travel42 Hotel Review: The Ritz-Carlton Club Vail

The Ritz-Carlton Club Vail travel42 Professional Hotel Review

Location and History

Located between Lionshead Village and Vail Village—about a 10-minute walk from either—near its less luxurious but better-equipped sibling, Vail Marriott Mountain Resort and Spa, this sprawling canary-yellow complex has Bavarian roots and Brooklyn-esque proportions.

Hedged between Interstate 70 (Exit 176) and the slopes, it vies with the Four Seasons, Arrabelle and Timber Resorts' sassy Sebastian for the honor of top residential compound in the valley.

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