If you are going to Whistler - don't bother with an impersonal expensive hotel in Upper Whistler or an impersonla one in the centre of the village. Try a B&B and I can wholeheartedly recommend Chalet Luise B&B ran by Lisa. Great breakfasts, get to chat with the other guests, tea and cake when you fancy it, relax in the hot tub. And cheaper than hotels - you are not paying 3 figures. Ok it's a walk into the centre of the village - being all of a 5 minute walk - but you are closer to the hiking/biking/cross country ski trails around Lost Lake. It is hardly an onerous location giving its benefits.