Are Blue Mountain chalets good for small groups?

The Vista has two queen bedrooms on the main level, a bunk room with two single bunks and a room with two single beds, plus three bathrooms. It is the only small chalet with the 10-minute walk to Blue Mountain Village and the shared seasonal pool on the lot.

The 44L is a vintage chalet built in the 1950s in Tyrolean Village, a 5-minute drive from the resort, with three queen bedrooms, one bunk room, two bathrooms and a fireplace. Its guests use the pool at 104 Brooker Boulevard, a short drive away.

Aqua Villa sits on Georgian Bay with three queen bedrooms, a twin room, four bathrooms, a dining table for eight and a hot tub on the balcony facing the water.

Everyone fits in the hot tub at once, because each tub takes eight. Couples get a bedroom door each, and the bunk or twin room can hold the bags or stay empty. A full kitchen lets a small group cook the meals it wants instead of booking every dinner, and four parking spaces mean nobody has to share a car.

A dog can come too: every chalet is pet-friendly, with a pet fee and one dog as the standard. The space also absorbs a change of plan, since a group of six can say yes to two late additions without changing the booking.

The two-night minimum applies whatever the headcount, and holiday weekends carry longer minimums. Check-in is 4 p.m. and checkout 11 a.m. Day visitors are not permitted, so friends staying elsewhere cannot drop in for the evening. The rental includes linens, towels and cleaning after checkout.

If the group is two people, read our romantic getaway answer first; it is honest about how much house a couple gets. If the dates are flexible, midweek rentals are the easier dates to secure for a small party.