Got $3,000? Then You Got Yourself a Hotel Room in Whistler for the Winter Olympics
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February is going to be a busy month for sports fans. First Super Bowl, and then The 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
However, while everyone's favorite winter olympics sport--figure skating--takes place in Vancouver, much of the ski and snow sports take place up in Whistler, where the ski hotel and lodges have rapidly filled up.
Or have they?
The Fairmont Chateau Whistler put out a press release yesterday titled, "Rumors Quashed - Fairmont Chateau Whislter Says There are Still Rooms for the Olympics." The release then went on to say that rooms are still available for select dates from February 11 to 28. However, a three-night minimum is required and you have to pay up front.
Still, this is good news. The hotel is right at the base of Blackcomb Mountain (close to the action) and has a great sitting room overlooking the mountains. Plus there's a nightly fondue event in the hotel's Chalet.
So the press release was not lying. There are rooms available. But you will need $3,000 to stay there for three nights.
We entered in dates of February 11 to 14th and found a 400sq.ft. Fairmont king room available for $899 CAD a night. For $1 more, you can get the bed and breakfast package. In total, it's about $3,101 for the entire stay which must be paid upfront.
Unfortunately, the currency conversion does not yield much of a deal as the rates in US dollars is $864 a night for a total of $2,983. Yeah, we'll be watching the games from our TVs at home too.
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