Meeting News - July 21, 2008 - (Page 67) new & renovated showcase Vail Plaza Hotel & Club WHAT’S NEW Inspired by the grand hotels of the Italian Alps, the Vail Plaza Hotel & Club is the first newly built property to open in Vail Village in 43 years. Surrounded by a vibrant pedestrian area with boutiques, restaurants, art galleries, and apres-ski beacons, the privately owned property offers true European-style luxury and ambiance. THE FLOOR PLAN •100 well-appointed guest rooms. 38 spacious suites with one to four bedrooms, natural stone fireplaces, gourmet kitchen, hardwood floors, and a washer/dryer. Private balconies with suite patio furniture, custom-designed furnishings •Bathrooms with granite countertops and Italian tile. Acca Kappa Italian deluxe bath amenities. Egyptian-cotton sheets, feather duvets, terrycloth robes, in-room safe, CD player, iron, and ironing board •Refrigerators and microwaves in select rooms. Flat-screen TVs, speaker phone, and high-speed wireless Internet MEETINGS BLUEPRINT •7,000 square feet of indoor meeting space for 10 to 350. 3,795-squarefoot divisible Tuscany Ballroom, 1,863-square-foot divisible Umbria Ballroom, and 10 meeting rooms, from 360 to 840 square feet •Outdoor patio, seats 35 •State-of-the-art A/V equipment, including high-speed wireless Internet. Conference center manager and onsite business center ATTRACTIONS •Sorrento Spa’s five treatment rooms, hydrotherapy, sauna, steam rooms •Heated outdoor pool and hot tubs •1,184-square-foot, new fitness facility •Onsite ski rental shop, ski valets, skiing, snow-shoeing, snowmobiling, Vail Mountain lift, and heated underground parking DINING DELIGHTS •Da Vinci, hotel’s signature restaurant •Galileo (a bistro) and Bacco’s Lounge ON THE MAP Vail Plaza is 35 minutes from Eagle County Airport and two hours from from Denver International Airport. I NSPIRED • Vail, Colorado CONTACT Kim Brussow Senior National Sales Manager (970) 477-8085 E-mail: kbrussow@vailplazahotel.com www.vailplazahotel.com Italian-style luxury in the heart of Vail Village P OS TM ODERN S OL UTIONS IN A C LA SSICAL S ETTING ! 1/2 Island Ad 5 1/2X 7 1/2 Concierto Di Ideas — “A Concert of Ideas” BY THE GR AN D H O TELS OF THE IS THE N EWES T P RO PER TY IN THE HEAR T O F I TA LIAN A LPS , VAIL P LAZA H O TEL & C LU B VAIL V IL LA GE . CL UB SUITES 207 ELEGANTL Y FURNISHED GUES T R OOMS AND ONE TO F OUR BEDROOM • T WO RES TA UR AN TS AND BA R • • C ONCIERGE • S ORREN 7,000 TO S PA SQ • . FT . OF MEETING S PA CE F ITNESS CENTE R NEW The Big Day: December 2007 The Bottom Line: $120 million SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION R ESER VA T I O N S : 866-590-2549 TO LL FREE W W W. VA I L P L A Z A H O T E L . C O M July 21, 2008 67 http://www.vailplazahotel.com http://www.vailplazahotel.com http://www.vailplazahotel.com
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