The Grooms' Quarters: Unique On Farm Accommodation

Room in Quesnel, Canada

  1. 2 beds
  2. Shared half bathroom
Rated 4.82 out of 5 stars.
Stay with Heloise
  1. 11 years hosting

Listing highlights

Park for free

This is one of the few places in the area with free parking.

Dedicated workspace

A room with wifi that’s well-suited for working.

Room in a barn

Your own room in a home, plus access to shared spaces.
Enjoy a night at the award winning Moose Meadows Farm. Beautiful 24' x 24' private room in the upstairs of a barn fully equipped with many modern conveniences. Enjoy an evening stroll on the farm and experience the barnyard with all of its sounds and sights. Located in the rural community of Bouchie Lake on the Traditional Territories of the Dakelh, Secwepemc and Tsilhqot'in Nations, the farm is a bonafide, working farm home to a wide assortment of animals. Maximum # adults: 2 with 1 Child.

The space
24' x 24' private room in the upstairs of a barn. Sleep under an alpaca duvet, and fully enjoy this lovely room equipped with wifi, flat screen TV, DVD player, bar fridge, double bed, and futon couch. Facilities are just outside and downstairs... a double hole outhouse.

NEW for 2023: While there is no PLUMBED IN RUNNING WATER in the Grooms Quarter, there is a hydrant with potable water from the house (we are a well). We also have an Outdoor Shower with Hot Water on Demand which MAY be available (currently it is not functioning)! Alternatively, folks can travel into Quesnel to enjoy the pool, steam room, weight room, sauna, and showers at the Quesnel and District Arts & Recreation Centre. Lots of board games & books available too. Sauna on-site too. This can be lite up for an additional fee but we need to know 2 days in advance. Towels can be provided.

EXPERIENCE WOOD FIRE PIZZA: We also offer home made - from scratch wood fired pizza. This may be cooked in our COB oven or 1924 Wood cook stove from Sackville, New Brunswick.

All pizzas are prepared by Ted, the Pizza Slinger, with a specialty dough (made over 2 days) and fresh ingredients (local where possible). If you wish to enjoy a oven baked pizza for supper, please let us know. A minimum of 4 days notice is required for pizza orders with full payment upon order. No exceptions! Minimum order for 2 x 12" pizzas & the experience is $70.00 + GST. Additional pizzas are $30.00 each. Children age 2 to 10 can opt for a small (6") pizza for $14.00 each. All others are treated as an adult. One pizza / person. Payment can be email transferred to mmfarm(at)goldcity(dot)net

The picnic shelter is available for food preparation. We ask that the shelter be left as you found it.

We also offer fun with fibre workshops - needle felting, wet felting, peg loom weaving, and more....

Firewood: $25.00 / bundle (5-6 pieces of averaged sized firewood (5-6" diameter x 18").

*** Our place is not suitable for young children. Maximum # of adults = 2.
*** No Pets.
*** No Smoking

Guest access
Enjoy an evening stroll up into the "back 40" acres or simply tour the barnyard and meet and greet all the 2 and 4 legged animals that make Moose Meadows Farm their home.

We ask that our guests do NOT invite their guests to our property / home without discussing it with us first. We may allow for 1 - 2 adult guests.

During your stay
Both Heloise and Ted, your hosts, are able to provide you with information on the area and make some recommendations on places to visit that are close by. Many beautiful lakes, rivers, and trails in the area along with well known historic sites.

Other things to note
Staying on a farm can be exciting. There are many 2 and 4 legged critters to spend time with. These animals can also be vocal. Roosters do crow at night sometimes as do geese honk and donkeys bray. We try to encourage our animal friends to be considerate of our guests who stay the night but sometimes they feel the need to vocalise.

Although the Groom's Quarters has many modern conveniences and is very comfortable, there is no plumbed in running water on-site.

Registration details
Provincial registration number: H299147696

Where you'll sleep

What this place offers

Lock on bedroom door
Kitchen
Wifi
Dedicated workspace
Free parking on premises
Unavailable: Carbon monoxide alarm

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4.82 out of 5 stars from 76 reviews

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Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars for check-in

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Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars for location

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars for value

Guests mention

Where you’ll be

Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada
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Neighbourhood highlights

Moose Meadows Farm is located 15 km. west of the City of Quesnel in the rural community of Bouchie Lake. Although the area is well developed, it is rural living at its best. As such, we share the world with many species of wildlife. In Bouchie Lake there are 2 retail outlets (Country Store; Convenience Store / Gas Station / Restaurant); 1 community hall; a fire station; and a school. All of these are 5 km. west of the farm. There are several lakes and creeks in the area. Purser Creek flows through the farm right behind the barn whereas the closest lake is Milburn Lake. Both it and Bouchie Lake (5 km. from the farm) are excellent for fishing. Please note although the Groom's Quarters B&B is fully equipped with modern amenities, it does not have running water and /or a bathroom in the suite. We are able to accommodate horse too... ask about our Bed & Bale option.

Meet your host

Host
94 reviews
4.84 out of 5 average rating
11 years of hosting
Born in the 60s
My work: Reg. Prof. Foresters
Speaks English and French
Lives in Bouchie Lake, Canada
Both myself and my husband Ted are Foresters from British Columbia, Canada. we live the small rural community of Bouchie Lake 15 km. west of Quesnel in north Central BC. We too are AirBnB Hosts. Our trip to Scotland in the summer of 2019 allowed us a chance to try AirBnB "from the other side" and it has been a fabulous experience. We also "AirBnB'ed" in Nova Scotia (Cape Breton) in the fall of 2019; a place we wish to return to soon. We have met many wonderful people and stayed in all sorts of accommodation ranging from fully equipped houses where we had the run, to rooms in a private house, to private rooms in a "hostel". We live on a farm (Moose Meadows Farm) and enjoy our lives with many 4-legged friends. We love to travel and so far have traveled, together, to the UK 2x and across Canada several times. In 2018, we "yellowheaded" it to Winnipeg and back to visit a friend. Ted is originally from New Brunswick, Canada whereas Heloise grew up in south-western British Columbia. Heloise has also travelled to New Zealand and continental Europe long before AirBnB existed.

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