooms, 5 beds, 1 bathroom
The Loon Call: Beautiful Canadian Winter Getaway
“Truly Canadian!” boasts the listing. “This beautiful post-and-beam, craftsman-built cottage is situated on a private acreage at Toote Lake, in the Outaouais region of the Ottawa Valley. Surrounded by handsome old pines, the flat waterfront lot faces west for a panoramic sunset view.”
The Loon Call: Beautiful Canadian Winter Getaway
Guests will “experience a pure relaxation that only the off-grid experience can provide. The cottage has two bedrooms, a full kitchen with propane stove, gaslights & wood stove. Romantic setting with crackling fire, cozy furnishings and loved ones.”
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