{"id":7390,"date":"2013-02-01T10:33:55","date_gmt":"2013-02-01T18:33:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nerdseyeview.com\/blog\/?p=7390"},"modified":"2013-02-01T16:45:33","modified_gmt":"2013-02-02T00:45:33","slug":"accomodation-review-eva-hollands-apartment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nerdseyeview.com\/blog\/2013\/02\/01\/accomodation-review-eva-hollands-apartment\/","title":{"rendered":"Accomodation Review: Eva Holland’s Apartment"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Whitehorse, the Yukon Territory\u2019s bustling little city on the banks of the mighty Yukon River, you\u2019ll find an acceptable array of accommodations that include a Ramada, a Best Western, and a few other modest but functional hotels. You\u2019ll be fine, warm and comfortable. But if you\u2019re looking for something with more local flair than the usual small town hotel, you\u2019ll want to check out Eva Holland\u2019s Apartment<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Guests are made welcome right away by the free airport shuttle. A friendly driver will greet you at the gate and offer you handy orientation tips such as \u201cthe baggage claim here is notoriously slow\u201d or \u201cyou are going to freeze on the way to the car, but it\u2019s not that far.\u201d<\/p>\n

If you arrive in the winter, you\u2019ll have assistance hauling your oversized bag up the three flights of stairs you\u2019ll take to Eva Holland\u2019s Apartment. \u201cNo, it\u2019s cool, it\u2019s winter in Whitehorse. Of course you have a lot of stuff. I\u2019d be worried if you were traveling carryon only.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Once checked in, you will admire the spacious floor plan. You will remember that all of your city apartments were shoeboxes, whereas Eva Holland\u2019s Apartment is a roomy one bedroom \/one bathroom flat with a big northern facing window. Common areas offer up plenty of reading material and a kitchen in which you are invited to forage for whatever snacks you can find. \u201cI\u2019m leaving town in a few days, so there\u2019s not a lot of food in the house, but there\u2019s a supermarket just across the street \u2013 we can go get stuff if you need anything.\u201d<\/p>\n

At Eva Holland\u2019s Apartment, you\u2019ll receive excellent advice about local fashion and what to wear to which local venues. \u201cSo my city friend was all, \u2018REALLY, you are wearing your snow pants to the bar?\u2019 And I said, \u2018Yes, everyone in the bar will be wearing snow pants. It\u2019s FINE.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

If your schedule permits, Eva Holland\u2019s Apartment will hook you up with a local guide for a walking tour of the city. You\u2019ll get the kind of insight into the city that\u2019s usually reserved for long term residents. \u201cIn a Portland moment, our roaster is in a bike shop,\u201d and \u201cOn any given day, I\u2019ll see six or eight people I know hanging out here, drinking coffee. They have good ginger cookies.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s very quiet in the evenings at Eva Holland\u2019s Apartment. You can listen to \u00a0 Aretha Franklin on vinyl, read, or plug into the internet and catch up on your email. Internet is free, but you\u2019ll need to share, Eva Holland\u2019s Apartment only supports one internet user at a time. Bedding is provided and you\u2019ll sleep through the very quiet nights on a fold out futon in the common areas. Pro tip: The futon is comfortable, but you\u2019ll feel the frame. Put the futon on the floor \u2013 there\u2019s plenty of room \u2013 for a better night\u2019s sleep.<\/p>\n

Make your reservations well in advance; Eva Holland\u2019s Apartment has sporadic availability due to unpredictable staffing issues. Payment is on arrival and should be worked out prior to your departure from points south as it may involve going to the supermarket or ordering unusual books from online bookstores. My two night stay cost me a few packets of instant miso soup (not available in Whitehorse supermarkets) and a box of Fran\u2019s milk chocolate salted caramels. Your visit may require some other system of payment entirely.<\/p>\n

Eva Holland\u2019s Apartment is not for everyone. You\u2019ll be expected to have a good grasp of literary narrative techniques, at least a passing familiarity with the challenges of being a full time freelance writer, and a willingness to listen to fact checking calls to Kentucky. But if you\u2019d like an alternative to hotel room coffee and those plastic bottles of product (\u201cI have all manner of moisturizers. It\u2019s dry here. If you need anything, just ask.\u201d) then you\u2019ll find Eva Holland\u2019s Apartment a welcoming \u2013 and very entertaining \u2013 stay.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In Whitehorse, the Yukon Territory\u2019s bustling little city on the banks of the mighty Yukon River, you\u2019ll find an acceptable array of accommodations that include a Ramada, a Best Western, and a few other modest but functional hotels. You\u2019ll be fine, warm and comfortable. But if you\u2019re looking for something with more local flair than … <\/p>\n


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