Mountain-Lodge-Style Retreats with Homey Ambiance

Summit County is home to some of Colorado's most popular ski resorts. Once the snow melts, you can get a whole new perspective on the landscape. Hiking and mountain-biking trails open up at Keystone Resort, winding through the protected forests that surround Summit County. You can also take in the scenery during a drive along a country road.

As part of this deal, you’ll have the choice to stay in either a one- or two-bedroom condo (customers will be placed in a lodge by the company after indicating their preference for a one- or two-bedroom unit). Each one gives you the space to stretch out after a day of hiking through the forests, and most have views of the mountains or pine, aspen, and fir trees. Amenities vary from unit to unit—some have jacuzzis, and others feature heated underground parking. Each condo provides many comforts of home, such as a full kitchen stocked with dishes, cookware, and exceptional report cards on the fridge.

You and your family might settle into a recently remodeled one-bedroom condo at Silver Mill, which has three large hot tubs, a pool table, a sauna, and a fitness center on its property. Enjoy free time in the spacious remodeled gathering area and lobby or the eight-person hot tub set alongside a heated outdoor pool within the resort below.

Each condo is subject to a cleaning fee; see the fine print for the fee structure.

Keystone, Colorado: Upscale Resort Town near Mountains and Alpine Lakes

Located about 75 miles west of Denver, the resort town of Keystone is lined with four-star restaurants and high-end shops, but Keystone Mountain is town’s focal point. Two gondolas are among the 20 lifts that scale up Keystone Mountain, which transforms into a scenic park for biking, horseback riding, and guided hikes once the summer begins. Take the gondola to Adventure Point at top of the mountain to tube-slide down a snowy hill that stays slushy well into the summer. The area also features two championship golf courses that stretch past pristine lakes, meadows, and the Snake River.

Less than 10 miles west of town lies the Dillon Reservoir, a lake spanning more than 3,000 acres that now covers the original site of the town of Dillon. Here, you can spend a day canoeing, windsurfing, or fly-fishing on the Blue River, which flows into the lake. To the north, the Arapaho National Forest stretches across 1.5 million acres of protected mountains and grassland laced with hiking trails.

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