Aspen Square

Brilliant Aspen

We stayed for two weeks in Fenruary at Aspen Square Hotel in the heart of Aspen - a solid three and a half star in a great location.

Each apartment is individually decorated by the owner so furniture and fittings do vary between them. We had a large and comfortable one bedroom facing the town. After visiting some of the five star hotels for drinks we were very happy we'd avoided the "try hards" who inhabit these places and had real people for our fellow guests. Our location was two minutes walk to Aspen Mountain Gondola and two minutes walk to the bus station for travel further afield.Buses between mountains are free to ski pass holders. Really good bars and restaurants everywhere. Aspen town has a very nice feel too it, although it's not beautiful in the boutique European ski resort sense.

The skiing on Aspen mountain was sensational with a combination of good groomers and thousands of feet of very challenging moguls on good fall lines. 10 minutes by bus was Aspen Highlands and again the terrain was fantastic with plentiful side country steeps along with beautifully groomed main runs. We didn't try Buttermilk, but 25 minutes by bus from Aspen was Snowmass, with different terrain again - absolutely huge but more cruisy with occasionally more challenging terrain and plenty of tree skiing. Don't believe that Aspen is expensive. For Aussies it's actually pretty cheap to eat out and go out.  Example: a boutique bottle of beer in an Aussie bar $8.00, in Aspen $4.00. Aspen itself has a slightly older crowd as many of the families prefer Snowmass. Did I mention there were NO CROWDS or lift queues? Loved our stay and will return.

Aspen Snowmass, an outstanding destination

We have recently returned from 11 days at this most amazing ski resort. The accommodation, Aspen Square could not be bettered for access to Aspen Mountain, the (free) shuttle bus to the three nearby mountains, shops, bars, restaurants and an excellent  deli, bottleshop and supermarket.

We were blessed with a great base, some fresh snow, and 7 days of sunshine which was perfect to explore the slopes.

The terrain across all four mountains was vast, with a great variety of challenges for beginners to the most experienced skiers.

Aspen Snowmass has it all, on snow ambassadors to greet you and give you free hot drinks, snacks and sunscreen, group ski lessons in small groups with friendly instructors.

We will be back!

A well located property.

Great staff. We would go back again. Any anytime.

The hotel is in a fantastic location. The staff are falling over themselves to help you with everything. Our first condo had a really small bed but they were more than happy to re-locate us to a room with a king size bed. We would definitely stay there again if back in Aspen. An excellent experience.

Aspen Exceeded My Expectations

I was expecting Aspen to be all glam and glitz, with only ordinary skiing, but wow was I wrong!

Flying in and out direct from LA was brilliant as it's only a five minute ride from the airport to the centre of town. 

Aspen Square Hotel is very well located, less than 100 metres to the main Aspen Mountain lift.  To me it was also more welcoming and genuine then the five star hotels nearby. Our studio apartment was very comfortable with all the mod cons you'd expect and nothing lacking. 

Skiing on Aspen Mountain and nearby Aspen Highlands was seriously good.  Enough groomers for intermediates but loads of seriously excellent and challenging skiing for advanced and expert skiers and boarders. 30 minutes away by free shuttle bus was Snowmass with a huge variety of beginner and intermediate terrain as well as some more more challenging stuff.  We didn't try Buttermilk this trip. 

Aspen township was not as pretty by day as I was expecting, but came alive at night with decorative lighting everywhere. Bars and restaurants were buzzing and the food available was very good and cheap in most places we went to. Very different from the huge quantities of stodgy food often served in the US. I was also expecting Aspen to be expensive, but it was just the opposite. Food and drinks seemed significantly cheaper than here in Oz just about everywhere we went. 

The major negative to the Aspen region is that to ski the various areas under the Aspen ski pass you need to get a bus, (or hire a car).  At least the buses were free, frequent, reasonably uncrowded and clean and the staff were unfailingly helpful and happy.  A very successful trip and I'd happily ski there again.

Aspen simply perfection

Have been to 25 top ski resorts in 7 countries and this has to be one of best experiences. Snow is quality powder. Restaurants are good and reasonable value. Aspen Square has great rooms and perfect locations. 4 Seperate ski areas well connected and allow total variety of skiing for different conditions. People in Colarado and Aspen were so friendly helpful and laid back simply a pleasure to be there. Better than expected and will be back.

ASPEN - IT DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER....

A big thank you to Anthea and the team at Travelplan for all your assistance booking another fabulous Aspen adventure. 

Aspen has something for everyone across 4 amazing mountains. Bluebird days, diverse terrain, beautifully dry powder, awesome apres, shopping and restaurants - it really doesn't get any better.

Aspen Square is conveniently located across the road from both the base of the gondola & the supermarket. The staff could not be more helpful - in particular the concierge team of Gretchen & Laura, who prior to our arrival set us up with an AMAZING babysitter to care for our 6 month old son whilst we skied. Aspen Square also provided us with cots and high chairs free of charge for the duration of our stay. We're looking forward to booking Aspen 2012 with Travelplan - thank you again for providing us with excellent service & value year after year.

Ski holiday Aspen

We enjoyed 9 nights in Aspen Square Condos, rooms were clean and the kitchen was well appointed with modern cooking facilities, but we found the apartment to be tired and need of a makeover, our bed was old and lumpy and blinds on the windows were of no use to keep the cold out and stop the noise coming from the road below especially @ 4.30am when the garbo trucks started.

A great location we could see the gondola from our room and we watched the fireworks from our balcony. The staff were very friendly and happy to help out with any request.

The skiing in Aspen was fantastic, you would not ski there if you were a beginner as the slopes are quite steep, you would need to go to highlands which is the next resort down you can get free shuttles through the day. There were plenty of restaurants to choose from or the supermarket was 2 min walk from our apartment.

The shopping was high end market lots of designer clothes and they are big on fur ,and lots of art galleries.

The locals were very friendly and loved hearing our Aussie accent so it was an enjoyable holiday with beautiful surroundings,but if we went again i would be upgrading to 5 star accomodation.

New Years Eve in Aspen

This was my second trip to Aspen in 2 years and again it didnt disappoint. Everyone from last year returned with some extra's. We arrived slightly earlier this year than last and experienced New Years Eve in Aspen. What a night. Met new friends and caught up with old friends, the skiing was great, the partying was even better.

Aspen Sq was such a great pace to stay. The were always there when we needed them and so friendly and the location was spot on.Just perfect seemless trip from start to finish with no mishaps. The dinner to arrange our trip for 2012/2013 is already planned.Can't wait!!

ASPEN - IT DOESN''T GET ANY BETTER....

A big thank you to Anthea and the team at Travelplan for all your assistance booking another fabulous Aspen adventure. 

Aspen has something for everyone across 4 amazing mountains. Bluebird days, diverse terrain, beautifully dry powder, awesome apres, shopping and restaurants - it really doesn''t get any better.

Aspen Square is conveniently located across the road from both the base of the gondola & the supermarket. The staff could not be more helpful - in particular the concierge team of Gretchen & Laura, who prior to our arrival set us up with an AMAZING babysitter to care for our 6 month old son whilst we skied.  Aspen Square also provided us with cots and high chairs free of charge for the duration of our stay.

We're looking forward to booking Aspen 2012 with Travelplan - thank you again for providing us with excellent service & value year after year.

Not just a Square

More than the "have-a-nice-day" helpful staff, excellent apartment with kitchen, perhape a bit noisy on floor 3 when there is a mob in the pool / hot tubs, but quiet at night for the hum of the groomers.

100m walk and you're on the gondola or on the bus to the next mountain.

Local restaurants just fair, but for self-catering, The Square is well located.

And 2 "meet and greet" drinks with canapes in the week were great fun.