Thumbs-Up From NBC

NBCOlympics.com today includes The Eco-Shed in a roundup of things to see and do, and places to eat and sleep out here on the island, which the outlet describes as “hidden in plain view, right in the midst of the 2010 Winter Games arena.”

We’re not exactly in the middle of the Olympics arena, we are a 30 minute jaunt by water taxi, or a 20-minute ride on the car ferry. Here’s what they had to say about us:

Healthy and sustainable are the watch words at the Eco-Shed. This free standing cottage, with room for two, is a model of green building techniques.

We really appreciate the love, NBC, but for the record, we can’t guarantee our famous jumbo-sized berry-packed breakfast muffins are exactly “healthy.” Delicious, yes. Healthy? Well, that depends on how you look at it.

Thumbs Up from Granville Magazine!

Granville Online—the popular blog of Vancouver’s leading green-living magazine—finds much to like just inside our front gate in a new review just posted.

“This tiny gem, perched atop the side of an island floating in the middle of Howe Sound, has European charm in a stunning natural setting. But that’s not what hooked us: the Eco-Shed, besides being quaint, offered an eco-friendly retreat—with passive solar heating, reclaimed materials and a roof that feeds a rainwater cistern for the edible organic garden that surrounds it.

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Paula Gradsal wrote the review after spending a weekend here over the summer. There’s even a nifty slideshow from Granville Online Editor Hilary Henegar that offers a peek inside our legendary continental-breakfast basket!

Come and see what the buzz is all about. Our off-season rates kick in at the end of the month, and the wood stove is ready to roar.

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