Best Place to stay with 2 small children new to skiing

Question

We will be visiting snowmass at the end of february 2010 and are trying to figure out where is the best place to stay. our 2 children (ages 2 and 5) will be with us. most likely our 2-year old will be in childcare at the TreeHouse and our 5-year old will be doing the ski school.

We'd like to stay somewhere fairly high-end, with a pool on-site. We'd like to be close to the treehouse. We're looking at the Snowmass Club (residences or villas), Capitol Peak Lodge (no on-site pool) and Woodland V (although i've heard mixed reviews on the true ski in/ski out of this place).

Any other recommendations? This trip is definitely a family vacation and the comfort and happiness of our kids is a primary concern.

Thanks.

11282011u · Accepted Answer

Very high end with pool, lift access and near Treehouse would be the new Viceroy. website at http://www.viceroysnowmass.com/

Silvertree would be another with pool. Also visit http://stayaspensnowmass.com/ for all places in area.

classyt · Answer

thanks for the advice. i think the new viceroy might be a little TOO fancy for us. we want something that appeals to the family crowd but with nice amenities.

NSBFour · Answer

Viceroy would not be the best choice since it is on Assay Hill to access the base or children's center. You would either have to walk a good distance or ride up the Assay lift and ski down to the base village. Capitol Peak, Hayden or even Crestwood would be better. As for high end, Cap Peak or Hayden is your best bet. Staying in the base is the way to go with kids though. Nothing better than having the children's center in your building or next door.

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PamuAspen · Answer

Hi,

My name is Pam and I work at Stay Aspen Snowmass. We are the Central Reservations office for Aspen and Snowmass. Please give me a call or send me an email and I will be happy to help you book your ski vacations.

800 262 7736 ext 7182

pamu@stayaspensnowmass.com

NSBFour · Answer

Do yourself a favor and try to deal directly with a homeowner on your rental. The market is very competitive right now and owners have much more flexibility in pricing. Look at VRBO. We have our 3br Capitol Peak unit listed there and have had great luck. When we don't have to cough up 50% of the rental income we have much more negotiating room!!

As far as location goes... Woodrun V has some units that are right on Fanny Hill (low number units like 1,2,3,4,) but they are primarily 3-4 br and pricey even by base standards. We have also stayed in Woodrun Place and it was nice. You can ski right down the hill to the base and ski in pretty easily.

The ground floor units in Crestwood that are right on elk camp gondola are great too. They can be hard to get though and are small.

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