Old Town Guesthouse
A cute historic bed and breakfast. The original building was once the jail, city hall and fire department headquarters; unfortunately it burned down in 1990. This new structure was rebuilt to look historic.
Alpine Inn
This is a good inexpensive choice. Recently remodeled, the Alpine Inn has a range of room types – including family rooms – all with cable TV and wireless internet, and free continental breakfast. There's an indoor pool and pets are welcome.
Rico Hotel & Mountain Lodge
You can get grub and catch some shut-eye at at this old lodge, which offers comfortable rooms in a refurbished miners' boarding house. The on-site Argentine Grille serves delicious beef tenderloin tacos with mango, chile and cilantro.
Spruce Lodge
Bed and breakfast with shared bath are on offer at this woodsy lodge, which is about 1 mile east of the visitors center, and has a relatively plush jacuzzi room.
Narrow Gauge Railroad Inn
This standard motel, a short walk from the narrow-gauge railrod depot, has free wi-fi and RV parking.
Telluride Alpine Lodging
The most reputable vacation rental agency in town.
Main Street Station
A condo and studio property that is Hyatt in name only (Resortquest is the managing entity). There are about 50 studios and a handful of two- and three-bedroom condos in this dated Victorian-style complex.
Castle Marne Bed & Breakfast
Fall under the spell of Castle Marne, one of Denver's grandest old mansions. Located in the Wyman Historic District, it dates from 1889 and is on the National Register of Landmarks.
Day's Inn
Your best bet if you plan to stay the night. You may not like the Christmas carpeting, but rooms are large, very clean and far enough from the interstate roar to get a decent night's sleep.
Box Canyon Lodge & Hot Springs
It's not every hotel that offers geothermal heat, and these pineboard rooms prove spacious and fresh. Spring-fed barrel hot tubs are perfect for a romantic stargazing soak.
Mountain Chalet Aspen
Just two short blocks from the gondola in the heart of downtown, the Mountain Chalet is in a great location. It's also about as close to budget – although still pricey, sorry backpackers, this is a pricey town – as Aspen gets.
Hotel Aspen
Newer and slicker than its sister property, Molly Gibson, across the street, Hotel Aspen offers modern decor featuring rust-hued accent walls and a wet bar just like Molly.
Outpost Bed & Breakfast Inn
Set on a lovely meadow surrounded by conifers, this is a nice choice for those who apppreciate a simple, cute and quiet B&B. There are seven rooms in all, each with private bathrooms and TV and DVD player.
General Palmer Hotel
With turn-of-the- century elegance, this 1898 Victorian has a damsel's taste of floral prints, pewter four-post beds and teddies on every bed.
Elk Run Inn
With nice owners and clean rooms, this is the best independent motel in town. All the rooms have kitchens and microwaves, but ask for a newly remodeled room gussied up in Western themes, like the Bear room and the Wild Horse room.
Hotel Lenado
There's a certain B&B-style intimacy at this very cute boutique hotel set in what feels like a modern farmhouse. Rooms have old-school woodburning stoves, flat-screen TVs, high ceilings, and large stylish wardrobes decked out with vanities.
Snowshoe Motel
Simple, super-clean, sizable motel rooms in the heart of town on Main St. It's not the most modern or stylish place on the mountain, but with new carpeting, a mini-fridge and microwave in every room, it's great value.
Best Western Turquoise Inn & Suites
With two swimming pools, this is a good choice for families (kids stay free, and the restaurant has a kids' menu). Rooms here are spacious, and bigger families can grab a two-room suite.
Hotel Durant
A reasonably cute if basic three-star address with mini suites, balcony rooms and lodge rooms with flat-screen TVs and spotless bathrooms.
Avenue Hotel
This Victorian mansion, on a hill in downtown Manitou Springs, began as a boarding house in 1886. One hundred years later, it reopened as the city's first B&B.
Lumber Baron Inn Gardens
Murder mystery dinners and romance-inducing suites make this elegantly quirky B&B stand out from the pack – even the locals choose to stay here for a weekend mystery getaway! The five suites are all different, although all feature Jacuzzis an.
Riversong
Tucked down a dead-end dirt road overlooking the Big Thompson River, Riversong offers nine romantic rooms with private bath in a Craftsman-style mansion. The minimum stay is two nights, and prices vary by amenities.
Ptarmigan Lodge
The only place to stay in Dillon with views of the lake, rooms at the Ptarmigan Lodge all have unbroken views from their doorway. Otherwise it's a fairly plain motel disguised meekly as a lodge.
Ouray Victoria Inn
Refurbished in 2009, 'The Vic' has a terrific setting next to Box Canyon Park on the Uncompahgre riverfront near the Ouray Ice Park. Rooms have cable TV, fridges and coffeemakers, some with balconies and splendid views.
Twin Lakes Inn
Owned by a former Olympian, this aging midranger set in northeast Boulder is both far from fancy and from the center of town. Still, rooms are large and they accept pets and have laundry facilities.
Silvertree Hotel
At the top of the Snowmass Village upper mall is this aged four-star offering (which brings it a solid three stars by today's standards).
Aspenalt Lodge
A roadside 1980s motel with saggy beds in superclean, spacious rooms with wi-fi. It's set in a sweet location right on the Frying Pan River, but the rooms don't exactly do the lovely setting justice.
Black Canyon Motel
Main St East heading into Montrose is lined with chain motels. The Black Canyon is one of the few independents, offering good lodgings at a reasonable price. There are family rooms and has a complimentary breakfast.