WHITE HOUSE BACKPACKERS LODGE

The White House* is a grand old Victorian home, rescued from the threat of demolition, extensively renovated with flair and imagination into a truly great hostel. This beautifully restored building offers comfortable and charming upmarket hostel accommodation, with private and share rooms, created for travellers, by travellers. Unike carbon-copy hotel rooms, you can enjoy distinctive, quietly elegant rooms and inviting common areas where you'll get the chance to meet interesting people from all walks of life, and from around the world. Get off the beaten track and discover an independent Canadian hostel, tucked away in a glorious part of the Selkirk Mountains, in uber-funky Nelson, British Columbia.

For those not in the know, Nelson is a unique heritage town located midway between Vancouver and Calgary, hugging the west arm of Kootenay Lake, and is ringed by the Selkirk Mountains. The area offers some of Canada's best powder skiing & snowboarding at Whitewater Ski Resort; as well as four seasons of outdoor activities such as swimming, sailing, hot springs, climbing, mountain biking, kayaking, and hiking. And for something more laid back, enjoy the truly fantastic restaurants, cafes, distinctive shops (Nelson is mostly franchise-free), impressive heritage architecture, street car and of course the galleries of Canada's #1 small art town.