3.27.2009

Free Steamboat Lift Tickets when you book Denver Sports Radio Package


Steamboat Springs was just voted as one of the 'World's Craziest Party Towns' by Travel + Leisure Magazine. Steamboat was ranked among renowned destinations included Sao Paulo, Berlin and Reykjavik! Here's T+L had to say about Steamboat:

  • The Scene: Serious skiing and serious partying sum up scenic laissez-faire Steamboat Springs, which is also hometown to 54 Winter Olympic athletes. Not surprisingly, winter and early spring are the small mountain resort town’s most raucous times of year.
  • Hot Spots: After a day on the slopes, skiers unwind at the atmospheric honky-tonk Gondola Pub & Grill, where a full-size gondola loaded with skis dangles from the ceiling over the dance floor. Later, the action shifts to laid-back local hangouts, like Mahogany Ridge Brewery & Grill, featuring house brew Olympic Gold and live bands on weekends.
  • Tip: Soothe dance-and-ski-exhausted muscles with a deep-tissue massage and mineral soak in natural stone-lined pools at nearby Strawberry Park Hot Springs.

ResortQuest Steamboat would like to invite you to party with FM Sportsradio 105.3 The Fan for their Steamboat Ski Tour on April 3-4, 2009. Stay with ResortQuest and and experience some 'serious skiing' with our FREE Lift Ticket package.

Then, join The Fan crew at Steamboat's on the beach at Steamboat's best apres ski hangout, Slopeside Bar (alongside the Torian Plum) on April 4th for the Grand Marnier Apres Ski Party.

The Fan ski package includes 2-nights accommodations and FREE 1-day ski passes starting at $189 per person for the weekend. Call ResortQuest's 'Fan' hotline at 866 753 5622. Mention promotion code DIRFAN to claim this deal. Restrictions apply. Visit the Steamboat Fan Ski Tour for details.

April 3 & 4 is the second last weekend of the Steamboat ski season and there is plenty of activity around the resort. For one, there's the second last concert for the Bud Light Rocks the boat FREE Concert Series. Join fellow ski bums and Ryan Shaw at the base of the ski resort @ 3pm.

Ryan Shaw is from Decatur, Georgia is out to revive the passion and soul of the Golden Age of Rhythm & Blues (1960-1972) for a new generation. His One Haven/Columbia debut album, This Is Ryan Shaw, combines a powerfully expressive voice with a clutch of great songs both classic and new—and a state-of-the-art, in-your-face sound that makes it impossible to sit still. On stage, Ryan brings it all together with a combination of Southern warmth and New York vitality. Ryan's thrilling voice and charismatic presence are all that he needs to get over with an audience. There's no posturing or mindless booty-shaking, no need for contrived antics: Ryan Shaw is the real deal.

What are you waiting for! We've had 19.5" of fresh snow; we've got a 70 inch base; we're expecting snow all next week; and FREE lift tickets. Seriously. Life is good. Life is better in Steamboat!

3.17.2009

Follow ResortQuest Steamboat Vacation Rentals on Twitter


The world is all a flutter with Tweets! Twitter.com is the fastest growing social networking site in the world. And ResortQuest Steamboat - SteamboatCondos - is right there in the thick of the twittersphere.

If you’re not already on twitter, let me explain. Twitter is a free social networking and micro-blogging service that allows its users to send and read other users’ updates (otherwise known as tweets), which are text-based posts of up to 140 characters in length. If you are familiar with Facebook, tweeting t is a little like updating your status.

Each twitter user has a specific screen name (like SteamboatCondos). Each twitter user can choose to follow other users that interest them. For example, I love the Old Town Pub in steamboat, so I'm following OldTownPub. Others who are interested in us can choose to follow our tweets.

So, you 'follow' people, and you are 'followed' by others. You do not have to follow someone that follows you. Follow me yet?

We are always looking for ways to better connect with our guests and potential customers and so we recently took the leap onto twitter. If you’re already on twitter, we can be found @steamboatcondos

So what do we do and share on twitter? We talk about things going on at ResortQuest Steamboat's lodging properties, as well as things going on in the Steamboat Springs area and at the Steamboat Ski Resort - anything from event announcements, to snow and weather reports, new photos of recently renovated condos and, of course, deals! We even answer questions from our followers, such as 'Which hot springs in Steamboat do you recommend visiting," or "Which is the best ski-in/ski-out property in Steamboat?"

I love this quote from the Sydney Morning Herald in Australia: "Twitter, as its name suggests, is like a large aviary of birds - with all the birds bursting into song at the same time. While the bare-bones nature of the site's interface encourages new users, making sense of all the dialogue taking place on it is harder."

So, to help you get sort through the tweets, here are a few Twitter Tools:

  • TwitterLocal: It's an app you can download to filter tweets by location
  • TweetDeck: Is an ap that allows you to group people you follow into groups and favorites, or monitor tweeted terms, like 'Steamboat Springs'
  • Twhirl: An ap that is active on your desk-top and sends pop-up messages whenever the people you follow post a tweet
  • WhoShouldIfollow.com: enter your Twitter username and get suggestions about who you should follow
  • TwitterGrader by HubSpot: See how you rank in the twittersphere, but identify top tweeters in your region

We hope to see you on Twitter soon!

3.03.2009

Examiner.com/denver features article about ResortQuest Steamboat's Green Initiatives

The team at ResortQuest Steamboat was recently honored to host Susanna Speier of the Examiner.com/Denver online newspaper. Susanna Speier writes the 'Sustainable City' column to "innovate realistic and environmentally sustainable lifestyle adjustments." Her most recent column features ResortQuest's Trappeur's Crossing Resort, along with other Steamboat businesses striving to be green.

The article, "The sustainable steamboat: the green is in the details at Trappeur’s Crossing Resort" discusses ResortQuest's recycling program, Yepello chocolates, Thymes bath amenities, and Cascades Recycled tissue products. She also gives a delightful description of her Steamboat lodging:

"The suite was deliciously earthy. It was luxurious but not ostentatiously so. Sustainability was clearly the Gold Level boasting point. A Gold Level boasting point that was actively nourished and justified. Locally manufactured Yepello chocolates had been placed beside a decorative pine cone bowl. Each of the room's lamp supply was bountiful; as were the windows and balconies with views of snow-covered pinetree and mountains beyond. Technology was amped, where appropriate. LCD television screens and sound system and laser projected atomic clock was, thankfully, state of the art. The blizzard had made the drive there an exceptionally long one. I slept soundly and splendidly" ...Read complete article.

You can visit her website at susannaspeier.com and email ideas and suggestions at susanna@susannaspeier.com.

About the Examiner.com: Examiner.com serves 60 major markets across the country and is quickly becoming the premier online brand for local information and events. Their content is contributed by passionate, informed people known as Examiners. Examiners are people in your community with a common desire to share their knowledge and expertise with others. Examiners are college students, civil servants, retirees, doctors, musicians, magazine editors and stay-at-home parents.

3.02.2009

ResortQuest Steamboat FREE lodging upgrade!

At ResortQuest Steamboat, we think you should get more out of a vacation. Like more space, more privacy, more amenities and more value for your vacation dollar. In short, more vacation in your vacation.

That’s why we’re offering Every 3rd Night Free. That means you get one FREE night for every two paid nights; two free nights for every paid four nights

PLUS! Not only will you get every 3rd night FREE, ResortQuest Steamboat is also offering a FREE lodging upgrade when you book a 4 night stay or longer this March in a select few remaining condos! That's right:

Check-out some of the great condos available for Spring Break, starting March 14 (4+ nights):

Torian Plum 701 - 3 Bedroom/2 Bathroom (at 2 bedroom rate!)

Torian Plum 612 - 2/bedroom/den (at 2 bedroom rate!)

Torian Plum 311 - 2/bedroom/den (at 2 bedroom rate!)

Torian Plum 412 - 2/bedroom/den (at 2 bedroom rate!)
Call ResortQuest Steamboat or book online. Simply "Check Availability" for the best available Steamboat lodging rates. The FREE NIGHTS will be automatically applied! Please note: to book your 'Free Upgrade' you will need to call and mention INTUPG. Upgrades cannot be guaranteed. Must book by 3/13/09. Terms and conditions apply.