A six-bedroom chalet in Beaver Creek over Christmas week lists at $35,000 to $240,000, and the holiday block often sells on a fixed 10-to-14-night minimum before you have priced a single lift ticket. Colorado adds 2.9 percent state sales tax, Eagle County adds a 2 percent lodging tax in the unincorporated resort, and the Beaver Creek Resort Company adds a 5.35 percent civic assessment plus a 0.96 percent lodging assessment on top. This guide prices the rental the way an estate manager would: by bedroom, by season, and by the all-in week, with three worked examples and the levers that actually cut the total.
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Two facts govern Beaver Creek pricing before you read a single rate band. The first is the holiday minimum stay. Over the Christmas and New Year block the best chalets do not sell by the week at all, they sell the whole holiday on a 10-to-14-night basis, and the per-night rate inside that block is the highest of the year. A group that wants only the New Year week often cannot buy it alone. The second is the Beaver Creek Resort Company civic assessment, a fee layer that sits on top of the usual taxes and that first-time renters miss. The 5.35 percent civic assessment and the 0.96 percent lodging assessment, web-verified through the Beaver Creek Resort Company, push the all-in tax-and-fee line above what a Vail or an out-of-resort booking carries.
The rates below were verified against May 2026 cards from the managed Beaver Creek chalet operators and property managers working across Beaver Creek Village, Bachelor Gulch, Strawberry Park, and the Arrowhead base. The tax layer is web-verified through Eagle County for the 2 percent unincorporated lodging tax, the Colorado Department of Revenue for the 2.9 percent state rate, and the Beaver Creek Resort Company for the civic assessments. For the resort-level pocket ranking, see our companion guide to the best villas in Beaver Creek.
Headline weekly rate before the Colorado and Eagle County taxes, the Beaver Creek civic assessments, transfers, chef, and lift tickets. Peak is the Christmas to New Year block and the February Presidents' Week window. Shoulder is mid-January, early February, and the first three weeks of March. Off season is early December, April spring-ski, and the summer hiking window from July into September.
| Bedrooms | Peak (Christmas – New Year) | Shoulder (Jan / Mar) | Off season |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 BR | $26,000 to $48,000 | $17,000 to $32,000 | $10,000 to $20,000 |
| 5 BR | $32,000 to $64,000 | $21,000 to $42,000 | $13,000 to $28,000 |
| 6 BR (standard) | $35,000 to $80,000 | $23,000 to $52,000 | $15,000 to $34,000 |
| 6 BR (Bachelor Gulch ski-in trophy) | $90,000 to $200,000 | $58,000 to $130,000 | $34,000 to $80,000 |
| 8 BR | $70,000 to $150,000 | $45,000 to $98,000 | $26,000 to $60,000 |
| 10 BR+ estate | $120,000 to $240,000 | $78,000 to $160,000 | $45,000 to $105,000 |
The ski-in ski-out premium is the largest single lever in the resort. A Bachelor Gulch or Strawberry Park trophy chalet with true slope access carries two to three times the rate of a standard six-bedroom a short shuttle from the lifts. The Beaver Creek Village and Arrowhead benches deliver the best dollar-per-bedroom inside the resort, at the cost of a few minutes' shuttle rather than ski-in convenience.
Several layers stack on the rental line. Colorado charges 2.9 percent state sales tax, and the Eagle County and local sales taxes bring the combined sales rate to roughly 4.9 percent, web-verified. Eagle County adds a 2 percent lodging tax in the unincorporated areas that include Beaver Creek, web-verified through Eagle County. On top, the Beaver Creek Resort Company levies a 5.35 percent civic assessment on sales and a 0.96 percent lodging civic assessment on short-term rentals, web-verified through the Beaver Creek Resort Company. Together they land at roughly 13 to 15 percent of the rental. On a $60,000 headline that is about $8,000 to $9,000. The civic assessment is the layer renters miss, so confirm it is in the quote before you compare a Beaver Creek chalet to one outside the resort.
Beaver Creek day tickets at the window run $230 to $310 per adult in peak depending on the date, with multi-day and advance-purchase rates and the Epic Pass products lower. For a family of six skiing six days, the lift line alone runs $8,300 to $11,200 before lessons. Book the passes online ahead of arrival or price an Epic Pass if the group is skiing four or more days, because the window rate is the most expensive way to ski the mountain.
An in-chalet chef in Beaver Creek runs $700 to $1,200 per dinner service plus food at cost for a group of ten, with food landing at $80 to $170 per head. A week of four chef dinners and two apres-ski grazing boards runs $7,000 to $13,000 all in. The Christmas-block lead time runs eight to twelve weeks, and the best chefs are booked for the holiday by early autumn.
A private SUV from Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE), about 30 miles west, runs $200 to $350 each way and 30 to 40 minutes, web-verified. A transfer from Denver International (DEN), about 120 miles east over Vail Pass, runs $600 to $900 each way and 2 to 2.5 hours, longer in a snow event. Budget winter tires on the ground vehicle and a Vail Pass weather margin, and fly into Eagle when the winter schedule allows.
The standard luxury chalet includes arrival and mid-week housekeeping, hot-tub maintenance, and snow clearing in the headline; the Bachelor Gulch trophy chalets add a concierge and sometimes a daily housekeeper. A private chef and an in-resort driver are rarely included below the trophy band. A cash gratuity of $100 to $200 per staff member per week on departure is the practice at this tier, distributed by the chalet manager.
Three trip configurations priced for clients across the 2024 and 2025 winters, verified against the source contracts. The pattern holds across all three: the line items add 30 to 45 percent on top of the headline, with the lift-ticket line doing more of the work than it does on any warm-weather coast we cover.
Headline: $19,000 / wk (shoulder, short shuttle to lifts).
Taxes and civic assessments (14%) $2,660. Lift tickets (4 adults, 5 days) $5,200. Two chef dinners ($760 each) $1,520 plus food $980. Welcome grocery pre-stock $560. EGE private transfer round trip $620. Ski valet and rentals $1,200. Village dinners $1,100. In-resort driver two days $900. Gratuities $360.
All-in: $35,500 for the week.
Premium over headline: 87%.
Headline: $72,000 / wk (peak, ski-in shuttle).
Taxes and civic assessments (14%) $10,080. Lift tickets (6 adults, 4 children, 6 days) $12,400. Four chef dinners ($950 each) $3,800 plus food $3,400. Pre-stock $920. EGE transfers round trip (two vehicles) $1,240. Ski valet, rentals, two days of lessons $4,800. Village dinners $2,800. Spa and hot-tub service $900. Gratuities $740.
All-in: $113,080 for the week.
Premium over headline: 57%.
Headline: $150,000 / wk (trophy, ski-in ski-out, concierge included).
Taxes and civic assessments (14%) $21,000. Lift tickets (10 adults, 4 children, 6 days) $18,200. Five chef dinners ($1,050 each) $5,250 plus food $4,900. Pre-stock $1,400. DEN transfers and an in-resort driver $4,200. Ski valet, rentals, private guide two days $7,400. New Year dinner programme $6,400. Gratuities $1,100.
All-in: $219,850 for the week.
Premium over headline: 47%.
The lift-ticket line in all three examples is the most predictable cost on the mountain and the easiest to cut by booking the multi-day or Epic product ahead. Example I's 87 percent premium on a small shoulder headline is the trap that catches first-time Beaver Creek buyers who price the chalet and forget the civic assessment and the six days of passes.
Five levers move the all-in figure on a Beaver Creek week.
Ski early December or the back half of March. The headline drops 30 to 50 percent off the Christmas block, the snowpack still holds at altitude, and the lift lines are a fraction of the holiday crush.
Trade Bachelor Gulch for the Beaver Creek Village or Arrowhead bench. A short shuttle to the lifts instead of true ski-in access cuts the rate 30 to 50 percent at matched bedroom count.
Buy the multi-day or Epic lift product before arrival. On a family of six over six days that is a real $2,000 to $3,500 against the window rate.
Fly into Eagle, not Denver, in winter. The 30-minute EGE transfer beats the 2.5-hour Vail Pass drive from Denver, and it removes the snow-event risk on the pass.
Confirm the civic assessment is in the quote. The Beaver Creek Resort Company fee layer is the line renters miss, and it changes the comparison against an out-of-resort or Vail booking.
A six-bedroom chalet runs $35,000 to $80,000 a week at the standard band and $90,000 to $240,000 at the Bachelor Gulch ski-in trophy band over Christmas and New Year. Outside the late-December peak and the February Presidents' Week spike the same chalets drop 30 to 50 percent. After taxes, the civic assessments, transfers, and lift tickets, the all-in week runs 30 to 45 percent above the headline.
Colorado charges 2.9 percent state sales tax, the Eagle County and local sales taxes bring the combined sales rate to roughly 4.9 percent, and Eagle County adds a 2 percent lodging tax in the unincorporated resort, web-verified through Eagle County. The Beaver Creek Resort Company adds a 5.35 percent civic assessment and a 0.96 percent lodging assessment, for roughly 13 to 15 percent combined.
Christmas through New Year, roughly 20 December to 2 January, is the sharpest peak, often sold on a fixed 10-to-14-night basis. Presidents' Week in February and the March spring-ski weeks are the second tier. The cheapest snow-quality weeks are early December and late March into April, 30 to 50 percent below peak.
Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE) is about 30 miles west, a 30-to-40-minute SUV transfer at $200 to $350 each way, web-verified, and the closest jet-service airport in winter. Denver International (DEN) is about 120 miles east, a 2-to-2.5-hour drive over Vail Pass that a snow event can stretch past three. Most groups fly to Eagle when the schedule allows.
Standard inclusions are the chalet, arrival and mid-week housekeeping, hot-tub and snow-clearing service, Wi-Fi, and a welcome grocery option. A chef, daily housekeeping, an in-resort driver, ski valet, and lift tickets sit on top. Bachelor Gulch and Strawberry Park trophy chalets often include a concierge and ski-in ski-out access; confirm in writing.
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