This garden one of the world's highest botanical gardens at an 8,200 feet altitude in the Rocky…read moreMountains. We did a family trip up to the mountains for a couple of days and on our way back home, we stopped by the Betty Ford Alpine Gardens because I knew my mother in-law loved flowers and I thought she would enjoy it here. We parked in the parking lot next to the big open field. Unfortunately there was an event that day and we had to pay I think $10 (can't remember the exact amount). I guess it evened out since the garden is free? Anywho, the garden was a short walk from the parking lot. It's named after the former first lady who preferred Vail as their vacation spot and helped the community flourish to what it is today. There's signage throughout the garden to read about Betty Ford, the plants, and wild life. It's a small garden, but there are plants from all over the world and we enjoyed strolling through the various paths. My mother in-law enjoyed it as well, so mission accomplished! If you're in the area and love plants and flowers, it's worth a quick stop, but I wouldn't go out of my way for it.

An absolutely beautiful botanical garden that the family didn't expect to be found in the ski town…read moreof Vail. The garden focused on alpine trees, plants, and flowers. It was so peaceful and enchanting to walk around the garden. In addition to plants and flowers, we also saw lots of butterflies and hummingbirds. Admission and parking were free, donation gladly welcome.

We stopped here to grab the viral hot chocolate! Was pleasantly surprised by the delicious burger…read more The $30 hot chocolate is pretty good! But idk about $30 good...

Stopped by the remedy in the four seasons to try their famous hot chocolate!…read more It was a cool experience. Super rich & creamy.

We absolutely love everything about The Arrabelle. It's clean, the residence was awesome, the…read morebreakfast and food was great! Just so pleased! I'm hoping to make this a place a home away from home at least a few times a year The staff we met are all amazing and I can't wait to see them again! I totally loved Helen, Natalie, Kevin, Ben, Dunia, Joe, Jeff and Julia! They were all so nice and helpful! I consider them all my friends! See yall in July if not sooner

The gentlemen staffing the skate rental place on the night of 12/31 was one of the best customer…read morestaffers I have seen in a while. What a nice guy, super friendly and helpful. Great attitude, I was really impressed.

So, while a friend of mine from Denver gave me a tour of Broadway, we chanced upon Archetype. We…read moredecided to pop in for a quick tasting and I'm so glad we did. One of the owners greeted us and immediately made us feel at home. We asked if he could make something akin to a vodka sprite (I know, basic) while we looked at the menu. When he returned with the best vodka sprite ever. At Archetype, explained the owner, they make their vodka from grapes. During the distillation process, they infuse their vodka with different flavors. For the vodka sprite, he used a lemon/lime infused vodka, a lil simple syrup, and some spritz. And when I say he explained this process, trust that he explained it throughly. We decided to have a tasting. We ordered the lavender, the earl grey, and the Serrano. Taken neat, each was incredibly smooth. Our host explained, that made with grapes this vodka has much less of a bite than traditional vodkas. Also, you might think the Serrano would have been hot hot, but it was not. Because they introduce the flavoring elements (fruits, peppers, what not) during the distillation process only the essence of the flavors remain in the vodka, so no sugars or whatever it is that makes biting into a pepper burn. Do yourself a favor and visit this place on your next trip to Denver!

Spring skiing this year in Vail was so warm that our ski time was limited to just the morning so…read moreaprès ski started much earlier than usual. I decided to make a long past due visit to Archetype to check out their distilled spirits. In addition to their vodka and gin, they make a long list of small batch distilled spirits of various flavors. When you walk in there are a few high top tables and a long bar. My recommendation is to sit at the bar and chat with the bartenders. They are knowledgeable and will craft a cocktail based on what your favorite flavor profile is. As my friend C says, "if it's muddled N will drink it!" She's not wrong. She speaks the truth. I told the bartender that a cocktail with either the blackberry or strawberry spirits would be a great start. He mixed strawberry with their mint spirit, added soda, and ice in a tall glass. It was really refreshing. Because they have so many different flavored spirits they can craft almost anything. If you like a dirty martini, they have blue cheese and olive flavored spirits. I tasted the blue cheese spirit separately and it was hmmm...interesting by itself but mixed with the olive spirit and "ta-da!" - you've got your dirty martini. Their vodka and wine are made from wine grapes. I didn't get a chance to try either the vodka or gin this time but will definitely be back on my next ski trip to Vail. The distillery is located just a few doors down from Mountain Standard near the bridge over Gore Creek.

Great property located in Vail. We visited in the off…read moreseason, but GH Vail seems to have direct access to the lifts. It is not directly located in Vail Village, but it is a quick drive or you could take the shuttle. Small price to pay for the offering. + Breakfast. Everything on offer was delicious. There was a curated buffet and we ordered some stuff off the menu as well. Laundry. There is complimentary laundry located on the amenity level which was convenient. Rooms. Our suite on the top floor was renovated and quiet. The bathroom was delightful like other refreshed Grand Hyatts.

Loved our recent stay at Grand Hyatt - Vail. Check-in was smooth , Vaibhav checked us in and…read moreacknowledged our loyalty status with Hyatt and upgraded us to a beautiful Creek and Mountain View Suite. The hotel is located just outside of Vail Village with a shuttle that runs to the village every 15 minutes. It has a beautiful Pool area (one of the best Pools in Colorado - that is heated perfectly even for cold days). They also have couple of very good restaurants on site including a Michelin star Japanese restaurant. We have been to Vail a few times and stayed at several resorts but this one definitely tops most if not all of them. We will be back.

We love Vail anyway, but this place made our trip SO much better. From the moment we walked into…read morethe lobby, Jasmine and Sarah elevated our day at the desk. We had the AMEX upgrade deal, and our suite in the 180's was awesome. Considering we were coming in on Thanksgiving, having that awesome room was convenient since not much would be open in town. Our suite had two bathrooms, a reclining sofa (which we will be shopping for at home and was SO relaxing), a murphy bed, really comfortable main bed, a fireplace, and a big patio. Our fireplace had a problem in getting going, but Jacob came immediately and helped us out...on the holiday night. We needed some food, but were over Thanksgiving food for the day, and Amanda and Ben helped us out in Fitz's lounge in getting some mac and cheese off the shown menu. They have two heated pools. The other one had a waterfall feature, but we never really went to that one just because of convenience. We liked ours with two hot tubs of varying levels of heat, and apparently redone in the last year. The steam room was busted during our visit, but they have that and a sauna available, along with a spacious fitness facility that we never used. Their cool ceiling fans are pictured below also...very unique looking ones in each of our rooms. The parking onsite is underground, and I liked it because I didn't have to ask to get something in or out of my car through a valet person. We had an included breakfast, and it was high quality food, and even had an omelette station. The lobby had a great Christmas tree, along with a side room with a piano (which they allowed me to play at night). I love everything about this place, and it was a short walk to Vail Village and anything you needed or wanted to partake in. I highly recommend this place, and see you there next time...

One of the best resorts in Vail. Huge and spread out complex. Excellent staff. Don't have to deal…read morewith valet parking. Great free breakfast. Very close to lifts. And excellent staff.

Note: Hyatt did reach out and make things as right as could be done after the fact, so I'm happy…read moreabout that. Their staff are typically great, and their awards program destroys the other major hotel chains, so I'll stay loyal even though I have some bad experiences from time to time. They also say they're going to get the issues with this unit repaired. If you're considering renting a unit in the Vail 21 building, in summer, do yourself a favor and don't. Hyatt does not bother to put this on their site, but the units have no air conditioning. Coloardo is not exactly the moderate climate state it once was 30 or 40 years ago when this building was likely constructed; it gets pretty hot in the summer even up in the mountains. Temps hit 88 two of the four days I was there in June 2022, 82 and 87 the other two days. Next up; at least in unit 601, you have a total of four openings to the outside for cooling. The sliding doors on the main and master level, and the two guest bedrooms each have a window that only opens about four inches. If the wind doesn't blow the right direction, there is little to no movement inside. If you do have everything opened up, you get to listen to I70 all night long as the big rigs roll by, you may get a helicopter or two from either the Vail trauma center or the national guard training, and at 4am the birds start going crazy outside since sunrise is a bit after 5am. So we arrive, the unit is blazing hot. We attempt the 'natural air conditioning' procedure documented in the check-in pamphlet, i.e. open the windows at night, close and curtain during the day so you can't see the view you paid to see. Got zero sleep because the lower rooms were ~79, the master up top was a crisp 85 until about 4-5am when it hit 79. I was up all night because of the aforementioned issues, which is how I know. Toughed it out the second day, but changed my mind late afternoon and wanted a different room anywhere. Front desk didn't answer nor return my voicemail. I then discovered the floorboard radiators were on and super hot. Yes, 88 outside and the heaters were on... Call the emergency maintenance line, they can't send someone until the morning. Seriously. Maintenance shows up at 11am after repeated calls. They show me a secret panel you can remove from the wall to expose the hot water valves that allow you to shut down all the radiators, because the thermostat-controlled valves are broken, hence the heat even when I had everything set to off. So, with little sleep, days one and two were write offs. With the temps tolerable, we at least made the most of days three and four. Aside from the above, unit 601 is a good choice for 20 somethings in the winter ski season, but not much else. It's an odd mix of random things that were probably 'modern' a decade or two ago, but now just look out of place, and were not meant for commercial use, so they're mostly all beat up. You can't close the master, it just has a curtain down to the living room. The spiral stairs to it are impossible to walk quietly. It has a sink that splashes you when you use it because of the angle the faucet hits the slab style counter. The shower either blasts you with high pressure from the ceiling, or has a hand held that won't stay upright in its holder. Most of the outlets in the kitchen don't work. The guest bath has a 'modern' sink no one will be able to figure out. You'll never guess which light switches control what. There's no less than four separate thermostats. The TV's are super tiny and dated. Just a big disappointment.

Came here for the Goat Happy Hour during our vacation. It was the most amazing experience. The…read moregoats were total attention hounds and I loved every minute of it. We came with kids, but I think the grown-ups were enjoying it even more. We didn't participate in the drinking part, but I thought it was a unique take on an already fun activity. Easily the best part of my vacation. I was tempted to make a second trip out before we left, but there just wasn't time. They offer horse and pony rides too and there's also a little play area for the kids. Highly recommend stopping here if you're in the area.

The GOAT Happy Hour is the best!!! Runs from 11am- 5:00 pm. The Views from this place are just…read morebreathtaking!! I invite everyone who is passing by I-70 Vail to come up and take a rest and enjoy a great atmosphere with the mini goats. They will steal your heart!

Beauty is in the face of adversity being able to do rise above all else. It's the ability to see…read morethe beauty in all things in the world. The little mountain town of Vail, Colorado offers the perfect opportunity for love and peace in shear bliss. Life can be a bit more difficult and complicated to navigate. Even if you are not a resident of this beautiful community, plan a visit and just walk around in serenity . So why Vail, Colorado we have much to learn about ourselves. Or we can detach ourselves from all that is negative. Sometimes we need to get our heads together and our thinking patterns perfectly aligned. Come and walk around through the shops. They offer so many options for coffee, artisan ice cream, pizza, music, and other various activities. The streets for walking are so large that one can walk and if you get tired take the bus. It's a family affair and bring the furry babies along for the walk too. Look up and all around varied art pieces are beautifully placed around for your eyes to see. Get out and see what life brings you. Hold hands with the one that makes you smile. The dog can get their steps as you walk along the avenue. Love conquers all .

Writing a review of Vail is like trying to describe chocolate to someone. It's great and you just…read morehave to try it. I went to Vail in late January and stayed at a killer townhouse on the shuttle route with buddies. I dream of the back bowls, there is so much varied terrain even for an average skier like myself. It is just incredible. Why are you even reading this review? You already know you should go.

Back again for another comfortable and enjoyable stay at Mtn Haus. Great location, building is well…read moremaintained, super friendly and helpful staff and great views of the ski mountain from the mountain side. If convenience and comfort are criteria for you - you will also enjoy Mountain Haus.

Beautiful location, nice condo. Non-smoking facilities yet my room smells like a club in the 90s…read more Don't stay in room 215! It happens to be above the door to the pub where everyone goes to smoke. My one allergy is cigarette smoke, so here i am sneezing with a sore throat, runny nose and a migrane at 1 am. I called the front desk last night, but all he can do us call the cops. The cops can't do anything as it's considered public space even though it's only 10 steps off the back door. I called the front desk again tonight, get the same guy with the same answer. He doesn't even offer to ask them to walk a bit further away or tell them their smoke is bothering the guests. So I'm laying here wide awake & angry that I paid $1,752 for 4 nights of hell to tell you don't stay anywhere near the back door!