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Reviews of Lion Square Lodge

3.5 out of 5
Lion Square Lodge
660 W Lionshead Pl, Vail, CO

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 312 out of 479 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 118 out of 479 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 40 out of 479 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 8 out of 479 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 479 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

9.4/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This place never disappoints!! Mountain view room balcony opens to Gore Creek. The pool and hot tubs have perfect views too!! Friendly, helpful staff. Love it!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Ski-in/ski-out hotel right next to the ski slopes. Very clean with beautiful views.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2021

8/10 Good

Alejandro

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Clogged pipes.
Very comfortable and excellent location. Let down by very, very slow running shower and tub drains on both BR. I notified front desk on my first day. Stayed 6 days, it was never addressed. Water up to your calf after a quick shower. Would take over 10 min to drain. All the soap and hair stayed behind. Slippery and unsightly for next use.
Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Excellent location. Near the Gongola and village. Room has microwave. Good ammenities.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing location, and what a wonderful feeling to feel like your in a home away from home..my hubby and I are already planning our return to this same condo for next season.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2021

10/10 Excellent

James

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Vail
Great stay in Vail Slopeside
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2021

8/10 Good

Colleen

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Perfectly comfortable Hotel
This is a perfectly comfortable place to stay in Vail. It’s ideal for ski in ski out location. You can’t be any closer to the lifts and gondola We had a beautiful view of the mountain, as well.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Family oriented. Closest to gondala. Minimal frills but more than adequate for ski/snowboard trip.
Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Perfect spot for a quick weekend trip to the slopes - the gondolas are right outside their door!
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2021

4/10 Poor

Justin

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort
I booked a 2 queen room and was given a single king bed. We are two 6’4 250 pound men and having to share a bed is unacceptable. The hotel was rude and told me to go somewhere else. Then when my last day came I asked for a late checkout and they refused it. The property is solid but management is awful.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Check in was fast and easy, from the parking to the front desk. Everyone was very friendly and helpful. Ski in and out extremely convenient and made the difference.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with group, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Visiting from WA state.
Had an excellent experience with ski in and ski out. Lighting in the rooms was a bit dim. Staff was superb. Lounge was comfortable. Hot tub and pool were heated.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2020

6/10 Okay

MICHAEL

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Usually good.
Third time to stay here. Great location BUT construction noise 15 feet down the hallway most mornings at 8 am was ridiculous. Extension cords ran down the hall underneath the doorway where the construction was just the other side. We paid way too much for this room.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2020

10/10 Excellent

Diana

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Exceptional service, location and amenities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2020

10/10 Excellent

Abraham

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stay here if you don't want to drive anywhere :D
This was the least expensive option at hotels.com.. and wow! Right next to the gondola, ski rental onsite with amazing discounts, super amazing friendly personnel, cozy rooms, good restaurant, walking distance to the trail and to everything. I think the only "but" it's a lot of things don't make sense, we couldn't get glasses for our wine, computers cannot be used, no advil or tylenol available, the excuse was due to covid, but there are a lot of other ways that you can be exposed.. so it doesn't make sense. I'm sure if they take good precautions they can bring some of the stuff back, and yeah, at least have some advil for sale please, I had to drive to citymarket, my wife was having a strong headache after skiing. Would I stay here again though? Absolutely.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2020
Response from Michael Lange, GM on Jul 6, 2020
Thank you for the great rating and for staying at Lion Square Lodge.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
great ski in and out..they take your skis in and store it...great lobby...hot bath...
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2020
Response from Michael Lange, GM on Mar 16, 2020
Thanks for the nice review and feedback. Our guests' skis are stored by our ski valet right on our back deck in the Lionshead Gondola ski yard just steps from the gondola. Thanks again and we look forward to your next trip to Vail.

10/10 Excellent

John

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2020
Response from Michael Lange, GM on Mar 11, 2020
Thanks John for staying with us and the great rating. It is very appreciated. We look forward to your next visit to Vail and Lion Square Lodge.

8/10 Good

Steve

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020
Response from Michael L, GM on Mar 3, 2020
Thanks Steve for the nice rating and for staying with us on our trip to Vail. We appreciate the feedback and look forward to your next stay at Lion Square Lodge

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2020
Response from Michael Lange, GM on Feb 24, 2020
Thank you for the rating and for staying with us. We look forward to your next trip to Vail.

10/10 Excellent

Stephanie, Houston

Liked: Cleanliness
This was a great place to stay and the staff was super friendly.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2020
Response from Andrew M - Guest Services Manager on Feb 22, 2020
We are so glad you had a great stay! We are glad the staff was friendly. We hope to see you again.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 9 nights in Feb 2020
Response from Michael Lange, GM on Feb 17, 2020
Thank you for the review and for staying at Lion Square Lodge on your recent trip to Vail. We appreciate the feedback and are glad to hear you had a nice stay. We look forward to your next trip to Vail.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2020
Response from Michael Lange, GM on Feb 17, 2020
Thank you taking the time to rate your stay with us. We appreciate it and are grateful to hear you had a great time at Lion Square Lodge

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness
The location was great. The room we had was on the first floor. The master bedrooms window faced a hallway that was traveled at all times of the day. The noise and constant light in the hallway made that room unusable.
Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2020
Response from Michael Lange, GM on Feb 17, 2020
Thank you for the review and for staying with us on your trip to Vail. I'm sorry to hear the bedroom hallway location was an issue during your stay. There are a variety of room locations and configurations to choose from on property and all of our individually owned units can be reserved directly to ensure our guests get the accommodations they are looking for. Thank you again.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I love this place. It's just nostalgic and amazing.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2020
Response from Michael Lange, GM on Feb 17, 2020
Thank you for the great review. We appreciate it.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Perfect location. Great staff, restaurant, hot tubs. Rooms facing the parking lot can be loud if people coming in want to be loud.
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2020
Response from Michael Lange, GM on Feb 15, 2020
Thank you for staying with us. We're glad you had a good time and enjoyed our location right next to the Lionshead Gondola and great staff and amenities. Thanks again.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Watch Out Room Service!
we booked 5 nights thru hotels.com to only find out AFTER the reservation was confirmed that we were booked 3 nights in one unit and the last 2 nights in another unit. this was ALL on hotels.com and in my opinion VERY unethical to NOT disclose this prior to the reservation being booked. who wants to take the time in the middle of a vacation to pack-up and then have to move and unpack, etc? Lucky the manager on duty was able to rearrange the incoming reservation and we were able to stay all 5 nights in one unit. Overall GREAT resort in GREAT ski-in/ski-out location! VERY short walking distance to many restaurants and shops. The only downside to our stay was the 1st day of our stay
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2020
Response from Michael Lange, GM on Feb 15, 2020
Thank you for the feedback. I'm sorry to hear you had a bad experience booking through Hotels.com regarding the multiple rooms and am grateful we were able to resolve the situation the next day so you could enjoy your vacation in Vail. Thank you again and we look forward to your next trip to Vail.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
This is a great value deal for a hotel room 100 ft from the gondola at Lionshead. The staff are attentive and helpful. The bell staff are excellent and efficient. There is a ski valet right at the door which is very nice. The room itself was a bit tired. All the necessities are there. There was a good microwave and a small refrigerator. A toaster would have been nice for a three week stay. The tv system was not very good. Poor reception on local channels. Pixelation. The program list is weak and same old same old. You have to get up and move across the room to change the volume with the remote. Sort of defeats the purpose. There is a laundry downstairs which is convenient. Only had to wait once to get access. They provide local and national newspapers gratis in the lobby along with cookies and coffee, tea, or chocolate. Also cool water. Very civilized! There is one restaurant just off the lobby, El Sabor, Mexican cuisine and decor. The food is good and the portions are huge! The staff are friendly and helpful. There are other restaurants within easy walking distance for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I enjoyed my stay there. I was there, after all, to Ski not to entertain. And you can’t beat for the price and the convenience
Stayed 21 nights in Jan 2020
Response from Michael Lange, GM on Feb 13, 2020
Thank you for staying with us and your detailed feedback. We appreciate your business and are glad to hear you had an enjoyable trip to Vail and stay at Lion Square Lodge. The TV and WiFi systems are receiving a property wide upgrade this spring that will improve the speed, quality and programming offered. Thank you again for taking the time to post your review.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2020
Response from Michael Lange, GM on Feb 3, 2020
Thank you for the good rating and for staying at Lion Square Lodge on your recent vacation in Vail. We appreciate the feedback and look forward to your next trip to Vail.

10/10 Excellent

Ray, NY NY

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Andrew the manager was extremely helpful and a pleasure to meet. He addressed our need for a replacement tv in our room as the tv was an older model. He put a smart tv in the room for us as the units are individually owned. The wine and cheese on Friday from 4-5 in lobby with Mountain View’s was a warm event and pleasantly hosted by Andrew and management. The restaurant on premise was excellent, walk from your room to El Sabor, great service and food , views. It was a great experience to walk out the door and have your skis handed to you by ski valet and the Gondola was steps away for an amazing skiing experience to the back bowls. After a great day of Skiing you ski right up to the ski valet and walk a few steps into the lobby. I’ll definitely be back again every year to this Lodge. Thanks again Andrew for making this trip a memorable one!
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2020
Response from Michael Lange, GM on Jan 27, 2020
Thanks Ray for the great review and for staying at Lion Square Lodge. Andrew does a tremendous job taking care of our owners and guests and sets a great example for our team. As you mentioned, all of our units are individually owned and decorated. They are all platinum rated and range in size from a lodge room to a 4-bedroom condominium. I'm glad to hear you made our weekly complimentary wine and cheese party. It's our favorite event of the week and a great way to meet our guests. Thanks for tryout out El Sabor, our terrific South American restaurant that serves lunch and dinner daily, offers breakfast burritos to go and offers the best Apre's ski specials in Vail. Thanks again for staying with us and we look forward to your next trip to Vail.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Traveled with group
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
Location is great. A bit run down but clean. Restaurant not open for breakfast. Staff is eager
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2020
Response from Michael Lange, GM on Jan 22, 2020
Thank you for the feedback and for staying with us. Our in house restaurant, El Sabor, is located next to the Lionshead gondola and is open for lunch, apre's ski and dinner and does offer a variety of to go burritos and drinks for breakfast. There are several great breakfast restaurants open for breakfast in Lionshead Village which is a short walk away. Thank you again.

10/10 Excellent

Toni

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Views from the hotel.
Best location!
Pool & hot tub.
Back of hotel.
View of the bottom of ski mountain from hotel.
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2020
Response from Michael L., GM on Jan 21, 2020
Thank you Toni for the great rating and photos from Lion Square Lodge. We're glad to hear you enjoyed our great location next to the Lionshead Gondola and terrific amenities located on property. Thank you for staying with us and we look forward to seeing you on your next trip to Vail.

10/10 Excellent

Joseph, SF Bay Area, CA

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This hotel is a few steps from the base of the gondola at the Lion Square. The office for lift tickets and passes is right there too. At the end the day I skied all the way down to the hotel. The hotel has a ski valet service for leaving your skis overnight. A ski rental place is on premises. There is a parking area for hotel guests. Everybody was friendly and helpful. No place can be possibly located more conveniently for skiing in Vail.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2020
Response from Michael Lange, GM on Jan 17, 2020
Thank you Joseph for the great review and for staying with us. As you mention Lion Square Lodge has the best location in Vail, located next to the Lionshead Gondola and Lionshead Village. The ski valet is located in the ski yard steps from the lift. Thank you again. We're excited to hear you had a great stay and look forward to your next visit to Vail.

10/10 Excellent

JKA, Denver

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location. Loved the pool and hot tubs. Staff were exceptionally helpful and nice.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020
Response from Michael Lange, GM on Jan 16, 2020
Thank you JKA for the nice review and for staying at Lion Square Lodge for your recent Vail vacation. We're glad to hear you enjoyed our fantastic pool and hot tub area and our staff took care of all of your needs. Thank you again and look forward to your next visit.

8/10 Good

Ming

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
You can't beat the location for ski in and ski out. The outdoor hot tubs are most amazing except for being crowded before 8:00 pm. But that is understandable that lots of people will want to go after a day of skiing. Management was quick to respond to my concerns with our room.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2019
Response from Andrew M. on Jan 10, 2020
We are glad you enjoyed your stay, and are also happy our team was able to respond quickly to your concerns. We hope to see you again.

6/10 Okay

Lynn

Traveled with family
Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location but service needs to improve
Location is great. Service is not what you would expect for $800+ per night!
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2020
Response from Andrew M. on Jan 10, 2020
Thank you for your review, we appreciate your feedback.

10/10 Excellent

jay

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Awseome Place
THe service was excellent. It was Christmas so the Hotel was packed and they were able to get us checked in fast and on the hill to Ski
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019
Response from Michael Lange, GM on Jan 3, 2020
Thanks Jay for the nice review and for staying at Lion Square Lodge over the holidays. It's a magical time to be in Vail. We're excited to hear you had a great stay. Thank you again for the business and we look forward to your next trip to Vail.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2019
Response from Michael Lange, GM on Jan 3, 2020
Thank you for the feedback and for staying with us. It's appreciated.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Ski-in/ski-out and the staff was very attentive and kind. Attached bar/restaurant good with great service.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019
Response from Michael Lange, GM on Dec 30, 2019
Thanks for the feedback. Lion Square Lodge has the best ski in/ski out access in Vail, located adjacent to the Lionshead Gondola. El Sabor is located in our building, right off of the ski yard. I'm glad to hear our staff was attentive and you had a great stay. Thank you again for staying with us. We look forward to your next trip to Vail.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2019
Response from Andrew M. - Guest Services Manager on Dec 21, 2019
We are glad you enjoyed your stay with us. We hope to see you again.

10/10 Excellent

Nida, Dallas

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Soo close to the gondola and employees super helpful couldn’t be happier
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019
Response from Andrew M - Guest Services Manager on Dec 21, 2019
We love our close location to the gondola! Nothing like a hot coco from Ski Valet and walking right to your room at the end of the day. We are so glad the staff was helpful as well. We hope to see you again.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Location cannot be beat and the entire staff was great. The rooms are a little old school but in perfect condition.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019
Response from Michael Lange, GM on Dec 19, 2019
Thank you for the nice review. I'm grateful to hear you had a great stay. We look forward to your next trip to Vail.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2019
Response from Michael Lange, GM on Dec 19, 2019
Thank you for your business and the 5/5 score. We appreciate it very much.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
My family and I loved this hotel. We felt in home. Service perfect and view the mountains are beautiful. I really want to go back next year.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2019
Response from Michael Lange, GM on Dec 2, 2019
Thank you for the nice feedback and for staying with us your recent ski trip. I'm grateful to hear our staff took care of your needs and ensured you had an enjoyable stay. We look forward to your next trip to Vail. Take care and Happy Holidays!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I really like the location, it’s right by the gondola just a bummer that it wasnt open when we got there. I risk paying higher hoping for convenience but we should’ve just stayed somewhere cheaper - there are buses anyways. They do have shuttle service to bring you back and forth to the other slopes and easy to get hold of them. Andrew from the front desk is amazing and very helpful.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019
Response from Andrew M - Guest Services Manager on Nov 30, 2019
We are so glad you enjoyed your stay! We hope the Gondola will open earlier next as well!

10/10 Excellent

Peggy

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019
Response from Andrew M. - Guest Services Manager on Nov 27, 2019
We are so glad you enjoyed your stay! We hope to see you again.

10/10 Excellent

Rachel

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
October stay
Our stay was nice and cozy. Not allot of places were open due to out of season but the pool was open and the hot tubs felt great. Great price and wonderful family time.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019
Response from Andrew M - Guest Services Manager on Oct 29, 2019
We are so glad you enjoyed your stay! It's a very relaxing time to be in Vail. We hope to see you again.