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Tourist accommodation where zoning allows it, furnished stays, or a long-term tenancy. One team runs every rental length for you. See what works best for you.

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Hands-off, passive rental income

You own the home. We run it.

Which rental fits your Whistler home?

In Whistler, zoning decides this, not whether you live there. A tourist-zoned home can host nightly stays with a municipal licence. A residentially zoned home can be rented only to people who live here.

Under 90 days, for visitors

Short-term

The highest income opportunity

Investment condo? Yes, if it is zoned for tourist accommodation.

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Who stays
Holiday and business travellers
Listed on
Airbnb, VRBO, and Booking.com
Best if
Your home is zoned for tourist accommodation.

Furnished nightly stays run through BC’s largest Airbnb account. We handle the photography, the listing, every guest message, screening before each stay, and in-house cleaning between guests. In Whistler this path is only open where zoning allows tourist accommodation, with a Resort Municipality of Whistler business licence and provincial registration, and both numbers on every listing. We confirm zoning and any covenant on title before anything is listed.

90 days or more, for residents

Mid-term

Furnished income, far fewer turnovers

Investment condo? Yes, rented to a resident, not a visitor.

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Who stays
People who live in Whistler and need a furnished home
Listed on
Resident rental listings and local employers
Best if
Your home is residentially zoned, and you want it furnished.

A furnished home rented for 90 days or more to someone who lives in Whistler. At 90 days or more, it sits outside provincial short-term registration. It is a residential tenancy, so the Residential Tenancy Act applies. It cannot be offered to visitors in a residential zone, and any covenant on title still applies. Our in-house team resets the home between tenancies.

Usually eight months or longer

Long-term

Consistent, predictable income

Investment condo? Yes, unless a rental-pool covenant applies.

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Who stays
Tenants screened four ways
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Marketed and shown by Artin Realty
Best if
You want the most hands-off option, with one tenant.

An unfurnished residential tenancy run by Artin Realty, our BCFSA-licensed brokerage. We handle the listing and showings, four-check screening (a credit check with consent, ID, income and employment, and a previous landlord), the lease and renewals, rent held in trust, maintenance, monthly statements, and on-time owner payouts. You approve the tenant before anyone moves in. A Phase 2 covenant keeps a unit in its building’s rental pool, so we check title first.

Sources: Resort Municipality of Whistler: Tourist accommodation requirements · Resort Municipality of Whistler: Covenants and modifications · Province of British Columbia: Principal residence requirement

4.65 ★
Average guest rating
9,300+
Guest reviews
300+
Leases facilitated
25,000+
Guest stays
Figures as of September 2026.

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Whistler rules, in plain language

Open any topic for the detail. We check all of it before anything is listed.

Tourist accommodationZoning first, then a municipal business licence and provincial registration. +
  1. Whistler, Whistler Mountain Resort, and Blackcomb Mountain Resort are all exempt from BC’s principal residence requirement. An investment property can host nightly stays if the zoning allows.
  2. Tourist accommodation is allowed only where zoning lists tourist accommodation or temporary accommodation as a permitted use.
  3. A current Resort Municipality of Whistler business licence is required to market or provide paid tourist accommodation, and the licence number goes on every listing.
  4. Hosts also register with the provincial short-term rental registry, and the registration number goes on every listing.
  5. Residential zoning and employee housing cannot be marketed or rented to visitors, for any length of stay.

Sources: Resort Municipality of Whistler: Tourist accommodation requirements · Province of British Columbia: Principal residence requirement

Stays of 90 days or moreOutside provincial registration. Rented to residents, never to visitors. +

BC treats any stay of less than 90 consecutive days as a short-term rental that must be registered. A stay of 90 days or more sits outside that registration.

In a residential zone, Whistler looks at who stays, not only how long. A home can be rented to someone who lives here, never to a visitor. It is a residential tenancy, so the Residential Tenancy Act applies. We confirm the zoning and any covenant on title before a stay is offered.

Sources: Resort Municipality of Whistler: Tourist accommodation requirements · Province of British Columbia: Short-term rental definitions

Rental-pool covenantsA covenant on title can decide how a unit may be rented. +

Many Whistler condos carry a covenant on title. A Phase 2 covenant keeps the unit in its building’s single rental pool, with owner use capped at 28 days in summer and 28 in winter. A Phase 1 covenant usually means a rental pool when the owner is not using the unit, though some allow self-management.

A covenant is separate from strata bylaws, and the Resort Municipality rarely changes one. We read the title before recommending any rental length.

Sources: Resort Municipality of Whistler: Covenants and modifications

Empty homes and vacancy taxNo empty homes tax, and Whistler is not a provincial speculation-tax area. +

Whistler has no empty homes tax, and it is not in the Province’s speculation and vacancy tax area. Owners here do not file a declaration for either.

Sources: Province of British Columbia: Speculation and vacancy tax taxable areas

Strata bylawsA strata cannot ban long-term rentals, but it can still limit short stays. +

Since 24 November 2022, a strata corporation must not restrict or ban long-term residential tenancies. Strata corporations can still limit or ban short-term rentals by a three-quarter vote of owners. A rental-pool covenant on title is separate from strata bylaws and can still require tourist use. We read the bylaws and the title before a listing goes up.

Sources: Province of British Columbia: Strata short-term rental bylaws · Resort Municipality of Whistler: Covenants and modifications

Whistler neighbourhoods at a glanceFrom the Village out to Creekside, the south end, and the north of the valley. +
  • Whistler Village and Upper Village. The resort centre. Condos here often carry rental-pool covenants, so we check title first.
  • Creekside. A second ski base, about five kilometres south of the Village.
  • Spring Creek and Cheakamus Crossing. South-end neighbourhoods. Much of Cheakamus Crossing is employee-restricted housing.
  • Whistler Cay, Alpine Meadows, Rainbow, and Emerald Estates. Neighbourhoods across the highway and north of the Village, linked by the Valley Trail.
Whistler Village Upper Village Creekside Spring Creek Whistler Cay Bayshores Alpine Meadows Emerald Estates Rainbow Nordic Estates Cheakamus Crossing

Homes we manage in Whistler

6 bed · 5 bath home in Whistler
6 bed · 5 bath home in Whistler
 5 bed · 3.5 bath home in Whistler
5 bed · 3.5 bath home in Whistler

Common questions

Before you sign.

Can I short-term rent a residential home in Whistler? +
Not to visitors. The Resort Municipality of Whistler allows paid tourist accommodation only where zoning permits tourist accommodation or temporary accommodation, and only with a current business licence and provincial registration. A residentially zoned home can still be rented to someone who lives here, furnished for 90 days or more, or long term.

Resort Municipality of Whistler: Tourist accommodation requirements · Province of British Columbia: Principal residence requirement

Does the principal residence requirement apply in Whistler? +
No. The Province lists Whistler, and the Whistler Mountain and Blackcomb Mountain resort areas, as exempt from the principal residence requirement. Local zoning, covenants on title, and the municipal business licence still decide whether tourist accommodation is allowed.

Province of British Columbia: Principal residence requirement

Can I rent my Whistler home furnished for a month or two? +
Yes, to someone who lives in Whistler, never to a visitor. We set furnished stays at 90 days or more, because the Province treats shorter stays as short-term rentals that must be registered.

Resort Municipality of Whistler: Tourist accommodation requirements · Province of British Columbia: Short-term rental definitions

Can I switch my home between short-term, mid-term, and long-term later? +
Yes. One team runs all three, so if your plans change, the rules change, or the season changes, we can move the home to a different rental length without you starting over with a new manager. We check what the address, the zoning, and the covenants allow before every switch.
Can a Whistler strata still ban long-term rentals? +
No. As of 24 November 2022, a strata corporation in British Columbia must not have a bylaw that restricts or bans long-term rentals. Strata corporations can still limit or ban short-term rentals. A Phase 2 rental-pool covenant on title is separate and can still keep a unit in its hotel rental pool. We read the bylaws and the title before listing.

Province of British Columbia: Strata short-term rental bylaws · Resort Municipality of Whistler: Covenants and modifications

What does tenant screening include in BC? +
In B.C., landlords can ask applicants for verifiable income and employment, references (preferably from a previous landlord), and photo ID, and can run a credit check with the applicant’s written consent. Artin runs these checks before recommending any tenant, and shares the results and its recommendation with the owner before any lease is signed.

Government of B.C., Residential Tenancies: List and show a rental unit

How are maintenance and repairs handled in a managed rental? +
The standard a manager should meet: nothing non-urgent happens without owner approval, and emergencies are acted on immediately.
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