This hotel has very lovely and adequate rooms -- 1980's decor, but the rooms are quite comfortable. The common areas could be improved upon significantly -- elevator areas and main lobby, not very attractive.

Location: If you plan to ski at Breckenridge, you can easily access the beginner chair, Quicksilver, or ski the black diamond Falcon chair.

Transportation is one of the biggest negatives for this hotel. The hotel really needs a courtesy shuttle, particularly for the winter months. If you can drive in snow, a rental car is good to have. My opinion: the taxis are awful. I would not use a taxi in this town again. The shuttle stop is not that close when you are carrying ski gear. Too much time is wasted on figuring out bus schedules and connecting with buses at the transit center.

Grocery stores: You need transportation to get to the grocery store, City Market. It is good, but a mile and a half away. There is a smaller grocery store that is closer to this hotel, but based on what I saw there, I could not recommend it.

The staff at this hotel gets top marks.

We just returned from a week stay at this lodge and loved it. We traded our Tahoe timeshare ath the last minute through interval and got a lovely 1 br/2ba place here for President's Week. We were on the 5th floor and had amazing views of the the mountain from our bedroom and peak 9 from the family room. I read other reviews before we went and listened to what people said and found a lot of the reviews to be true. In the end, this place was perfect for us-a family of 5 who wanted a ski in/out place within walking distance to town and enough room plus a full kitchen. Yes the place was a bit run down-elevators, lobby, hallways but you can't beat this location and the room was very spacious. We want to come back every year for the same week. Lots of things for kids-game room with video games, a rec room with a pool table and big screen tv for large gatherings. There are 4 outdoor jacuzzis and an outdoor pool-wish they were indoor. The underground parking was great. My family owns 2 other marriott timeshares in Maui and Vail and we've been to many other marriott timeshares. This isn't necessarily up to the normal Marriott Timeshares or brand because it is older so it's not a place for people who want a five star hotel. Remember it's a timeshare. The only thing I'd work on is the front desk staff. We needed a conscierge to recommend restaurants, a sledding area etc. and a couple of times the person at the front desk didn't speak english nor really knew the hotel/area. Other times, the information was great. The only real bad experience we had was when we were checking out at 5 pm the person at the front desk didn't know how to check anyone out so we couldn't get a receipt/printout. The person at the front desk should always be knowledgeable about everything to do with the lodge. The staff was all very friendly. The normal rates for our place this time of year is anywhere from $300-500 a night and I don't know that $500 a night is the best value for this place. It all depends on your priorities.

So, first the disclaimer that we spent only 14 hours in the property - coming in very late from Denver and checking out early to head over to Crystal Peak Lodge where we are staying for the next 5 night but couldn't get a reservation the first night.

I wasn't expecting too much but honestly struggled to believe this was a Marriott Vacation Club property. I am Marriott Platinum Premier and Lifetime Platinum so always stay at Marriott affiliated hotels if staying at a chain. I'm not the biggest fan of MCVI properties but found the Tahoe and Hilton Head Properties pretty nice. This is not in the same league.

First, from the outside, the building appears to have been built in the 80s if the 70s which isn't its fault per se but is the reality. When we arrived at 11:00 PM, it was cold and snowy and then had to get the front desk clerk to open the doors. He was professional enough but certainly not particularly welcoming. Found it hilarious that for one of the first time since a few Motel 6 stays in college 20 years ago that I had to give the license plate of my rental car so had to go back outside, brush off the license plate that was covered in snow, have him reopen the front doors that had locked again, and give him the license plate #. All of this for parking in an underground garage that you had to have a key card to get into to.

Our 1 bedroom condo was large enough - but literally had 7 or so foot ceilings and besides the kitchen had little improvements from the 80s. It seemed clean enough and the beds weren't too bad but it was the kind of place that you get up early from and can't wait to get out the door in the next morning.

Haven't done this once in 10 years but will be sending Marriott customer service an email suggesting they really make sure that this property is open to the caliber of what Mr. Marriott believe is need.

This is a timeshare property that's showing its wear, at least in the older section. The studio suite was smaller than I expected, although the kitchen was well-equipped, the queen bed was comfortable and the bathroom was large. I echo what others have said about the garage, it's cramped and hard to park in even with a compact car. The elevators in the building are fast, though, and take you up and down between floors and to the garage very quickly.

Since it is a timeshare property, there's not a real lobby to enjoy. It's very cramped and sparse at check-in, and the counter set-up isn't conducive to checking in people when there's a line, as there seemed to be each day around check-in time. The check-in/-out staff was really nice, though. There is a common room further in back that has a big fireplace, but it's not a very warm or cozy room. It's didn't feel like a place I wanted to hang out and people watch.

In all, it wasn't bad, but the photos of the studio room on the website far surpassed my actual experience with the room they provided. It also didn’t help that my 2nd floor room was at roof level and my tiny balcony overlooked tar and roofing material and the hotel chillers. If it had had a decent view, it might have added to a more favorable experience.

I liked the location on the south end of Main St., and found it nice to go for walks to and from the hotel. Breckenridge is still my favorite of all the I-70 ski towns.