We have stayed 3 skiing vacations at this hotel and are going back for a 4th. Let's start with what it's not. Not a luxury hotel, or a chain, where you will get pampered by uniformed staff who are waiting on you 24/7. It also does not have room service or breakfast, although there is a so-so Chinese restaurant in the premises where you can place an order and pick it up later.
Now let me mention why we come back every year.
1. Very affordable rates which deliver great value.
2. Excellent and exceptional personal service from the manager and his immediate family who are all involved in running the place. I won't mention all the things they have done for us because I cannot imagine that would be the norm. However, they definitely go above and beyond the call of duty.
3. Very decent and pleasant rooms. Ours has a sitting area with a couch and chairs combined with decent lighting so that we can actually both spend time in our rooms and sit and read.
4. Decent kitchenette. Not luxurious, and I miss my dishwasher (boo-hoo), but you can actually cook and eat in your room if you want.
5. Coffee maker with fee supplies of tea and coffee. I know this is fairly standard, but I still like it.
6. Real Ski-in ski-out; literally. Step out the front door, click on your skis, and you can...We have stayed 3 skiing vacations at this hotel and are going back for a 4th. Let's start with what it's not. Not a luxury hotel, or a chain, where you will get pampered by uniformed staff who are waiting on you 24/7. It also does not have room service or breakfast, although there is a so-so Chinese restaurant in the premises where you can place an order and pick it up later.
Now let me mention why we come back every year.
1. Very affordable rates which deliver great value.
2. Excellent and exceptional personal service from the manager and his immediate family who are all involved in running the place. I won't mention all the things they have done for us because I cannot imagine that would be the norm. However, they definitely go above and beyond the call of duty.
3. Very decent and pleasant rooms. Ours has a sitting area with a couch and chairs combined with decent lighting so that we can actually both spend time in our rooms and sit and read.
4. Decent kitchenette. Not luxurious, and I miss my dishwasher (boo-hoo), but you can actually cook and eat in your room if you want.
5. Coffee maker with fee supplies of tea and coffee. I know this is fairly standard, but I still like it.
6. Real Ski-in ski-out; literally. Step out the front door, click on your skis, and you can ski to the ski-lift in 2 minutes. Combined with item 4. above, this allows you to go back to your room at lunch time, make yourself some soup and a sandwich, put your feet up for an hour or so, and be refreshed to hit the slopes again in the afternoon.
7. Rooms are clean and well maintained.
8. Enough storage space and hangers to hang up most of your stuff. Could be more, but I've certainly stayed at places that had less.
9. Oh, and my wife also likes that the toilet is indeed in a separate little closet.
10. A sauna and hot tub on the ground floor that allow you to steam and soak away your aches and pains.
I'll just mention 3 things that I don't like as much and you may want to consider if you are very finicky.
a) Mattresses are a bit too hard for my taste. I can sleep on them, but it does not compare to what you get in the luxury chains.
b) Water pressure is low, so if you like hard splashy showers you are out of luck.
c) There are no public laundry machines on the premises, so if you have a long stay you may need to sneak off elsewhere, or do your laundry by hand in the bath tub like us.
Overall, we have looked at all the other hotels in Sun Peaks, but not found any other place where we would rather stay.More
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