Great scenery, excellent but reasonably priced accommodations and convenience to the meeting room make Steamboat Springs, Colorado, a great Feast site. Nearly all attendees stay at the Steamboat Grand Resort Hotel.

The Steamboat Grand Resort Hotel has extended excellent rates until 2015. Its rates will remain the same until 2014, and then the cost will rise by only 5 percent. The hotel has a variety of room types, including one, two and three bedroom condominiums—even penthouses. Parking is free both underground and across the street. Early housing for the three-bedroom condos at the Steamboat Grand will be available only for those with special needs, such as a handicap, and should be arranged with the festival coordinator through your pastor.

For those needing four-bedroom condos, we are listing other facilities that are nearby. Lower cost housing is about a mile and a half away.

A definite plus at this site is the comparatively low elevation of 6,700 feet. A few may experience some side effects from this elevation.

Dining opportunities are varied and include a few higher-end restaurants. There is little in the way of well-known chain restaurants. Most shops are downtown, with a few on the hill above the hotel.

Available activities include golfing, mountain biking, hiking, fishing (including guided fly-fishing), hot-air ballooning, kayaking, rock climbing, bowling, ice-skating, miniature golf, ATV riding and horseback riding. The alpine slide, chair lifts and boat rentals are closed after Labor Day.

Some of the other attractions are Old Town Hot Springs, Fish Creek Falls (a short hike), museums, art galleries, three state parks (Stagecoach, Steamboat and Pearl, all with lakes) and 150 mineral springs in the vicinity of the town.

Steamboat Springs offers a free shuttle to and from most places in town. Yampa Valley Airport (25 minutes away) is serviced by commercial jets. Rental cars are available. For transportation from Denver International Airport call Alpine Taxi at 800-343-7433 or go online at www.alpinetaxi.com.