Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Sleeping
Manitou Springs
CAMPGROUND
$
Barr Camp
(
www.barrcamp.com
;
tent sites $12, lean-tos $17, cabin dm $28; )
At the halfway point on the Barr
Trail, about 6.5 miles from the Pikes Peak summit, you can pitch a tent, shelter in a lean-
to or reserve a bare-bones cabin. It has drinking water and showers; dinner ($8) is avail-
able Wednesday to Sunday. Reservations are essential and must be made online in ad-
vance. It's open year-round.
Two Sisters Inn
( 719-685-9684;
www.twosisinn.com
; 10 Otoe Pl; r incl breakfast without bath $79-94, with bath $135-155;
)
A longtime favorite among B&B aficionados, this place has five rooms (including the
honeymoon cottage out back) set in a rose-colored Victorian home, built in 1919 by two
sisters. It was originally a boarding house for school teachers, and has been an inn since
1990. It has a magnificent stained-glass front door and an 1896 piano in the parlor. The
inn has won awards for its breakfast recipes.
B&B
$$
Avenue Hotel
( 719-685-1277;
www.avenuehotelbandb.com
; 711 Manitou Ave; r incl breakfast $120-145; )
This
Victorian mansion, on a hill in downtown Manitou Springs, began as a boarding house in
1886. One hundred years later, it reopened as the city's first B&B. Decorated in warm col-
ors, the seven rooms, reached via a fantastic three-floor, open turned staircase, have claw-
foot tubs, lush fabrics and canopied wrought-iron beds.
Families should ask about the bigger Carriage House, which has a private kitchen.
B&B
$$
Cliff House at Pikes Peak
( 719-785-1000;
www.thecliffhouse.com
;
306 Canon Ave; r from $149; )
Nestled at the foot of
Pikes Peak, the Cliff House offers the discriminating traveler a Victorian boutique experi-
ence in charming Manitou Springs. It started as a 20-room boarding house and stagecoach
stop in 1844. Today it's a luxurious country inn with an old-fashioned vibe and fabulous
mountain views.
HOTEL
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