The mall is spread out into three locations so you have a little driving to do, but we found some great deals at the Columbia store and the Ann Taylor outlet store as well. Bathrooms are well placed. Not a bad way to spend an afternoon.
NIce location - we always end up here and drop some cash at the outlet stores after a couple of hours of leaf peeping through I-70 Family loves it and the shopping is decent at this outlet mall. Little small and spread out for my taste, especially in the colder months - but fun to come out here in the summer and walk all over the place to get to the shopping.
There is a good selection of stores; however, I do find it difficult to navigate as it is necessary to get in your car and drive to the separate shopping areas if you plan to buy items and do not want to carry packages around.
Hi Joan, Thank you so much for posting a review! We love getting the customer's perspective and truly value your shared experience. Check out J Crew for kids clothes, they just started carrying a line of kids you gotta check out! Have a wonderful winter season,~Anthony
The Outlets Stores are all staffed with friendly sales clerks, ready to let you know that everything in the store has an added discount. They make for a relaxing shopping experience. The day we shopped - American Eagle was an extra 40%off! Be sure & get a VIP card for more specials. Levi's, UnderArmor, Columbia, Chico's, & Ann Taylor are a few favorites. The scenery is unmatched with mountains & gold medal fishing on the Blue River. The villages/stores are spread out around the I-70, Exit 205 Interchange. We don't find it a problem to drive between them, as you don't want to carry all your bargains around. Also, there are lots of fast food chains or great restaurant choices within a mile for refreshments!
Having done Golden, herself wondered if we could perhaps visit an outlet centre before we flew home and the Denver guide had mentioned this one just to the west. Well just was a classical "Brit" understatement - serves me right. A goo 45 minutes driving later we were still on the road. Eventually for there and OK the usual open plan outlet centre. At least for my troubles I did get some clothing - herself didn"t Ha.ha! If like us you're from Europe and a bit unsure about distances, unless your heading west from Denver on your travels this place is a Mile/Km or so too far
we went there on the express transfer from vail. We did the "night" tour from 4-7pm. Its really not enough time. If you are going from Vail, get organised (we did not) and get the morning bus and then come back on the 7pm bus so you have lots of time to see what are three different villages with lots of outlets. For people from outside the US this is good cheap shopping, so dont rush it!
We found several shops we enjoy and the prices were lower than at other outlets we have visited. All the stores had friendly and helpful staff. Walking along the river was wonderful, as well.
The shuttle service didn't start till later in the day, so we walked between the three groups of shops, which was fine until the rain came down!There is a reasonable selection of shops, and we made some nice purchases. Makes a nice break during the day, particularly if the weather is bad (apart from having nip around between the three lots).
My biggest complaint is that there is no easy way to get from store to store because of how they are spread out. The shuttle is slow and so I always end up driving. It's a pain having to find parking more than once. I would give this a higher rating if there were a better shuttle service or an easier way of getting from one batch of stores to another. I go up to Silverthorne quite often for skiing and would visit the outlets more often if it wasn't such a pain to go from store to store. It's hit or miss as far as bargains go. The only way to be there for the best sales is to sign up with the stores you like and receive coupons/sale notifications from them. When there's not a sale, I find the prices are about the same as in the non-outlet stores. But if you like to shop, then I think you will like these outlets. There's a nice variety of stores.