The Westin Resort & Spa, Whistler

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November 28, 2000 by

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The Westin Resort & Spa, Whistler
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The 2-year old Westin Whistler is a great hotel. It is divided into East and West towers. The two towers are separated by a corridor of shops - Salomon (their first retail store ever), Helly Hansen, etc.. East tower is ever so slightly closer to the lifts but West tower is where all the hotel facilities i.e. spa, front desk, restaurants are located. The West Tower is nine stories tall. The tenth floor is sold as condos ($300k Canadian for those who are interested). The hotel charges a $15 resort fee for 1) free local calls, 2) ski storage (free if you rent from on-site Salomon ski shop), and 3) free use of health club. Although I declined it at check in it still showed up on the final bill. Grrr.

The hot tubs are a bit smallish. One is outside and one inside. The shallow swimming pool is both inside and outside divided by a vinyl swim-through curtain. Self-parking in the underground garage is $16 a day. If one wants to save money, it is fairly easier to park outside. The spa offers a comprehensive menu of service. About same price as US. Lobby was a bit bare. Definitely not as good as that of Chateau Whistler.

Room

I booked a Junior Suite at westin.com and when checked in, was upgraded to a one bedroom suite. My wife and I were assigned to a room at the East tower. We were wondering why there was a Do Not Disturb sign hanging on the front door and soon realized why - there was another family in there! We went back down to the front desk where the concierge/check-in clerk apologized profusely. She then assigned us to room 368 which is an one bedroom suite and also the largest room on the third floor. A bottle of British Columbia sparkling wine was then sent up as an apology/platinum amenity gift. Our ski passes, order through Starwood Concierge (who called the hotel while I was on the phone), was delivered to our room when we were out to dinner.

The suite contains a coat closet, a marble bathroom with shower stall and jacuzzi/soak tub, and a bedroom with queen sized (which I prefer) Heavenly Bed. The bedroom is very small - two people cannot pass by each other around the bed. The living room area is a lot more spacious. There is a queen sized sofa which is also sofa bed. The coffee table functions as a storage chest for the comforters of the sofa bed. Plenty of end tables and storage space. The sofa faces the gas fireplace and the TV and a small work desk. To the left of the sofa is the impressive kitchen. It is equipped with a mid sized Sub-Zero refrigerator with a functioning freezer and other high quality kitchen appliances like dishwasher, oven, and microwave. All kitchen stuff (cookware, utensils, napkins, etc) is included as well. To the right is a large terrace (which I am not sure all rooms has). Great to use during the summer, I'd imagine.

The room rate was $140 CAD which is virtualyl identical to the CP Whistler rate provided by Rudi.

Overall

All in all, I rate this property a 4 (Lodge at Koele, St. Regis DC being a 5).

Location

The hotel is a very easy and short walk away from the gondolas that go tobothWhistler and Blackcomb. Very convenient in my opinion.

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