After the umptieth turn on a small, dark country road in the mountains - a vision of a magically illuminated little snowy village on a hill appeared. There were four of us in the car coming for dinner, and I believe we exclaimed collectively: wow. First impression did not disappoint.
It was a freezing evening and we hurried inside. Another 'wow'. The check in area for the hotel is like an office space in any Mid-Century Modern fanatic's home - or, they wish it was. Just terrific.
We were seated by the large windows overlooking the grounds. I could not get enough of the clean, purposely unfinished blonde wood, big windows, yet the amazing cozy feeling you got inside from the couches and other decor. Not only can you come for a dinner but plant your butt for the day with a book or computer and just start with a tea, work your way to coffee, and at noon just go for the cocktails. Nothing wrong with that.
Like I said, there were four of us and it seemed we ordered one of each items on the menu - a total of 9 dishes. Everything came superbly finished and seasoned - no objections or comments from anyone other than praise. We split 2 desserts, and we had 6 drinks to the table. The maple squash was particularly finger-licking-delicious, as was the beet salad.
At the end of our meal we had the pleasure to meet one of the co-owners of the establishment, Bjorn. Super nice guy who told us the story of the beginnings and how the place came about.
We left full, happy, and couldn't stop talking about the resort all the way home.
The bill, with tip, came out to be $400.
I will definitely come back and I can't wait what else will be added to the Dandelion menu. read more