Stayed at Grand Timber Lodge just before official opening of ski season at Breckenridge. Town fairly quiet since off-season. Some stores and restaurants closed as they prepared for opening of ski season (late November.) Rented a ground floor two-bedroom corner condo. Beautiful. Lovely view of forest outside all windows. Especially pretty when a bit of snow began to fall and blanket the trees. Could see a few nearby condos/townhouses, but they did not block the view. Two foxes visited the area around the condo patios morning and evening... nice treat to watch them. Great place for a week or weekend if looking for a quiet place to relax before the ski crowds. Our last Saturday was opening day on the slopes. Took the free gondola from town of Breckenridge up to the base of Peak 7 (I think.) Didn't ski, but day was sunny and was fun to sit on patio with food and a beer and people watch. Will definitely be spending more time at Grand Timber!

We stayed at The Grand Timber Lodge at the end of November 2011 and found it an excellent value. The rooms are very spacious and tastefully done in a cabin/mountain style. It also seems the rooms are being updated/remodeled with new and nice furniture, carpet, and TVs. The bed was extremely comfortable (the quality of a high-end Hilton or Hyatt), and the underground heated parking was fantastic. The resort has a ton of amenities and the food at The Lodgepole Bar & Grill is quite good as well as reasonably priced (I think a pint-sized draft beer was $4). Plus, the rooms were very quiet; we never heard the elevators or people walking/talking in the hallway.

The only drawback is the pressure when checking in to do a timeshare presentation for their new resort a few miles away (we did the presentation that was supposed to be 90 minutes but it ended up a bit over 3 hours...I'd say no to the presentation in the future).

We will definitely return.

Did a time share exchange for a studio lock off room, it was small but we managed, and the many amenities at the resort made up for it. Received a call from the resort the week prior to our arrival (also a conformation in the mail several weeks before), asking if we had any questions or concerns. Asked if we arrived before check in time if we could park our vehicle there and ski? They said by all means, they would get us per-registered, let us park in the heated UG parking, could use all the facilities and locker rooms, and call my cell when the room was ready, which they did when we arrived and were able to get an extra day of skiing in! They do charge for WiFi in the room, and have a free WiFi access by the main desk, it was less than fast. They also have several free PC's next to the reception area. Every member of the staff was great from check in, maintenance, to shuttle bus drivers! The pool and hot tubs were great. Had 4 outside Natural Gas Grills that 2 of the buildings shared, each had there own individual decorative lamps, and picnic tables under a small pavilion. The studio was cramped, and the kitchen in it was one of the disappointments. It only had a dorm size fridge, 2 burner electric stove, dorm size microwave, and a single sink, and a dishwasher. I understand the other 1 and 2 bedroom units have full size kitchens and dinning tables. The ski out / in is okay depending on which unit you are staying at, and took us a couple tries to find the right ski in trail, let me save you some time and hassle, just take the free shuttle, they are great and so are the drivers!

We just got back from Breckenridge and a week at the Grand Timber Lodge. We really liked it there and would definitely go back. It is a ski in-ski out lodge/timeshare. You may be hit on to sit through a presentation, but you get $100.00. It was beautifully layed out, but would suggest buildings 5 or 6..just because of their location to the slopes. We had a studio and it was a bit cramped, but we expected this, so wasn't disappointed. We were impressed with the staff and the restaurant (service could have been faster).