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EVALUATION CRITERIA

-The main purpose of this venue is to allow for escape. Escape being the key word here. I wanted guests to step into a world that removes the problems and pressures of their everyday lives but still maintaining the luxuries needed for comfort.

- I thought that it was important to begin with a lot of space. By giving the consumer more space I am allowing for greater relaxation and hence compliance with the first criteria.

-Space also allows for multiple activities on the premises with room for expansion. Kind of like a theme park.

- Another important criteria that I felt was necessary for a pleasurable stay was the wide range of activities. I wanted to make people feel as though there was always something for them to do, no matter who they are or what they are like personally.

- I also feel that by giving the resort a theme, it adds another level of attractiveness to the overall presentation or look of the resort. And a common theme also ties each activity together in a cohesive and interesting manner.

ROBIN HOOD RETREAT

Robin Hood Retreat is a resort located in the mountains of the Colorado Rockies outside Denver Colorado. The resort covers over fifty square miles of wilderness and is an isolated paradise untouched by corporate America. Apart from being an escapist resort, Robin Hood Retreat is also a wildlife preserve. The resort is designed to suite people of all ages and backgrounds and it is the perfect location for those who wish to embark on a fun filled family vacation, or simply those who just want to escape the hustle and bustle of their everyday lives.

CABINS

Since space is limited, guests wishing to participate at Robin Hood Retreat must first place a reservation for a cabin. Cabin sizes vary in size and luxury according to the needs or desires of the costumer. Each cabin is completely isolated from one another, allowing for a more intimate experience with each perspective party, and nature for that matter. Unlike other hotel-like resorts around the world, guests don’t have to worry about disturbing neighbors. They can simply enjoy their own space as they see fit. The cabins themselves are themed around the earthy qualities and medieval style décor displayed in the Robin Hood tale. And although this primitive look may seem like a deterrent for more eloquent guests, the cabins are not actually primitive at all; instead, they take on a more Disney-like feel by incorporating the illusions of the time period with modern equipment and building materials. In fact, each room is air conditioned and contains modern bathrooms and kitchen areas. The Robin Hood theme is simply there to add to the guest’s enjoyment of art, nature, and total relaxation. This entire ‘living’ area of the resort is but a fraction of the entire resort.

TRANSPORTATION

Since the resort covers such a wide geographical area, each cabin is given a ‘wagon’ for transportation. Though it’s not a real wagon, it does take on the form of one. It is, in fact, an electrically driven car with a top speed of twenty miles per hour. If guest feel the need to have more than one wagon, they need only to ask for one. An intricate weave of pathways runs all throughout the living area, connecting the cabins to the town center and to each other. I forgot to mention, arriving guests must leave their vehicles behind in a security controlled lot, and they are driven in by larger wagons similar to their individual ones.

TOWN CENTER

The town center is by far the busiest part of the resort and is themed around the bricks, stones and huts of Nottingham. From here, guests can enjoy a huge variety of shops, specialty stores, arcade rooms, indoor/ outdoor swimming pools, restaurants, movie theaters, and a number of other fun filled activity centers suitable for all ages. The town centers’ most important function is the check-in/ check-out lobby area, and the center for arranging more elaborate centers of activity like skiing, sledding, tubing, golfing, hunting, exc. But we’ll get to these later.

MARION'S GREAT HALL

In the center of the town center is the Marion’s Great Hall. The Great Hall acts as an enormous conference room or staging area for numerous events. And on every Saturday, resort sponsors throw a Robin Hood Costume Dance. Here, guests can enjoy a feast of period foods while dancing with newfound friends or family. But there’s a catch. Each guest must dress according to the times of Robin Hood. This requirement adds something extra to the extravaganza. In anticipation of this event, guests can enjoy picking out dresses or suits at local stores (they can also rent them).

WINTERGAMES

The surplus of land allows for multiple activities. One of the most popular one, especially during the wintertime, is the snow games area where guest can ski, snow board, tube, ice fish, or sled. An entire mountainside is dedicated to this section of the resort, and an enormous netting of snow making devices ensures that this popular section stays popular throughout the year.

OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES

For the more active guests, hiking, biking and rock climbing is also available. The Rocky Mountains offers a great geographical advantage in this area of activity. Forested hills accompanied by rocky slopes makes for a beautiful landscape for physical enjoyment.

LITTLE JON'S GOLF COURSE

Little Jon’s Golf Course is another popular activity that attracts people from all over the world. It is rated as one of the top golf courses in the world by Golf magazine. The unusual landscape makes for a unique and truly one of a kind golfing experience. Be sure and reserve you tee time early for this one.

KNIGHTS TRAILS HUNTING

For those avid hunters, the Knights Trails leads hunters on an exciting expedition through a heavily forested and heavily isolated area of the resort. Now I know what you’re thinking, if this is a preserve then why are they allowed to hunt animals. A careful log is taken each year to evaluate the surplus or deficit of sported animals on the grounds. A strictly enforced average is upheld by breeding tactics. The breeding of a certain number of animals in a certain sporting category changes with each year in order to maintain this average. Hunters are lead by guides through the hunting grounds. They are even allowed to preserve their kill at the local taxidermy office.