Deborah Lorraine

Review of Hotel Columbia

Great location, outstanding staff, and sweet suite...

Great location, outstanding staff, and sweet suite! We haven't been to Telluride before, and my husband spent a long time picking out a place to stay, and he did good. This place is across the street from the gondola, and has an outstanding restaurant, the Cosmo, that has been packed due to their crazy popular happy hour. Our quirky but comfortable suite has a tiny fridge, a fireplace, a cozy sitting area with a door to a tiny balcony, and two TVs. It's short on window space, and when it snows, the main window--a huge skylight--is covered, but there is still plenty of light and lots of lamps when the sun goes down. The room layout is spacious, and is equipped very up-to-date decor and almost everything you might want, from a Keurig-style coffee maker with two big ceramic mugs, a pair of wine glasses and a corkscrew, a humidifier to a couple of sticks of lip balm and 2 robes. The fireplace is gas, and only works part-time. Sometimes it is tricky to get it started, even though it's a simple "light" switch, and worse, it randomly stops as we are enjoying it. The bathroom is small but very nice, with a spacious shower, heated floor, and built-in heated towel racks! The bed is super comfortable and the bedding is awesome. What a fantastic littke place.