Our Suburban at the Sitzmark's front entrance, Gore Creek Drive
Private airport transfers to 183 Gore Creek Drive. We pick you up at Eagle or Denver and bring you to the Sitzmark's front door, not a drop zone three blocks away.
Our Suburban at the Sitzmark's front entrance, Gore Creek Drive
The Sitzmark sits in the middle of Vail Village, which is a pedestrian zone. Most drivers coming up from Denver have never dealt with that. They drop guests near the parking structure and point down Bridge Street, and you walk the rest of the way with your bags.
We don't do that. Vehicle access into the Village runs through the Checkpoint Charlie gate, and we've been checking in there for eleven years. We drive down Gore Creek Drive and stop at the Sitzmark's entrance. Your bags go from the back of the Suburban to the bell cart. That's the whole walk.
On departure day it works the same way in reverse. We stage at the front of the lodge at the time we agreed on, load up, and head for your airport with time to spare.
The Sitzmark has been part of Vail Village almost as long as there has been a Vail Village. The lodge went up in 1969. Bob and Helen Fritch bought it in 1974, moved their family into the top-floor apartment, and ran it for 48 years while their three daughters grew up working the front desk and the laundry. For decades it was the definition of a family-run Vail lodge.
The Fritches sold in late 2022 to Steve and Amy Kisielica, who live here in the valley, and after a full renovation the lodge reopened in the summer of 2024 as Sitzmark Vail. It has 36 rooms now, including four suites and the Fritch Penthouse, named for the family that built the place into what it is. The rooftop pool and hot tub are the only rooftop pool in Vail Village. Downstairs, the Left Bank Restaurant has been serving French food in the same spot for more than 50 years.
As a family business ourselves, we were glad to see the Sitzmark stay in local hands. It's about 100 yards from Gondola One, backs up to Gore Creek, and puts you in the middle of everything the Village has.
And here's our recommendation: when our own friends and family come to visit Vail, this is where they stay. For our money, the Sitzmark is the sweet spot of price and location in the Village. If you're staying there, you picked well.
Eagle is our home airport. We live 20 minutes from it, and the drive from EGE to the Sitzmark runs about 35 to 40 minutes up I-70. We track your flight, and George or Enzo is curbside before your bags hit the carousel. American and United fly into EGE from major hubs, with a much bigger schedule during ski season. If you can route through Eagle, do it. You'll be checking in at the Sitzmark while the Denver arrivals are still passing Idaho Springs.
More on our Eagle Airport to Vail service.
The DIA run to Vail takes about two hours in good conditions. The moment your plane touches down, you get a text from us with directions to meet your car at Island 2, right outside baggage claim. No hunting for a driver holding a sign, no shuttle counter. Grab your bags, walk out, and we're there.
In winter, this drive is the reason people call us instead of renting a car. Vail Pass in February is not the place to learn winter driving. We've made this run in every condition Colorado has.
EGE has a 9,000-foot runway and takes any jet. Signature Aviation runs the FBO there (it was the Vail Valley Jet Center for years), and NetJets opened its own terminal at Eagle in 2025. Kyla coordinates directly with your flight crew so the car is staged before you touch down. You step off the plane and into the Suburban.
When weather closes the approach into Eagle, flights divert to Rifle (RIL), where Atlantic Aviation handles the FBO. We cover Rifle too, and we watch the weather closely enough that we're usually rolling before your crew calls us. On international arrivals into Eagle, CBP boards the aircraft and clears you planeside, so you walk straight from the jet to the waiting car.
Call or text and George or Kyla answers. If we're driving, we'll call you back the second we park.
Getting to Sitzmark Lodge
How much is car service to the Sitzmark Lodge in Vail?
$595 for a Suburban (up to 6 passengers) and $895 for a Sprinter van (up to 14) from Denver International Airport, and $290 and $430 from Eagle County Airport (EGE). These are summer rates; winter runs higher. All-inclusive pricing covers gratuity, fuel, and fees with no surge, and a $100 surcharge applies to pickups between 10 PM and 7 AM.
Do you drop off at the Sitzmark Lodge?
Yes, door to door in the heart of Vail Village, steps from the Sitzmark Lodge. Your driver handles your bags and gear.
How long is the drive to Vail?
About 120 miles and 2 hours from Denver International Airport, and about 35 miles and 40 minutes from Eagle County Airport, longer in winter weather or ski traffic.