Hotel Review Cascade Lodge Whistler

Hotel Review of the Cascade Lodge Whistler

Hotel Review of the Cascade Lodge Whistler
May 28, 2010
My husband and I stayed at the Cascade last week for 3 nights and we were very pleased with the accommodations. As prices go in Whistler, it's definitely not high end, but you get all the benefits of location without the price. Walk across the street and you're in the village, so if there were crowds, this would be a much quieter place to stay. The rooms were quite nicely sized and the kitchen was supplied with all the basics; the bathroom was decent and everything looked well maintained. The patio was so small as to not really be usable, but other than that it was a nice set-up. Bring a swimsuit for the indoor pool and hot tub. If you are looking for a fairly priced hotel in a high-priced location, that's the place!

Hotel Review of the Cascade Lodge Whistler
Apr 27, 2010
We arrived by bus on Saturday, April 10th (first weekend available from Wyndham). Front desk was efficient & helpful. You’ve read about the 1 bedroom with sleeper couch, full kitchen, dinette, bathroom & balcony. Pretty standard stuff. All in working order (except the blinds over the balcony window) and in very good condition. The wired internet worked well & was relatively cheap. The pool was heated. I would guess to low 90's - refreshing in the cool evening air. The hot tubs were great. We used them after the slopes & sometimes later in the evening. There’s a small but adequate exercise room. The lifts were a fairly short walk and the village was very accessible. We were very satisfied with cascade.
Whistler village was fun but expensive and a little cookie cutter for our tastes. We tried Earl's, Longhorn, Citta, Brewing Company and Taplays Pub but I favoured Black's Pub for après ski in the afternoon sun. In the evening Taplays & Brewing Company were OK & Earl's had its own charm.
We met some great people from Vancouver during our first afternoon and that made a huge difference.

Hotel Review of the Cascade Lodge Whistler
Apr 12, 2010
We stayed in a 1 bedroom suite and had a good time.
Place was well equipped: fully kitchenette, regular table and chairs (not a counter/bar) fullsize fridge& stove, all cookware, utensils, dishwasher and washer/dryer. Sitting room was comfortable and sufficiently spacious for family of 4. Bed in bedroom was comfy. Kids had pullout bed in sitting room, and it was in good shape: almost new. A big plus is the HUGE outdoor heated pool, two great hot tubs and pool hours were great (open til 10pm). great landscaping in pool area. Our suite overlooked pool and was quiet, view towards mountains was also great. Parking here was cheaper than most Whistler hotels we've stayed at ($12/night) Wireless internet was free. Staff was quite courteous. The ski shop stored skis overnight at no charge - friendly people in staffed the ski storage. There are two counters in the lobby: one is ResortQuest, the other is WorldMark, which appears to be a timeshare- both desks were staffed 24hours/day (you think they'd share on staff person?)

Now the not-so-great: we read reviews here about poor service, but we never use "services", so no problem. Housekeeping never came by in 4 days, no problem, I prefer it this way: but taking out the garbage was a joke: First I went down to the lobby in slippers with garbage to put out. Staff at desk told me to take out outside around the side of the building. Since I was in slippers and there was snow out there, I asked if I could leave the bagged garbage for housekeeping to take out. Staffperson said NO, so I just took the trash back to the room. Later, when we were going outside, I had boots on and brought the garbage and newspapers to recycle.. I couldn't find any garbage, just a huge 7 foot by 15 foot industrial-type metal wall around the side of the building with big "no parking" signs on it. I went back to front desk to ask again where garbage dump was.. She said go out there, again I find the huge metal wall. Then I go back, staff person follows me and shows me that you have to slide this huge metal wall/gate to get to trash/utility room.. Once in there I find the newspaper recycling, but not a trash bin. Eventually I just left the garbage bag on the floor beside another garbage bag.
Now, you'd think they'd either have a decent easy to find garbage room (accessible from indoors too), or have housekeeping take out garbage..

All in all, a decent place. But at this price, I'd expect either an indoor garbage bin, or housekeeping to take out trash. Would we stay there again? If we got a good price (like we did this time): yes.. At "rack-rate": definitely not. Because of the huge, gorgeous pool area, it would be great in summer too.

Hotel Review of the Cascade Lodge Whistler
Apr 9, 2010
I stayed here for three nights in January 2010. First off I want to say that the hotel was great value and we got a package with lift tickets included. The hotel itself is really nice, it's new and clean and just across the street from main Whistler Village area. It's a short walk to the gondola (about 5 minutes with skis).
The hotel has a really nice pool and two hot tubs which weren't overrun, also a ski shack, parking and a workout room (not that anyone uses it on a ski vacation). No bar/restaurant though but in the village so it doesn't matter.
Rooms were nice enough and had a kitchenette and gorgeous mountain views.
 

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