Welcome to A Taste of Home with your hosts... Wayne & Suzanne Bertness.

• Just blocks from everything you need or want but located on a quiet cul-de-sac.
• 3 blocks from the Trans Canada Hwy. 50 minutes from Vancouver.
• Amenities include in-room cable TV, wireless internet, some phones, laundry, ping pong/pool table, a piano, and lots of videos, games and books.
• Local attractions and events - Abbotsford Int. Airshow, 3 golf courses, 4 ski resorts, Mission Raceway, Minter Gardens, hiking, biking, orchestra, theatre, kids' playlands, etc
• A full, tasty and healthy breakfast, with homemade jams and breads, served on china and crystal, inside or out on the sundeck.
• We offer 30% off for a weekly rate and $5 off each adult per day for no breakfast.

At A Taste of Home, you arrive as guests and leave as friends.

Rooms:

The Master's Suite:

Store all your luggage in a walk-in closet with mirror doors, enjoy a private bath with romantic shower for 2, and sleep the night away in a queen size bed (daybed, trundle and playpen available for families).

Then step out on a delightful, private balcony to catch the morning sun before a delicious full breakfast under the morning sun served on the sundeck, quietly in your private room, or in the dining room.

Bwana's Bedroom:

Save on airfare; experience Africa without leaving North America!

Examine authentic artifacts from Liberia, the hostess' birthplace, curl up in a bamboo chair and read her father's account of 35 years as a jungle pilot (and other books on Africa).

Then let your circadian rhythms relax to the night sounds of the jungle (if you wish) on your queen size bed, and awaken to native drumbeats (if you request!).

Shared bath. Foamy or cot and playpen available for kids. "Fly" back to Canada for a full breakfast. (No snake steaks available.)

Abe's Abode:

A lovely wheelchair accessible room with private bath, a double bed and a single hide-a-bed.

The Rose Room:

Enjoy a peaceful night in this relaxing green and rose decor with a queen size bed. Foamy or cot and playpen available for kids. Shared bath. Full breakfast.

Directions:

From Hwy #1, Westbound:

• Take exit #92 north (right) to Marshall Rd. (first major intersection).
• Turn left and continue ¾ up the hill to Dahl St. (Eldorado St. on right).
• Turn left, then right on Alma and right on Powell.
• Look for the driveway with 2 brick planter/lights at the road's end.

From Hwy#1, Eastbound:

• Take the McCallum Rd. Exit north (complete loop) to Marshall Rd. (first light).
• Turn right and continue past a four-way stop (MacKenzie) to the next road.
• Turn right on Dahl St. then right on Alma and right on Powell.
• Look for driveway with 2 brick planter/lights at the road's end.

Amenities:

In the common areas you will find the following:

• TV
• patio
• piano
• phone
• laundry
• sundeck
• computer
• gas fireplace
• lots of books
• lots of games
• coffee and tea
• pool/ping pong table
• cable TV in each room

Extra Services Available:

Please ask for current rates of the following services:

• mending
• babysitting
• typing, faxing, graphic layout
• other meals - lunch and dinner
• Abbotsford airport shuttle service
• honeymoons, anniversaries, birthdays, etc

Discounts:

Ask about weekly, corporate, family and group rates.

Local Attractions:

• biking
• hiking
• fishing
• skating
• swimming
• farm tours
• 3 golf courses
• Clarke Theatre
• 113 local parks
• horseback riding
• Trethewey House
• Adventure Zone (for kids)
• several air-conditioned malls
• Wonderland (family attraction)
• Abbotsford Symphony Orchestra
• several award-winning recreation facilities
• Monkey Mountain (indoor rock climbing gym)

Day Trips:

• Vancouver
• Waterslide
• Bridal Falls
• 4 ski resorts
• Minter Gardens
• Mission Raceway
• Dusty's Dino Town
• Westminster Abbey
• Historic Fort Langley
• Harrison Hot Springs
• Cultus Lake Provincial Park
• The Vancouver Zoological Centre

Local Events:

April:

• Bradner Flower Show
• Abbotsford International Music Festival

May:

• Arts Council Studio Tour
• Professional Driving Championships

June:

• Abby Fringe Fest

July:

• Canada Day Celebrations
• Abbotsford Berry Festival

August:

• Agrifair
• Famous Abbotsford International Airshow

September:

• Snowbird RV Sale
• Annual Golf Tournament

October:

• Halloween House

November:

• Christmas Craft Fair
• Christmas Tree Lighting
• Fraser Valley Invitational Judo Tournament

Location:

Everything you will need is within walking distance:

• city bus - backyard
• downtown - 5 blocks
• restaurants - 2 blocks
• Greyhound depot - 1½ blocks
• Adventure Zone (kids) - 1 block

We are only 50 minutes from beautiful Vancouver with its many attractions.