Lodging

There are plenty of hotels, condos and bed & breakfasts in the Whistler Valley.  In order to be within walking distance of a lift you should stay either in Whistler Village or the new area called Creekside.  Whistler Village is divided into three areas: the Upper Village (serviced by the Whistler Express and the Magic Chair), Whistler Village (Excalibur and Whistler Village gondolas and the Fitzsimmons Express) and Village North (from which you can walk to the Whistler Village bases in under 10 minutes.  We stayed in the North Village at the Delta Whistler Village Suites.  There is also a Delta Whistler Resort in the main village, but not all of the rooms have kitchens.  Our room was a one bedroom suite with a full kitchen and a washer/dryer combo.  It had a small balcony with views of the mountain (when it wasn't snowing) and a gas log fireplace.  While the room was great the service was even better.  A bellman met us when the motor coach pulled up and we were quickly whisked inside.  Check in was quick and the desk staff were friendly and efficient.  About a week before we arrived the hotel was flooding as the result of a weird traffic accident.  Water a foot deep ran through the lobby for over an hour.  We when we arrived the only sign that something was up were the workman installing new base boards and some out of commission machines in the workout room.  Even so the staff apologized profusely for the mess.  I'm not sure I would have even noticed since the hotel was so clean and beautifully decorated for Christmas.  The hotel has two restaurants (that we didn't try) and a small bar that was nice.  It also had an indoor/outdoor pool and a couple of outdoor heated hot tubs.  We shard the hot tub one night with some Aussies who related a tale of a snow mobile excursion where one of the sleds caught on fire.  There's nothing better than a soak in a hot tub after a long day on the slopes.  We stored our skis at the on-site rental shop.

Dining

On our first night in Whistler, famished from the long journey, we head over to the Brew House.  We had great beer and a delicious brick oven pizza.  On the mountain the dining is mainly cafeteria style.  While the selection is good the lodges were packed.  This might have been because the many of the on mountain facilities were not open.  One night we had dinner at the French restaurant, Val d'Isere.  The food and service were excellent.  On a day that it rained nearly all the way to the top of the mountain we had lunch at a small cafe with an outdoor patio on the village stroll.  I can't remember the name of it though.  Continued  Photos

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