Deck looking out over forest and mountain in Birken
For Retreat Facilitators · 3 Hours North of Vancouver

A mountain retreat house
for gathering.

A private venue 3 hours north of Vancouver for facilitators hosting executive retreats, plant medicine and integration retreats, and wellness work. Six bedrooms and a dedicated 600 sq ft temple with French doors that walk out to the land and fire pit, on 5.5 acres near three lakes.

  • 6 bedrooms
  • 3 bathrooms
  • 600 sq ft temple
  • Ceremony mats
  • AED on-site
  • 5.5 acres
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$1,000 CAD / night · up to 10 guests + 4 facilitators · 2-night minimum · whole property

The Venue

Everything you need to hold space, already here.

The whole property is yours for the length of your retreat: a sunlit upstairs with a vaulted great room, a downstairs temple built for ceremony and practice, two full kitchens, and 5.5 acres of forest and meadow to wander. No neighbours in sight, no highway noise.

You bring the container and the people. The house takes care of the rest.

Bedrooms
6
Bathrooms
3
Temple
600 sq ft
Land
5.5 acres
Kitchens
2 full
Laundry
2 rooms
Balconies
3
Parking
10 cars
Breakfast on the balcony facing the mountain
The downstairs temple space

The kind of quiet you can hear.

The Temple

A dedicated space for ceremony and practice.

Downstairs, a 600 sq ft open temple with polished concrete floors, timber posts, and windows on the forest. French doors walk straight out to the land and the fire pit, so a circle can move from inside to outside without breaking the container.

  • Equipped with ceremony mats
  • Bose speaker to enhance the experience, whatever the journey may be
  • French door walkout to nature and the fire pit
  • Room for yoga, breathwork, circle, and workshop setups
  • Downstairs kitchen, bathroom, and laundry right alongside
Built for Facilitators

Hold your retreat with care.

We host facilitators who take the wellbeing of their participants seriously, and the house is set up to support that.

Plant Medicine & Integration

A private temple for ceremony, quiet rooms for rest, and land to walk and integrate on afterwards.

Executive & Leadership

Offsites with real distance from the office: a big room to think in, fast internet, and two kitchens for catering.

Yoga, Breathwork & Meditation

An open practice floor, mats on hand, and balconies and meadow for practice outdoors in season.

Circles & Intensives

Men's and women's circles, coaching intensives, and workshops that need privacy and a fire to gather around.

Care & safety on-site

The practical things that let you focus on your participants.

AED machine on-site

A defibrillator is kept at the house.

30 minutes to emergency care

Pemberton's 24-hour medical and emergency clinic.

Pristine well water

Clean water drawn from the property's own well.

Ceremony mats provided

Ready in the temple when you arrive.

Fully private

Exclusive use of the house and 5.5 acres. No other guests.

Fire pit & seasonal camping

Fire pit when no fire ban is in effect; camping spaces in the warmer months.

Support on request

Local practitioners you can add to your retreat. Ask about any of these in your application or on your call.

  • Registered Massage Therapists (RMTs)
  • Breathwork facilitation
  • Ancestral divination
  • Yoga facilitator
  • Medical doctor for ceremony and/or medical pre-screening
The Spaces

Two floors, one container.

Upstairs for gathering, meals, and sleep. Downstairs for ceremony and practice. Outside, the land.

Upstairs great room

The Great Room

Upstairs under a vaulted ceiling with skylights and a reclaimed-timber wall. Lounge, dining for eight, and room to gather.

Upstairs kitchen island

Two Full Kitchens

A quartz-island kitchen with gas range upstairs, and a second full kitchen and dining area downstairs. Plenty of room for a chef or catering team.

Bedroom with forest windows

Six Bedrooms

Quiet rooms with windows into the trees and room-by-room heat, so everyone has somewhere to retreat to.

Bathroom with quartz vanity

3 Baths & 2 Laundry Rooms

Three full bathrooms, including one with a soaking tub, and a laundry room on each floor.

Glass-railed balcony

Three Balconies

For morning coffee, journaling, and quiet time looking out at the mountains and forest.

Sunset over the forest on the property

5.5 Acres of Land

Forest and meadow to explore, a fire pit, seasonal camping spaces, and parking for up to 10 vehicles.

A Retreat Day

From first light to the fire.

One way a day could unfold here. You set the schedule; the house gives each part of it a place.

  1. Breakfast on the balcony
    Dawn

    Breakfast on the balcony

    Coffee in the sun with the mountain in front of you, before the group comes together.

  2. Temple in daylight
    Morning

    Practice in the temple

    Movement, breathwork, or a morning session on the open temple floor, with the French doors open to the meadow.

  3. Dining table in the great room
    Midday

    Shared meals upstairs

    Two full kitchens for your cook or catering, and a long table under the vaulted ceiling to eat together.

  4. Birkenhead Lake
    Afternoon

    Out to the lakes

    Integration walks on the property, or a short drive to Birkenhead Lake for a swim, a paddle, and mountain air.

  5. Candlelit circle in the temple
    Evening

    Circle, ceremony, or fire

    Candlelight in the temple, or the fire pit under the stars when the season allows, then six bedrooms for rest.

Rates

One simple nightly rate.

$1,000 CAD / night
  • Includes up to 10 guests and 4 facilitators
  • $75 per additional person, per night
  • 2-night minimum
  • $400 cleaning fee per stay
  • Exclusive use of the whole house and land
  • All prices in Canadian dollars

Most facilitators price their retreat per participant. Use the estimator to see what the venue works out to for each person.

Facilitators approved to host medicine retreats must provide their own liability insurance covering their rental dates.

Plan your retreat

Estimator
$
Venue total $3,400 incl. $400 cleaning
Venue per guest $340
Left after venue $11,600

Rate includes up to 10 guests and 4 facilitators; each additional person adds $75 per night. Groups larger than 20 guests, please ask. Six bedrooms for guests, seasonal camping spaces, and facilitators can sleep on the couches or in the temple. Confirm sleeping arrangements for your group size on your call. Estimates in CAD; your final quote is confirmed by email.

Availability

Find your dates.

Pick an arrival and departure on the calendar, then apply with those dates. Every booking starts with an application and a call.

  1. 1

    Submit an application

    Tell us about you, your practice, your group, and your dates.

  2. 2

    Have a call with us

    We'll reach out to set up a conversation about your retreat and how you'll use the space.

  3. 3

    Confirm your booking

    If it's a fit, we'll confirm your dates and send the booking details by email.

Available Booked Your dates

Select your arrival date.

Check-in by 3pm · Checkout by 11am · 2-night minimum

The Area

Remote enough to unplug. Close enough to arrive easily.

The house sits in the Birken valley, about 3 hours north of Vancouver past Whistler and Pemberton, surrounded by forest, rivers, and three beautiful lakes: Birkenhead, Anderson, and Gates.

We live, pray, and play on the traditional, unceded territories of the St̓át̓imc Nation.

Birkenhead Lake
Birkenhead Lake
Gates Lake
Gates Lake
Anderson Lake
Anderson Lake
Nairn Falls
Nairn Falls
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