Sky Hotel, Aspen
Editor's Pick
Aspen , Colorado
81611
Tel: 800 882 2582 (toll-free)
Tel: 970 925 6760
www.theskyhotel.com
Concierge.com's insider take:
Right next door to the Nell, the former Aspen Club Lodge became Kimpton's adorable 90-room chalet in 2002—possibly the only Aspen hotel with a sense of humor. The towering, kitschy foyer has knotty, varnished tree-trunk beams and madly elongated white wing chairs with six-foot backs. Next door is 39 Degrees, a 007-ish (Roger Moore era) lounge that in summer opens out onto a cool pool deck with fire pits and lounging couches. Bedrooms are painted sunshine-yellow to complement their '70s orange-stripped pine beams. The best rooms have little balconies with partial mountain views—none has their neighbor's full-mountain aspect. No ski concierge here, but there is on-site rental, boot-drying, and storage. There's also an "Altitude Adjustment" wine reception in the lobby every night.