My family visited Steamboat Springs Colorado the spring break week of March 12th thru the 18th, 2007. We stayed at the Snowflower condominium. I thought the location was wonderful. Right across the parking lot from the Kids Vacation School and steps from the Gondola. Plenty of restaurants nearby, although we did utilize the condo's kitchen for breakfast and most lunches. Saved a considerable amount of money by doing that, as we had two ravenous teen ago boys and a three year old with us.

Our room was located on the ground floor overlooking the mountain off the balcony. The staff was very friendly and helped with every request we had. The cleaning ladies were very good and we returned to a clean condo every afternoon. We used both the heated swimming pool and the hot tub every night. They also provided a continental breakfast in the lobby every morning which was a nice touch.

We were very happy with the wifi in the room that enabled us to remain online on our laptop the entire trip for checking snow reports, etc., not for working! :-)

A couple of stand out restaurants that pleasantly surprised us were (in no particular order) the The Slope Side Bar & Grill (brick oven pizza to die for), the LaMontanna (had elk and seared tuna, yummy) and the Ore House (for buffalo, shrimp and prime ribs). We also ate at one of the Gondola mountain top restaurants for lunch twice and other than the fantastic views and outrageous prices, nothing to write home about.

A couple we went with took a two hour snowmobile trip up to Rabbit Ears Pass and said it was the highlight of their trip. Very reasonable priced also.

All in all a very nice vacation. We are planning to return next year in 2008, but will be going in February as spring break is just CRAZY. Reservations required for everything, long lines, long waits and a ton's of people. We were only able to get our three year old into the ski school 2 out of 4 days, but when she was there, she LOVED it. The girls who worked in the daycare were great and seemed to genuinely care about the kids. The kids went outside and played in the snow, went sledding and had too many activities to even mention. Great value for the dollar and it allowed my husband and I time to ski all day.

Feel free to contact me with any questions you may have. Take care.

Stayed at the Snowflower last winter, we were very satisfied with the stay. Loved the location- the closest we've ever stayed to the slopes/ Ski in /ski out is a pleasure. Close to the slopes and shops, yet very quiet at night. The building was clean and well run, Liked the free cable internet in the lobby during the day - ust wish they had it available later in the evening - Apparently they have free wifi all night in the lobby but we didnt bring our laptop. Would stay again.

My family has stayed at the Snowflower for the last five years. They are located right next to the ski lifts and kids' ski school which means we don't have to take a shuttle every day. The units are priced quite a bit less than ski-in units just across the street. The staff is on-site and very responsive,
the same people have been there for years. We believe that this is the best value in Steamboat.
Bill Scott, Pell City Alabama