My family and I have just returned to the UK from an amazing late season holiday in Steamboat. We were lucky enough to have incredible ski conditions (not just because it was the end of season, they would have been great at any time of the season!)
Our holiday was made extra special by the apartment we stayed in at Bear Lodge. Firstly, it was huge, secondly it actually looked as good as the marketing photos, thirdly, the rooftop patio and hot tub is something else to behold and fourthly, the rental company, Simply Steamboat couldn't have been more helpful!
The apartment (I suppose I should call it 'condo'!) is fully equipped and has everything you would need including a kitchen stocked with every utensil you could need. The integrated sound system is a nice touch and relatively easy to use. Wifi is free (what a nice change to most top end hotels) and blazing fast. Shuttle service to/from the mountain is extremely regular (I guess every 10 minutes or so) but realistically, unless you have very young kids, completely unnecessary as it's only about a 200-300 yard walk with no elevation gain! Where the shuttle is useful is if you want to go anywhere else in Steamboat, including downtown. A simple phone call gets you a shuttle to your doorstep within 10 minutes which will take you anywhere you please. Excellent!
Even from the UK, Simply Steamboat were great to deal with - responsive to emails, helpful getting ski hire and transfers organised prior to arrival and they even did a supermarket shop for us before we arrived!! When we were there, they made us dinner recommendations and reservations every night (all of which were bang on the money) and no matter how much we bugged them(!), they never seemed to mind! I dream of customer service like that hitting the UK one day! Thank you all and see you next year!