Cliff House at Pikes Peak

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Nestled at the foot of Pike’s Peak, the Cliff House started as a 20-room boarding house and stagecoach stop in 1844. Today this luxurious country inn offers the discriminating traveler a Victorian boutique experience, complete with fabulous mountain vistas and rooms styled in late-1800s decor.

Warm yellow wallpaper, soothing white duvets and thick gilded drapes set an old-fashioned tone, while 21st-century conveniences such as towel warmers, steam showers, gas fireplaces and spa tubs built for two bring this four-diamond-rated hotel up to modern standards.

Out of season, room rates can drop to as low as $100; a hefty service fee and parking fee are extra.

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