Fairways Hotel on the Mountain

My husband and I had a bizarre circumstance where we ended up requiring a room last minute on a Saturday night, specifically on Bear Mountain. As far as we knew, it was only the Westin up there. When we tried calling the Westin, they were booked (and even if they weren't booked, yeesh their prices were outrageous, we're talking $300-400 plus a resort fee!!). Beyond stressed, I was frantically trying to find something located around the bottom of the mountain (not ideal but we could make it work), when this little gem popped up! Turns out it was previously part of the Westin but has now separated and is under new ownership.

Fairways had only just opened up for business the weekend we were there. I'd say it was a soft launch as it didn't appear to show up on Google Hotels yet, the underground parking was quite empty (Yup! Underground parking unlike the Westin) and when you entered the building, the concierge desk was definitely a temporary fix, but you can tell they'll get there quickly.

Their prices are so much better than the Westin (and it wasn't just an intro fee, the prices appear to be holding at that price for a few months and even when they increase, they don't go that high) and the service we received was incredible. Since we weren't expecting to be staying overnight on the mountain, I had no phone charger and when I asked them if they had one, they said no, but shortly after called up to the room to let me know they had found one that I could borrow! Also, they could have thrown us in any old room, but they gave us top floor, corner unit with a view of the golf course.

The room was quite large for the price and very clean. Sure, there might be just a couple of small details that could use updating, but nothing major by any means.

We will definitely stay here again - especially since it's in such close proximity to Jack's Place which is a great place to hang out (the pizzas ?)