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Smaller and less obvious properties that stand out for their setting and character rather than their scale. Five entries, read one at a time — each one a place you would not find by accident, and would remember for it.
A resort on the outskirts of Edmonton, in the community of Enoch, Alberta. The property's character comes from its countryside setting — a place built around the idea of stepping away from the city, even when the city is close by.
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A three-star hotel in the prairie town of Carlyle, Saskatchewan, with a timber-framed entrance that sets the tone for the rest of the property. Its appeal is countryside rather than scale — a stay defined by its setting more than by its size.
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A four-star resort hotel in the small Saskatchewan town of Whitecap, where the prairie horizon does most of the descriptive work. Rooms open onto wide landscape, and the property takes its name and its mood from the flat, open countryside around it.
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A four-star casino property in Camrose, Alberta, set in the province's parkland countryside. It is a property that keeps its character close to the ground — a place whose rooms and surroundings are shaped more by its setting than by its footprint.
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A three-star resort in Kananaskis, Alberta, where the mountains do the talking. The property sits on the edge of the Kananaskis country, and its character is set by the peaks behind the building rather than by the building itself.
Visit Official Website →Each of these properties keeps its own current details on its official listing page — what the rooms are like, what the day-to-day involves, and what a stay includes. This guide describes the shape of the place; the listing is where the specifics live.
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