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Guest Review of the Nita Lake Lodge Whistler
Jan 20, 2010
Nita Lake is almost a fairytale winter gateway. The hotel is nestled in
the cozy Creekside Village area, very close to the Creekside Gondola (it
actually offers a free locker right next to the Gondola). The hotel is
absolutely gorgeous, combining elegance and modern furnishing with the
cozy feeling of a winter cottage. We had a lake-view room, which comes
with a beautiful fireplace, wood furnishings, and a gorgeous bathroom
that includes both a stand-alone shower and a hot tub. The bathroom
floor has heating, which is wonderful, especially after a full day of
skiing. The lake-view room is worth the extra buck, as it is breath
taking to wake up to the sight of the frozen lake. I can only imagine
how beautiful it is during the summer. The whole place is very romantic,
and great for couples.
Guest Review of the Nita Lake Lodge Whistler
Jan 15, 2010
Outstanding location, away from the congestion of the village. Beautiful
hotel. Food is excellent. Service was great. I would stay there again.
Excellent hotel! We’ll definitely be back. The rooms are beautiful and
awesome views. The hotel also has lockers available at the base of
Whistler mountain where you can store skiing gear, this was such a
convenience. We have no complaints. Highly recommendable!
Guest Review of the Nita Lake Lodge Whistler
Jan 15, 2010
We recently stayed at the Nita Lake Lodge for a Saturday night. We
prepaid for the room, and we were amazed at the value of the place! We
walked in the lodge at 9:00 in the morning after taking the SnowBus up
from Vancouver, and the guys at the reception desk were able to give us
a room right away, which we weren't expecting. We were really impressed
with our studio bedroom for the price that we paid (booking directly
through Nita Lake's website). The design was contemporary, but it still
felt like a lodge. We loved the bathroom as well--the tub was perfect
for soaking after a day of skiing. After skiing on Sunday, the shuttle
driver arranged to have keys made for us to go shower in the spa area
before taking our bus back to Vancouver. We couldn't have been happier
with the service provided by the guys at the reception desk.
We took the shuttle to Whistler Village to rent our skis, since I wasn't
confident in my ability to ski down on the Creekside runs. We didn't
have any problems with the shuttle service, but the next time I think
that we'll rent skis from the Can-Ski in Creekside and use the Creekside
Gondola. We were able to walk around the village during the day, so we
didn't feel like we were missing out on anything by staying in Whistler
Creekside.
Overall, we really enjoyed our stay at Nita Lake Lodge and were
impressed by the thoughtful design of the lodge. We would definitely
stay here again!
Guest Review of the Nita Lake Lodge Whistler
Jan 8, 2010
We spent 3 nights including New Year's Eve at Nita Lake Lodge. It's a
great value. The hotel is located in Whistler Creek which is a charming
smaller village about a 7 min bus ride to Whistler's main village.
Creekside has it's own lift to the mountain and several options for
food, drinks, shopping and equipment rentals.
The hotel has a contemporary lodge design and offers both lake and
mountain view suites of various sizes. We stayed in a one bedroom
mountain view room. It was very clean, comfortable and nicely appointed.
You walk into a mudroom area where you can store your coats, boots etc
without getting the carpets in the living area dirty. There's also a
small kitchenette area complete with sink, microwave and small
refrigerator which proved to be very convenient. The living room had a
big flat screen TV above a gas fireplace. There was a smaller flat
screen TV in the bedroom as well. The Bathroom was especially large with
a separate shower and a huge bathtub.
The hotel staff is friendly. I did feel they needed to work out a few
kinks though which is why I'm giving it a "very good" rating instead of
an "excellent" rating. In our room, the hand receiver on the phone
didn't work. We had to use speaker phone. Also, the DVD player in the
living room was broken. We alerted the front desk and neither were fixed
while we were there. Also, the hotel provides a shuttle to and from
Whistler village. The return to the hotel turned out to be a big mix up.
The 3:10 bus never came, so we had to wait over an hour for the next
bus. Keep in mind it's January and freezing outside. We ended up waiting
in the town's business center, which was fine but not ideal.
The rooms have high speed internet, but not wireless. There is wireless
in the lobby and two computers are located in the lobby right next to
the front door. They are not private, so if you have important work or
facebooking to do it's not ideal. However, if you simply need to print
your boarding pass it's fine.
Over all, we had a very nice and relaxing time. I do recommend the
hotel. It seems to be much more affordable than the hotels in the main
village, but equally as nice.
Guest Review of the Nita Lake Lodge Whistler
Nov 17, 2009
My husband and I visited the Whistler area Sep 28-29 for a short getaway from
the busy lower mainland (BC). We were first interested in staying right in
Whistler Village but found this lakefront lodge and thought we'd try it - good
thing we did! It's a short drive (maybe 5 mins) from the Village and all the
action there, but still removed enough so you have peace and quiet. The lodge
was built about a year ago before the last ski season so everything still looks
very new/modern.
Our room was a 1 bedroom suite on the 2nd floor facing the lake. The 1-bedrm was
actually an alcove with no door from the living room (a floor to ceiling wall
does partially separate the rooms). Everything in the suite was very clean and
well maintained. Huge bathroom with a heated floor and large tub and separate
shower; there were shutters between the bathroom and the bedroom, so you could
actually be sitting in the tub and look thru the bedroom out to the lake. The
lighting in the bathroom isn't the best for applying makeup. Was surprised there
are no drawers to lay any clothes (i.e. things you don't normally hang) in any
furniture in the bedroom or bedroom closet; I always like to unpack the suitcase
completely but for a couple of days it wasn't a big issue for me. The
kitchenette was in a large closet/cupboard and included fridge, microwave,
utensils and dishes - everything you would need if you wanted to eat in - but
there was no dining table in the suite (you can put dishes on the coffee table I
guess). Not a problem since we ate in the hotel restaurant anyways. FYI the in
suite coffee maker was a press pot style - I'm used to drip style coffee makers
but it was simple enough to figure out.
We ate dinner and breakfast in the hotel restaurant; meals are a bit pricey but
good size portions and very tasty. We also relaxed in the lounge area - enjoyed
the atmosphere there - very laid back, nice fireplace on, several groups of
people snacking/drinking - but not a party atmosphere. If you are looking for
that, you might want to head to the bar/pub next door (Rolands?).
It was nice to walk out directly from the hotel onto the paved walkway/trail
that goes around the lake - I think it goes all the way to Whistler Village past
a second lake as well. We only walked about 30 mins one way before heading back.
The view is beautiful, you can see part of Blackcomb (the Armchair I think) but
basically you are looking out at a very peaceful setting of lake/trees, and if
you want some R&R - this is a great location. As we visited in late Sep, it was
still very warm/sunny but the evenings were a bit cool (it is in the mountains)
- the area is mostly known as a ski destination, but we plan to return in the
spring AFTER snow season as we aren't skiers. Prices can be significantly
cheaper in the off season - try booking thru Tourism Whistler for reduced rates.
Side trip - we drove to Whistler for lunch; you park in the parking lots and
walk a short distance to/thru the village - there is no driving in Whistler
Village. Sat on an outside patio and enjoyed watching all the people go by and
listening to great music. There are a ton of shops but we didn't go inside since
it was too nice outside that day. |
