Hosts: Madeleine and Alan Ernst

Bedrooms: 6 in lodge plus 3 cottage units.

Address: Box 76, Nordegg, Alberta T0M 2H0 Canada

Click here for location (We are located 40km E of Banff National Park).

Telephone: 1-403-721 2117

Fax: 1-403-7212118

Nearby Attractions: Attractions are mostly natural, ranging from forests, mountains, rivers, lakes, waterfalls to an abundant wildlife and flora as well as historic points of interest.

Activities include hiking, biking, riding, canoeing, climbing, x-country ski, snow-shoeing, winter-hiking, ice-climbing, dog sledding, tours into the National Parks and to historic sites. Within approx. 1 hour of Aurum Lodge:

• Banff National Park Boundary and Mistaya Canyon
  
• Kootenay Plains Ecological Reserve, native sites and pioneer cabins
  
• Bighorn Dam and visitor information centre
  
• Nordegg historic townsite, mine tours and historic golf course
  
• Crescent Falls on Bighorn River
  
• Numerous trailheads
  
• Jasper National Park Boundary and Columbia Icefield
  
• Bow Summit and Peyto Lake in Banff National Park
  
• Ram River Falls and sites along forestry trunk roads
  

"Total comfort off the grid, natural beauty without compare — and great food. Vacationing doesn't get better than this!"

"We have been doing a rating on leaving the various B&B's and your home will definitely get the best rating yet."

"We had a wonderful, peaceful weekend. Aurum Lodge - a bit of heaven on earth."

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General Information: Aurum Lodge in Nordegg is Alberta's unique and award winning all-season eco-tourism country inn and cottage, located in the front ranges of the Rocky Mountains, close to Banff National Park.

Your ideal base to explore the forested foothills or glacier-capped mountain peaks from a spectacular wilderness setting, overlooking Abraham Lake: comfort, tranquility, seclusion.

• Six differently appointed and comfortable guestrooms
  
• great views
  
• en-suite bathrooms
  
• guests have access to lodge facilities and set-evening meals
  
• All rooms/units are smoke free, without TV’s/phones
  
• Pets are allowed in the self-contained units only
  
• ideal for small groups/workshops or off-site meetings up to 12 (natural history, hiking, visual arts or wellness)
  
• English, German, French spoken
  

Payment Accepted: Cash, TC, MasterCard, Visa, Diners.

Rates: (Prices quoted in Canadian Dollars)

Depending on unit, season, occupancy and length of stay from C$100 to C$185 (for two persons, taxes are extra).

Breakfast included.

"A truly wonderful experience to stay at the Aurum Lodge, coupled with your hospitality ... we applaud and support your environmentally friendly efforts. Hope to be back."

"Refreshing, delightful, idyllic ... perfect in so many ways ... quiet, scenic, comfortable. Definitely a place to return to (and to send family and friends). I'll be back!  Thanks Madeleine & Alan for your warm & generous hospitality."

"Thank you for making our honeymoon even better than we imagined."

"3 days is too short to enjoy the beauty of this place."