We spent a week at this hotel. It is a charmingly funky place where the common areas are a bit worn, but the rooms are appealing. The staff is exceptionally good. There is a morning breakfast offered with the room which is tasty. Cookies are available in the lobby every day homemade. You are right in the middle of Aspen, so the location is great. New ownership is in place and there is a plan to convert this property on March 31st 2024 to a higher-end property. Until then it remains one of the few affordable places in central Aspen.

The culture is totally friendly and helpful and open hearted . A real treat! Snacks and drinks available, big breakfast. Staff best of any place I’ve ever been. Not fancy but has everything you need, pool, hot tub, gym, very functional and often large rooms although once I stayed in a smaller room. Right by the buses to the lifts, on the main drag with other hotels and restaurants

We ended up at The Mountain Chalet rather by chance, because it was recommended to us by the concierge of an adjacent hotel. As walk-ins and in the off-season, we were able to negotiate a special rate with the young man at the front desk for one of the two apartments available in the chalet. The apartment had a large living room, a fully equipped kitchen, and a bedroom with a king-size bed. The bathroom had a cosmetic mirror and the shower provided hot water at high water pressure. The vanity was set into a counter-top of fancy black pearl granite. There were countless light fixtures and even more outlets for all the digital devices travelers nowadays carry and need to charge. Everything worked, the kettle and the huge refrigerator, even the giant television,although its remote control turned on only one program. It was cozy and warm in the apartment, although we never figured out how it was heated.
It is true that The Chalet has seen better days, that the furniture and carpeting are a bit outdated, but you can get homemade cookies in the lobby and stock up on teas of all kinds or fix coffee with the Nespresso coffee maker. Everything was available, almost everything was clean and in place. There is a heated pool with a pretty pool area. The Mexican kitchen crew serves a uniquely delicious breakfast. Guests can make their own orange juice with a magic squeezer and can choose between soft croissants, delicious Danish, different kinds of bread and toast or dairy products. The dining room staff is very efficient and polite, as is the front desk. The location is perfect for accessing ski lifts, shuttle buses, or the charming downtown area. In my research, I found out that The Mountain Chalet was sold to a Texan investor in May 2022. I'm curious to see what he will do to this historic 1954 landmark and hope he will preserve the traditional Lüftl paintings on the exterior walls and the extraordinary hand-painted interior walls.