One- or Two-Night Stay in a Standard Lodge Room Algonquin Eco-Lodge in Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario
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Off-the-grid lodge at Algonquin Provincial Park offers eco-friendly indulgences such as a carbon-neutral hot tub and a wood-burning sauna.
What You Get
Stay for two adults in a standard lodge room; up to one kid 12 or younger stays free
- $121 CAN for one night, valid 5/25–6/21
- $308 CAN for two nights, valid 6/21–7/12
- $365 CAN for two nights, valid 7/12–7/31 for check in Sunday–Thursday
Book by: 6/15/12
Included in all options:
- Three meals daily
- Free use of canoes, paddleboat, and rowboat on Moffat Pond
- Wolf-howling sessions on request
- Frequent bonfires
- Use of hiking trails and sauna
Read the Fine Print for important info on travel dates and other restrictions.
Secluded, Eco-Friendly Forest Lodge on Private Lake
The phrase off the grid is often thrown around to describe a home without WiFi or mail service. Algonquin Eco-Lodge is literally off the grid. Power lines don't reach out this far, so the lodge generates hydroelectric energy from a small waterfall onsite. There's an unwavering commitment to the environment, from low-energy LED lights to meals made from locally-sourced ingredients. Despite the low-impact philosophy, staying here hardly means roughing it, as you'll find out while relaxing in the carbon-neutral hot tub or the wood-fired sauna.
To get here, you'll park at the Eco-Lodge parking lot, near the Kingscote Lake entrance of Algonquin Provincial Park and hike 2.5 kilometers toward the lodge. Along the trail through pine groves, keep an eye out for moose and white-tailed deer. The resident wolf pack is harmless to humans, and the wolves are often close enough for the lodge to host howling sessions, during which a staff member imitates a wolf to see if the pack responds with its own howls.
You'll need to arrive by 7 p.m. for dinner, which might include barbecue chicken or grilled lake fish, with marshmallows roasted over a bonfire for dessert. Beyond the ring of firelight, there's little to no light pollution, so you'll be able to gaze at the clearly visible Milky Way.
In the main lodge, simple bedrooms are appointed with furnishings fashioned from the same knotted pine as the walls. The decor downstairs is rustic, showcasing antler chandeliers, a cast-iron stove, and wall-mounted fishing rods. After breakfast in the morning, the staff prepares brown-bag lunches ready to tote along for the day's activities.
Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario: Pine Forests Dotted with Ponds
Algonquin Provincial Park is Canada's oldest provincial park and Ontario's second largest—at more than 7,500 square kilometers, it's larger than Delaware. That means you can hike the interior for days without seeing a wilderness TV crew. One of the most popular ways to navigate is by portaging, or carrying, a light canoe from one lake to the next. The landscape is speckled with hundreds of ponds formed by retreating glaciers. There's plenty of activity beneath the water as well: with a rod and a license, you can fish for pike, yellow perch, and trout to roast up for dinner.
Read the Fine Print for important info on travel dates and other restrictions.
Other Details
Room Details
- One single or double bed
- Standard occupancy: 2
- Maximum occupancy: 3
- Adding occupants above standard: $160 CAN per night for one guest 17 or older; $80 CAN per night for one guest aged 13–16; no charge for one guest 12 or younger
- Rooms include electric light but not TV, phone, or coffee machine.
- Bathrooms and showers are communal and divided by gender.
Hotel Policies
- Check in: 2 p.m.
- Check out: noon
- Parking: free
- Rollaways: not available
- Smoking policy: no smoking inside the property
- Pet policy: pets are not allowed inside the property.
- Accessibility: handicap-accessible rooms are not available.
- Room upgrades: not available
What It's Worth
Stay for two adults in a standard lodge room; up to one kid 12 or younger stays free
- $121 CAN for one night, valid 5/25–6/21 (up to a $220 CAN value)
- $308 CAN for two nights, valid 6/21–7/12 (up to a $560 CAN value)
- $365 CAN for two nights, valid 7/12–7/31 for check in Sunday–Thursday (up to a $640 CAN value)
Included in all options: - Three meals daily
- Free use of canoes, paddleboat, and rowboat on Moffat Pond
- Wolf-howling sessions on request
- Frequent bonfires
- Use of hiking trails and sauna
Amenities
- Private 30-acre lake
- 40 kilometers of hiking and biking trails
- Outdoor hot tub and sauna
- Homemade meals included
- Evening bonfires
- Eco-friendly power sources
Traveler's Tips
- The Kingscote Lake parking lot of Algonquin Provincial Park is 2.3 kilometers from the lodge; if you don't want to carry your luggage during the hike in, luggage transfers are available (an additional $10 CAN/guest).
- Bedrooms are rustic—they include an electric light but no TV or phone, and there is no cell-phone reception.
- All bathrooms and showers are communal and separated by gender. You'll need to bring your own soap, shampoo, and towels.
Getting There
- By plane: about 170 miles (275 km) from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)
- By car: about 160 miles (255 km) northeast of Toronto
- By bus: Greyhound Bus from Ottawa or Toronto to Maynooth; pickup available through lodge for $30 CAN per person round-trip
Need to know info
- Promotional value expires Jun 15, 2012. Amount paid never expires.
- Must book by 6/15/12 or promotional value expires
- Must travel by 6/21/12, 7/12/12, or 7/31/12 depending on option purchased
- Not valid 6/15-6/17
- Limit 2 per person, may buy 1 additional as a gift
- Limit 2 per visit
- Valid only for option purchased
- Subject to availability
- All cancellations subject to $50 fee
- 7-day cancellation notice required or fee of applicable one-night's stay up to the amount paid for Groupon may apply; 48-hour notice or fee up to Groupon price applies
- Must be 18 or older to check in
- Credit card required at booking and at check-in
- 13% HST and 5% gratuity not included.
- Merchant is solely responsible to purchasers for the care and quality of the advertised goods and services.
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