STANZA

Aspen's five-star mountain town

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Aspen was a silver town before it was a ski town, and it keeps both — an 1889 hotel on Main Street, the gondola at the base of Aspen Mountain, galleries and restaurants filling the blocks between. Luxury here is worn quietly: ski boots by the door, a butler upstairs, twenty thousand bottles under the lobby. We kept only the addresses where the service holds up to the altitude. Three made the cut.

Morning over Aspen

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Where should I stay in Aspen?

Everything in the collection sits in Aspen's core, the few blocks between Main Street and the base of Aspen Mountain. The Little Nell stands at the foot of the Silver Queen Gondola and the St. Regis a short walk west along Dean Street; Hotel Jerome anchors Main Street downtown, with the slopes a few blocks south.

When is the best season for Aspen?

Ski season runs from late November into April, and the weeks around the holidays are the town at its fullest. Summer is the other Aspen — the Music Festival, the Maroon Bells, hiking from the top of the gondola — and late September turns the hillsides gold with the streets at their calmest.

Can I ski straight from the hotel?

At The Little Nell, yes — it is Aspen's only five-star hotel with ski-in, ski-out access, at the foot of the Silver Queen Gondola. The St. Regis sits at the mountain's base a short walk from the gondola; from Hotel Jerome the walk is a few blocks longer. One lift ticket covers all four mountains — Aspen Mountain, Aspen Highlands, Buttermilk and Snowmass — with free shuttles between them.

How do I reserve a stay?

Enter your dates on any hotel's page to see rates and availability, then book the room you want. A concierge is on hand throughout — to weigh one address against another before you book, and to arrange the rest of the stay once you have.

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