The Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch

Overview

This luxury, year round resort at the base of Beaver Creek Mountain offers fantastic ski-in/ski-out facilities, just steps from the lifts.

The resort offers downhill and cross-country skiing as well as a Ski Concierge who will have your equipment ready for when you choose to hit the slopes. The resort is inspired architecturally by the grand lodges of the National Parks, yet subtle refinements such as Frette linens and plush robes grace its guest rooms. The Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch has 180 well appointed guest rooms including 40 suites and the amazing Ritz-Carlton Suite. Many rooms have breathtaking mountain views from their private balconies and some also boast fireplaces. Recreational facilities include a heated outdoor pool and the luxurious Bachelor Gulch Spa with 19 treatment rooms offering pampering massages, ideal at the end of an active day. The Ritz-Kids programme ensures younger guests are kept well entertained throughout their stay. The cuisine will inspire even the most discerning palates with a selection of fine dining options; the Buffalo Bar is ideal for après-ski cocktails, the Mountainside Terrace for grilled Colorado specialities, and Spago for seasonal American cuisine.

Accommodation: 180 Guest Rooms and Suites

Resort Information

Altitude: 2470m

Beginners: 4*

Intermediates: 4*

Advanced: 4*

Snowboarders: 3*

Cross-country: Yes

Heli-skiing: Yes

Glacier-Skiing: No

Trails/pistes: 1625 Acres

Ski-lifts: 14

Accommodation

The 237-room Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch offers panoramic views from 90% of guestrooms and suites. The room choices include 29 one, two or three bedroom suites, 102 rooms offering private balconies, 77 guestrooms featuring fireplaces, 49 with window seats and four suites offering windows near the bathtub providing views of the surrounding mountains.

Frette linens, plush terry robes and marble bathroom floors are among the special guestroom features.

Restaurants & Bars

The Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch offers one restaurant, one deli and three lounges. The restaurants and lounges provide a relaxed setting for you to indulge in the tantalizing Colorado cuisine.

Remington's provides casual mountain elegance with exceptional cuisine, while another highlight is the Buffalo Bar, providing a fantastic apres-ski atmosphere in the warm and rustic lobby lounge.

Winter Activities

Experience the wonder of the Rocky Mountains in this ski-in/ski-out resort just steps away from the ski lift that offers a village-to-village ski experience unlike anything else in the Rockies. Whether you are a beginner or an advanced snow rider, Beaver Creek Mountain offers three distinct mountain experiences for the perfect Clorado ski vacation.

Enjoy McCoy Park, the resort's dedicated Nordic Centre offering more than 32 kilometers of beginner, intermediate and advanced track and rustic terrain for snow shoers and cross country skiiers, or for something slightly different, the resort's resident Labrador, Bachelor, is happy to accompany you on walks in Bachelor Gulch.

The Ski Nanny is a convenient ski holiday service for parents so you can enjoy your morning and hit the slopes at leisure. Parents drop their children, (ages 5-12) at the Ritz Kids Corral, and the Ski Nanny escorts them through the ski rental and ski school sign up process, ensures they are on the village shuttle to Beaver Creek Village for group lessons, picks them up in the afternoon from the Ski School drop off point and escorts them to Ritz Kids for the apres ski theatre.

Additional winter activities are also available and include ice skating, sledding, ice fishing, hot air ballooning, dogsledding, sleigh rides, horseback riding and ice climbing.

Apres-Ski

Recently rated #3 resort spa in Conde Nast Traveler's top 50 Readers Poll, The Bachelor Gulch Spa at The Ritz-Carlton is a 21,000 sqft spa and fitness centre featuring 19 treatment rooms, a rock-lined grotto with lazy river hot tub, pilates and yoga studio and is the perfect place to relax and rejuvenate after an active or leisurely day in the mountains.

An extensive menu of fitness, cosmetic and therapeutic services for men and women promises release for both body and soul. A Colorado spa holiday at the luxurious Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch resort and spa is the perfect tranquil setting to recharge yourself.

Summer Activities

The resort offers year-round activities on and around Beaver Creek Mountain to satisfy both the active and the adventurous guests. From relaxing golf activities to climbing the highest mountain in the state, fly fishing in quiet mountain streams to braving the wild rapids and hiking the Rockies, your recreation choices are abundant.

Red Sky Golf Club offers world class golf on two championship courses designed by Tom Fazio and Greg Norman. Alternatively, guests can enjoy four state-of-the-art clay courts that are open from June 1st through to September 30th. A full time U.S. P.T.A. tennis professional can set up tennis socials or clinics for your group as well as provide private lessons to invigorate your game.

Whether you prefer paved paths or challenging terrain, Bachelor Gulch, Beaver Creek Mountain and nearby Vail offer a mountain biking experience you will never forget. Experience the spectacular views and satisfaction of hiking one of the 14,000 foot peaks, or simply a relaxing hike to Beaver Lake.

Drift down the river or experience the thrill of a class IV rapid on one of the many whitewater rafting trips offered in the Vail Valley.

Additional summer acvities include gondola rides, jeeping, hot air ballooning, music festivals, ballet festivals and pastry competitions.

Children

Younger guests visiting The Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch and The Ritz-Carlton Club can enjoy their family vacation in the Rocky Mountains with special activities designed just for them at The Ritz Kids Roundup.

To ensure children enjoy their Rocky Mountain family holiday as much as their parents, the Ritz Kids Roundup offers fun and creative activities for children aged 5 to12 on a full or half-day basis.

The Ritz Kids Roundup is a western-themed, camp-inspired children's activity program that combines the best in outdoor activities, nature hikes, scavenger hunts, rodeo field trips, Rocky Mountain arts & crafts, the BG Youth Spa and the ever-loved Bachelor, the resident Labrador retriever at the resort and star of the resort's Loan-a-Lab program. The RK Corral is roundup central with a private kids-only outdoor recreation area and game room. A healthy lunch is also included with each day's activity program.

The Perfect Hotel for

• Ski & Winter Sports
• Families
• Spa
• Outdoor Adventure

2007 Pricing Information

Prices in (£) per person for Resort View Room, room only

Supplements from (per person per night) Resort View Double £15 to £89, Mountainside Double £40 to £118, Club level King £37 to £248, Club Level Double (4 pers) £-36 to £45, Resort View Suite (4 pers) £-34 to £74. Other Suite prices available on request.

Prices include flights from London with British Airways to Denver. Transfers not included. Private transfers available on request, transfer time (2 hrs 15 mins). World Traveller Plus and Business Class supplements available on request.