It’s now cheaper and more convenient to hit the slopes this ski season at a popular Colorado resort. Amtrak announced the return of the Amtrak Winter Park Express, which provides seasonal service between Denver's Union Station (DEN) and the based of Winter Park Resort in Winter Park, Colorado. «This 'ski train' is another example of Amtrak's commitment to enhancing the travel experience for riders across the country, bringing travelers to exciting destinations safety, affordably, and sustainably,» Eliot Hamlisch, Amtrak's CMO, said in a statement obtained by Travel + Leisure. Ski enthusiasts looking to utilize the special route will have a choice of 40 round trips this ski season. The train will operate every weekend (on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays) from Jan. 12, 2024 through March 31, 2024. There will be special routes on holidays such as service on Jan. 15, 2024 (Martin Luther King Jr. Day) and Feb. 19, 2024 (Presidents’ Day). The train will also operate on two Thursdays: March 14, 2024, and March 21, 2024. (Travelers should visit amtrak.com for the most current schedule and updates.) A one-way trip, which takes approximately two hours, departs Denver at 7:00 am and leaves Winter Park Resort at 4:30 pm local time. This means skiers can maximize their time on the slopes. Families can save money as children aged two to 12 are eligible for 50 percent off tickets. There are additional discounts for senior citizens and members of the military. Passengers also have the opportunity to carry on their skis, and the trains have special storage areas on board.
This Timeless Luxury Beach Resort In Marbella Keeps Getting Better
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Marbella is one of those destinations whose very name evokes a certain sort of jet-set glamour. Once a sleepy fishing village in southern Spain, it became, almost overnight, the sort of place that Slim Aarons would immortalize in photos. Legend has it that the transformation began in the 1950s, when Prince Alfonso of Hohenlohe-Langenburg got stuck there when his Rolls-Royce broke down. He made the most of it and invited some friends, and soon enough, movie stars, aristocrats and captains of industry made it their playground. Aarons turned up with his camera.
Now, of course, resorts all along the Costa del Sol show off that first heyday with archival, black-and-white photos (by Aarons and others) of the rich and famous cavorting in the area. What makes Puente Romano stand out is the fact that its old-school glamour shots were taken within its own historic grounds.
Today’s resort got its start in 1979, and its Sea Grill (along with the Marbella Club) quickly became an epicenter of Marbella chic at the time. In 2023, many traces of that era remain, in the white-frescoed, village-style blocks of accommodations—each one named for a city or village in the surrounding Andalusia region—the blue doors, the terra-cotta tile roofs and the vintage pottery adorning some of the walls. The impossibly lush, fully grown, impeccably manicured gardens that surround the weaving pathways and lend privacy to the accommodations and swimming pools.
It feels like a village. But it’s more discreet. And also very much in style.
And it’s a welcome departure from much of what one finds in today’s Marbella. It has none of the senseless bling or cheap mass-market-ness that tend to come along with the EasyJet set. Instead, it’s an oasis of old-school elegance, which is seen both in the 162 guest suites (plus three villas) and in the stylish gathering spaces like La Plaza—next to the 1st-century Roman stone bridge that gives the resort its name—where resort guests and old Marbella hands gather for alfresco aperitifs or after-dinner drinks.
It’s worth noting that Puente Romano is still owned by the family that opened it. The current proprietor’s sister owns the Marbella Club, and they remain engaged in a friendly competition, says PR and communications director Isabel Wittmann. “Both are highly curated,” she explains. And Puente Romano is “always adding creative improvements,” ranging from the vaguely nautical theme—lots of knotted rope—in the accommodations and certain restaurants after a 2018 renovation, to the lavish wine cellar and restaurant rebrands that are currently in the works.
“Our goal is to be the best resort in the Mediterranean,” says marketing director Cristina Borges. “We want to be better than anything in Mykonos or
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