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Vail Mountain Marriott Resort and Spa715 West Lionshead Circle |
**Please note that your hotel reservations must be made separately from your conference registration.**
Hotel information. ICLASS-2009 will be held at the Vail Mountain Marriott Resort & Spa. Vail Mountain is the destination for the worlds travelers seeking magnificence. The magnitude of the beauty at the Vail Mountain Resort and Spa is one that defines the elegance of a European Chateau with the back drop of the Rocky Mountains.
Room Rates
Standard and Lodge Room $189/night
Deluxe and Studio Room $209/night
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Transportation
When traveling to Vail we suggest you make your flight arrangements into
Denver International Airport (DIA). Numerous choices for air travel
exist to and from DIA. Denver is an airline hub for United and Frontier
airlines, but this large facility is serviced by all major US airlines.
Some direct international travel exists on Air Canada, British Airways
and Lufthansa as well as Mexicana.
You will be required to travel by ground from DIA to Vail as it is located approximately 1.5 hours from Denver at an elevation of 8,150 ft / 2484 m. Several options are available: rental car, mountain transporters and shuttle services. Please note there is a fee for parking your rental car at the hotel. The resort has an existing agreement with Colorado Mountain Express (www.cmex.com) to transport hotel guests to the resort at very reasonable prices. These reservations can be made at the same time the rooms are booked.
Weather
Climate in the Rocky Mountains at this time is perfect. A typical day
in July will see temperatures around 75 F or 24 C. Rain is anticipated
but it is associated with an monsoon flow from the sea of Cortez thus
is predictable to occur between 3 and 4 pm or over night when the temperatures
drop. As with all high altitude venues dehydration and sun burn are
of primary concern. Please while in Vail drink lots of water and wear
plenty of sun screen.
Things to do
We would recommend that the participants get out and experience what
Vail has to offer in the afternoons and evenings. Vail Village, accessible
by a nice walk along a creek, offer a tremendous variety of dining
and shopping opportunities. Lions Head, where the hotel is locate,
has its own share of dining and shopping opportunities. Finally ride
the gondola to the top of the mountain for a refreshing meal.
Daily adventures are available right in town. Golfing, hiking and mountain biking are the three most popular. All are offered at reasonable prices and can be booked through the resort. Depending on interest we might even try the first ever ICLASS golf tournament on Sunday morning.
Colorado has tons to offer so don’t limit yourself to the in town adventures. These are all made for the inexperienced to the experts in the crowd. Try white water rafting, fly fishing and even horseback riding. Each of these excursions can be booked as half day to full day adventures and are located with in minutes of the resort. Check with the hotel for more details and booking help.
You might even be brave enough to wander through the more inaccessible wilderness using all terrain vehicles. Again these are offered in half and full day packages. Finally, the US Rocky Mountain National Park is near by. Although this is a full day adventure (likely even more) I will guarantee you see sheep, deer and elk. Moose, pika, coyote and beaver are very common too.
For more tourist information please visit: www.visitvailvalley.com and/or Vail Business Listings