Welcome to our condo in Lionshead!
Vail 21-406
Here are things about our unit that you might like to know.
VIEW - The large front window and sliding glass porch door face East so you have a great view of the sun rising over the mountains each morning. It also looks over the entrance to Lionshead and makes for great activity and people watching. The 4th of July parade and OKTOBERFEST Colorado Grande parade of exotic automobiles come right beside the overlooking porch.
Travel - I like to fly into the Eagle airport (EGE). From there you can take an Uber to the condo or just take the bus. It costs $2/per person for adults - kids are free. You will need a ticket and can purchase them online at the “Core Transit Mobile Tickets” app (the app logo has a heart in the middle). The bus runs hourly from 5:34 AM to 10:04 PM (schedule is in the APP under “VALLEY ROUTE") (bus stop station #408). The pickup site is about 100 yards down the sidewalk from the end of the airport (past the baggage claim and car rentals). You will see the small shelter @ the bus stop. Get off at “Lionshead” (bus stop station #3), walk the short distance across the upper level of the Transportation Center parking lot to the transportation building, take the elevator down to the main floor and walk across the street to the Vail21 building.
To get back to the airport the busses run from the transportation center in the Village (up the steps across the street from the Covered Bridge stop - or just take the bus from the LionsHead bus stop at the LionsHead parking structure) Take the Valley Route from the Village Transportation Center - it leaves hourly @ 10 till (7:50, 8:50, 9:50, etc.) and more shifts in the afternoon. (check the schedule on the CORE APP mentioned above) It takes about an hour to get to the airport.
As an alternative schedule an UBER pickup in advance - I have had good luck with this even for early AM pickups.
Bathrooms - The condo has 3 bathrooms and each has a hair dryer, hair wash, creme rinse, moisturizer, and hand soap in it.
Drinking water – separate small faucet on the left, no need for bottled water. This comes from a Culligan Reverse Osmosis Drinking Water system under the sink
Floor lamp by fireplace - turn off, on, and dim by box plugged into outlet
Music – Sonos speaker on TV cabinet in living area, connect iphone to wireless network, download free SONOS app, instruct to connect to existing system
TV - main living area, loft, bedrooms –Tap house icon on remote for streaming sources (most should be logged in) the Direct TV local stations are from Denver - to easily find them go to the GUIDE and sort by channel #s - the local channels are usually the lower #s. If the TV has not been on recently it may take a while for info to load. The Samsung TVs can connect to your computer, IPAD, or cell phone via AirPlay (in the main seating area the TV will come up as 32” Smart Monitor M7) - select the TV and enter the code that comes up on the TV. This is great for watching GoPro videos made on the mountain!
Streaming - If needed, log into your own streaming service (if you do not log out subsequent guests may utilize it) or bring your own streaming device (Roku, Firestick, Apple TV, etc.)
Go to the App store on your phone and download the Samsung Smart Remote APP to control the TVs – physical remotes should be by each TV - in the main living area look in the top right drawer (as looking at it) under the TV
Loft - ficus tree night lite – pull chain in entry hall hanging down from loft
Box on Loft Balcony- has stroller and camp chairs, lawn chairs, sled inside
Washer/Dryer- on the 3rd floor, coin-op/credit card – lock combo 6-0-6-0-6-0
Internet is V406 – pwd: coraltreevail Please limit the # of personal devices (cell phone, ipad, watch, computer) connected to the internet – too many may cause televisions to be cut off
Loft - The Buffalo hide artwork in the loft has a book that gives its story in or on dresser
Buses to Village - bus stop in front of condo building
Eagle County Transportation Bus system (efficient and FREE) to surrounding area – Avon, Edwards, Eagle airport (to airport there is a $2-$3 charge) - can get tickets on the “CORE TRANSIT MOBILE TICKETS” app on your cell phone - app logo has a heart in the middle. Buses run on regular basis from Transportation Center (up stairs across from Covered Bridge in Village). The app has the schedules in it. Look at “Highway 6 Route” and “Valley Route”. There is even a Highway 6 Express hourly for limited time periods that goes straight from the Village Transportation Center to Walmart in Avon.
Groceries, etc. - Safeway, City Market, Ace Hardware are on the North side of I-70 about 1 mile west of Lionshead. To get there by the free bus take the “West Vail Express” from either the Lionshead Transportation Center (go to far east end of top parking level – just before exit gate – take down stairway to the left then back up to stopping area) or Vail Transportation Center - buses approx every 15 min
The Market at Vail - just across the circle has most essentials
Garfinkel’s - in Lionshead, eat in or place an order to pick-up.
Bart and Yeti’s – around corner – great food, local atmosphere!
Blue Moose – in Lionshead, pizza, salads, etc. eat in or place order to go. Be sure to order for the Lionshead location – there is one in Avon also.
The Little Diner - For Breakfast and lunch (although quite large serving) open approx. 7am-2pm up the stairs at the end of the Lionshead Mall – past the General Store
Vendettas - In Vail village - FABULOUS pizza
Les Delices de France - if you look out the front door to the condo, across the patio is the back door to this deli. They fix sandwiches, limited breakfast menu, and have gourmet cheeses, baguettes, apples, pastries, and other items that you can get to take up the mountain. I usually get the scrambled egg sandwich with bacon & swiss for breakfast. (The original owner, Danielle, was the uncle of Julia Mancuso, an olympic skiing GOLD medalist on the US ski team). I like to call ahead to order and then just walk over to pick up (970-476-1044).
Please be sure to UNLOCK the windows (lever on side) before attempting to open
Rental cars - Get the TURO app,“TURO.com” for a VRBO type rental for cars
Fishing Guide/Ski Instructor – recommend Howard Leavitt – 970-390-0119 Great guy and friend
For fly fishing - try Gore Creek that runs throughout the Valley. Also Beaver Lake, Cross Creek, Eagle River, Roaring Fork, Colorado River, Homestake Creek, Grouse Lake, Turquoise Lake, Sylvan Lake. A great packed (although PHD quality fish) fishing hole nearby – go to the skier bridge behind the condo and by the gondola – go under it and keep walking until you have gone under 2 more bridges (under one bridge, then bridge over creek, then under another) then past that is a “T” that goes over the creek again (don’t do that). The “aquarium” is immediately past the “T”.
Instruction manuals - for the range, microwave, dishwasher, and JURA coffee maker are in the bottom drawer of cabinet by refrigerator
Please do not cut items or place hot pots/pans on the counter top – use the cutting boards and hot plates
Flashlight - in each bedroom – please be sure to leave it when you leave
If you need something special call the front desk (970-476-1350)
Refrigerator/freezer units - Please do not adjust the temperature settings in the refrigerator and freezer (Refrigerator 4, Freezer 1). Refrigerator/freezer units are no longer made in this size. Major renovation will be required if it goes out
Soap dispenser on kitchen sink – use funnel in kitchen drawer to fill with a more watery handsoap (like Dawn Powerwash Spray) – the thicker ones do not pump easily
Dishwasher - put soap packet in the door, shut the soap door and the dishwasher door, touch the “RESET” button on the far left, touch to select wash mode (heavy, auto, NORMAL, or speed 60), then touch “START” on far right
Toaster oven: If it will not turn on, check the ground-fault outlet on the back wall beside it to see if it has tripped.If so, it will turn off the power strip under the cabinet that the toaster oven and toaster plug into. Press the button on the wall outlet to reset.
Parking - There should be an orange cone in the parking spot with “406” on it. This is clearly labeled as a reserved spot for Vail 21-406. Frequently unauthorized individuals will park in these reserved spots. To minimize the chance of this put the cone in the front portion of the parking spot if you plan to be gone for a while.
Hot Tub – On the 6th floor. It should be open daily from10:00 AM to 10:00 PM. The door code is/has been 5101 but management occasionally changes that – if 5101 doesn’t work call the front desk 970-476-1350.
Device charging - Each bedroom has an Apple charging station for phones/watches with a usb c connector for other devices (computer, headphones, etc.).
Garbage Chute – Down the walkway in a small room on your left past the elevator
Fireplace – has electric logs controlled by small remote (should be on the mantle) or manually by buttons on front bottom of logs (has an electric heater as well as visual effect) and can be turned OFF by timer setting. PLEASE turn Off after using.
Front Bedroom Shower – The section of the shower door between the tub and toilet tends to creep toward the foot of the tub allowing water to spray on the wall beside the toilet. Please try to keep it forward to prevent this.
Microwave - I usually just open the door by slightly pulling on the bottom right hand-notch and after shutting the door touch the lighted icon that says “Start/add 30 seconds” rather than do the programming. Than press “Cancel” when needed.
Printer - There is a HP LaserJet M110w printer on the dresser in the loft. To use go to the “Settings” menu on your device and select “add a printer”. It is black and white only and there should be paper in one of the dresser drawers under it.
Space Heaters - There are two small space heaters in the closet on the shelves of the bedroom by the kitchen (Master Bedroom) for extra heat if needed. The electric logs in the fireplace also have a heater which can be turned on and controlled by the remote on the mantle.
FANS - There are 3 box fans under the first bed (as coming in the door) in the front bedroom. There are also 2 fans and a boot dryer in the loft closet.
Ironing board/iron - In the closet in the loft
Coffee maker - is a Cuisinart 12 cup programmable and there is a backup 4 cup “Mr Coffee” in the top of the corner cabinet to the left of the kitchen sink