Intel Hotel: Airstreams equipped for glamping in Ontario

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Pandemic Protocol: Ontario requires a vaccine passport for many public places, including indoor restaurants (ontario.ca). But eating and drinking at this destination is done outside.

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A trio of boutique hotel companies have made sure you eat, drink and sleep well in the small farming community of Carp, a half-hour drive west of downtown Ottawa.

Each is distinctive, moderately priced, and a lot of fun. Together they add to a unique experience in an idyllic location.

The trio – Vintage Hideaway, Kin Vineyards and Joe’s Italian Kitchen – share a delightful setting amidst rolling hills and farms.

Businesses are seasonal, operate until the end of October, and possibly add weekends for holidays or occasions in November or December. But with just three accommodations at Vintage Hideaway, Spring 2022 already has vineyard getaways and weddings in store.

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Accommodation: For your sleepover, the new Vintage Hideaway is a cute retro collection of three Airstream trailers. The familiar mid-20th century aluminum motorhomes were outfitted for glamping with kitchens, indoor toilets, and sleeping quarters for two to four people.

Entrepreneurs Allison Barnes and Jessie Schenk located their small estate just inside a vineyard and next to a farm. Just getting there is therefore a pastoral experience, passing in front of haystacks and across a field. And you spend the night in peace, surrounded by greenery.

Airstreams are decked out with kitschy accessories like colorful throw pillows, 1940s magazines, and pre-iPad board games. It’s motorhome life so there are folding dining tables and sofa beds to save space. The experience is compact, comfortable and slightly adventurous.

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“Stays are the way to go for the foreseeable future,” said Schenk, “and travelers are drawn to unique accommodations that focus on experiences. Plus, we keep rural Ottawa under pressure. spotlights.

Outside there are picnic tables, patio chairs on the decks, barbecue grills, and a common fire pit, so it’s like being in your own backyard.

If you rent all three Airstreams, you can accommodate up to 10 people and optionally plan events like cocktail classes, concerts around a campfire, private wine tastings, or outdoor movies.

You don’t have to go far for delicious Italian food and fine wines. Joe’s Italian Kitchen and Kin Vineyards are a short walk away, so there’s no need to drive.

Wine: Husband and wife Shaun McEwan, chartered accountant, and Lorraine Mastersmith, business lawyer, have been involved with Kin Vineyards for two years, with the expertise of winemaker Brian Hamilton.

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You can shop, sip, or take a vineyard tour that includes a tasting of four wines, a cheese and cold meats snack, and a lesson on topics such as growing in cold climates.

“We’re pioneers in producing Chardonnay and Pinot Noir so far north, so we bury the vines during the winter,” Mastersmith said. “But we are at the same latitude as Burgundy, France, and we have good soil composition, drainage and sun exposure on our southwest facing slope.”

Joe’s Italian cuisine: Joe Price and Joe Princiotta operate the first certified pinsaria in Canada. What is a pinsaria, you ask? It looks like a pizzeria, except the signature dish is pinsa, a sausage-shaped pie with a crust made from a mixture of sourdough, rice, soy and wheat flour.

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Joe’s Italian Kitchen makes pinsa with a world of toppings including spicy soppressata, Calabrian peppers, pepperoni, and banana peppers. House favorite is the vigorous Sophia Loren, with tomato sauce, mozzarella, arugula, prosciutto, parmesan and a balsamic glaze. The restaurant also offers classics like meatballs and a creative burrata salad with toasted grapes and rosemary honey.

You can dine in the outdoor tent, on patio tables, or bring a pinsa back to your Vintage Hideaway Airstream for a leisurely meal.

What to do: Vintage Hideaway recommends several local attractions, such as the Carp Farmer’s Market (seasonal, Saturdays) and the Diefenbunker, Canada’s Cold War Museum, which was an underground shelter in the 1960s for military and political bigwigs in the event. attack (diefenbunker.ca; Wed-Sun, by reservation).

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Barnes and Schenk also run the Thursty Pedaler, a crazy pub crawl in downtown Ottawa. Your group boards a 14-person pedal party bike – which is a hoot in itself – and a designated “party rider” rides the group at three locations (613-889-3552, thurstypedaler.com; until October 31).

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The three companies are located at 2225 Craig’s Side Road in Carp, Ontario, approximately 235 kilometers west of Montreal (a two hour and 40 minute drive).

Vintage Hideaway: 613-883-3133, vintagehideaway.ca. Price: $ 300 for one to four people.

Joe’s Italian Kitchen: 613-519-1621, joesitaliankitchen.ca; Wed-Sun, 11:30 a.m.-8 p.m. (Other locations: Wellington West Ottawa, 613-798-1111; Almonte, 613-256-4033.)

Kin Vineyards: 613-519-1621, kinvineyards.com. Tasting room / outdoor shop open Wednesday to Sunday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. One hour tours, Thursday to Sunday, four times per afternoon, $ 75 for two, $ 30 per additional adult. Online booking. Until around October 31. Resumed in May.

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