Laura-Ashley-style central bed and breakfast with seven floral rooms and a wood-burning fireplace in the guest lounge. A hearty breakfast‘s included, and the hosts can provide discount vouchers to local restaurants.

Field must still have much the same rag-tag clapboard mountain town feel as it did in 1884, when it was founded. This sense of authenticity probably makes it the region’s most attractive settlement, while the incredible sheer mountain faces that loom over town and the views down the Kicking Horse Valley don’t hurt either. That said, there’s really not much...

Though from a completely different era, this rustic B&B matches the aesthetic of Kimberley’s famed Bavarian farmhouse restaurant opposite (the Old Bauernhaus). At both, hardwood floors and simple wood furnishings convey a European tradition of rustic simplicity. Also from Europe are the B&B’s friendly Dutch hosts who are responsible for the superb breakfasts. These always include plenty of fresh fruit,...

From its perch in a heavily-wooded and fairly remote acreage above Golden, this attractive log home overlooks the Columbia Valley and Purcell Mountains. A rustic mountain feel extends to interiors too, with handmade furniture, antiques and Canadian Pacific Railway memorabilia providing a vaguely late-19th-century feel (which you can contemplate outside in the 21st-century hot tub). The friendly hosts go to...

Wondered what Fernie’s houses might have looked like a hundred years ago? Well, here’s the answer… This downtown B&B inhabits a former Nurses Residence, in use as such until the 1980s. Since then it’s been restored to its original Victorian elegance with the help of period antiques, quilts and furnishings. More modern highlights are top-quality chiropractic mattresses and wholesome cooked...