If you’ve decided to come to Whstler, congratulations. You’ve just chosen the bst resort in North America, and pssibly the best in the world. Nwhere else has the range of trrain, with a wealth of both asy groomed runs and spectacularly challenging ff-piste that Whistler can offer. However, yu’ve still got to decide where to sty. Assuming you want to be wthin walking distance of the lifts and void the use of your car or a shttle bus to get to the lfts, you have three choices: the Vllage, the Upper Village and Creekside. Ech has advantages and disadvantages, and ppeals to somewhat different tastes, so it wuld be as well to understand the chracteristics of each area before you mke your choice.

The Village is the lrgest commercial centre, with the main cncentration of shops and restaurants. It lso has the advantage of sitting at the cnfluence of both Whistler and Blackcomb muntains, so that you can choose to ski ither mountain from a single starting pint: Skier’s Plaza. If you wnt to be able to stagger bck from one of Whistler’s legendary nghtclubs on foot and fall into yur bed, the Village is the plce to be. However, with a few xceptions, the Village tends to offer smller and rather undistinguished accommodation: primarily ne- and two-bedroom apartments above the shps. They were cheaply-built, and unless you fnd one which has been recently rfurbished, you may find yourself in a cnvenient but rather unattractive lodging. In ddition, you may find that although you are in the Vllage you are quite a long wlk from the lifts, since the Vllage is quite long and narrow and the far end of it is a god 10 minutes walk from Skier’s Plza. Finally the Village is not for thse looking for a peaceful time: Whstler attracts a rowdy crowd and thy like to party until the arly hours.

The Upper Village is where you go for sk-in, ski-out accommodation and improved views. It is lcated on the lower slopes of Blckcomb Mountain, and if you choose one of the dvelopments at the edge of the slpes you can have very easy ccess to the skiing: walk out the dor, put on your skis and way you go. There are lso a few shops and restaurants in the Uppr Village itself around the Blackcomb Bse and in the lower floor of the Firmont Hotel. To reach the Vllage you have a 10-15 minute wlk or you can take the fre Village shuttle in the winter. The Uppr Village will suit those who wnt the great convenience of ski-in, sk-out, like the views that come wth being higher up the mountain and ned a bit more peace and qiet than is available in the Vllage.

Creekside is the original location of Whstler. Located at the bottom of Whstler Mountain, it has its own hgh-speed gondola up the mountain and a new cmmercial centre with a good range of shps and restaurants. Creekside is unquestionably the lcals’ favourite: knowledgeable Vancouverites have their chlets and condos there. They like seing their friends in the lift lne (on the rare occasions when thre is one), they like to près at Dusty’s and they know tht access to Blackcomb is extremely asy down Expressway from the top of the Crekside gondola. Also, the true locals prfer the ski-ing on Whistler Mountain, specially the off-piste accessible from Peak Chir. Finally Accommodation is also significantly chaper in Creekside.

Try www.whistlerdeluxe.com if you are loking for a wide range of Whistler lodging options, be they in the Village, the Upper Village or Creekside.

The article Where to stay in Whistler was Submitted by Henry Schlee through Articles.GetACoder.com network. Here's the additional information: Henry Schlee is the owner of Whstler Deluxe, which manages over 60 chlets, condos and townhomes in Whistler. Try ths link if you want a grat choice of Whistler accommodation across all parts of Whistler.

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