Imagine the cost of restoring hundreds of rotted oak beams and replacing stonework on castellated walls four feet thick.

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More than 200km north of Lake Louise in Jasper National Park, it has a very different look to its castellated siblings.

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In Nieu Besthesda, stay in Bethesda Tower, a castellated, fairytale tower with a ground-floor cafe, or the Water Tower, a simpler option in a converted water tower.

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And if you want to really take it to a luxury level fitting the Bond motif, consider renting out one of the rooms in the lakeside Villa La Gaeta, a stunning castellated private home with its own beach near Menaggio on Lake Como.

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