My family included myself, one teenager and one 8 year old. The condos are absolutely beautiful on the inside with a rustic, Ralph Lauren-type of feel to them. Nicely sized kitchen. Could use more drawer space for clothes. Nice and spacious, room to sleep eight.

It's situated in Avon which is at the base of Beaver Creek, and a few miles from Vail. Free shuttle service is available nearly wherever you want to go. Underground parking.

While the resort does not have a pool, they give you access to the Avon rec center which is within walking distance, and its facilities blow the socks off of what most hotels would offer. Indoor pool with slides, kiddie area, lazy river, hot tub, gorgeous exerise room, etc. They also have a huge, lawn chess set, on which I taught my kids to play the game for the first time. They both still play, and we got a board for home.

My only complaint is that our unit smelled strongly of cigarette smoke. Management tried... more