6.20.2008

Yee haw! Steamboat Springs Rodeo kicks off the summer!


This morning, I was driving around Steamboat Springs, running errands and flicking radio stations. I landed, and stayed tuned to the local country music station. I recognized the song enough to be able to sing the chorus...

Windows down, the smell of the rodeo grounds (horses!) drifted across to me, and I thought "How perfect! A song about the rodeo, just as I take my first whiff of that unique smell of Steamboat in the summertime!"

Yee haw! Rodeo fever is taking over our town. Just today, The Steamboat Pilot published an article about the rodeo: "Crowds flocked to the Brent Romick Rodeo Arena at Howelsen Hill early and often, swarming the rodeo grounds before the Friday and Saturday shows last week, packing the main grandstands both nights."

"The stock was lively, the action was fast, the jokes were family friendly and from top to bottom it made for a great opening weekend — almost too great, announcer John Shipley said."

"The rodeo rode into town last week and kicked off at 6 p.m. with live entertainment and a barbecue, just as it will do today and Saturday. The real show got under way at 7:30, again is it will this weekend. Shipley and the rodeo organizers and support crew didn’t file out with the crowd about 10 p.m., however. Instead, the whole team stayed on until 12:45 a.m., making sure every last competitor who signed up got a chance in the ring."




If this doesn't coax you into your cowboy boots, chaps and hats, perhaps the entry fees will!
$8 for children; $15 for adults. For more information, visit http://www.steamboatprorodeo.com/

What better way to spend ResortQuest Steamboat Springs "Choose Your Own Steamboat Adventure" $100 gift certificate! You'd cover the whole family and still have money left over for BBQ, burgers, brats, ribs, and so much more!!!

6.18.2008

Affordable Summer Travel in Steamboat Springs

I just received a google alert about an article posted in www.cnn.com, headlined "Affordable summer travel for families." Steamboat Springs got a mention!

Interestingly, ResortQuest Steamboat's lodging properties are in fact more affordable than many of the Steamboat hotels mentioned, yet more luxurious and with many more amenities!

With ResortQuest's Choose Your Own Steamboat Adventure lodging package, you save up to 20% off lodging, plus you will receive a Steamboat Springs chamber gift certificate at check-in that you can use, just like cash, at just about every business in Steamboat -- spas, bars, shops, restaurants, and any activity!

For example:

1) For Family of 4:
Trappeur's Crossing Resort, Trappeur's Lodge: 2 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom Condo:
(Remember that Trappeur's Crossing Resort was just voted as one of the World's Best Hotels by
Expedia's Insider's Select )
  • Best deal: Stay 5 nights, arriving on Sunday this summer and pay only:
    $186.50/night* + receive $100 "I love Steamboat" gift certificate
  • Most you will pay: Stay 5 nights during 4th of July week:
    $199/night* + receive $100 "I love Steamboat" gift certificate

2) For two families traveling together:

Trappeur's Crossing Resort, Emerald Lodge: 4 Bedroom, 4Bathroom Condo (sleeps 9):
(Emerald Lodge is a PLATINUM rated complex -- the ultimate in Steamboat luxury lodging! Brand new for the 2007/2008 winter, with central air conditioning).

  • Best deal: Stay 5 nights, arriving on Sunday this summer and pay only:
    Best deal: $322.50/night* + receive $100 "I love Steamboat" gift certificate
    thats $161.20/night per family!!!
  • Most you will pay: Stay 5 nights during 4th of July week:
    $335/night* + receive $100 "I love Steamboat" gift certificate
    thats $167.50/night per family!!!

Check out ResortQuest Steamboat's website where you can view rates, photos, maps and detailed descriptions of every single one of our Steamboat Springs condos.

* Nightly rates based on average of 5-night stay, with 20% off lodging. Weekend and weekday rates will be quoted at time of booking. Steamboat gift certificate delivered at check-in. Restrictions apply. Prices do not include taxes and fees.