Mont Tremblant - Need Advice

[keithf]

Hi Folks,

I'm planning to visit Mont Tremblant in early September for a weekend and need some advice.

I'm looking for some first class hotel accommodation and wonder if anyone could recommend a good choice. Also, I'm thinking of playing La Bete and Le Diable and would like to know if these courses can be walked and do they allow this on weekends?

Any information or advice would be appreciated?

Cheers

[Rocknronny]

Hi Folks,

I'm planning to visit Mont Tremblant in early September for a weekend and need some advice.

I'm looking for some first class hotel accommodation and wonder if anyone could recommend a good choice. Also, I'm thinking of playing La Bete and Le Diable and would like to know if these courses can be walked and do they allow this on weekends?

Any information or advice would be appreciated?

CheersAll the info you need can be found here (http://kokotele.proboards18.com/index.cgi?board=general)
RR

[focal]

Hi Folks,

I'm planning to visit Mont Tremblant in early September for a weekend and need some advice.

I'm looking for some first class hotel accommodation and wonder if anyone could recommend a good choice. Also, I'm thinking of playing La Bete and Le Diable and would like to know if these courses can be walked and do they allow this on weekends?

Any information or advice would be appreciated?

Cheers

stayed in the village quite a few times....no complaints on any of the places....most are run by big hotel chains so pick the one that you get points on

[laps]

Tremblant is a nice area with all sorts of choices for accomodations. In addition to the Intrawest Village, there are many condos that you can rent. They will give you more space and full kitchen facilities. Make sure to venture out of the tourist area of the Intrawest Village and go to Old Tremblant and to St Jovite. St Jovite has many fine restaurants.

There are many good golf courses, so you really can't go wrong. I was there a few weeks ago and played Le Maitre - its a ClubLink course.

[51Phantom]

Take a look at le grande lodge, just out side the mountain village, a bit more peacefull than the mountain accomodations, It is a beautiful place

[Mule56]

Hi Folks,

I'm planning to visit Mont Tremblant in early September for a weekend and need some advice.

I'm looking for some first class hotel accommodation and wonder if anyone could recommend a good choice. Also, I'm thinking of playing La Bete and Le Diable and would like to know if these courses can be walked and do they allow this on weekends?

Any information or advice would be appreciated?


Cheers

I have a friend that has a condo right inside the Le Bete golf course. It's a 5 bedroom. PM me if your interested in talking to him and I get you in touch with him. You can certainly walk Le Bete, but Le Diable maybe a stretch. There is a lot of elevation change in them there foot hills.
Mule

[GADD]

We stayed at Ermitage Du Lac on 5 or 6 occasions and ended up buying a unit there. It is in the Intrawest Village but set back a little from the hubbub and overlooks Lac Miroir. The Ermitage is a top end 5 star boutique hotel which, at 68 rooms, is much smaller than the usual Intrawest hotel so the service is more personal and it never feels busy. There is a breakfast included with your room. The bedding etc is nice and plush. I am obviously biased at this point but find it a great place to stay and ski but even better to golf in September when the weather is still warm and the fall colours are starting to show. Tripadvisor.com rates it as the top hotel in the village and 2nd overall in the area.

Regarding golf, we have played Le Diable, Le Geant, La Bete, La Belle and Le Maitre. You should be able to get deals on all but Le Maitre if you are staying at Intrawest. As unit owners, we get to play them for $75 including cart. Depending on your preferences all except La Belle offer modern designs and excellent views. The conditioning and service at Le Maitre (designed by Graham Cooke although Fred Couples is credited) are probably the best in the area but you can expect to pay double what you would at Diable (designed by Michael Hurdzdan), Geant (Tom McBroom) or La Bete (Graham Cooke), any of which I think you would find to be a great experience. Although, if you don't like waste bunkers then stay away from Le Diable! Also, if you have a few hours after your morning round, the Manitou offers one of the best short, executive 18 hole courses you will ever play. You can get around it in two hours.

Finally, I always walk when I can but, given that all of these courses except La Bell and Le Manitou are designed with real estate in mind, and on hilly terrain to boot, they are virtually unwalkable except for mountain goats and extreme marathon runners.

Have fun!! Whatever you choose you won't go wront at Tremblant in September.

gd

[rbaker]

I like to stay in Blainville- ( 15 minutes from Fountain Blue) the Ramada Inn.

That will only work if you like Fountainblue and will drive 70 minutes to the Maitre.

109 including a full breakfast- I somehow think thats a lot less then the Laurentians! Great Hotel too.

We walked Le Maitre last week, its fine to walk. Sometims the hike up to the Blue Tee box can get annoying! The fairways are easy to walk.


RB

[keithf]

Thanks for the responses. One other question: Many years ago (in the early 70s), my parents took me to Gray Rocks and there was a golf club there - does it still exist or has it become one of the well known courses like La Belle etc.?

[xkrfan]

Thanks for the responses. One other question: Many years ago (in the early 70s), my parents took me to Gray Rocks and there was a golf club there - does it still exist or has it become one of the well known courses like La Belle etc.?

That would be Labelle. My group stays at the Wyndham Cap tremblant condos . They are booked outside of Tremblant Reservations and you would need to phone Wyndham directly. They have fantatsic hot tub/pool area which is nice after a round.

[laps]

Thanks for the responses. One other question: Many years ago (in the early 70s), my parents took me to Gray Rocks and there was a golf club there - does it still exist or has it become one of the well known courses like La Belle etc.?

I stay at Gray Rocks every year, used to go once/month before moving to the GTA from Ottawa.

La Belle is the orginal Gray Rocks golf course - its the oldest in the Laurentians. Its worth a look and its a bit cheaper than the others. La Bete (beauty and the beast) is the newere Gray Rocks course and its designed to compete with the Tremblant courses - its very nice - they all are.

Someone suggested le Grand Lodge - I have stayed there. its on the same lake as Gray Rocks. It ha an excellent location. You wuld be less than 10 minutes to all the golf courses and the Tremblant Village at the base of the mountain.

If you are into fitness hike up the mountain - its 2 hours if you are fit. You can take the gondola on the way down.

The only downside with the Trembalnt area is that its 7 hours from the GTA. If it were closer I would be there all the time. Much better atmosphere than Muskoka - and there is amazing food.

[gr8glfr]

For really nice lodgings check out "Club Tremblant" I have been there a couple of times in the winter for ski vacations. Excellent rooms and great food. I have not played golf there so I cannot comment on that area.

[51Phantom]

IS there a reason you are going to Tremblant? Go to michigan, same distance fraction of the price, and the courses are as good or better than the tremblant courses.

[Golfing in Ottawa]

If its your first golf trip to Tremblant you must play Le Geant and Le Diable.
Le Geant is ranked #34 and Le Diable is ranked #69 in Scoregolf Top 100 courses in Canada. If by chance you are with a Clublink member then you could play Le Maitre which is ranked #33.

If you play The Greyrocks course La Belle and Le Bete you will likely be somewhat disappointed as they are not of the same caliber and class as Geant and Diable.

Le Geant is a mountain course with various elevation tee boxes. Has some spectacular scenery, especially the Par 4 #18th hole which features a tee shot across a ravine/lake and a hidden green down a steep fairway drop. The hole is set with a beautiful backdop of Lake Tremblant and along your right handside you have a view of the Mount Tremblant. This course is my favourite at Tremblant and the favourite of many of my friends.

Le Diable is a different course the first 5 holes are surrounded by many deep an imposing waste bunkers which they refer to as "Arizona Style" and then plays into a few mountain style holes with a spectacular #15 hole looking towards Greyrocks. I personally am not a fan of the waste bunker holes, but perhaps it was because I played it in only my second year of golf and was intimidated...............Le Diable is now part of the Raven Group courses which
provides a more advanced GPS graphic than the older GPS at Le Geant. Also
has the Golf Academy located there if you want to work on your game.
I would not say its worth $15-$20 more in the green fee cost to play Diable over Geant...............

Here is the main Tremblant golf website which has a small video playing that tells you a bit about both courses.
http://www.tremblant.ca/golf/index-e.htm

There are also some good packages you can arrange with a chose of many levels of accomodations in the Village and surrounding area. "A" class accomodations right in the village are Fairmont & Westin. For a first time visit I would suggest you stay in the village to "soak up" all the atmosphere.......

http://www.tremblant.ca/offers/summer/package_03/index-e.htm

Have a great time !!!

[JEBS]

I do not think that Le Diable is walkable.. unless you have some bear repellent If I remember correctly there were some pretty long walks between some of the holes and if it is buggy.. walking a KM through the trees you will come out without any blood left

Stay out of the waste bunkers ... also bring a crap club with you, if you get into the waste bunker it is pretty rocky down there wouldn't want to crack a nifty forged iron in there