| There is possibly nothing so suitable as a log cabin for | | | | bomb-proof, it is so chunky. It is incomparably warm |
| a ski vacation, especially for city dwellers. The most | | | | and cozy, but also satisfyingly authentic. You can |
| complete kind of holiday offers a total change from | | | | hardly cause it any damage: scratches that would be |
| your everyday life, and a ski vacation in a log cabin | | | | disfiguring to a plasterboard wall simply add character |
| can give you this like no other holiday. Staying in a | | | | to a log wall. And while there might have been a time |
| designer hotel may be agreeable, but how different is | | | | when a log cabin was dark and slightly oppressive, |
| that hotel from those you stay at on business trips? | | | | modern log-built homes can have soaring ceilings, |
| Similarly there are many smart condos in ski resorts, | | | | expansive windows and sophisticated designs that |
| which may have sophisticated furnishings and nice | | | | give them the best of all worlds. |
| views, but often something very similar could be | | | | Take Horstman Chalet Two, offered for rent by |
| found in an urban setting. There is almost no chance, | | | | Holiday Whistler Accommodation in Whistler, North |
| however, that you will find anything approximating a | | | | America's leading ski resort. It is a truly spectacular |
| log cabin in any city. In the unlikely event that | | | | home, with 5 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, a |
| someone wanted to build one, the planning | | | | restaurant-quality kitchen, a den and a study. It |
| restrictions would surely prevent it ever happening. | | | | combines the coziness of log construction with a |
| In a ski resort, however, log cabins are not just | | | | very sophisticated gallery amid the expansive great |
| allowed, they are part of the culture of the | | | | room. It is a dream location for a ski rental, with a |
| mountains. Although they represent a fairly profligate | | | | private ski-in run and terrific views over the beautiful |
| way of using wood compared to the framing | | | | Whistler valley. It is possibly the ultimate rental |
| method, there is something tremendously satisfying | | | | accommodation in Whistler, a town which features |
| about the feeling of a log cabin, especially those | | | | many spectacular rental homes. |
| constructed with massive logs. The building feels | | | | |