Must-see hotels in Colorado

  • Red Mountain Motel & RV Park

    Southwest Colorado

    This year-round operation covers everything from tent camping and RV facilities to cabins and motel rooms. The tiny log cabins stay warm and make good use…

  • Zapata Ranch

    Southeast Colorado

    Ideal for horseback-riding enthusiasts, this exclusive preserve is a working cattle and bison ranch set amid groves of cottonwood trees. Owned and…

  • Pinyon Flats Campground

    Southeast Colorado

    This is the official park campground, with a great location not far from the dune field. There are 88 sites here, but be warned: it is very popular and…

  • Avenue Hotel

    Southern Front Range

    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…

  • Elk Creek

    Southwest Colorado

    A bleak treeless area nonetheless popular with family and boating folk. There are 160 sites arrayed around four road loops; Loops A and D may be reserved…

  • Extended Stay America

    Colorado Springs

    The recently renovated studio-apartment-style rooms of this well-located hotel, central to both Colorado Springs and Manitou Springs, make for a…

  • Courtyard Country Inn

    Southeast Colorado

    This eclectic, friendly spot features a lovely central courtyard bedecked with flowers and graced with a variety of birds in spring and summer. The…

  • Circle K Guest Ranch

    Southwest Colorado

    South of Rico, this largely utilitarian riverside ranch is popular with family reunions. There's a home-style restaurant serving family-friendly meals,…

  • Historic Western Hotel, Restaurant & Saloon

    Southwest Colorado

    Open by reservation in shoulder season, this somewhat threadbare Wild West boardinghouse serves all budgets. Huge, floral widow's-walk rooms are straight…

  • Conejos River Ranch

    Southeast Colorado

    Comfortable cabins and B&B accommodations, all with private bath, are available at this ranch, 14 miles west of Antonito. Six fully equipped riverside…

  • Monument Park Lake Resort

    Southeast Colorado

    The popular Monument Park Lake Resort has camping and RV sites, as well as showers and a coin-operated laundry. There are also lodge rooms and cabins…

  • North Crestone Creek Campground

    Southeast Colorado

    Thirteen campsites are available about 2 miles north of Crestone, past the town center on Alder Terrace Rd. Sites are first-come, first-served, and fill…

  • Boulder Marriott

    Boulder

    This peach-tinted chain opens up to the west, which means top-floor rooms get beautiful Flatirons views. Rooms are far from fashionable but they are…

  • Denver International Hostel

    Denver

    If every penny counts, then the Denver International Hostel might be your ticket. It’s basic, a bit ramshackle and vaguely chaotic, but has a great…

  • Tivoli Lodge

    Vail

    The only family-run lodging in town, this hotel boasts personable staff and an excellent slope-side location, with hot tubs literally at the base of the…

  • Twin Lakes Roadhouse Lodge

    Central Colorado

    This is the first inn you’ll see if you’re driving up Hwy 82 from the southeast. A sweet log cabin has been given tasteful add-ons and crafted into a…

  • Warwick

    Denver

    Affordable luxury just east of downtown Denver is how the Warwick bills itself and, with some very cheap online specials, this can be true. Rooms here are…

  • Barr Camp

    Southern Front Range

    At the halfway point on the Barr Trail, about 6.5 miles from the Pikes Peak summit, you can pitch a tent, shelter in a lean-to or reserve a bare-bones…

  • Crow Valley Recreation Area

    Northern Colorado

    If you wish to camp in the Pawnee Grasslands, head to this campground off Hwy 14 near Briggsdale. It’s not the most stunning camping ground of your life,…

  • Ute Mountain Casino, Hotel & Resort

    Southwest Colorado

    This establishment is run by the Ute tribe, and is located near the Ute Mountain Indian Reservation. Offers standard hotel rooms and dining along a quiet…

  • Vintage Resort & Conference Center

    Central Colorado

    This 'vintage' hotel is actually in the resort's main parking lot, but for skiers the location is better than it sounds. In the morning you can simply hop…

  • Enchanted Mesa Motel

    Southwest Colorado

    Hipper than most independent motels, this place has shiny lamps and solid wooden furniture, along with king- and queen-size beds. There’s a big playground…

  • Hotel Talisa

    Vail

    Vail's newest hotel is certainly a step up when compared with some of the town's aging condos, though the modern design and amenities comes at a hefty…

  • Viceroy

    Aspen

    This is another popular choice in Snowmass, with ski-in, ski-out convenience in winter and affordable luxury in summer. Here you’ll find stylish studios…

  • Boulder University Inn

    Boulder

    While a Boulder motel room seems like robbery compared to its Kansan counterparts, keep in mind it is Boulder. Perks from this long-running business…

  • Lake Creek Campground

    Southeast Colorado

    This first-come, first-served campground has 11 sites and offers access to the Rainbow Trail north of Westcliffe. To get here, travel 15 miles north on…

  • Bent Elbow

    Southwest Colorado

    Located on notorious Blair St, these creaky rooms once served as a bordello. For what you get these days, prices are a little steep, but the decoration is…

  • Ruby Mountain

    Central Colorado

    A popular put-in for Brown's Canyon rafting trips, Ruby Mountain is a pretty, heavily used campsite 9 miles south of Buena Vista off Hwy 285. In addition…

  • Trail’s End Motel

    Southeast Colorado

    Blessed with a vintage neon sign and a nice flowery sundeck, this hole-in-the-wall motel isn’t fancy, but it is great value and very friendly. Family…

  • Drury Inn & Suites

    Colorado Springs

    At the northern end of town, convenient for the Air Force Academy, you'll find this smart, well-managed and well-maintained hotel with large, comfortable…

  • Great Sand Dunes Oasis

    Southeast Colorado

    At the park entrance, the Oasis serves as a general store, restaurant, campground and motel. It has a convenient location and there are facilities to…

  • Eagle Motel

    Southern Front Range

    This hotel is spick and span, but has a grassroots, down-to-earth vibe, and is billed as a 'smoker-friendly hotel.' This is also Colorado, so we take that…

  • Hotel Frisco

    Central Colorado

    Comfortable and modern, the rooms here all have two-toned paint jobs, moldings and wall-mounted flat-screen TVs. King rooms are largest and brightest, and…

  • Skinner Hut

    Central Colorado

    Maintained by the 10th Mountain Division Hut Association, Skinner (11,620ft) has one of the steepest and most difficult winter approaches in the hut…

  • Blair Street Hostel

    Southwest Colorado

    History is thick here, but the beds are a little tired. The renovated four-person suite is in fine shape. There's a backyard fire pit, a grill and…

  • Silver Summit RV Park

    Southwest Colorado

    Like so much else in Silverton, Silver Summit is a mixed business also running rental Jeeps out of the RV park headquarters. The park has good facilities,…

  • Black Canyon Motel

    Southwest Colorado

    East Main St heading into Montrose is lined with chain motels. This is one of the few independents, offering good lodgings at a reasonable price and very…

  • Valley View Hot Springs

    Southeast Colorado

    Once you get all the way out here, you probably won't be in a rush to leave, so it's a good thing you can pitch a tent, make friends in a dorm or get…

  • Academy Hotel

    Colorado Springs

    The closest hotel to the US Air Force Academy has kept on top of its game, undertaking regular updates to ensure its rooms stay spick and span for its…

  • Edgar Olin House

    Southeast Colorado

    This three-story brick home is set in Pueblo's architecturally interesting, though somewhat dilapidated, historic residential district. With period…