well being 5 minutes from creekside is pretty good. The question is how close to the whistler village do you want to be. Creekside is about 5km from whistler and if you don't have a car you have to bus or cab.
you CAN walk but its like a 45 min walk.
it also depends on how much you're paying rent. You can get closer to the village but the price will probably go up.