Conde Nast favourite ski hotel, Lumiere Telluride, is giving Australians four nights for free if you book before October 31 and tell them snowsbest sent you.
Yes, you read that right. Pay for 10 nights at the luxe ski in ski out apartment hotel and stay for 14. This deal is for SnowsBest readers only and only if you book by October 31.
There are a gazillion reasons you want to lay your weary ski head down at Lumiere but let’s start with eight.
It’s in Telluride
Aaaah Telluride, the prettiest ski town in the whole of North America. The box canyon is shielded by soaring peaks on all sides and an alpenglow that gives the Main Street an etherial light come sunset. Add a cowboy past (Butch Cassidy robbed his first bank at Telluride) with an historical district that oozes charm, a thriving arts community and some seriously good aprés and there really is no reason to leave. The free gondola links Mountain Village and Telluride down town and the Galloping Goose bio fuel shuttle runs all over town for nix.
The skiing
The beauty of Telluride is the lift line. There really is none.
Which means you can get to all that powder quicker and know that there will always be freshies left for you.
There’s 2000 acres of skiable terrain (and then some) boasting over seven metres of snowfall and over a thousand metres of vertical with 147 ski runs divided into 23% beginner, 36% intermediate and 41% advanced expert.
There’s backcountry gated access to some of the best hike to terrain going and if you really want to test your metal then hit up the Gold Hill Chutes.
When your thighs can’t take it anymore ski in to Bon Vivant, Alpino Vino, Guiseppe’s or Gorrono Ranch for some fuel.
Conde Nast loves Lumiere
The readers of Conde Nast have voted, time and again, and each time they put Gold Listed Lumiere Hotel at the top of the page. Lumiere Hotel was voted #1 Hotel in the West in the 2015 Conde Nast Readers Choice Awards and #20 in the top 25 Hotels in the USA (the only ski resort hotel to be included).
But that’s not all TripAdvisor awarded Lumiere Hotel with a Certificate of Excellence and #5 Best Small Hotel in TripAdvisor’s Travelers Choice Awards. Then add a AAA Four Diamond rating and top 10 rating in US News best hotels in Colorado.
Residential Suites with Mountain Views
Lumiere Hotel is an intimate slope side hotel with 11 hotel rooms and 18 residences and penthouses featuring one to five bedrooms. Expect chef’s kitchens with Wolf stoves and Subzero fridges, outdoor hot tubs, oversized ensuites, sofas to sink into, steam showers, Egyptian cotton sheets and intuitive service.
Black Tie Ski Concierge
The team at Black Tie Ski concierge will fit your ski and snowboard boots and skis and snowboards in the privacy of your residence. Then they will store your gear for you and have it ready to go on the slopes when you wander downstairs each morning after breakfast. All you have to do is put your boots on, walk outside to the snow and click in.
Bijou
Lumiere Hotel boasts an intimate dining experience at Bijou with seating for 34 guests. The International menu is seasonal with a focus on local, sustainable and organic ingredients with fireside dining and a daily happy hour.
Names, names, names
Oprah Winfrey, Tom Cruise and Jerry Seinfeld all have property in Telluride and while we can’t give away the names of those who stay at Lumiere Hotel just know that you may end up sharing a chairlift with half of Hollywood.
The deal
Deluxe hotel rooms and multi room residences start from US$545 plus taxes subject to availability. Pay for 10 nights get 14 nights (that’s 4 nights free) if booking before October 31 and mentioning SnowsBest at time of booking. Blackout dates apply for Christmas and New Year.
Check out www.lumieretelluride.com or contact the hotel direct.
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