Telluride, CO, Decided.
Every decision that matters, on one page.
✦ Stay: Madeline Hotel & Residences, Auberge Resorts Collection ($$$$)
✦ Eat: Allred's Restaurant — book WEEKS for peak ski weekends, holidays, and festival nights; the bar takes some walk-in overflow with the same view. Time your reservation to catch sunset over the canyon, and CONFIRM the gondola is running for your date (it closes for maintenance in the shoulder seasons). Confirm current days/hours/menu/prices live.
✦ Stay: New Sheridan Hotel ($$$)
✦ Eat: Brown Dog Pizza — book WALK-IN / casual — reservations limited or not the norm; the play is to go EARLY on peak festival/ski nights or expect a wait, or grab takeout. Confirm current days/hours and any reservation policy live.
✦ Stay: Hotel Telluride ($$-$$$)
✦ Eat: Butcher & Baker Cafe — book WALK-IN, day-forward — no reservations; go EARLY to beat the weekend/summer-morning wait, or grab bakery items to go. Primarily breakfast/lunch — confirm current days/hours (and any dinner service) live.
✦ Stay: Lumière by Dunton ($$$$)
✦ Eat: La Marmotte — book DAYS to WEEKS on peak ski weekends, holidays, and festival nights — the room is intimate and books out; reserve ahead. Confirm current days/hours/season (some Telluride rooms cut hours in shoulder seasons) and menu/prices live.
When to go: June, July, August, September, January, February, March.