Hotel Colorado

Aspen & the Maroon Bells


Understandably nicknamed the ‘Grand Dame,’ this imposing 19th-century hotel has rooms that have seen better days, but the ghosts of its past residents (presidents and gangsters, heiresses and gunmen) make for a remarkably unique stay.

Both Howard Taft and Teddy Roosevelt were guests, but the rooms today don’t match the hotel's former presidential glory. Ask to see a couple before dropping the suitcase, because they vary in size. Note that there's no air-con in summer.


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2. Frontier Historical Museum

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3. Linwood Cemetery

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4. Redstone Castle

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