When someone asks which of our three suites is my favourite, I tell them that the North Star is my personal choice, but that I think the Under Hill will be our most popular suite.

I absolutely love the North Star’s many massive iconic sculptures and the ship wedged into its tower makes me smile every time I see it. However, I think the Under Hill enkindles a very common dream of living in a snug underground burrow. It is a romantic notion few of us have the opportunity to indulge!

After I’ve given my answer, I ask them which suite is their favourite. Every suite has its fair share of advocates — although many people insist that (like their children) they love them all equally. It’s hard to say which suite really will be the crowd pleaser.

Having said that — since we have been accepting requests to notify people when a particular suite is open for reservations — we do have a little bit of hard data we can use to answer the question of which suite will be most popular. Totalling up the requests for each suite shows that, as expected, they are pretty evenly requested. However, so far the Copper Crown is edging out the other suites. Which proves you shouldn’t underestimate the allure of a fairytale castle!

Do you have a favourite suite? You are welcome to request a notification — we would be more than happy to let you know when your choice is ready for you!

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The Hazelnut Inn will have many, many great spots to take spectacular photos when we are finished construction. It was carefully designed that way from the time we first put pencil to paper more than six years ago. We double-checked every angle and view when we built the scale model shortly thereafter. And now, as we carefully put all of the pieces together we can finally see them for real.

One of our favourite photo spots is peering through the garden gate of the Under Hill, up towards the Copper Crown which towers overhead. The garden is still very much under construction but the view is already pretty special. It’s not too hard to imagine this angle with a cobblestone deck and finished landscaping in place. Every day brings us a little closer to the finished view!

The insulation crew from Element Spray Foam is making great progress.

The Under Hill Suite looks like a confusing jumble of foam, wires, pipes, and welded pencil rod, but it all makes perfect sense if you know how it will all come together in the end.

The bulk of the building is now fully insulated and it won’t be long until our final suite, the Copper Crown, is finished as well.

Even before we had our zoning, development, and building permits in hand, we were puttering away in the Imagination Corporation’s shop, making the signs for the Hazelnut Inn. And we began working on the inn’s three garden gates not long after we started construction.

We knew that each of the inn’s suites would be spectacular and deserved much more than typical typical room number. We wanted to tease our guests as they approached their special hideaway and to build their expectations as they entered their suite’s private garden.

These signs and gates have already featured in magazines and even won international awards. But they only give a taste of what is inside - the suites are even better!

The Under Hill is looking a little more colourful these days. I am looking forward to starting the landscaping on this suite. It is going to feel like a little green slice of heaven!