| Vail Colorado lodging and hotels is almost a | | | | and Vail has an incredible free shuttle |
| must to enjoy a great skiing vacation? Look | | | | service to take you to the mountains. |
| no further than in the middle of the great | | | | |
| Rocky Mountains. This village sits nestled at | | | | Also, the size of the area is fairly small, |
| the base of the mountains in Eagle County and | | | | with only about 5000 residents. Although some |
| the main Vail Mountain is the single largest | | | | people consider it to be one of the faster |
| skiing area in the US! It is a small town | | | | growing places for real estate values in the |
| famous for its skiing. There is skiing | | | | US and expect 80,000 or more living in the |
| available for all levels of ability and | | | | area (not just directly in the town of Vail |
| interest. But this area isn't just about | | | | Colorado itself). Skiing enthusiasts who are |
| skiing! Not by a long shot. With its | | | | looking to buy a second home should seriously |
| beautiful lodging and hotels you won't want | | | | consider purchasing one in the area, even for |
| to leave. | | | | a medium-term investment, if prices do, |
| | | | indeed increase in price. |
| The only road in and out of Vail is | | | | |
| Interstate 70, so if you are planning on | | | | Other options for you to switch up your |
| driving to your vacation, that's the road | | | | vacation, is to leave the area and journey to |
| you'll want to take. As you drive, you'll | | | | one of the other small villages nearby. |
| remain literally in awe as you wind your way | | | | Snowmass Colorado, Antler, and Aspen, are |
| through the Colorado Rockies toward skiing at | | | | all 2 hours or less and offer equally |
| its best. Put John Denver's Rocky Mountain | | | | invigorating skiing and winter sports. If you |
| High on the radio and you'll complete the | | | | drove in your RV for a great skiing vacation, |
| traveling experience! If you choose to fly | | | | consider staying at the Antlers RV park if |
| in, the Eagle County airport is the one | | | | you want to ski in Vail Colorado but don't |
| you'll want to enter. The airport is not | | | | want to stay in Vail. Vail Colorado, while |
| right in town, it's about 40 minutes away in | | | | famous for its skiing, has a lot to offer |
| another town: Gypsum. Driving or flying are | | | | year-round. While the winter season is a |
| pretty much your only two options to get to | | | | great time to go, there are opportunities for |
| your skiing destination. | | | | you to enjoy a vacation there any time of the |
| | | | year. |
| This town is a small village modeled after a | | | | |
| Bavarian mountain village: the roads feel | | | | So, what about the lodging and hotels? |
| like a small Bavarian town, the houses in the | | | | Prices vary considerably depending on the |
| village itself have that Bavarian mountain | | | | location. If you chose to stay at the Vail |
| styling, and Vail is partially car free, | | | | Lodge, right in the Village, you could expect |
| which means if you bring your car (or if you | | | | to pay over $1,000 a night for a 2 bedroom |
| fly in and rent a car) you could have trouble | | | | condo/hotel. But, generally speaking...to be |
| finding a place to park. At first, this could | | | | within a few blocks of the gondola you can |
| sound like an inconvenience, but when you're | | | | find lodging at a condo or hotel for $400 and |
| there, you'll quickly pick up on the | | | | up during ski season. Prices drop |
| atmosphere and you won't mind at all. After | | | | considerably during the summer...which some |
| all, everything is in fairly close proximity | | | | people enjoy more than during skiing season. |