Townsend Place, Beaver Creek

Townsend Place - very comfortable

We stayed in a 1 bedroom apartment, in early March. The apartment was far more spacious, comfortable and atmospheric than we had expected, with lots of windows and a pleasant outlook. The apartment had everything we needed; great kitchen, 2 bathrooms, big lounge area, washer and dryer, king bed. In-room wifi was free, undercover parking was free.

Access to the shops and restaurants was up a snow covered path - slightly uphill but quite pleasant. Ski in/out access was a bit limited - ski out down a path to the slow old elkhorn lift, and ski in requiring a bit of planning to be in the right spot.

Overall we loved this place and also loved Beaver Creek. The next week, staying at Vail with crowds and poor snow, we found ourselves making daytrips back to Beaver Creek as the skiing was better!

Mini-Vail with its own advantages

Inevitably Beaver Creek is compared to its big sister resort Vail - a fraction of the terrain and no back bowls, but lots of positive features, and it''s easy to do a day trip to Vail for a big mountain experience.  

There is much more ski-in out accommodation at Beaver Creek, at a more reasonable price. Crowds are less, especially on the weekends. Being more compact, Beaver Creek is easier to get around, with a free door to door bus service and escalators to get you around the main village.  

Nightlife seemed relatively subdued (although to be fair we didn''t really go looking for it) but there is a good variety of restaurants and cafes. Our favourite restaurant was Mirabelle.  

Terrain ranges from easy to challenging, and there is lots of grooming, including quite a few of the black runs. A couple of the older lifts are painfully slow and cold, and there''s no gondola (that serves the main runs) or covered chair.  

Townsend Place is a fairly basic apartment complex, but in a terrific ski-in ski-out location and good value.  

We found the mountain staff to be exceptionally friendly and helpful. We would definitely return to Beaver Creek.

Townsend Place

Lovely recently renovated room. Townsend place is ski in ski out on green trails if needed. 5 minutes walk into Beaver creek town center.