DINING

Aspen is known for its fine dining, but there is a wide variety of places to choose from to accommodate your mood! If you have time, we suggest you take advantage of some of the wonderful restaurants the area has to offer.

Your hotel concierge is happy to make reservations for you at any of these restaurants. Below are some of the more popular restaurants including some of our personal favorites. Bon Appetit!

Ajax Tavern at the Little Nell

Bosq

Cache Cache

Camp de Fiori

Clark’s Oyster Bar

La Creperie Du Village

Matsuisha

Mezzaluna

Casa D'Angelo

EXPLORE

Scenic Drives and Side Trips

If you are driving to Aspen from Denver, you will understand why the term “purple mountain majesties” came about. The driving tours in Colorado are beautiful! There are several drives from Vail, to name a few:

Glenwood Canyon and Glenwood Springs

The canyon sits on the western slope of the Rocky Mountains, and is reminiscent of Ansel Adams photographs. The drive is spectacular with picnic area, a recreation path following the Colorado river and a prize at the end… the Glenwood Hot Springs (don’t forget your bathing suit!). Also Iron Mountain Hot Springs are popular!

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The “Leadville Loop”, Minturn, RedCliffe and Leadville

A designated Colorado scenic drive through three mountain passes and quaint Colorado mining towns.

As you pass the abandoned town of Gilman and drive over the historic green bridge, a quick right will bring you to the small mining town of Red Cliff, now serving as a small gateway to Shrine Pass recreational activities. Continue on highway 24 to visit Camp Hale, the old training facility for the infamous 10th Mountain Division, the U.S.Army’s mountain and arctic infantry. After passing through the open skies of Tennessee Pass, you will find yourself at highest town in America, Leadville! After grabbing some lunch, a coffee or ice cream on Harrison Avenue, catch your breath and hop back in the car to travel through Glenwood Canyon back to Aspen.

Independence Pass and Aspen – A MUST DO if you have time!

This scenic drive crosses 12,095-foot Independence Pass, Colorado’s highest paved pass, perched atop the Sawatch Range in central Colorado. The Sawatch Range, crested by the twisting Continental Divide, is one of the state’s main mountain ranges. The views are amazing!