Holiday Season
Christmas & New Year's in Buena Vista
A snowy mountain town and a ski hill an hour away. Buena Vista makes a great holiday base without the Vail or Breckenridge price tag or crowds.
Between Christmas and New Year's, most of Colorado's famous ski towns are booked solid and priced accordingly. Buena Vista is close enough to reach several ski resorts for a day trip, but far enough off the I-70 corridor that lodging stays reasonable, even over the holidays.
Our property is set up for exactly this kind of trip: a quiet 2-acre setting away from any noise, room for a full family or group of friends, and a walkable downtown less than a mile away for holiday dinners out.
🎄 Why Book a Colorado Christmas in BV
Skip the Resort-Town Markup
Holiday week lodging rates in Vail, Breckenridge, and Aspen routinely triple or quadruple. Buena Vista sits about an hour from Monarch Mountain and within two hours of Copper Mountain and Breckenridge, so you can ski the big name resorts as day trips while paying mountain-town, not resort-town, lodging rates.
A Quiet Home Base
Our property sits on 2 peaceful acres, not stacked next to neighboring units. After a day of skiing, hot springs, or driving around looking at Christmas lights, you come back to a quiet house instead of a shared condo hallway.
❄️ Holiday Week Itinerary Ideas
Ski Day
Monarch Mountain is about an hour away and rarely has the lift lines that big-name resorts see over the holidays. See our full ski resorts guide for options and drive times.
Hot Springs Evening
Mt. Princeton and Cottonwood Hot Springs are both open on Christmas and New Year's, and there is nothing quite like soaking in 100-degree water while it's snowing. Book ahead for holiday weeks.
Downtown Stroll
BV's Main Street gets decorated for the season, and local restaurants and Eddyline Brewery stay open for holiday-week visitors. It's an easy, walkable evening out from our property.
🎆 New Year's Eve in BV
New Year's Eve in a small mountain town has a different feel than the fireworks-and-crowds scene in the bigger resorts. Expect a low-key night: dinner downtown, maybe a soak at the hot springs, and a quiet countdown back at the house. If you want the bigger fireworks show, Breckenridge and Copper Mountain both host New Year's Eve displays within about a 90-minute drive, an easy round trip if you'd rather sleep somewhere quiet afterward.
Staying the Whole Winter? Ask About Our Monthly Rate
A limited-time winter special for the full Dec 1 – Apr 30 season, well below our normal monthly rate.
See Winter Rental Details →Book Holiday Weeks Early
- ✓Christmas and New Year's are our highest-demand weeks of the entire year. Dates fill up months in advance.
- ✓Self check-in via lockbox means no coordinating arrival times, even on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day.
- ✓Pet friendly, so the whole family can come, including four-legged members.
- ✓A fully stocked kitchen means you can cook a real holiday meal instead of relying on restaurants that book up during the season.
- ✓Bring layers. BV sits at 7,900 feet and gets cold and snowy in December, in the best way.
- ✓Check road conditions before mountain pass drives to Monarch or over Trout Creek Pass during storms.
Spend This Holiday Season in the Mountains
Cozy, quiet, and close to everything you'd want for a Colorado Christmas or New Year's trip.