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( 877-754-2269; West Lincoln Park; mid-Jul)
This festival sends over 40 colorful balloons into
the clear skies above town, while a large arts-and-crafts show unfolds in West Lincoln
Park. Call Steamboat's Chamber of Commerce for more information.
Sleeping
MOTEL
$
Western Lodge
( 970-879-1050;
www.western-lodge.com
;
1122 Lincoln Ave; s/d $68/94; )
The cheapest
rooms in town sport an 'Avuncular '70s Cowboyist' style, clean and comfortable beds,
and basic creature comforts like microwaves and minifridges. Perfect for ski bums look-
ing to bum.
Hotel Bristol
HOTEL
$$
( 970-879-3083;
www.steamboathotelbristol.com
; 917 Lincoln Ave; d $129-149; )
The elegant Hotel
Bristol has small-but- sophisticated Western digs, with dark-wood and brass furnishings
and Pendleton wool blankets on the beds. It has a ski shuttle, a six-person indoor Jacuzzi
and a cozy restaurant.
Rabbit Ears Motel
( 970-879-1150;
www.rabbitearsmotel.com
;
201 Lincoln Ave; d incl breakfast $119-169; )
A diabol-
ically chipper, pink-neon bunny welcomes guests at this simple roadside motel. The place
is smart enough to exploit the kitsch appeal, which makes many other mid-century low-
ride motels so drab, by keeping the rooms bright and spotless. Rooms can be a bit smoky,
but with big patios upstairs, this is still good value.
MOTEL
$$
Vista Verde Guest Ranch
( 970-879-3858;
www.vistaverde.com
;
31100 Seedhouse Rd; per week per person from $2700; )
Sim-
ply put, this is the most luxurious of Colorado's top-end guest ranches. Here, you spend
the day riding with expert staff, the evening around the fire in an elegantly appointed
lodge, and the night in high-thread-count sheets. If you have the means, this is it.
DUDE RANCH
$$$
