I recommend contacting Breckenridge Chamber of Commerce for most of these questions.

There were jewelry stores, I do not know how many.

Yes

You really can't go wrong wherever you stay. We've been twice in summer, but I imagine Christmas is beautiful. Where you stay really depends on what you are looking for. The town is small, there is a free trolley, and some properties have free shuttles to get you where you need to go. Search for lodging based on your priorities. Would you prefer to ski in and out? walk less than 5 mins to the slopes? stay on a shuttle route? Recommendation: you do not want to drive if you don't have to. Parking is difficult. Stay at a property with free parking, and only move the car if you need to go to the grocery store. If skiing is not your thing, I'd recommend Main Street Station. Google Vacation Rentals By Owner -- we found our condo through that site at a much cheaper rate. You can also rent at Main Street Station through Wyndham Vacations. Once you identify a few properties that sound good to you, come back to TripAdvisor and search through customer reviews. Best of luck!

I can second Debbie C's recommendation, but it's actually called "GRAND Timber Lodge" (not Great). It IS however a great place!! Year before last, we had a wonderful condo there, and a great deal through VRBO, in the late-season, and enjoyed it immensely. ...Awesome amenities (hot tub's a gotta-do!), and if you rent skis on-site, you can ski right out & back in.. Easy! ...Be sure to be back at 4:00pm daily, for some billiards, and free fresh-baked cookies every afternoon! Yum. This year we stayed at Chesette's Lodge, in Alma, CO...about 29 mins from Breck. Also a VERY nice place (and very great deal), if you don't mind the drive into town. If you do that, the best plan is plan is to park near the Breck Connect Gondola; ride it up; then catch either the Independence or Rocky Mountain Superchair to the trails of your choice. NOTE: If you work your way all the way over to Peak 8 (or further), through the day, there's a little-known secret that you can take the 4 O'clock run right straight back to the Gondola parking lot, where there's a walk-thru to your car! ...Handy to know if you're coming back down, during the 4:00pm "rush-hour". You won't have to wait, in the e-n-d-l-e-s-s line, for the Gondola ride back down!! wink! ;-) ...You can Google a trail map to see what I mean (can't post a link-sorry) Hope you have a great trip! Breck is my #1 favorite ski resort...the *people* are always really friendly, the resort staff & management do a *terrific* job, the views are stunning, and the skiing is absolutely world class! Blessings...and hope this helps! PS - The food & drinks are wildly expensive on the slopes! They're good! ...But, either bring your credit card, or bring a bag lunch! :-)

Not many nice places to stay on main st. I recommend staying on the mountain at one of the lodges. There is a free gondola 🚠 down to main st. It’s only a 6-7 minute ride.

Unsure about this. But from most of the mountains they have the ski lifts to take you down into town. We had a car but only used it for trips to other areas of Colorado.

Yes. There are numerous shuttle services from DIA, and there is a much cheaper bus (The Bustang) that goes from downtown Denver to Frisco twice and day. Frisco is the next town over from Breck, and there are easily accessible free buses that go from Frisco to Breckenridge.

Yes- we were there in June. Everything was open.

Sorry for the late reply. If you are looking for snow I’m not sure there will be any. If what you want are the sights and to see the pretty little town probably yes. We are planning to go back to Colorado in the autumn to see the change of leaves. It most be breathtaking.