We stayed at Allaire Timbers recently. The accommodation and service was excellent. The staff were all very friendly and the breakfast was great. We would certainly return !
Only issue we had was with the altitude in Breckenridge making it hard for us to sleep but that certainly isn't the Allaire Timbers fault.

My husband and I travel on short trips quite frequently, and our preference is always a bed/breakfast, or an inn such as the Allaire Timbers Inn. While the ambience and decor are quite beautiful, there was some disappointing factors about it. The big difference is that, unlike nearly a 100% of the B-Bs/inns at which we have stayed, the innkeepers are not on site. Although they are listed as the innkeepers, Kendra and Sue are not on site -they are actually nowhere to be found and they have hired others to do the cooking, customer service, etc. The inn caters to adult couples and we were amazed to find that one of the onsite staffers was a teenager!! As adults who have raised kids, or adults who are there are to "get away" having a rather impersonable teenager represent the business is not a good move. Casey, while pleaseant enough, never spoke unless spoken to and her hospitality at breakfast was slim to say the least. When we set down, we were never asked what we wanted, etc. We had to ask her to serve us, to refill the empty pitchers, etc. One day, we came down later than our normal 8 am time, and the strawberry bread that was posted as being served was already out!!! When we asked Casey, she just kind of grunted and stated that she was already out. Really? It was more like a scaled up Holiday Inn Express for breakfast as a result - self serve plain bagels, instant oatmeal. Extremely disappointing. The LAST day on our four day stay that we were there the other onsite staffer, Theresa, was there and it was a 180 degrees different. She greeted us whenever we walked into the inn, at breakfast, she was immediately asking us if we wanted to be served, she was refilling the pitchers, etc. w/out being asked and she made more than enough breakfast to serve all adults there, with leftovers! It was what we had expected for the first three days that we were there! Also, Theresa is knowledgable about the area and could provide information about such things as shopping, trails, etc., which is critical when you have visitors who are not from the area. Casey, (the teenager), is from Maine, and working at the Inn is basically a means to her end - to be a skim bum in Breckenridge, and she is absolutely not knowledable about the activities, the area, etc. When I heard her give absolutely wrong advice to an out of town couple about the drive to Denver, I was amazed. We actually pulled the couple aside later on and gave them the correct information Also, the inn is self-serve in so many ways. When our trash got full after the first day, we had to hunt for a place to empty it on our own as there was no one around on site to ask where we could empty it, there is no maid service, so that meant making our bed every day, fresh towels only if you ask if it's before day 3 - all the stuff that I do on my own at home anyway, and something that I was hoping to get away from, especially for $135/night!! (There's even a key drop box right by the door to drop your keys in when you leave - no one to thank you for your business/stay, which, again, is the standard that we are use to.) If the inn could have knowledgable, hospitable, and mature staff onsite, rather than a teenager, and have that person be onsite for longer periods of time, it would go along way to moving this from a basically average stay to a very good to excellent stay.

The Allaire is a bed and breakfast and one listed in the Select Registry of Distinguished Inns of North America. With such designation, their standards are high and the accommodations great. The staff is very friendly and the rooms comfortable (although my personal preference is for a softer bed). We enjoyed two nights and had a wonderful gourmet breakfast each morning. Prior to breakfast, there's freshly brewed coffee in the hallway outside the rooms.

The rates for summer were very reasonable at $129/night which for a distinctive inn, is quite the bargain! We came to mountain bike and appreciated the storage room where we could safely leave our bikes. And, once you are done mountain biking, you can relax in the hot tub with its stunning views.

The Allaire is situated conveniently close to town and for those who enjoy walking, it's a 10 minute stroll to Breckenridge's restaurants & shopping.

We also appreciate the friendliness of the Allaire owners, Sue and Kendra. They truly make you feel like an old friend and do an amazing job at running the Allaire.

Stayed here based on high recommendations from family who had stayed several times when it was under the previous owners. However, we were not impressed.

Staff was not welcoming and definitely weren't service-oriented. Our reservation had been lost with computer problems, there were problems with our room (so hot we couldn't sleep), and innkeepers were not around and didn't respond to requests for assistance.

I have food allergies and had called ahead to ask if they could accommodate me by scrambling an egg in a clean pan and to have some cut fruit. I was told that was too much trouble, so I brought my own food. My husband had their breakfast. It was tiny and a continental one. A small pastry dusted with sugar and a self serve lineup of yogurt, bread, and instant oatmeal.

Room was very small and the TV was tiny and up on a high shelf across the room. No closet - just an armoire that wasn't tall enough to hang men's shirts.

When I finally got to see the innkeeper on the third day of our stay, she seemed very defensive about my concerns. However, she did follow up with a friendly voicemail later offering a complimentary stay.

The plus side is that the location is excellent. You can walk to the town. The hot tub is amazing and the view from the deck with the hot tub is outstanding. The natural flower garden and forest surrounding the lodge is tranquil and beautiful.