The hotel is super convenient to the village yet isn’t in the middle of the village noise and foot traffic. The ease of the bike valet is priceless if you are bringing bikes.
All in all it was a great experience. Just couple things that taken away points from perfection: 1) the coffee machine in our room was broken and we were not able to use it so we had to wake up and walk to the village to have coffee (hotel has Nespresso machine for $2.50 but might as well have our bfast and coffee together). 2) AC in our room did not really cool the room was not sure if it was broken but we put it in a low temp setting but we still woke up warm at night with our blankets. 3) the pool was ice cold. They said it was heated up to 80°F but it felt like it was 15°C (maybe I heard it wrong and they meant 18°C).
Other than that, hotel staff were nice, polite and easy to talk to, especially the housekeeping who always greet us and have smiles on their face when we see them. The hotel is about 2-3min walk to the village (depending on how fast you walk lol) and we liked that it was close enough to walk to shops but also a bit far from the hustle and bustle (noise and noisy drunk people) in the village especially in the wee hours of the night. Would defo book again and would recommend to friends and family fr.
We had a lovely stay at the Aava Whistler Hotel. The room was spacious and clean with a very comfy bed. It was really close and conviniently located to the main village and attractions. Friendly and helpful staff at the front desk.
The employees are awesome at Aava. Aava is one of the few properties in Whistler that have true secure bike storage and the only people with access are Aava employees. While you might have to wait a minute or two for your bike, you never have to worry about it once you hand it over to them.
The employees who help keep the rooms and the property clean are all incredibly nice and do a fantastic job.
The only reason I didn’t leave five stars across the board is: the room we stayed in didn’t have any place to hang towels, no tiny table to eat from, and no microwave to heat up leftovers. We’ve been coming here for years, so am thinking it was just the room choice this time around.
In general, if you are looking for a great place to stay and know your bikes will be secured, stay here!!