{"key":"422ff20c25","origin":"osm","osm_id":"n9571242683","category":"Accommodation","subcategory":"Resort","community":"Poplar Creek","lat":50.4110556,"lon":-117.1144726,"verdict":"include","name":{"value":"Wild Bear Lodge","source":"enrichment"},"description":{"value":"Wild Bear Lodge is a small, intimate luxury wilderness retreat set among six private log cabins along the Lardeau River in BC's Central Selkirk Mountains, within the world's largest inland temperate rainforest. The lodge specializes in guided grizzly and black bear viewing holidays, leading small groups into remote valleys with experienced naturalist guides. Cycling travellers on the remote Highway 31 corridor near Poplar Creek would find modern cabin comfort — hot showers, comfortable beds, and high-speed internet — in an exceptionally wild setting.","source":"sonnet_4.6"},"website":{"value":"https://wildbearlodge.ca/","source":"enrichment"},"address":{"value":"16420 Highway 31, Poplar Creek, BC V0G 1N0","source":"enrichment"},"phone":{"value":"+1-250-275-4856","source":"enrichment"},"email":{"value":"julius@wildbearlodge.ca","source":"html"},"route_slugs":[],"centrally_administered":false,"bike_parking_detail":null,"raw_osm":{"leisure":"resort","name":"Wild Bear Lodge","operator":"Wild Bear Lodge","phone":"+1-250-275-4856","resort":"resort","website":"https://wildbearlodge.ca/"},"enrichment_extras":{"reasoning":"The website confirms Wild Bear Lodge is a real, operating luxury bear-viewing lodge at 16420 Highway 31, Poplar Creek, BC V0G 1N0, with phone 250.275.4856 matching OSM. The FAQ explicitly states 'Because we are off the power grid, we do not offer laundry services' (value=false for Laundry), and the FAQ lists 'Fast wireless internet' as a lodge-provided amenity, corroborated by the cabin description noting 'high-speed internet' (value=true for Wi-Fi). No cycling-specific amenities (bike storage, tools, e-bike charging, etc.) are mentioned anywhere on the site.","concerns":["OSM record has no address field populated; address '16420 Highway 31, Poplar Creek, BC V0G 1N0' taken from website footer."],"recommended_status_reason":"Real, operating, publicly bookable accommodation in a remote stretch of the Kootenays useful to touring cyclists on Highway 31. OSM address field was empty; address sourced from website footer.","confirmed_open":true,"contact_confirmed":{"phone":true,"website":true,"address":null},"notes":"This is a remote, off-grid property reachable via Highway 31 near Poplar Creek. The lodge operates structured multi-night bear viewing packages rather than drop-in accommodation, so availability for unplanned cycle-touring stops may be very limited."},"provenance":{"enrichment_run":"density","enrichment_model":"sonnet_4.6","verdict_source":"enrichment","category_source":"osm","category_correction_reason":null,"review_priority":false,"sidecars_applied":["subcategory","wow","price_tier"],"subcategory_source":"osm_tag","subcategory_confidence":"high"},"required_criteria":{},"optional_amenities":{"Laundry":{"value":false,"detail":"FAQ explicitly states: 'Because we are off the power grid, we do not offer laundry services.'","source":"sonnet_4.6","date":"2026-07-18"},"Wi-Fi":{"value":true,"detail":null,"source":"sonnet_4.6","date":"2026-07-18"}},"unmapped_criteria":{},"region":"Kootenay Rockies","ownership":"Buy BC (independent)","indigenous_role":[],"notability":2,"wow_evidence":"specializes in guided grizzly and black bear viewing holidays... world's largest inland temperate rainforest","price":{"band":5,"band_key":"luxury","label":"Luxury","confidence":"medium","source":"judgement","signal":"luxury wilderness bear-viewing lodge, guided multi-day packages; per-night equivalent $350+"},"tier":"info"}