| When you rent a vacation home in a resort
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| | morning. These include The Woods,
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| you don't know, it is very important to
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| | Treeline and Forest Creek. If you want
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| find out as much as possible about the
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| | true ski-in, ski-out make sure you
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| pros and cons of different locations
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| | understand exactly how far it is to the
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| within the resort. Take Whistler, BC, as
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| | slopes. If you want to be near the
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| an example. Whistler is one of the top
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| | Village as well as having true ski-in,
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| ski resorts in the world, repeatedly
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| | ski-out then Snowy Creek is almost your
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| voted #1 in North America. Some of the
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| | only option, but its popularity means
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| rental homes in it are spectacular,
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| | that you will pay a hefty premium for one
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| extremely convenient and desirable in
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| | of the 3-5 bedroom townhomes in this
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| every way. Others are less so. Before
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| | sought-after development.
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| you book, educate yourself about the
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| | Blueberry Hill
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| features of each possible location.
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| | This is an area of many very exclusive
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| Village
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| | multi-$m homes half-way between the
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| Many people want to be right in the
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| | Village and Creekside. Most of the
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| Village in Whistler. This is
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| | homes have great views over both Whistler
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| understandable, since the Village is the
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| | and Blackcomb Mountains. You can get
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| center of shopping and restaurants, and
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| | good value here if you don't mind driving
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| the gondolas up both mountains leave from
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| | to both the Village and the lifts.
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| the top of the Village. It is also an
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| | Taluswood
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| attractive location, since it is car-free
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| | This is an area on the lower slopes of
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| and nicely-designed., with colorful
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| | Whistler Mountain, consisting of several
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| low-rise buildings and an array of cafes
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| | different sub-developments, namely
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| and shops. The downside is that the
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| | Taluswood Phase 1, The Ridge, The Bluffs,
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| Village is predominantly one and
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| | The Heights and The Lookout. These are
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| two-bedroom apartments, built fairly
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| | all high-quality properties, with some of
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| cheaply and generally small. They are
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| | the best being the original Taluswood
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| very convenient, but with a few
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| | Phase 1, where the homes have peeled log
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| exceptions they are not spacious or
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| | interiors, custom-built doors and
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| luxurious and will not give you the
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| | everything is comfortingly heavy-duty.
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| feeling of being in a mountain cabin or a
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| | Go for the Bluffs for the best views and
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| ski lodge. The same applies to most of
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| | the Ridge if you want to be right on the
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| the developments in Village North:
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| | slopes. Try the Heights and the Lookout
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| convenient, but very small and generally
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| | for larger homes, some of which have
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| built to a low budget. The major
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| | great views. The only drawback here is
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| exception is Montebello, which are 3 and
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| | that the ski-out now involves taking your
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| 4-bedroom townhomes built and decorated
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| | skis off to cross the road.
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| to a high standard, all with large
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| | Whistler Creekside
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| private hot tubs and many with nice views
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| | Although the commercial area near the
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| over the mountains. Try Montebello for a
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| | gondola is brand new, this is largely an
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| quality modern home within a few minutes
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| | older area for vacation properties, with
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| walk of the Village. However, don't
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| | a lot of cheap and fairly run-down units
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| expect log construction and a mountain
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| | (avoid Gondola Village at all costs).
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| cabin feeling.
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| | However, there are some very upscale
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| Upper Village
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| | homes amid the dross, and some of the
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| The Upper Village is an area on the lower
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| | older properties have been nicely
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| slopes of Blackcomb Mountain on the upper
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| | renovated. Caution is the watchword
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| side of Blackcomb Way. Some of these
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| | here.
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| properties are true ski-in, ski-out (look
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| | The bottom line, if you don't know the
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| for the Aspens, Cedar Creek, Cedar
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| | resort well, is to take advice from an
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| Hollow, Cedar Ridge, Pinnacle Ridge,
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| | expert. Try Holiday Whistler where you
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| Woodrun Lodge and Snowy Creek; others
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| | will get not only a great choice of
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| involve a short or short-ish walk to the
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| | Whistler accommodation, but also an
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| slopes. At the north end of the Upper
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| | unvarnished and knowledgeable perspective
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| Village are several developments where
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| | on the advantages and disadvantages of
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| you can ski back but have to take the
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| | each location.
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| shuttle bus to get to the lifts in the
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