Definitely on the cheaper side of places to stay in Lionshead. We were able to book a room for $165/night (including tax) for a Studio Queen on the Valley side - thanks to other reviews on this site and elsewhere I knew to book in the main building since it was more recently renovated than the Annex. (Though, worth noting, there is a 'public' shower for guest use in the Annex... more on that later). We requested an early check-in (normal time is 4pm) and were able to get in before noon - nice! The main building includes a basement room for ski/snowboard storage with lockable lockers (bring your own locks). Our room included a mini-fridge with broken ice maker, a TV with a remote that was only usable to change channels, and climate control that only included electric baseboard heat. The bed wasn't very comfortable, and we didn't see any opportunities to enjoy cookies or breakfast... maybe our timing was off? Employees were very helpful. We were able to store our luggage after check-out (11am) while we went boarding, and would have been able to use the Annex shower had I not hurt my knee and put a premature end to our last day on the mountain. Strange that the Inn has both a bar and a restaurant that appear not to be used anymore... though there is a pretty nice hot tub that was frequently used. All in all, Lionshead Inn is somewhat of a relic, but it's cheap and it's in town. For that reason, it met my expectations even though it was far from posh. If you're in the market for luxury, this is not the place for you. read more

not worth the money. staff is playing catch-up constantly. reservation was for two beds, only got one and had to ask for a roll-away. guess what...thermostat is busted and no heat. with single digit temps tonight, that's garbage. front desk just dropped off two space heaters which will get us through. only good thing about this place is the location...close to the base of vail. never staying here again. look elsewhere. Update: Alright, clearly I wrote my review a day early. and I understand how it could seem like I'm ganging up with other reviewers, but the customer service at this hotel is hands down the worst I have ever experienced in any capacity at any type of business. Clearly, the customer is not always right with these imbeciles (to put it mildly). We were told that our room would be changed after a night in the wrong reservation (giving us two beds instead of one for the four people in our group). After skiing for the day, we got back to the hotel and called the front desk to get the new room. The attendant, Shane, told us it was "a little late in the game" for that. Seriously? After that comment, Shanes eventual solution for the situation was to make us go to another hotel. With just a few hours before bedtime and an early depature in the morning, it wasn't worth the effort. When told the hotel would be receiving a less than positive review, Shane was dismissive and clearly did not give a shit about his tenants. Terrible service, several instances of broken or unusable equipment/amenities, and that all pretty much cancels out the advantegeous location. Do not stay here. Whatever more you have to spend at the next cheapest hotel in the area (granted, nothing is cheap here), it will definitely be worth the extra money. And Shane, enjoy your miserable time at the front desk until this dump is torn down in a couple months. read more

Parking: Sufficient, but $12/day Service: Helpful and accomodating Price: Great compared to other options in Vail I booked this place in November for MLK weekend (not realizing it was MLK weekend). Alas, when we checked in - they had overbooked and could not give us the two double beds I had requested. They offered a King Bed + rollaway bed option (sleeps 3) for $50 off our previous rate. I negotiated further, complaining that we had 4 people per room and now one was forced on the floor. They accomodated and threw in free parking. I was pleased. Lionshead is the least expensive option in Vail by far (average $200/night before Jan 30th). Some other details: Pros: 1. Includes free continental breakfast of muffins, fruit, toast, bagels, yogurt, cereal, oatmeal, coffee/tea. Nothing mind blowing but a nice freebie regardless. 2. Convenient, walking access to Lionshead Village and the Lionshead Vail lifts 3. Nice and accomodating management (thx Ben) 4. Best prices I could find in Vail for double rooms 5. Clean rooms 6. Bath and Body Works toiletries 7. Nicely compartmentalized closets for snow gear storage (I'm not talking about actual skis/boards, though - just shoes, jackets, etc) Cons: 1. The "Annex" (which we were booked in) have older rooms. The main lobby looked much nicer, and I believe the main building has renovated rooms. 2. Small TV - remote control also was dysfunctional 3. If you get an even numbered room in the Annex you can hear the freeway noise 4. HOT! Central heating system - so no control. I personally prefer hot than cold, so it was ok for me. But other in my party complained. Would I return? Yes! But I would likely come prepared with a sleeping bag in case you fall into the same overbook situation. My friend said that rollover bed was NOT comfortable. read more

Its a cheap place to stay in Vail and front desk staff knows it. They could care less about their hotel, your stay, their own personal hygiene.... Rooms filled with harvest gold and avocado colored decor. The towels were thread bare, felt and looked like they have been washed 7000x with no horizons of being replaced any time soon. I was hesitant to walk on the carpet without shoes. This place is need of some kind of upgrades. It has the potential to be at least decent for the prices they charge. At the end of the day, someone needs to buy it, fire the front desk kid, and just gut the place. Only upside is that its an easy walk to the gondola. read more

Wow just fucking wow... Here it goes people pay attention. Checked into this hotel late Friday after skiing all day at Vail, get to the room and it's a queen with a pullout, clearly not what I booked with 4 people, I call the front desk and tell them, he indicates and I quote "I knew you'd be calling, yeah really sorry but we are fully booked, I can move you tomorrow" it's cool with me, so I ask for a pullout and they comply. About an hour after this we realize our heat ain't working, call the front desk and he says I can bring you a space heater, he brings up a space heater that I have in my office and I indicate we will need another one, this won't cover the whole room. He agrees brings us back another one and says and I quote "tomorrow we will move you and hook you up nice with a mountain facing room" I say thank you and that's that. Now onto Sunday. We finish our amazing day of skiing and return home, at 4:30 I pick up the phone and Shane indicates "it's a little late in the game for that, our housekeepers have went home" I have to wonder at this point if these people even care at all, the place is "being torn down in may" Again quoting the man from the first day, and to be honest it's clear they have checked out. Now Shane indicates he would call me back in a minute to see if there was anything he could do, and he called me back and there wasn't anything he could. I question him what we were supposed to do, sit around and ask them when we could check in to a new room, we ski'd all day?! I states shouldn't someone have left a note to move the family In room #205? Shane indicates well I know who would say that to you as far as moving you. Cool maybe he dropped the ball, but again what the fuck ?!?! Shane calls me back and asks if we want to be moved to a different hotel? What?!?! Are you high on your legalized marijuana your state sells, we are leaving your shit hole of a place early am for the airport. I then go on to explain how I have over 5,000 reads on my yelp reviews and I'm going to destroy his very incompetent hotel and staff. I said don't worry Shane I'll be sure to mention your name in it and the guy from the day before, Shane responds" your going to put the guys who name you can't remember in it" Very arrogantly. I respond yes. I'm fuming at this point, I take offense to tough guys who act tough over a phone or over a keyboard. Oh he best part is, all along he kept calling me mr. McCormick I had to repeat 3 times it's not mr McCormick he replies with "oh yeah it isn't my bad" yeah bro cool story tell it again... Here's the deal Shane, and the lions head inn, I realize you will shut down and let's face it, it's not surprising, but maybe Shane can take his high school education and moves his skills or lack their of to a motel 6 I hear they will leave the lights on for you !!! Glad I got comped 8 freebies at vail for the weekend otherwise I might go introduce myself to Shane and sit him down and explain why all he will ever be is a ski bum desk clerk the rest of his life... Party on brah !!! In closing holy shit ownership you need to put a leash on this dog !! read more

Lionshead Inn - Some of the disrepair in this shithole - Hotels Near Me - Vail, Colorado

Pretty crappy overall. Just standard hotel rooms, service/hospitality is terrible. It seems like they hire the bottom of the barrel at the Inn and that's what type of service you get, bottom of the barrel. It's not terrible and for one of the cheaper options to stay in Vail it's worth it for college students or young people. read more

Well, at least this place is cheap. We were here in the summer, so parking was free. The biggest negatives were no AC and super loud street (we were facing I-70). As a result we ended up being either very hot and unable to sleep or unable to sleep due to the noise. The beds weren't great, but weren't bad. I think it's a case of "you get what you pay for", and for where it's at in Vail, this place is cheap. read more

The rooms were ugly, loud (right next to I-70), Too Cold & Hot (you have no control over the heating system), they stick you will a $12 a night parking fee that they fail to mention when you book, and the elevator was supper slow. The free continental breakfast was pretty nice, at least compared to most, staff was friendly, and location was good. Ultimately I would only stay here if comparable places were $100-$150 more expensive. read more

Lionshead Inn or the Four Seasons? It is easy to be confused with those two fine establishments. We stayed here at the Seasons during the last two ski seasons. Three blocks from the Born Free lift and Garfinkles, and one block from Moes, you really cannot go wrong. Particularly if you like carpet on the walls in elevators, rustic photographs in the bathrooms, 1984 decor and rooms hotter than hell, this is the place for you. While the bathroom towels are no better than your high school gym towels, they stock the rooms with fine robes you can wear down to the hot tub. No refridgerator? No need, just leave your cold ones on the balcony during the day and you will be ready to hammer them at night. If you have a problem with any of this then get over yourself and the 50% rate they charge compared to anything else in Vail. I will be here again next year. read more

HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE...VERY RUDE! When getting ready to leave for the airport, my friend called the front desk to order a taxi. I then told her that the airport told us a shuttle was cheaper (we paid $102 to hotel from airport), so she called the front desk back and told them this. The front desk told her that a taxi is about the same as a shuttle and that the taxi would probably even be cheaper, so we kept the taxi. When we got to the airport the taxi ride was $165.00, with a tip! After returning home, I called Lionshead Inn and explained this to the front desk, they gave me the manager, Benjamin's, voicemail to which I explained the situation. After a week went by with no return call, I called Lionshead Inn again and Benjamin answered. I asked if he received my voicemail and he said no. I explained the situation again and he said "I'm not in the transportation business, how would I know". I told him that the front desk of a hotel should have accurate information available to their guests and he told me that shuttle and taxi prices change all the time, how is his front desk supposed to know this. He also told me I should have done my research when going on a trip to find this out! He told me it's the taxi service I should be calling because they scammed me. The taxi service did not scam us, they charge by the mile. Benjamin continued to insult me and blame me for this so I told him I would NEVER be staying at his hotel again and he told me "that's fine". He was beyond rude, insulting and frankly did not care. Travelers expect the front desk/concierge at a hotel to have knowledge of these things for "out of town" guests who are not familiar with the area or prices. In addition to the front desk not having a clue and the rude manager, Benjamin, they DO NOT have a bar (nor a restaurant) so don't let the website fool you, they also DO NOT have wifi service that works! I have an ipad2 with 3G and wifi and it picked up about 20 other hotels and restaurant's wifi service EXCEPT Lionshead, which did not help for my friend's laptop and when we called the front desk he kept saying that "I don't know, it's working down here". Last, but not least, the beds are lumpy (see attached pictures), the irons do not work, there is a 4 unit plug-in in the middle of one of the walls (very odd), and you hear the highway traffic all night because the walls are so thin! Nevertheless, we will NEVER be back. HORRIBLE Service and Stay! read more

The Lionshead Inn is by far the best value in Vail. The staff is very helpful and the manager (Benjamin) is a great resource. While it can't compete with the fancy hotels around the mountain, it is clean, comfortable, and a three minute walk to the gondola. read more

To be to the point, this place is a dump. We stayed in the annex, and for $175 after taxes (and an extra $15/night for parking) I was shocked at how old, unkempt and dated this place is. It kinda felt like we were staying in someones basement, with old, castaway, mis-matched furniture & a 19" old box television. The location is decent for skiing, however you will hear the loud hum of i70 all night. I feel ripped off and will never stay here again. I suggest you steer clear of this divey, way overpriced disaster. Compared to other dumpy hotels Ive stayed in, this is more like a $60 hotel, fyi. read more