At the base of Blackcomb Mountain in Whistler, British Columbia, this luxurious hotel ... more
offers convenient ski-in/ski-out access, an on-site golf course and a relaxing full-service spa.The Fairmont Chateau Whistler Golf Course in an award-winning, 18-hole...
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Location. Tucked at the foot of Blackcomb Mountain in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, ... more
The Fairmont Chateau Whistler stands in the Upper Village ski resort area. Downtown Whistler Village and the Whistler Convention Centre are located five blocks a...
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Location. Tucked at the foot of Blackcomb Mountain in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, ... more
The Fairmont Chateau Whistler stands in the Upper Village ski resort area. Downtown Whistler Village and the Whistler Convention Centre are located five blocks a...
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Price is per double room per night and may vary depending on date booked...
Advantages: Beautiful setting, lots of restaurants Disadvantages: Very large and busy hotel and expensive
A chateau conjures up all sorts of pictures in my mind and FairmontChateau at Lake Louise looked stunning on the website, with the Lake right on its doorstep. The history of this hotel is fascinating, starting with a two bedroomed cabin, but far too long for my review, if you want to read all about it the look at http://www.fairmont.com/ENFA/Property/CLL/AboutUs/HotelHistory.htm because this explains why a Canadian hotel has a Swiss flavour!
We arrived at midday and had already been informed that it was unlikely that our rooms would be ready until later, one of the staff came onto the coach and told us a few details, including that the hotel was extremely busy with over 1100 guests so we would be advised to reserve a table for dinner as soon as possible. We were directed into a large area away from the main reception and were ...
Advantages: Spectacular scenery, something to suit everyones tastes Disadvantages: It is a bit far to go from Shropshire
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It has been thirty years since my hubby has seen his mom and I have never met her as we have only been together sixteen years. We speak every week on the phone but this year we have actually got the funds together and gone over to Canada for a week and met my mother in law of 93yrs young (she was fitter than me, lol). We visited in May 2009 and had a fantastic time with mom and seeing how beautiful Canada was, we stayed with mom in North Vancouver. As we were only there for a week we did a fair amount of family things and looked at a few local attractions; on a couple of days we went out to see some beautiful spots like Cypress Mountain, the Richmond Olympic Oval and Whistler. All these attractions will be hosting events during the winter Olympics of 2010; everywhere you went they were already selling Olympic ...
arnoldhenryrufus 13.08.2009
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Advantages: Beautiful, amazing History Disadvantages: Pricey
When Mr Tart and I went to the Loire Valley castle hunting I knew that I definitely wanted to visit Chenonceau. It's one of the castles that really said Loire to me as it seems to be one that's often used to illustrate the area.
SOME HISTORY:
Chateau de Chenonceau was originally a fortified castle built in the 1430s. In the early 1500s the castle was purchased by Thomas Bohier who demolished the fortified castle (apart from one tower) and began the building we see today. Unfortunately for Bohier his castle was seized by Francois I after Bohier's son failed to pay a debt. Francois's son Henry II then gave the castle to his mistress, Diane de Poitiers. Diane extended the castle to include an arched bridge across the river. When Henry II died (a splinter from a joust went into his eye and he died from the infection - yuk!) his wife ...
