About the Antlers at Vail - Lodging in Colorado, Condos In Vail

A Legacy of Timeless Connections

The Antlers at Vail Condominiums were first built in 1972, at the same time that most of Lionshead was developed. It didn’t take long however, before the Antlers distinguished itself from the myriad of other condominium properties. Bud Benedict was the first general manager (there have only ever been three). Bud guided the homeowners association into an efficient operation, but more importantly one with a significant heart and soul. Rob LeVine continued and built upon that legacy over the next two to three decades, strengthening the timeless connection to family and community.

It’s always been an important part of our culture that owners and employees alike feel like the Antlers is their family. A number of the Vail condominiums here have been handed down from parents to children, and about a third of the families who owned units in 1980 still call the Antlers home. Past employees like Bert Farin, Millie Barela, Chris Ratzlaff and Lucy Valdez will all tell you that the Antlers was not just a place to work, but will always be a part of who they are.

1972 – Antlers is built!
1974 – The swimming pool is built
1973 – First Antlers condo sells for $29,000

1989 – The lobby is renovated! It is enlarged to about 400 square feet.
1989 – Antlers hosts the Rochester Philharmonic as part of the Bravo Colorado music festival

1991 – Antlers plays host to NBC’s Symphony of Sports with Bart Connor, Nadia Comaneci and a dozen other Olympians.
1995 – Antlers receives Mauri Nottingham Environmental Award from Town of Vail

2003 – Antlers received Business of the Year and later Green Business of the Year from the Vail Valley Chamber & Tourism Bureau
2004 – Swimming pool is replaced with new pool, hot tubs and changing rooms
2002 – Major renovation completed that includes 24 new condominiums. New front desk and lobby are now about 600 square feet.

2016 – General Manager Rob LeVine retires in 2016 after 38 years of service. Conference Center named after him. Magdalena King becomes third GM in Antlers history.
2019 – New lobby and new speedy elevator project completed. New front desk/lobby is 1,000 square feet

2020s – Antlers continues to be host hotel for all three resident Bravo orchestras
2020s – New art installed throughout the Antlers property and in the new 2-story light filled lobby.

Green Hospitality, Sustainable Future

We are proud of the Antlers’ longstanding leadership as a green hotel in environmental consciousness. This gorgeous valley is our home, and our staff appreciates the important role business must play in reducing waste and pollution. We embrace creating ideas and programs that have proven distinctly successful. In recognition of past and current sustainability efforts, a few years after being awarded Business of the Year, the Antlers at Vail was named “Vail Valley Green Business of the Year”. Most recently the Antlers was one of the first businesses in Vail to earn the “Actively Green 2015” certification, as designated by Sustainable Travel International (STI), and to be certified as a TripAdvisor GreenLeader!

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antlers owners and staff at their adopt a highway sign

antlers employees by their adopt a highway sign

Antlers staff accepting green business of te year award

Recent Press

Antlers has received a wide range of media coverage, including being named a SKI magazine 2021 top Vail lodging for families, a 2021 top November destination by Travel +Leisure and a best place on the planet to “Live (for a While) as a Digital Nomad” by Outside, as well as family travel blogger kudos as both a “Best Ski Hotel for Families” and a best “Summer Camp for Families.”

Our Team

The Antlers has had only three General Managers: Bud Benedict who served through 1987; Rob LeVine who then served through 2016; and now Magdalena King who first joined the Antlers in 2007 as the Conference Coordinator. The entire forty person staff has an impressive tenure. Quite a few have been here for more than a decade. Executive Housekeeper Gladys Contreras began working at the Antlers in 1990 and is now Executive Housekeeper. Chris Manning returned to the Antlers in a management capacity after leaving the Antlers to pursue successful business endeavors.

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small but might group of antlers staff after cleaning up the highway

antlers housekeepers taking in the fall colors

Community Partners

The Antlers at Vail is located on the Gore Creek with the Rocky Mountains as our backyard. We cherish our location and how lucky we are to be in a place where we not only have spectacular views and epic mountain adventures at our fingertips but also a community that contains its own cultural gems. Many local non-profit organizations enhance our lives and the experiences of our guests. It is important to us to not only look after the environment with our green initiatives, but to also support these many special and impactful community organizations and non-profits who all work to make life in the Vail Valley a better place to experience.

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