Whistler

  • OPENING DATE:

    June 2004
  • GENERAL MANAGER:

    Chelan Goonetilleke
Physical Features

Total Number of Rooms: 273

  • Guest Rooms: 178
  • Suites: 95

Number of Residential Units: 37

Number of Stories:

  • 9 floors (East Building)
  • 6 floors (West Building)
  • 8 floors (Private Residences)

Design Aesthetic:

  • Alpine resort with large windows offering mountain, valley and forest views
  • Modern rustic décor featuring extensive use of stone, dark wood and fabrics in natural tones
  • Every guest room features a gas-burning fireplace

Architect: Burrowes Huggins Architects

Interior Designer(s): Brayton & Hughes Design Studio

Location: At the base of Blackcomb Mountain, minutes away from ski lifts for Blackcomb and Whistler Mountains and close to four championship golf courses

Spa

Design Aesthetic:

  • Light, natural décor with unstained maple, accents of smooth white stone and mosaic tiles in beige and honey tones
  • Louvered shutters in treatment rooms allow natural light amid total privacy

Number of Treatment Rooms: 14

Signature Treatment:

  • Sea to sky signature massage (80 minutes)

Special Features:

  • Eucalyptus steam room, glacier rain shower, outdoor whirlpools (year round)

Spa Director: Caitlin Hubbard

Dining

Executive Chef: Sajish Kumar

Examples of Locally Sourced Ingredients:

  • Canadian prime, USDA prime, angus reserve beef sourced from the Pacific Northwest and Alberta
  • Oceanwise partnered restaurant offering sustainable seafood
  • BC Pacific oysters, royal miyagi, effingham, little wing
  • Lower Mainland Breweries inspired Summer Barbecue Series
  • Two Rivers charcuterie from North Vancouver
  • Golden Ears and The Farmhouse BC farmstead cheeses
  • Whistler Farmers Market produce supporting local farmers and growers

Signature Dishes:

  • Salt Spring Island mussels made with Whistler Brewery Honey Lager Beer, grilled brioche
  • 48 oz beef ribeye "Long Bone" from Okanagan Valley seasoned with "Sergeant Pepper" rub

Restaurant: SIDECUT Steakhouse

  • Signature Dishes: long bone and cedar plank steelhead

Restaurant: Braidwood Tavern

  • Signature Experience: extensive craft beer program

 

Recreation

Pool:

  • Year round, fully heated 23-metre (75-foot) outdoor, free-form pool

Fitness Facilities:

  • Size: 647 sq m / 6,960 sq ft
  • Special Features: iPod workout program offered to guide cardio sessions
  • Sample Fitness Activities:
    • Pilates: Included for Resort guests
    • Spin: Included for Resort guests
    • Yoga: Included for Resort guests
    • Circuit training and stability ball: Included for Resort guests
    • Stretch: Included for Resort guests
    • Aerobics: Included for Resort guests

Additional On-Site Activities:

  • Ski concierge
  • Skiing and snowboarding

Off-Site Activities:

  • Tennis – 15 minutes
  • Golf – 5 minutes
  • Nicklaus North Golf Course
    • Location: Off site with special privileges
    • Distance from Resort: 5 minutes
    • Date Open: August, 1995
    • Designer: Jack Nicklaus
    • Par: 71
    • Yardage: 6,908
    • Number of Holes: 18
    • Additional Services:
      • Pro shop
      • Golf instruction available
      • Driving range
      • Putting green
      • Clubs rental
  • Whistler Golf Club
    • Location: Off site with special privileges
    • Distance from Resort: 6 minutes
    • Date Open: May, 1983
    • Designer: Arnold Palmer
    • Par: 72
    • Yardage: 6,676
    • Number of Holes: 18
    • Additional Services:
      • Pro shop
      • Golf instruction available
      • Driving range
      • Putting green
      • Clubs rental
  • Big Sky Golf and Country Club
    • Location: Off site with special privileges
    • Distance from Resort: 35 minutes
    • Date Open: July, 1994
    • Designer: Robert Cupp
    • Par: 72
    • Yardage: 7,001
    • Number of Holes: 18
    • Additional Services:
      • Pro shop
      • Golf instruction available
      • Driving range
      • Putting green
      • Clubs rental
Meeting Rooms

Total Size: 1,429 sq m / 15,380 sq ft

Largest Ballroom: 353 sq m / 3,800 sq ft

Meet and Feed Capacity: 200

Banquet Capacity: 250

Outdoor Banquet Capacity: 250

Breakout Spaces: 4

Unique Meeting and Event Facilities: Exclusive caterer to Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre


PRESS CONTACTS
Carolina Pires
Director of Public Relations and Communications
4591 Blackcomb Way
Whistler, V0N 1B4
Canada