The word “Park” now precedes the name of Beaver Creek’s luxurious Hyatt Resort and Spa. Only 17 properties bearing the Hyatt name have received the distinction of becoming a Park Hyatt hotel. One, in Colorado’s Vail Valley, is also the first Hyatt Resort to receive the designation.
Getting used to its new name, the Park Hyatt Beaver Creek Resort and Spa is at your service. And, service is one of the primary criteria in becoming a Park Hyatt. Already the consummate epitome of luxury in Beaver Creek, the hotel raises its own bar to offer you an even higher level of service, attention and exquisite pampering.
In the words of Scott Miller, president of Hyatt Hotels Corporation, “It is fitting that this hotel should receive the Park Hyatt name. It is everything we look for in a ‘Park’ property, with service completely focused on the guests and their needs. Its attention to detail creates an unforgettable experience.”
What does this mean to you? If you’ve already chosen to stay here, your decision was possibly made because you enjoyed a previous stay. Or, perhaps, because you seek out hotels based on a feeling of luxury, beautifully appointed guestrooms, outstanding amenities and award-winning restaurants, wine and cuisine. You need look no further.
GRACIOUS ELEGANCE — A PARK HYATT SIGNATURE
You’ve heard it before: little things mean a lot. It’s the Park Hyatt’s little touches that make your stay extraordinary. From the moment you step into the lobby vestibule, you can feel the difference between this and any other hotel. You are welcomed, acknowledged and assisted to the reception area, where your registration is performed in a gracious, personal manner.
The rough-hewn wood and sandstone lobby of the Park Hyatt, with its antler chandelier, wall-sized fireplaces and alcoves with overstuffed furnishings and rich earth tones, captures the essence of Beaver Creek’s old world elegance. You are immediately immersed in its rustic warmth and unassuming grace.
$8.1 MILLION ROOM RENOVATION
Your room or suite reflects the meticulous touches of last year’s $8.1 million renovation. Each of the Park Hyatt’s 273 guest rooms received a metamorphosis; windows, wall coverings, furniture and bedspreads now embrace warm earth tones. Linens are sumptuously soft, covering oversized beds, and down pillows are designed for your personal comfort. Bathrobes, appointments and accessories let you feel totally pampered. For your convenience, each 400-square-foot guest room features a small refrigerator, coffee maker, a safe and computer access
“With every detail attended to, this renovation has placed us exactly where we want to be. The inviting decor and our host of personal service touches offer unparalleled luxury,” claimed Park Hyatt general manager Robert Dallain.
The hotel’s e-village computer acts as your own personal concierge, allowing you to check on weather, make reservations for dining at the hotel’s award-winning Patina restaurant or any of Beaver Creek’s resort activities — horseback riding, hot air balloon rides, golf, mountain biking, music festivals, guided fishing trips, whitewater rafting, four-wheel jaunts, and yes, ice skating in the winter and summer months. You can also reserve time for yourself in Park Hyatt’s amazing spa.
ALLEGRIA — LUXURY FIT FOR A GOD OR GODDESS
Allegria, the hotel’s almost indescribable, world-class 20,000-square foot spa, is the largest in the Vail Valley. Recognized by the media as Colorado’s best spa, Allegria was designed with Feng Shui influences for your total relaxation and well being. Give yourself completely to the pampering of an herbal and fresh fruit body scrub, an aromatherapy facial or a hot stone massage, which takes the classic Swedish massage to the next level. Try Ashiatsu, an ancient form of bodywork that applies foot pressure to your back. You can even arrange for a couple’s massage. Allegria’s 20 treatment rooms let you enjoy exotic detoxifying wraps and water therapy.
Take time to work out in the spa’s state-of-the-art health center with its Cybex and Precor fitness machines. Then plunge into an outdoor pool (which you can access indoors), or relax in one of six steaming whirlpools. Of course, there’s an excellent nail and hair salon.
FRENCH FUSION CUISINE
When you’re born in the south of France, and you spend two decades learning European culinary excellence, the creativity you bring to a restaurant’s cuisine is coveted. We’re describing Executive Chef Pascal Coudouy, who introduces French fusion cuisine to the hotel’s Patina restaurant menu. What the French can do with herbs and spices is legendary.
Chef Coudouy’s presentations enabled the Patina to receive Wine Spectator Magazine’s Award of Excellence and the Zagat Survey’s ranking as one of the Top 100 Restaurants in the United States
Dinner at Patina is unforgettable. Perhaps you’ll choose to begin your evening with selections of fresh fish and shellfish from The Raw Bar — including Long Island oysters, Little Neck clams and Beluga caviar — or an appetizer such as fresh jumbo lump crab meat salad with asparagus and creamy sesame Aioli. The acorn squash and sage soup is to die for, as is Patina’s salad — diced tomatoes, red onions, bacon, Gorgonzola cheese and garlic granola tossed with baby greens in a lemon herb dressing. Vegetarians can choose a seared tofu and scallion cake with mushrooms and tomato, or a roast Chilean sea bass with fennel oyster mushrooms, basil and tomato. Meat lovers will gravitate to the herb crusted Colorado rack of lamb served with asparagus and shitake mushroom risotto and a rosemary jus. Desserts are delectable — a warm chocolate cake is served with pistachio ice cream and fresh raspberries, and the traditional vanilla crème brulee is accented with fresh berries in vanilla syrup. The Patina wine selections can be made by the glass or half bottles; your choices range from an Aria Estate Brut from Spain to the divine 1997 Opus One from Napa Valley.
On less formal occasions, the cafe serves sandwiches and snacks and will prepare picnic baskets for your day in the hills. Watch the skaters on the year-round ice rink from your table at the Overlook.
The Patina terrace is a special slice of heaven in the summer and fall sun. Sunday Brunch here is an absolute delight as well, and your Sunday dinner may also be enjoyed on the patio.
ACCOLADES Park Hyatt Beaver Creek Resort and Spa has received many accolades from the esteemed media. These include Conde Nast Readers Choice Award for five years, Gourmet Magazine’s #1 Hotel for Skiing/Winter Sports in the World, and Travel + Leisure’s Top 50 Hotels in the World.
Lillian Ross writes regular travel columns for the Denver Rocky Mountain News, edits Colorado travel planners, and writes articles for Colorado-based feature magazines, including Vail Valley Golf.
Redefined Elegance: The Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch
Getting used to its new name, the Park Hyatt Beaver Creek Resort and Spa is at your service. And, service is one of the primary criteria in becoming a Park Hyatt. Already the consummate epitome of luxury in Beaver Creek, the hotel raises its own bar to offer you an even higher level of service, attention and exquisite pampering.
“With every detail attended to, this renovation has placed us exactly where we want to be. The inviting decor and our host of personal service touches offer unparalleled luxury,” claimed Park Hyatt general manager Robert Dallain.
Take time to work out in the spa’s state-of-the-art health center with its Cybex and Precor fitness machines. Then plunge into an outdoor pool (which you can access indoors), or relax in one of six steaming whirlpools. Of course, there’s an excellent nail and hair salon.
Park Hyatt Beaver Creek Resort and Spa has received many accolades from the esteemed media. These include Conde Nast Readers Choice Award for five years, Gourmet Magazine’s #1 Hotel for Skiing/Winter Sports in the World, and Travel + Leisure’s Top 50 Hotels in the World. 