Valdoro Mountain Lodge

This five-floor property is a traditionally designed upper-middle-range ski lodge with an exterior that features wooden pillars, balconies, and green roofing. Pine trees surround the lodge, which opened in 2002, and offers hotel services with condominium style lodging. The free Valdoro Mountain Lodge shuttle that takes guests to town is often parked under the porte cochere. Warm contemporary furnishings, a lounge with a stone fireplace, and wooden wall panels create an inviting atmosphere in the spacious lobby, which offers free coffee and tea near the front desk. Outside, at the back of the building, a wooden deck provides seating and gas barbecue grills. Guests can be found around the pool in season, or in the hot tubs year round, though they can get crowded. This Hilton property draw lots of families, but couples are frequent guests too.

This lodge is on a tree-lined street in Breckenridge, within walking distance of Main Street’s shops, restaurants, and the Breckenridge Brewery. The lodge offers free shuttle service to town -- including a stop at the Peak 9 lifts -- which takes about five minutes. Fishing trips can be arranged at Mountain Anglers, about a two-minute drive from the hotel. The Breckenridge Golf Course and ice skating at Breckenridge Recreation Center are a 10-minute drive. Hiking at Spruce Creek, McCullough Gulch, and Peaks Trails are 10 to 15 minutes away by car. It’s 10 minutes by car to the Breckenridge Ski Resort, and 30 minutes to the Keystone Ski Resort. Denver International Airport is about a two-hour drive from the hotel, while Eagle Country Regional Airport is an 80-minute drive.

Studios, and one-, two-, and three-bedroom condominiums are all similarly designed, with a contemporary lodge style created by earth-tone carpeting, wood furniture, stone fireplaces, and balconies or terraces in many rooms. Rooms start at 407 square feet of space, making them large, but cozy at the same time. Attractive, mountain-appropriate, abstract art hangs on the walls, and details like handsomely patterned throw pillows look sharp on plush couches and chairs. Some suites come with hot tubs and barbecue grills on patios. Units can accommodate between two to eight people, and many include washer/dryer combos. Modern kitchens have plenty of cabinets, full-size refrigerators, dishwashers, microwaves, and stoves with ovens. Bathrooms have tile floors and marble counters, with shower/tub combos, or whirlpool tubs in some. All rooms have 39- or 47-inch flat-screen TVs, DVD players, bathrobes, coffeemakers, and free Wi-Fi. ADA accessible rooms are available in each category. 

The lodge has an indoor/outdoor seasonal pool, and two year-round hot tubs on an open-air terrace. There's a small spa that provides a range of massage and beauty treatments along with a steam room, and the hotel has a gym with free weights, cardio- and weight-training machines, yoga mats, and windows that face the forest. An on-site bicycle and ski shop makes it easy for guests to pick up their rental equipment on-site. The recreation room offers a nice selection of games -- Ping-Pong, video arcades, air hockey, and foosball -- for a fee. There's also a children’s playground. A free shuttle runs from the hotel to select destinations in town, including to Peak 9. There’s no restaurant on-site and no breakfast is served, but the members' lounge has a bar, fireside lounge seating, and a pool table. A business center includes computers and printers. Free underground parking is provided in a heated garage that requires key card access at night. Wi-Fi is free throughout the property.