About Us

At BESIDE, we bridge nature and culture through thoughtful hospitality, storytelling, and curated experiences.

Imagined in Montreal in 2016, BESIDE was born from a desire to create a globally recognized brand that bridges nature and culture. Over time, the project expanded into a unique offering, combining expertise in publishing and nature-based hospitality.

We offer immersive stays in nature, publish a biannual print magazine, produce digital content, and organize events that, whether in the city or the forest, invite us to slow down and engage more deeply with the world around us. More than a brand, BESIDE is a community of people from all walks of life—architects, artists, journalists, biologists, photographers, and more—who share a common desire to redefine our relationship with the living world. We deeply believe in human-to-human exchanges and in the great ideas that are born around a campfire.

WHO WE ARE

At BESIDE, we believe in creating meaningful connections—between people, places, and ideas.

Through our architectural cottages, editorial content and immersive experiences, we invite you to slow down, reconnect with nature, and embrace a way of living that is both intentional and inspiring.

Every initiative we undertake reflects our commitment to quality, integrity, kindness, and consistency—values that guide us in everything we do.

OUR SERVICES

Nature-based stays

Publishing & Editorial content

Workshops & Immersive experiences

Quality

Providing the best product, the best service and constantly improving everything we do. The best product is useful, durable, and stands the test of time and fashions. We are committed to offering architectural cottages of exceptional quality, combining modern comfort and respect for the natural environment.

Integrity

We seek to create experiences and content that are rigorous, relevant and responsible. Three elements support and guide us on this demanding path of ours: transparency, mutual trust and the courage to raise difficult questions. Having integrity also means leading by example, that is, ensuring that our business model and our actions are consistent with our words.

Kindness

We welcome our customers with sincere warmth and caring attention to their needs. We strive to create an environment where everyone feels at home and appreciated.

Consistency

Our approach is consistent across every aspect of our business, from the design of the cottages, to the selection of topics in the magazine, to our interactions with guests. We aim to maintain constant harmony in everything we do.

Our APPROACH

BESIDE Stay

This is a bit like the ambition of this project, which is above all an approach: to create places in nature that will bring people together — in architectural frameworks that encourage creativity, the exchange of ideas and the creation of new traditions.
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By imagining BESIDE Stay, we aimed to go further than simply creating a destination in nature. We wanted to create a place where nature is highlighted by architecture and culture. A space for reflection, creation, meeting. A place where ancestral knowledge, new ideas and modern pioneers come together. Where we define ourselves by our experiences rather than by our exploits. Around the table, we invited architects, designers, anthropologists, biologists and thinkers, and asked them to imagine this different, unique place, at the junction of nature and culture.

Discover our destinations

Read

BESIDE is an independent media at the intersection of nature and culture. We offer personal essays, field stories, and ideas—both old and new—aimed at finding better ways to live in the world.
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At the heart of our approach is a thoughtfully crafted biannual publication that brings together engaged voices and fresh perspectives.

Uncover our most recent stories

Shop

Inspired by life in nature, our collection gathers timeless objects designed to bring beauty and purpose to everyday moments—whether at the cabin or in the city. Crafted to last, they celebrate creativity, craftsmanship, and the art of living with intention, wherever you choose to anchor yourself.

Explore our collection

ABOUT US

At BESIDE, we bridge nature and culture through thoughtful hospitality, storytelling, and curated experiences.

WHO WE ARE

Our APPROACH