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Four Seasons Resort and Residences Vail
Vail, Colorado, United States · Four Seasons · Grand Luxury
Tavernetta Vail brought Frasca Hospitality Group's Alpine Italian cooking to the Lionshead slopes in December 2024, the same restaurant family whose Boulder flagship won the 2025 James Beard Award for Outstanding Restaurant. The Four Seasons sits steps from Gondola One, with HKS Hill Glazier architecture and Brayton Hughes interiors framing the mountain base.
- 110 rooms
- Opened 2010
- Neighborhood: Vail Village
- Rooms from 575 sq ft (53 m²)
- Architect: HKS Hill Glazier Studio
- Interiors: Brayton Hughes Design Studio
About Four Seasons Resort and Residences Vail
- HKS Hill Glazier Studio designed the resort, with interiors by Brayton Hughes at One Vail Road near Gondola One.
- Pete Seibert and fellow investors opened Vail Mountain as a ski destination in 1962.
- Four Seasons opened in December 2010 after the mountain had already hosted decades of ski culture and world championships.
- Entry-level rooms start at 575 sq ft (53 m²).
History
Vail Mountain did not exist as a ski destination until 1962, when a group of investors led by Pete Seibert — a World War II veteran and former ski instructor who had explored the Back Bowls on snowshoes in 1957 — opened the first lifts on what had been a sheep-grazing ridge in the White River National Forest. The mountain's development proceeded rapidly through the 1960s and 1970s, and the village at its base evolved from a collection of alpine-style chalets into one of the most sophisticated ski resort towns in North America. By the time Four Seasons Resort and Residences Vail opened in December 2010, the destination had decades of history, world championships, and a well-established identity as the premier ski address in the American Rockies.
The resort was designed by HKS Hill Glazier Studio with interiors by Brayton Hughes, positioned at One Vail Road at the entrance to Vail Village and steps from the Gondola One base at Lionshead — a ski-in/ski-out address that puts guests at the mountain's heart rather than requiring shuttle transportation. The opening made Four Seasons' third Rocky Mountain ski resort. The property underwent a comprehensive renovation beginning in 2019, and the spa was completely reimagined in mid-2024, with a new hydrotherapy circuit and alpine wellness programming.
The most significant culinary development in the resort's history came in winter 2024-25, when Frasca Hospitality Group — the Boulder-based restaurant group whose flagship Frasca Food and Wine won the James Beard Foundation's Outstanding Restaurant award in 2025, the industry's highest honor — opened Tavernetta Vail, replacing the previous restaurant with an Italian mountain cuisine concept inspired by the alpine regions of northern Italy. The Frasca partnership brought Michelin-caliber culinary credentials to a ski resort that had long been associated more with apres-ski than with serious gastronomy. The Remedy Bar, open daily with panoramic mountain views and live music, anchors the resort's social programming through both ski season and the summer hiking and mountain biking season. Llama-accompanied hiking excursions into the White River National Forest remain one of the property's more characteristically Vail-specific offerings.
The setting
Located at One Vail Road at the entrance to Vail Village, the resort is steps from the Gondola One base and Lion's Head at the foot of Vail Mountain in the White River National Forest. 0.3 miles from Betty Ford Alpine Gardens.
Restaurants and bars
- Tavernetta Vail — Restaurant · Italian
- Remedy Bar — Bar
Experiences
- Kids For All Seasons — Dedicated children's facilities, including a Kids Club and a Young Adults Club; adult supervision required.
- Spa — 1,337 sq m spa with 13 treatment rooms, couples' suites, a relaxation garden and high altitude therapies.
- Complimentary yoga and Pilates — Sample fitness activities include complimentary yoga and Pilates.
- Ski concierge — On-site ski concierge service.
- Off-site activities — Listed off-site activities include biking, fishing, golfing, hiking, kayaking, skiing, snowboarding and whitewater rafting.
Amenities
- Dedicated yoga and Pilates studios
- Ski-in/ski-out at the front door of Vail Village
- Kids Club (complimentary during ski season) with dedicated ski concierge service
- Fitness center with personal training
- Sauna
- Pet-friendly
Awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star (2026)
- MICHELIN One Key (2026)
- AAA Four Diamond (2025)
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