Vail Lodging Guide
Lodging in Vail
Vail, Colorado-There's no comparison. No comparison to the depth of the mountain, skiable acres (5,285) and certainly no comparison to the depth of your lodging options. Located 120 miles west of the Denver Colorado airport and 35 miles east of Eagle Colorado airport, along I-70, Vail's backdrop is the Gore Mountain Range of the Rockies at a base elevation of 8,120 feet. Vail Village, Lionshead, East and West Vail are all part of the Vail Resort. In Vail's five square miles, there are approximately 76 restaurants, 22 bars and nightclubs, and over 100 specialty shops to satisfy every taste.
Vail Lodging Guide is an excellent resource for accommodations in the Vail Valley. Browse the 14 special properties on this site that highlight lodging specific to Vail and Lionshead Village, or link to additional lodging in East and West Vail. And once your lodging is secured, we can assist you with arranging your five-mountain lift ticket, Vail ski school, transfers, grocery shopping and you can even take advantage of our special airfares.
For airline flights it is best to fly into Vail's Eagle EGE airport. Airlines that service this airport are American, United, Northwest, Continental, Delta and US Air. American Airlines has the most service to the Vail Eagle Airport by far.
Lionshead, renowned for its friendly atmosphere, offers a very wide variety of lodging options from hotel to four plus bedroom condos. Many of the lodges offer a wide variety of amenities from conference facilities for short business meetings, to heated parking. Most lodging in Lionshead is either slopeside or within 75-100 yards of the lifts. Lionshead is family friendly with pedestrian walkways and easy access to the gondola and ski school. Lionshead is linked to Vail Village by the Vail free shuttle service.
Vail Village is renowned for its Alpine ambiance and European charm. Vail's lodging architecture was originally designed with a Tyrolean theme. The Swiss design of lodges and the village offer guests the opportunity to step out of their accommodations onto the Cobblestone pedestrian walkways with shops, entertainment and restaurants located mainly between the Covered Bridge and the Vista Bahn chair. The Vista Bahn is also Vail's main ski school location.
Lodging in Vail has a reputation for elegance with magnificent vistas of the snow covered peaks. Vail is consistently rated in the top five resorts in America for customer service and quality; and has frequently earned the top spot on many lists. Vail offers over 15 hotels facilities, inns and B & B's, and over 1,000 individually owned condos. Condos range in size from studios to three or more bedroom units. Standard amenities with most condo lodging in Vail are DVD players, cable TVs, stereos with CD players, Internet access, hairdryers, irons and even grocery shopping services upon request.
The Vail map below gives you the location of the properties hosted on this site with links to their web pages. Amenities of each property are listed along with photos. If you are unfamiliar with Vail, ask your lodging specialist which one of the Vail lodging options best fits your needs by calling 800-418-8135 today. Or, you may also send in an email request detailing your lodging needs in the comment box by clicking here.
