|
There
& Away: Flying and driving options for
out-of-town and local guests!
Vail, Colorado
is about 1.5 hours west of Denver, 2 hours from Denver's DIA airport.
It sits along I-70 West, and you'll want to use I-70 West exit
176.
Special
Note For Drivers at Bottom
Event Locations
Lion Square
Lodge:
660
W. Lionshead Place
Vail,
Colorado 81657
Toll-free
phone number: (800) 525-5788
Kaltenberg
Castle Royal Bavarian Brewhouse:
600 Lionshead Mall
Vail, Colorado 81657
Phone number: (970) 479-1050
Kaltenberg
is in Vail's Lionshead area, near the slopes, about 20 yards from
the Lionshead-Eagle Bahn Gondola lift to the top of the mountain
and 20 yards from the Lion Square hotel. Don't be overly confused,
it doesn't look like a castle on the outside, it's actually the
old Gondola house.
You have to
walk to the Brewhouse, it's in the Lionshead village area. There
is public parking right along the main South Frontage road about
2 blocks from Kaltenberg. You can't miss the large and ugly parking
structure.
The hotels
we have listed are within a 2-3 block walk, or can be accessed
by the Vail Village shuttle, which runs from one side of Vail
(Village) to the other side (Lionshead).
Airports &
Driving
Denver
- Denver International Airport/DIA (airport code DEN)
Driving from
Denver / DIA.
This is pretty
easy. If you get a rental car at DIA, they'll show you how to
get on the road. Simply put: Get off the airport property via
Pena Boulevard onto I-70 West. Go west for 2 hours.
Exit Vail
(exit 176, not exit 180) and you're there! Go around the roundabout
towards Vail Village and back under the highway. Then, depending
on which hotel you've opted for, you'll probably head right on
to South Frontage road towards Lionshead, where the hotel we are
at is located. Turn left on Lionshead Circle (at the Best Western),
then left on Lionshead Pl to get to Lion Square Lodge, which is
right up against Vail mountain.
We suggest
renting a car from Denver airport. Otherwise, consider a shuttle
between DIA and Vail, via Colorado Mountain Express, located at
http://www.cmex.com or Denver
Mountain Express http://www.resortshuttle.com/
. Prices for both are about $60-$75 one-way and about $130 roundtrip
per person.
Colorado
Springs Municipal (airport code COS)
Not a great
option (vs. DIA) unless you get much cheaper tickets. I checked
and didn't see anything much less expensive than DIA.
Driving from
Colorado Springs/COS.
Essentially,
you will fly into Colorado Springs Municipal Airport, drive up
I-25 into Denver, then head west along route 6 which meets I-70
about 12 miles later, then head west on I-70 West. Expect 3 hours+
for the entire drive.
Exit Vail
(exit 176, not exit 180) and you're there! Go around the roundabout
towards Vail Village and back under the highway. Then, depending
on which hotel you've opted for, you'll probably head right on
to South Frontage road towards Lionshead, where the hotel we are
at is located. Turn left on Lionshead Circle (at the Best Western),
then left on Lionshead Pl to get to Lion Square Lodge, which is
right up against Vail mountain.
Eagle/Vail
Airport (airport code EGE)
This is closer
than either Denver's airport (DEN) or Colorado Springs (COS) if
you don't like to drive. But, especially during the off-season,
there are are no flights that don't come out of Denver. So, you
don't save a lot of time since you'll have to switch planes, get
to Eagle/Vail airport, then drive East on I-70 about 45 minutes
to Vail. It's also guaranteed to be more expensive.
During the
Fall season, there are only 2 daily direct flights, from Denver
to Eagle/Vail, via United at 9.15am (flight #5687) and 5.30pm
(flight #5681).
Driving from
Eagle/Vail (EGE.
Take I-70
EAST for about 45 minutes. Exit Vail (exit 176) and you're there!
Go around the roundabout towards Vail Village and back under the
highway. Then, depending on which hotel you've opted for, you'll
probably head right on to South Frontage road towards Lionshead,
where the hotel we are at is located. Turn left on Lionshead Circle
(at the Best Western), then left on Lionshead Pl to get to Lion
Square Lodge, which is right up against Vail mountain.
Here
are Mapquest instructions from Denver International Airport to
Vail and Lion Square Lodge.
Kaltenberg
Castle is right next door to Lion Square Lodge.
Locals driving
up for the day!
If you are
coming up for the day from Denver, go ahead and park in the free
Vail parking lot at Lionshead, right along Lionshead Circle, very
big, hard to miss! That's about a 2 block walk to Kaltenberg,
just go towards the mountain and to where the Eagle Bahn Gondola
is.
NOTE
for those driving back to Denver or not staying in Vail after
the reception:
Talk with any of the wedding party and we'll get you a taxi ride
or a room for a few hours to chill out or for the entire night
- It's absolutely no problem at all.
We have
reserved a "crash room" just for this purpose.
Remember,
1/2 the fun is being there, the other 1/2 is reliving all of the
embarrassing moments!!!! :-)
Back
to our Wedding & Reception
|
