Hotel Review Glacier Reach Whistler

Hotel Review of the Glacier's Reach Whistler
Jan 16, 2010
thanks for a great vacation launching pad, trevor! we stayed in 103 and loved that there is a common pool and hot tub, along with a private hot tub for each unit. It was nice to have a second story "townhouse" unit, if nothing else than for the privacy of the hot tub on the outdoor deck. We loved being able to walk across the street to the Village Stroll and less than ten minutes walk to the lifts with our 'boards.

Hotel Review of the Glacier's Reach Whistler
Jan 11, 2010
We stayed here in mid December and found the location more than suitable. The Marketplace over the road has a great choice of shops, supermarket and drug store as well as eating places, and walking distance to the main shopping areas. Even better was the bus stop for the free ski shuttle just over the road too. It was convenient and easy to stay here, and I suspect, quieter (and definitely cheaper) than in the base area for the ski fields.
We had more than enough space for our family of 4 with an 18 & 20 year old. The adults could escape upstairs to our own room or socialise with the kids, enjoy the hot tub, cook in the kitchen or watch one of the 3 TV's. We did not really notice noisy neighbours, only once when one had their hot tub running. The most nuisance noise was from the snow removal trucks and machinery who started in the parking lot across the road at 4.30 am!
Views out to the road and up the mountain were amazing, and the place was more than warm enough. Plenty of resort amenities that we didn't use, but I can see this would be a great place to stay year round.
We booked direct with owners who were easy to deal with.
 

Hotel Review of the Glacier's Reach Whistler
Dec 21, 2009
Glaciers Reach condo's are ideally located next to the Market Place, and there is a bus stop across the road which is serviced by the free village shuttle. Village Gondola's are 10 mins walk or 5 mins on bus (via Blackcomb base)
I have stayed here twice, in 2 different 1 bed condo's, and I would have no complaints about either. They are well furnished, clean, have all amenities and I was lucky to get one with a private hot tub.

Hotel Review of the Glacier's Reach Whistler
Nov 16, 2009
We stayed in October, so although this is a ground-floor condo, we never really saw anyone. It helps that its in the far corner, so nobody really had any reason to walk by. The condo itself was quite nice, the hot tub warm and a great treat, and a comfy bed. My only criticism is that it is slightly run down, and what I mean by that is a poor flooring job, poor paint job. That is really only me being very-critical though, the kitchen was modern, and everything was clean. The flatscreen TV, Wireless Internet were great! I would definitely recommend this place, the owners were great to deal with, and Whistler is an amazing place to visit! As far as noise goes, this wasn't a problem, but it was also the deadest it gets at Whistler, and not all the rooms were rented out.

Hotel Review of the Glacier's Reach Whistler
Oct 7, 2009
The Glacier Reach was in a good location. It was in close proximity to trails for running and biking. Only a short walk away was the Village filled with shops and restaurants. It also had free internet which was a plus. Parking sucked at $12 a day, but I guess is average for most hotels and still seemed cheaper the hotel next door. Would have been nice to have had maid service daily instead of every 4 days. The bed was comfortable. Overall, I was happy with my stay for the price.

Hotel Review of the Glacier's Reach Whistler
Sept 3, 2009
This was a decent condo. Kind of tucked in the corner, large master bedroom, hot tub on the deck. The condo's are pretty tight together though, so there is little privacy on the deck. The pool was a little small, but is in keeping with most pool sizes out here. The place was really clean. From what I read in the guest book though, this could be a bit of a party place. The really nice part about here is you are just on the edge of the Village, so you are not sitting overtop of the noise right in the Village. You are super close to groceries, liquor, etc. Lots of very young families here.
Would have loved to have golfed here, as it is first class, but just didn't have the time.

Hotel Review of the Glacier's Reach Whistler
July 19, 2009
I wanted to write a review, since I am actually going back the first week of Aug this year 2009. Glacier's reach is a wonderful place to stay I booked our trip through Allure Hotels, Trevor the owner is so helpful and makes you want to come back.

In 2006 I came up with a group of friends in the summer, I was impressed with the location of the town home, along with the convenient underground parking. If I remember correctly we had a few issues when we first arrived to use the parking but it wasn't difficult to figure out.

The in room, washer and dryer are wonderful and so convenient when you are getting dirty everyday and can do laundry before going home. We had a two bedroom unit with a pull out couch it slept everyone very comfortably and so much room in the place we could have slept on the floor.

There is a shopping center right across the street, include a liquor store, and the post office. We bought our breakfast and used the supplied utensils, pots, pans to make breakfast each morning. I do suggest getting settled in the unit and taking inventory because there may be some condiments left over that you can use without buying more at the store. We did that and left what ever condiments we didn't use for the next guest.

We used the pool, it was just the right size and was nice to take a dip after riding mountain bikes all day. Usually from the pool, we went straight to our private hot tub, and we would sit and enjoy the privacy.

I highly recommend this place to anyone, singles, friends, couples or families. It really is suitable for everyone. Have a great time!

Hotel Review of the Glacier's Reach Whistler
Jun 21, 2009
This is a really nice apartment. We booked this through allure hotels with no hassle. The unit is extensively equipped, all round. Split on three levels, with the private hot tub on the top floor. Lovely decor throughout and very clean. Had some problems configuring the wireless but apart from that, this was a very enjoyable stay.
Location is excellent as it's walking distance to the village and slopes, and also has a shuttle stop opposite the front door. Although we had our own vehicle and made use of the free parking.

I would stay here again. It worked out quite expensive as we were there for 14 nights and were only two of us. This place can comfortably fit fout people.


Hotel Review of the Glacier's Reach Whistler
Jun 9, 2009
Stayed at the Glacier Bear Suites at Glaciers Reach (#111/111A) for two weeks over Easter. Booked through Allure hotels which was very efficient. The owner was very helpful and accommodating as we made a couple of date changes. This condo is very spacious and had absolutely everything we could have hoped for. The beds were amazing with memory foam mattresses and the private hot tub was a joy. The condo is very central and convenient but as it is at the rear of the complex it is very peaceful. The courtesy bus runs about every 8 minutes from the front of the complex just across the road. It takes you to the ski lifts or into town in the evenings, though it is only a ten minute walk -this would be an effort in ski gear.
Can recommend the whistler physio clinic on the Market place (just opposite the condo) as my husband sprained his knee on the first day! They managed to get him back on the mountain for the last couple of days.
The only downside to the trip was the lack of evening entertainment for teenagers. The age restrictions ot enter the bars was 19. There didn't seem to be anywhere else for them to go. However, it was a wonderful holiday, we hope to come back

Hotel Review of the Glacier's Reach Whistler
Mar 22, 2009
We booked for a 5 night anniversary trip. Although this could work well for you depending on your personal preferences, based on ours, it wasn't what we had hoped. Still, let me provide you with some details:

Overall Layout: When you enter the condo, there is a small entry way and a closet. Then a flight of steep stairs leading up to the main living area. From the landing by the main living area, there is another set of steep stairs going up to another bedroom with two single beds, an ensuite washroom and the deck housing the hot tub.

Main Living Area: there is a lovely fireplace , a dining room table (folds out to seat maybe 6?), a coffee table/chest, leather couch (folds out to a double or small queen sofa bed, can feel the springs but not too bad for a sofa bed), plasma TV on the wall and a wooden chair.

Kitchen: beautifully updated with granite counter tops and all stainless steel appliances that appear to be brand new. Dishes and cookware are provided, as well as spices and some basic provisions such as coffee, flour, etc.

Main floor bedroom: queen size bed. No dresser, just a closet and a wardrobe The window is next to a main street and if you are a light sleeper, you WILL find yourself waking up quite often with ambulances and helicopters (across from medical centre) and truck traffic being the chief disturbances.

Main floor bathroom: small but functional and quite nice, has similar if not the same granite counter tops as the kitchen, a decent size bathtub , a shower and the usual toilet/sink/cupboard.

Upstairs: we didn't use the upstairs area other than the hot tub, but there is a tv in the upstairs bedroom and again a wardrobe rather than dresser. Otherwise looks comfortable - the upstairs bathroom is an ensuite to the bedroom and appears to be similar to the main floor bathroom.

Hot tub is on a balcony that is pretty much impossible to see into but has a nice enough view of the tops of the mountains.

Location: now this is a really strong point. Heading out from the condo, you face the medical centre and shopping complex right across the road. IGA grocery, sushi, coffee shops, pharmacy, liquor store and a lot of other amenities are right there, but if you are looking for something else or want to head into the main village, there is a free shuttle that comes every 7 - 10 minutes (the 5 or 6 or 56, called Village shuttle and says Free service) that will drop you at the base of the village gondolas (can also stop off at blackcomb gondola etc) and it's really fast and handy. Stop is right across the street by the entrance to the shopping complex.

Wireless internet is provided, but we had to search through all the available wireless networks until we figured out which one worked with the password we were given.

Overall we found this unit worked out okay, Hope this helps anyone else considering this unit to have a better idea of what to expect.
 

Glacier Reach Whistler
4388 Northlands Boulevard
Whistler, BC V0N 1B4 CA