Resort hotel, Business center, Fine dining restaurant, Golf course, Hotel, Spa
The Broadmoor
Since 1918 this Colorado Springs resort has paired historic grandeur with Rocky Mountain scenery, and it holds the record as the world's longest-running Forbes Five-Star, AAA Five-Diamond resort.
The story
Set at the base of the mountains beside Cheyenne Lake, The Broadmoor has 784 rooms, suites, cottages and brownstones. Its interiors are full of handwork: carved wood, painted frescoes, brass sculptures, a wood-panelled library, an art gallery, walls of century-old liquor bottles and portraits of famous guests. The Colorado Golf Hall of Fame is on site too. Dining runs from the formal Penrose Room to Summit and a lakeside Sunday brunch, while PLAY adds a six-lane bowling alley. Beyond the main grounds are a zip-line course with rope bridges and a 180-foot rappel, the 224 steps of Seven Falls and the Pikes Peak Cog Railway. The resort also runs three all-inclusive wilderness retreats: Cloud Camp at 9,100 feet, a ranch in Pike National Forest and a fly fishing camp on the Tarryall River.
Good to know
TAGGG AI- ✦Reserve Sunday brunch ahead; the concierge can help arrange tables for larger groups at the on-site restaurants.
- ✦You don't need to stay overnight to spend a couple of hours exploring the art gallery, grounds and hotel.
- ✦The lakeside is a good spot to sit with a drink, and golfers visiting in March may find the course closed.
