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Hotel Review of the
Executive Inn At Whistler Village
Aug 6, 2010
Great hotel, good location, amazing value. The rooms look to have been newly
updated, soaker tub with jets, large Queen size bed in the loft and pullout
couch in the living room. Beautiful Kitchen, fully stocked. Would definitely
stay again!
Hotel Review of the
Executive Inn At Whistler Village
Aug 3, 2010
We stayed two nights over the August long weekend and were quite pleased with
our stay at the Executive Inn. The location is excellent, you walk outside
directly onto the Village Stroll. It can be a bit noisy at night, but hey,
that's Whistler - I always bring ear plugs so I was OK.
Loved having the balcony to sit out and have my morning coffee.
A well equipped kitchenette made making the occasional snack and lunch very
easy. Bedding was lovely and the little living area was very comfortable. I
don't know if I would recommend this hotel to families with young children, the
loft bedroom has no guard railings and it would be very easy for a young child
to fall to the floor below. I would suggest to management that some sort of
guard rail be installed in at least a few units to accommodate families with
small children.
We arrived early and a parking pass ($15) was available, although we could not
check into the room until 4 p.m. From previous posts here, I gather that we were
lucky to get this underground parking.
One small negative - I realize that check in time is clearly stated as 4 p.m.,
as it is with most hotels. We travel very frequently and often arrive at our
hotel before that time - I can't remember a time in recent history that we have
not been offered a room upon arrival. I am always surprised and very impressed
when this happens as well as being most appreciative. Hotels that have offered
this to us always stick in our minds and are always on our list as repeat stays.
The Executive Inn did not offer us a early check in, clearly emphasizing that
check in would not be before 4 p.m. There is lots to do in Whistler and since we
had parking we were not too upset. I did notice, on our second evening there
that there were many tired, angry looking guests waiting in the tiny lobby for 4
p.m. check in. Since we noticed that there were rooms that had been cleaned or
were in the process of being cleaned fairly early in the morning (around 10 or
11 a.m.) I can't see the reason for such a rigid check in policy.
Management response from Executive, General Manager
Sep 10, 2010
We thank you for your review and your suggestions. I’d like to let you know that
the guard rails in the lofts have been looked into and a design is in the works
right now and will be installed soon. Regarding the 4pm check-in which is a
standard time in Whistler, we do ask that you check back with us anytime and we
will always get you in as soon as the room is ready or you can give us your cell
number and we can call you. I apologize if our communication broke down this
time, that will be rectified. I look forward to seeing you again on your next
visit to Whistler.
Hotel Review of the
Executive Inn At Whistler Village
Jul 29, 2010
The wonderful experience at the Executive was the cornerstone of our
magical weekend at Whistler. Jessica, the check-in specialist with whom
we had most of our dealings, was gracious, Super helpful, friendly,
accommodating and just a general joy to be around! You go, Jessica!!
Thank you for everything! The room was lovely, comfy and modern. The
restaurant was top notch and the Inn's location was excellent.
Hotel Review of the
Executive Inn At Whistler Village
Jul 19, 2010
This hotel is right in the village, which was exactly what we wanted.
Cons: The lobby is tiny and there's no pool (which would have helped in
July!). Parking, this is the biggest problem. There are not enough
parking spots for the number of rooms, so we had to park in Lot 4. There
is no fitness centre or room service, but there is a lot of mountains
outside to get exercise, and there are restaurants a stone's throw from
the hotel, so not problem there.
Pros: Right in the mix of things, walk out the door and there is the
village stroll
The room was great, kitchenette, nice bathroom, fireplace, large balcony
which we sat out on and people watch and listened to music from the jazz
bar downstairs.
The room was clean and everyone was friendly.
There is a bit of noise from the loads of bachelor and bachelorette
parties, but hey! you're right in the heart of the village, and there is
more noise at my place in the city, so it didn't bother me.
There's a nice wall mounted flat screen above the wood burning
fireplace, but we didn't use either of those, so I can't comment on
them, but they looked nice.
We'll be back!
Hotel Review of the
Executive Inn At Whistler Village
Jul 17, 2010
My first ever trip up to Whistler in the 28yrs I've lived in Vancouver,
so I was excited. I had heard from a friend who had stayed here about
the parking situation here so I was prepared. Parking is an issue here,
if you can leave your car parked do so because you WILL lose your spot!
They need to get more parking spaces (like one for maybe each of the
rooms you provide at your hotel would be a start).
The hotel itself was nice enough, well decorated and situated on the
Village Stroll. It was nice to walk out to the main shops and
restaurants. We also were maybe a 5min walk from the Whistler Golf
Course which was nice since we had a twiglight tee time.
If you stay in a regular room like us there's a nice sleeping area with
big tall ceilings, it is kind of small but nicely decorated, and has a
small fridge and coffee maker. There is a small closet, a blow dryer but
you will have to request an iron. The ironing board is lumpy with a
really thin cover so there's no point using it unless they upgrade it.
The bathroom was the most RIDICULOUS thing we have ever seen. You can
literally use the toilet and take a shower at the same time! There is a
lip to prevent water from flowing onto the hallway carpet but you will
probably need to build a towel wall to prevent that from happening
anyways because they didn't angle the floors to the drain, so you have a
pool by the end of your shower.
To top things off! On one of the hottest weekends of the year so far our
air conditioning was busted in our room so we did NOT enjoy our sleep
(or lack thereof). We mentioned it to the front desk the next morning
and her response was this:
"oh really, well we've had guests asking for fire logs lately" (implying
everyone else's air conditioning units were working)
How about apologizing and doing something to compensate our horrible
night stay, Executive Inn? But nothing! Poor service! I've stayed at
cheaper hotels and had better service than this place. My
recommendation, go stay at the Aava! We could've gotten a room there for
cheaper and probably less trouble and better service |
