| One of the differences between European and | | | | becomes very challenging. One agency that is |
| Canadian ski resorts is the incidence of large chalets | | | | well-represented in the large home category is |
| with 8 or more bedrooms. Older European resorts | | | | Holiday Whistler, which offers a wide choice of 5 and |
| are full of chalets for rent which are perfect for large | | | | 6 bedroom homes, but also has one 7 bedroom |
| groups; these are buildings that used to be smaller | | | | home and, uniquely for the resort, a 10-bedroom |
| hotels or large homes from the days when homes | | | | 10-bathroom chalet. The Taluswood Ridge Chalet is a |
| came with rooms for half a dozen servants. | | | | standalone chalet right on the edge of the piste, and |
| However, come to a newer resort like Whistler in | | | | includes a sauna, steam room and a spectacular |
| Canada, and you will struggle to find any home that | | | | media room. Its 7 bedrooms will hold up to 15 people, |
| can sleep more than 12 people in comfort. Why is | | | | which makes it the largest capacity ski-in, ski-out |
| this? Well, for a start, the municipality enforces strict | | | | home in the resort. However, if you have even more |
| regulations aimed at preventing the construction of | | | | friends you should check out the Cay Heights Chalet, |
| homes with more than 4 bedrooms. The few larger | | | | whose 10 bedrooms plus den will sleep 24 people in |
| homes that exist are ones that managed to slip past | | | | comfort. It's not ski-in, ski-out, but it offers only a |
| the rules or were built before the regulations came | | | | short walk to the Village, and is the only place in |
| into effect. | | | | town where such a large group can all stay together. |
| This makes finding a large rental home in Whistler | | | | They can also play together, since the house has a |
| very tricky. Over 85% of the rental inventory is in | | | | large billiard room with a full-size table. |
| the one and two-bedroom category and another | | | | So if you want the European ski-ing experience with |
| 10% has three bedrooms. This leaves less than 5% | | | | friends and extended family all under one roof, but |
| of rental homes with four or more bedrooms. This is | | | | don't want to miss the fantastic Whistler terrain, it |
| a problem because many people like to vacation with | | | | can be done. |
| their friends, and finding homes that are large enough | | | | |