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Fairmont Chateau Whistler Bar

Where: 4599 Chateau Boulevard, Whistler, BC, Canada, VON 1B4

[Editor's Note: Apres ski lush or unhappy Chateau Whistler visitor? You decide. As always, high end hotels are rightfully given the least amount of slack by the hotel mavens]

Well since I live in Whistler, I have a lot of friends who visit, and usually I will recommend a hotel according to their budget/needs.

Since this is a ski town a lot of apres drinking takes place, this particular night it was at the Mallard Bar in the Chateau Whistler. We ordered a pitcher while waiting for some stragglers to join, the waitress had a bit of an attitude the whole time but I really didn't care because I was in high spirits. Then she over-pours our beers spilling them, and blames it on the glasses. She didn't clean up her mess till another waitress noticed, and did cleaned it up for her.

After this service we decided to switch spots and went to the cigar lounge, I handed her $30 for my $21 pitcher and told her I would like my change in the cigar room about 7 yards from where I was sitting. 20 minutes later and no sign of her, I left but not without letting the manager know that I was disappointed in the service.

I also stayed at this hotel for New Years Eve 2005, overpriced for the tiny rooms, many other better options availble in Whistler, unless you need all those services. Overall that night was excellent, but I wouldn't really recall anything b/c of my state.

[Editor's Note II: Wonder how the androids over at the Four Seasons Whistler are handling the winter crowds...]