Most Charming, Forbes Top 5, Rocking Nightlife

Camel's Garden Reservation Manager Mike Munno on the cover of Telluride Magazine.

The 2011-2012 ski season in Telluride is off to a great start, as you can see from this Facebook album from the Telluride Tourism Board.

With the snow has come a bevy of fresh accolades for Telluride, both the town and the mountain. The town nearly always ranks as the most beautiful in ski country, a position conferred on Telluride once again, this time by Sunset Travel magazine.

Meanwhile, Forbes named Telluride the third-best ski resort in the United States. After gushing about the historic main street framed by the towering San Juans, the author writes of the skiing: “Telluride’s venerable runs leading toward old town remain some of the most charming in North America: the fall lines are true, the peaks overhead are 14,000-footers and the town below is a gem. But it’s the new terrain, opened during the last several years, that elevates Telluride to a true skier’s mountain. The mountain opened its backside, Revelation Bowl, a classic and continuous Western fall line, in 2008. Better lift access was also provided to the shoulders of Palmyra peak, which offers a bevy of expert chutes, nooks and steeps.”

Ski Magazine also got in on the act, naming Telluride the No. 1 “most charming” resort in America, as well listing it in its top 10 resorts for nightlife and après-ski.

Also check out  Telluride Magazine, which featured Camel’s Garden reservations Manager Mike Munno on the cover of its last issue.

What makes Telluride so special, and what’s the best way to enjoy it? Simply, it’s the combination of having a lively, authentic, historic town perfectly integrated with a world-class ski area and boundless wilderness. It’s all right there, no car needed, no trudging through a plastic, per-fabricated base area. It’s a European experience in the Rockies.

And we’ve got the best perch in the whole place! The Camel’s Garden Hotel is just feet from the Oak Street Lift and the Gondola, with some of Telluride’s best restaurants right next door. We have the best location in town, on the mountain yet just two blocks from Main Street. Check out some of our winter specials.

 

Holiday Magic in a Magical Place

One heck of stocking stuffer: 5 nights lodging and 5 days skiing, all for under $1,000

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The Camel’s Garden Hotel is proud to offer an unbeatable holiday season special: 5 nights in Telluride’s most luxurious and conveniently located hotel, plus five days of skiing, for $999 per person.

The deal offer is based on double occupancy and is good for stays from Dec. 17 to Jan. 1, a truly magical time in Telluride.

Late fall can be gorgeous in Colorado, and Thanksgiving can often mean some of the first good skiing of the season. Meanwhile, even Santa wants to be in Telluride for Christmas. And fear not, Telluride, long known for having some of the best nightlife of any ski town, knows how to party on New Year’s Eve as well. The ski area even treats folks to a great ski parade and fireworks display.

Our online reservation system won’t even let us enter in such a good deal. It keeps thinking we’re making a mistake. So call today to book your room or learn more about this deal. We’re at 888-772-2635.

 

Caught on Camera: The Camel’s Garden

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UPDATE (7.6.11): Ryan got some great shots of the hotel during the Telluride fireworks display. One has been added to the slide show at the top of this post, and you can see more at http://on.fb.me/oGfgWk.

There’s no substitute for talent. Fortunately, Telluride is a talent magnet. World-class athletes, chefs, musicians, artists, architects — they’ve been born here, moved here or, at the very least, have stopped by for a visit.

In addition to skiers and banjo players, Telluride seems particularly adept at attracting photographers.

One of the Camel’s Garden‘s favorite shooters is Ryan Bonneau. Ryan has a wonderful eye to go along with his soft spot for our hotel. He often features Camel’s Garden Reservation Manager Mike Munno in his skiing, mountain biking and fly fishing photos.

Ryan recently snapped the shots featured at the top of this post, which show how perfectly situated the hotel is to Telluride – both the town and the ski resort.

In one of the shots, a glowing Ajax looms over the hotel and the rest of historic Telluride. Our guests get a particularly awesome view of this peak from our huge outdoor hot tub. The shot also gives you an idea as to why our patio, now serviced by Oak, is such a popular spot for lunch and afternoon refreshments.

The other shot shows just how convenient the Camel’s Garden is to the Gondola, Oak Street Lift and the rest of the Telluride Ski Resort, which all descend to, and ascend from, a grassy plaza directly adjacent to the Camel’s Garden Hotel. It’s a spot that serves as a popular meeting place in summer as it is convenient to everything in town. And it becomes the center of activity in winter, a place where people staying at other hotels get dropped off to pick up their passes and get on the lift.

Of course, our guest don’t need to bother with the bus. They just step outside.