Hotel Telluride in the News

For the fifth time in six years, Telluride has been named the #1 ski resort in North America in Condé Nast Traveler’s annual reader survey. View the full results online

When was the last time you pushed yourself to the absolute limit? Do we really know what we are capable of ? Physical limits are what we immediately think of, but what about our capacity to impact the world?

Situated amongst the breathtaking peaks of the San Juan Mountains in Southwest Colorado, The Hotel Telluride offers guests rustic luxury combined with alpine adventure.

The Hotel Telluride, which is just steps away from downtown, offers a convenient home base with a free shuttle to trailheads, dining spots and the local Town Park, which is home to countless festivals.

Climbing the 14,017-foot Wilson Peak is not an easy feat for the author, guided by Josh Butson of San Juan Outdoor Adventures. This climb is available as part of the The Hotel Telluride’s “Crack a Coors on Wilson Peak” package. The offering includes a three-night stay, breakfast, a guided tour to the summit and much-needed post-hike spa services.

The Hotel Telluride Clientele: East coast families who love western charm.

Like in most ski towns, Telluride hotels love western-chic decor and the pet-friendly Hotel Telluride is no exception. But strip away the antlers and you’ll find pillow-top mattresses, cushy in-room slippers, and hot tubs ready to soothe achy legs after a lap on one of North America’s most classic ski runs, Palmyra Peak.

From the comfort of the Hotel Telluride—a cozy, boutique lodge on North Cornet Street—I watched as snow dropped in buckets upon the box canyon containing the town of Telluride and its surrounding mountainous amphitheater.

I stayed at Hotel Telluride, which was a great home base for my action-packed days, especially with the SUV shuttle that runs in and out of town on demand. The cozy lobby was very Colorado Chic: big fireplace, mossy green- and chocolate-colored upholstery, miniature iron elk statues, antler chandeliers. I was particularly grateful for the ever-present coffee/tea station in the lobby and the humidifier in my room. I booked a massage on my last day — a fantastic decision.

Hotel Telluride is voted in the Top 15 in Colorado RCA Resorts.

If you’ve ever seen a can or bottle of Coors Light, then you’ve seen Wilson Peak; this mountain serves as the mascot of this iconic American beer. And I climbed its 14,017-foot peak. The Hotel Telluride served as our home base during this adventure, and what a fabulous place to call home.

The Hotel Telluride scores high when it comes to location because the charming property enjoys the benefits of being situated in the town of Telluride without having to contend with any mayhem. (Yes, even the remote and beautiful mountain town of T-ride can become noisy.)

Spyder Ambassadors Justin and Travis reflect on their multi-day “Climb with Coors Event,” an annual adventure up Wilson Peak. The authors had never climbed a 14er before, and raved about the hospitality, the town, the brews, and the hike. Be sure to read up on their incredible weekend!

Here’s a new spin on a favorite, romantic, classic activity: a winter picnic, coordinated by The Hotel Telluride. Snowshoe up to the High Camp Hut, in the stunning San Juan Mountains, and regroup with a gourmet picnic lunch. This new package includes three nights in a “elite view room,” breakfast, wine pairing and apps, two massages and more.

Are you ready for some Springtime fun? Travel reporter Valarie D’Elia has some Spring Break Travel Options to share, and Hotel Telluride is the very first one on her list!

This winter, Hotel Telluride is offering Master of the Mountain package. Powder hounds receive the luxe treatment with a three- night stay in one of the hotel’s suites, hot breakfast every morning, a one-day Telluride Ski Mountain pass with private guide, a semi-private heli-skiing tour, a 90-minute custom spa treatment, a private dining experience, and two pairs of Wagner Custom Skis.

The Hotel Telluride, a boutique chalet in Colorado’s San Juan Mountains, offers a rather spectacular line-up of winter packages. There’s the “Winter Picnic on The High Camp Hut” ($2,377), a privately-guided snow- shoe adventure culminating in a gourmet lunch at the hotel’s very own high camp hut, located 11,000 feet up the mountain.

Be the first of your friends to try the new craze—fat tire biking in winter—as Hotel Telluride offers their Snow Bike & Brewery package, a three-night stay that includes a private, guided fat tire adventure to the Telluride Brewing Company and local distillery, and a five-course dinner at the hotel. Package starts at $1,550, thehoteltelluride.com

For skiers who take the sport—and the precious time they spend doing it—seriously, heli-skiing can be the ultimate worthwhile indulgence. You can forget about endless lift lines, “death cookies” and crowded slopes, focusing instead on the blissful task at hand: barreling down a vertical-drop Shangri-La of untouched snow.

Adventure can mean various things, depending on who you ask. Maybe you’re a height seeker who enjoys jumping out of planes or maybe exploring a new hiking trail does it for you. Perhaps a milder adventure is more your style; taste testing foreign foods and exploring unique shops.