Renovation News
$30 Million Dollar Renovation Underway at Vail Cascade Resort & Spa
Vail Cascade Resort & Spa is undergoing a $30 million dollar renovation that will solidify our position as one of the finest and most unique resorts in Colorado. Several enhancements have already been completed, and all of the major work will come to closure in December, 2008. We are excited to share this renovation with you! We hope you have a wonderful stay, and we look forward to seeing you return soon to experience the revival of Vail Cascade Resort & Spa. Some of the new things you will find include:
- Fabulous new deck overlooking Gore Creek, complete with an infinity pool, fire features, new hot tub and outdoor, year-round meeting space with snow-melt, lighting and sound.
- New case goods, 42" flat screen televisions, lighting, fixtures and telephones in the guestrooms.
- All new furniture in the Fireside Lounge.
- Complete renovation of Chap's Grill and Chophouse, including enclosure of Chap's deck.
- The addition of 4 new meeting rooms, including a state-of-the-art boardroom.
- Cascade Village Market and Cafe, an outstanding place to grab a Starbucks Coffee and quick meal on-the-go.
- Remodel of the porte cochere, with snow melt added under the resort entrance.
- Renovation of the locker rooms at Aria Spa & Club.
- Air conditioning in all guestrooms.
For up to date renovation information and photos of our progress, check out the updates below.
Click here to view the architectural renderings for the Vail Cascade renovation.
November 14th, 2008 | 02:34pm
PARTNERSHIP WITH BLAU & ASSOCIATES
Vail Cascade Resort & Spa, managed by Destination Hotels & Resorts, recently announced a partnership with renowned restaurant planning and development expert Elizabeth Blau and her team at Blau & Associates. Blau is assisting the Vail Cascade with the concept and design of its new restaurant, Atwater on Gore Creek. The restaurant will replace the resort's chophouse, Chap's, offering guests a unique new option in on-property dining. Atwater on Gore Creek is scheduled to open in time for the December 2008 holiday season.
Blau & Associates is a strategic restaurant planning and development company that specializes in providing clients with fresh, creative and sound business advice needed to create exceptional food and beverage concepts from start to finish. Blau's client list includes hotels, casinos, resorts and independent restaurants, such as The Ritz-Carlton, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Fla.), Wynn Las Vegas Resort & Country Club (Las Vegas), and Le Cirque (New York).
Blau recently opened three additional restaurants in the Destination collection including VOICE at Hotel ICON in Houston, which was named one of the "best new restaurants in 2008" by Esquire magazine. The Blau team also launched Luminaria at Inn and Spa at Loretto in Santa Fe and will debut a variety of restaurants and food and beverage outlets at Terranea Resort in Palos Verdes, Calif. in 2009.
"We selected to work with Blau & Associates because of their proven track record in creating extraordinary dining experiences for some of the most well-known hospitality companies in the industry," said Mark Hickey, senior vice president of U.S. hospitality operations for Destination Hotels & Resorts. "The Blau team has worked with us on several projects in the last year and all have been loved by their guests, communities, the media and critics. We're excited for another successful opening with Atwater."
The design for Atwater on Gore Creek is in preliminary planning stages. The new restaurant name was derived from the Cascade's idyllic location alongside Gore Creek. Atwater on Gore Creek will include an enclosed patio, in addition to the main dining room, with expansive windows offering views of Vail Mountain and Gore Creek.
Elizabeth Blau; Blau & Associates
Posted by Vail Cascade Resort
November 13th, 2008 | 09:26am
NOVEMBER 2008
Vail Cascade's $30 Million Dollar Renovation Continues
Vail Cascade's $30 million renovation continues with extensive work throughout the hotel. Crews will begin re-installing pavers in property's porte cochere, and roof trail repairs will begin this week. The hotel's Main Lobby Entrance has been relocated to accommodate guest and visitor traffic. The courtyard will re-open on schedule in mid-November.
On the creek side of the property, crews have been pouring hard surfaces, and construction of the stone wall and in the Terrace Spa area continues.
Construction on the resort's new restaurant, Atwater on Gore Creek, is underway and will be on-going for the next two months. The property's Mountainview meeting room is scheduled for remodeling during November, and the new library deck surface should be complete next week.
In the spa, the men's locker room renovation is on schedule for completion the week of November 18.
Air conditioning installation continues in all hotel guest rooms.
Completion of the Vail Cascade transformation is scheduled for December 2008. The new look will include a remodeled and updated porte cochere, a new pool, hot tub and deck - complete with outdoor firepit - overlooking Gore Creek and Vail Mountain, a new café serving grab-and-go meals and Starbucks® beverages, a new restaurant concept and an update for the Fireside Bar, and additional meeting space bringing the resort's total to over 45,000 square feet.
Located on the banks of Gore Creek, Vail Cascade is the only AAA Four-Diamond rated ski-in/ski-out resort in Vail. The 292-room creek side property offers 27 suites, more than 80 spacious condominiums and private homes to choose from. The Vail Cascade also features the 78,000-square-foot Aria Spa & Club.
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