we stayed at the elkhorn lodge; the place is awesome,a good nights sleep,good food ,and awesome music at the camp fire. the help went out of there way to make our stay amazing.We are coming back every year! So what if the place is old! how would you look if you were there since 1874! Trust my comment,you will not be disapointed.Rich and Jessa are true honest people you will love them as well as the many volunteers it takes to run this great lodge.Come see for yourself!

This hotel is absolutley amazing! So what if it's old, so is Estes Park. The simple fact that this place has a lot of history makes me want to go back over and over. To hear all the ghost stories and the people who have stayed there. This is where the Stanley's stayed while they where building the Stanley Hotel! The oldest occupied hotel in Colorado! Go see for yourself if your not too proud.

My husband and I got married this past July at the Elkhorn, and most of our friends and family stayed here as well for the weekend. Rich and his family, who managed the Elkhorn, bent over backward to make everything special for us. Yes, there are some rooms that are quite rustic-- and yet over and over our guests praised our choice of venue as being the most relaxed, fun place they could imagine. Stay here if you want to hear ghost stories and other town lore around the glow of campfire in the evenings, walk on the premises and see Elk, (we even saw a bear!), and still be 5 minutes walking to the center of town! The charm is in the history, and the warm people running this lodge.

My husband and sis and brother-in-law stumbled onto this place by accident while looking for directions. Intrigued, we went back and took a look at the room in one of the cabins. It was what we were expecting. A rustic place for sure and clean and the price was very reasonable. We stayed and had a really great time. It was a nice, easy walk to downtown. My husband and his sister went for a horse back ride. The evening campfires where all of the visitors could gather were fun. Free beer! The new managers who took over this year were very nice people. The history of the place is quite amazing. We really enjoyed our stay and hope to get back there next year.