Travel Tips for Beaver Creek

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Travel experts share their secrets to conquering Beaver Creek, Colorado:

Travel Expert Chrissie Marzano on Beaver Creek

What to know when booking your Beaver Creek vacation rental in the summer:

1. Some accommodations can offer discounts on golf and set up your tee times.
2. Consider staying in Arrowhead Village if you plan on hiking, biking, swimming, playing basketball/tennis, etc. This area has it all.
3. In the main village you can find some great summer festivals. Request a room with a view of the village mall and you might be able to enjoy the festivities right from your balcony.

Beaver Creek lodging highlights:

1. Elkhorn Lodge. These beautifully-appointed condos are located at the top of Beaver Creek Golf Course.
2. The Pines Lodge. It has luxurious hotel rooms and a great restaurant serving breakfast, lunch and dinner.
3. Bear Paw. Stunning four-bedroom condos offering amazing mountain views.

“Local secrets” and activities you must experience when staying in Beaver Creek:

1. Check out the rodeo series starting in June and running through August.
2. Every Memorial Day weekend, Beaver Creek hosts a Blues, Brews, and Barbecue festival with grillers from all over the country.
3. Take a guided hike to learn about the local flora and fauna.

When dining in Beaver Creek, you must eat at:

1. For breakfast: Grouse Mountain Grill in The Pines Lodge. Try the Rocky Mountain Breakfast Buffet.
2. For lunch: Avon Bakery and Deli. The homemade breads are made daily.
3. For dinner: Toscanini. It’s great Italian food right in the village.
   

What to know when booking your winter Beaver Creek vacation rental in the winter:

1. There are three village/base areas to Beaver Creek: the main village, Bachelor’s Gulch, and Arrowhead. Each offer a different experience.
2. Most accommodations are top notch and the prices reflect that fact.
3. Beaver Creek has great ski school programs for people of all ages.

Beaver Creek lodging highlights:

1. Snowcloud, Bachelors Gulch. Located at the base of the lift and right next to the Ritz Carlton. By staying here you also get access to the Ritz’s amazing pool.
2. Aspens townhomes. Beautiful townhomes that offer ski-in/ski-out access, and privacy.
3. The Charter at Beaver Creek. Ski in/ski-out via the skyway or just take the private shuttle.

“Local secrets” and activities you must experience when staying in Beaver Creek:

1. Beaver Creek has some great progression parks for learning to jump, rail slide, and play in the half pipe. Consider taking a lesson to really learn how to “play in the parks.”
2. The town of Avon is located right outside the entrance gates to Beaver Creek. You can find affordable properties here and be less than a 10-minute shuttle ride to the slopes.
3. Ski the trees. Beaver Creek gets a ton of snow and there is always great snow to be found between the Aspen trees.

When dining in Beaver Creek, you must eat at:

1. For breakfast: Bivans at the Park Hyatt. Make sure to stop and fuel up before hitting the slopes right outside the door.
2. For lunch/apres-ski: The Dusty Boot. For $6, you get great food and a beer.
3. For dinner: Rocks Modern Grill at the Beaver Creek Lodge. Fun atmosphere and great food.

Travel Expert Molly Damrow on Beaver Creek

What to know when booking your Beaver Creek vacation rental:

1. Bachelor’s Gulch does not offer any dining.
2. There is an Ice Rink in the center of the village.
3. Vail is only 10 minutes away.

Some great Beaver Creek lodging accommodations:

1. Horizon Pass
2. McCoy Peak Lodge
3. The Ritz Carlton

“Local secrets” and activities you must experience when staying in Beaver Creek:

1. The golf course is amazing if you can afford it.
2. A car is recommended.
3. There is plenty of wildlife to watch.

When dining in Beaver Creek, you must eat at:

1. For breakfast: Freshies and order the daily fresh bagels.
2. For lunch: Chicago Pizza and order a calzone because they are big enough for two to share.
3. For dinner: Beaver Creek Chophouse and order the filet – it may be the best steak I have ever had.

Travel Expert Cory McAlpine on Beaver Creek

What to know when booking your Beaver Creek vacation rental:

1. Beaver Creek is the name of the mountain and Avon is the name of the town.
2. Beaver Creek has three villages: Beaver Creek, Bachelor Gulch, and Arrowhead. All have their own lifts.
3. All ski schools are located in the main Beaver Creek village.

Beaver Creek lodging highlight – Horizon Pass in Bachelor Gulch.

1. This is a good ski-in/ski-out option with lots of privacy.
2. It has units with one to five bedrooms that will accomodate all group sizes.
3. You’ll feel like a king in the huge five-bedroom penthouse on the fifth floor, where the main elevator drops you right in your room.

“Local secrets” and activities you must experience when staying in Beaver Creek:

1. Golfing! They have some of the greenest fairways, especially for being built on a pile of rocks (The Rocky Mountains).
2. Hike the Mountain. Beaver Creek is as beautiful in the summer as when it’s covered with snow in the winter.
3. If it’s a rainy day, take the kids to the Children’s Museum. It has presentations, workshops and interactive hands-on activities.

When dining in Beaver Creek, you must eat at:

1. For Breakfast: Avon Bakery and Deli and order a fresh-baked Scone, because there is nothing better than a hot scone with honey butter to start a morning.
2. For Lunch: Blue Moose Pizza and order the Cowboy Pizza because it’s a deliciously perfect barbecue pizza with Gouda cheese.
3. For Dinner: The Beaver Creek Chop House and order a Dry-Aged New York Steak, because it’s mouthwatering goodness.