"When Breanna Morrison bought five old grain bins for her ranch in Southern Alberta, she had no intention to ever use them to store grain or any other crop. She purchased them sight unseen through an online auction and to begin a side project of transforming each of the two-storey metal bins into hotel rooms. Saddle Hill Ranch Cabins opened in July with the bins sitting in a valley overlooking the Castle River on Morrison's ranch near Pincher Creek in southwest Alberta."
"Each unit has a name, including The Cattleman, The Trail Boss and The Wrangler. If you've watched Yellowstone and dreamed of staying on a farm with cows, the converted grain bins can provide a taste of Canada's prairie life. With two beds and one bathroom, they cost about $300 per night. They were booked pretty much all summer long, according to Morrison."
""It's been the best we could ask for, just starting up and opening, how fast the word spread and how busy we've stayed so far, said Morrison, who came up with the idea while seeing converted grain bins while travelling the United States as a rodeo competitor. New ranch revenue Converting old grain bins into guest houses had its challenges, including gaining permits from the rural municipality for the unorthodox venture For Morrison, the project took multiple years of planning and then construction."
Breanna Morrison purchased five old two-storey grain bins at an online auction and converted them into metal hotel rooms on her ranch near Pincher Creek in southwest Alberta. Saddle Hill Ranch Cabins opened in July with units named The Cattleman, The Trail Boss and The Wrangler, each offering two beds and one bathroom at about $300 per night. The units overlook the Castle River and were heavily booked over the summer. The conversion required multiple years of planning, municipal permits, and complex construction to add windows, doors, interior walls, plumbing, heating, electrical and remote utilities. Many ranchers pursue agritourism to diversify revenue and sustain family farms.
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