About this hotel
General information
Sonnenalp Hotel stands in the heart of Vail Village and was founded in 1979 by a family from Bavaria. It has kept to high standards of service and a warm, family-house hospitality ever since, and its rooms combine alpine interiors of natural wood and custom-made furniture with modern comfort.
Guests have a pool with indoor and outdoor sections, a spa, four restaurants, a bar with live music and the hotel’s own golf club, the Sonnenalp Club in Edwards. More than 460 m² of function space hosts meetings and celebrations of up to 200 guests, and weddings are arranged here too.
Location
The hotel is in the centre of Vail Village, above Gore Creek. Vail/Eagle County Regional Airport is about 56 km away and Denver International Airport 195 km.
Spa
Sonnenalp Spa brings together heated indoor and outdoor pools with a riverside sun deck, indoor and outdoor whirlpools overlooking Gore Creek, steam rooms, saunas, an oxygen bar, a spa café and a modern fitness centre. The menu runs to European-style restorative massage, dry brush massage and Hydrafacials; steam rooms, saunas and the gym are for guests aged 18 and over.
Sports & leisure
Winter means downhill and cross-country skiing and snowboarding; the rest of the year brings climbing, mountain biking, hiking, riding, tennis, fishing, white-water rafting and hot-air ballooning. The Sonnenalp Club, with an 18-hole links-style championship course, lies in Edwards, about 26 km from Vail Village, and hotel guests get preferred tee times. Ski equipment can be hired at the hotel’s ski lounge.
For children
The Sonnenalp Kids Club takes children aged 5–12 in the evenings for arts and crafts, games, music, and dinner and movie nights. Private sessions with a sitter can be booked at other times.
Restaurants & bars
Restaurants and bars are spread across the hotel, Vail Village and the golf club; in summer there is a pool menu, and in-room dining is available too.
- Ludwig’s — breakfast from the menu and a buffet, then Ludwig’s Elevated Dining for refined European cooking in the evening
- Swiss Chalet — a snug, wood-panelled room with a mountain-cabin feel for alpine dishes and fondue
- Bully Ranch — relaxed Colorado-inspired lunch and dinner, with happy hour indoors and on the terrace
- King’s Club — a fireside bar for cocktails and live music
- Treff Café — a European-style café for breakfast and drinks
- Harvest Restaurant & Bar — family-friendly new American cooking with mountain views at the Sonnenalp Club
Swimming
The indoor–outdoor pool is heated all year, with a sun deck above the river and outdoor whirlpools looking over Gore Creek. Children under 16 swim only with an adult.
Skiing
The hotel’s ski concierge is based at Gorsuch Ski Café, a few steps from Gondola One: a private lounge with boot fitting, storage with boot warmers, K2, Head and Rossignol skis and snowboards to hire, on-site tuning and waxing, and a café serving drinks and bites.
Pets
Pets are not accepted; only service dogs are allowed.
Rooms
There are 127 rooms — 112 suites and 15 hotel rooms — all looking over Gore Creek or Vail Village. Interiors are alpine in spirit — natural wood, fine fabrics and custom furniture in the Bavarian tradition — and the private One Willow Bridge Road Residences nearby are let as well.
Air conditioning, humidifier, flat-screen TV, complimentary high-speed internet and a refreshment centre, plus a marble bathroom with heated floor, soaking tub, separate shower and double vanity; suites add a gas fireplace and walk-in wardrobe.
Juniper Hotel Room
A combined bedroom and sitting area with a king or two double beds; sleeps up to three.
Lodgepole Junior Suite
A bedroom with a king or two double beds, a sitting area with gas fireplace, a bathroom with whirlpool bath and shower, and a balcony; for two guests.
Cross Creek Junior Suite
A king bedroom and a sitting area with gas fireplace divided by an archway rather than a door, a walk-in wardrobe and a marble bathroom with soaking tub, separate shower and double vanity; sleeps up to three.
Blue Spruce Junior Suite
A roomier suite with a king or two double beds, a sitting area with gas fireplace, a whirlpool bathroom and a balcony; sleeps up to three.
Mill Creek Loft Suite
A two-level suite with a loft bedroom (king or two doubles), a living room with gas fireplace, a walk-in wardrobe, a marble bathroom with soaking tub and separate shower, and a balcony. Some add a Murphy bed, sleeping up to five.
Bald Mountain One Bedroom Suite
A bedroom with a king or two double beds, a living room with fireplace and dining area, a bathroom with whirlpool bath and shower, and a balcony; sleeps up to four.
Gore Creek One Bedroom Suite
A bedroom with a king or two double beds, a living room with fireplace and dining area, a whirlpool bathroom with shower and a balcony over the creek; some have a Murphy bed. Sleeps up to three.
Golden Peak Two Bedroom Suite
Two bedrooms (king and two doubles), a living room with fireplace, a dining area, a whirlpool bathroom and a balcony; most are on two levels. Sleeps up to seven.
Vail Mountain Two Bedroom Suite – One Level
Two bedrooms (king and two doubles), a living room with fireplace, a dining area, two bathrooms (one with whirlpool bath), a walk-in wardrobe and a balcony; sleeps up to seven.
Vail Mountain Two Bedroom Suite – Two Level
A two-level suite with the fireplace living room, dining area and a powder room downstairs and two bedrooms (king and two doubles) with two bathrooms upstairs; sleeps up to seven.
Castle Peak Two Bedroom Suite
The hotel’s largest suites: two bedrooms (king or two doubles), each with its own bathroom — the main one with soaking tub, separate shower and heated marble floor — plus a powder room, a living room with gas fireplace, a dining room and a balcony; sleeps up to seven.
One Willow Bridge Road Residences
Private two- and three-bedroom residences and four-bedroom penthouses a few steps from the hotel, with a kitchen, gas fireplace, mountain-view balcony and a shared infinity pool and two hot tubs above Gore Creek; sleep up to ten.
Photos are for illustrative purposes only. Actual room layout, furnishings, décor, views and amenities may differ from those shown and may vary between rooms of the same category. Hotel and room descriptions are based on information provided by the property and are believed to be accurate at the time of publication, but are not guaranteed. The hotel may renovate or change its rooms, facilities, restaurants and services at any time without notice. The final details of your stay are confirmed at the time of booking. See our Terms of Use.