| In an enchanting mountain hideaway at Whistler resort in beautiful British
Columbia you will find Durlacher Hof, a spotless jewel of a place, run by Erika
Durlacher and her husband Peter.
Erika, a member of the BC Chapter for four years, found her pathway to
"legendary innkeeper" was circuitous. She worked at Canada Safeway for
28 years, leaving in 1988 when she and Peter spotted a Whistler property that
made their dream of starting a European-style guesthouse seem possible, Erika
ran the place single-handedly for the first few years as she set out to
establish the best B & B in British Columbia.
The Inn has eight immaculate rooms, among the most welcoming anywhere. When you
walk through the heavy Douglas fir door, the inn is filled with the wonderful
smells of European baking, and once you put on a pair of Austrian hand knit Hut
slippers ... you've arrived!
Smart guests begin their visit in mid-afternoon, in time for coffee and cakes.
On weekends a warm buttermilk prune cake or a perfect apple strudel will quickly
appear from Erika's repertoire of family Austrian recipes. The inn is famous for
its legendary country breakfast buffet of fresh baked breads, sweet and savoury
entrees, fresh fruit, homemade granola and steaming mugs of coffee and tea.
In March 2003 Diane Clement and Erika combined their talents to create a
fabulous dinner to kick-start the Olympic rhythm for 2010. Sharing their talents
with 40 guests, they proved to be great ambassadors for Les Dames d'Escoffier
and the Olympic Bid team.
Erika has received many honors and recognition awards. The most recent was
inclusion of three of the Hof's favorite recipes in Northwest Best Places Cook
Book, Volume II. The inn was featured in a segment on the Food Network last
December and Best of Foods Network in March 2002. Best Places to Kiss did a 15
minute video of Durlacher Hof and Fairmont Chateau Whistler ... we won an award
of 3 Kisses.
Erika and Peter are happy to invite you to visit them in any of the four
seasons. You will not be disappointed.
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