Typically, cottage resorts are beloved rustic getaways where guests forgive wonky plumbing or a tear in the window screen. Wander, a 10-cabin waterfront resort in Ontario’s Prince Edward County, couldn’t be further from those old-timey notions. Indeed, Condé Nast Traveler and Travel + Leisure magazines have already crowned it the “best new hotel in Canada” and one of the “best new hotels in the world,” respectively.
all of their rooms and spaces were comfortable and subtle and subdued. You instantly felt relaxed when you walked in. Nothing was fussy where you felt like you were going to damage something. If you got sand on something it wasn’t a big deal. That’s how we designed things at Wander – there was no need to make everything Instagram-able.
I don’t think Canada has done a good job about maximizing its beaches. Nobody has made that leap to say, “I know we don’t have it for that many months of the year, but that’s all the more reason to make it amazing!” Why doesn’t Canada have beach beds and nice places to sleep in the sun on the beach with the breeze off the lake? There’s no reason why it has to be Muskoka chairs and that’s it.And that was very purposeful.
So there’s a chance travel restrictions may have helped your bookings, but were you still surprised that Wander has been sold out for months, even at $600 to $800 a night?
Source: Holiday News (holidaynews.net)