Inn at Lost Creek

In Telluride, Colorado has something unique: a ski town that’s gone upscale, but without losing its air of wild charm. The Inn at Lost Creek sits not on Colorado Avenue, the old town’s picturesque main drag, but in Mountain Village, halfway up the mountain. Here there’s space for a 40,000-square-foot boutique-style ski lodge that offers immediate access to both of the best things about Telluride: you’re at the top of the gondola that connects you to town, and right at the foot of the lift that heads to the top of the mountain.

With 32 rooms, suites, and condos it’s small in scale, but its services and comforts are big — the hotel’s ski valets will wrangle your gear, leaving you free to refresh yourself in your room’s jetted bathtub (or the hotel’s rooftop hot tub) and warm yourself in front of your fireplace before a drink in the spectacular Great Room or dinner at the hotel’s swanky Siam’s Talay Grille. You’ve got access to the spa at the nearby Peaks Resort, as well as the Telluride Golf Club, and if you’re looking for recommendations or reservations — in Mountain Village or downtown Telluride — the Inn’s concierges are happy to oblige.