What a great, reasonably priced hotel, just blocks away from the best of downtown Aspen, or the base of Aspen Mountain for wintertime skiing! It’s an older facility (50-year anniversary last year), but our room, although small, was clean and modern. Our room was air-conditioned, with a queen-sized bed, small refrigerator, TV, and a balcony that overlooked the pool area. The bathroom was spotless and had plenty of towels, and the shower worked well. The price of the room included breakfast, one of the best "cold" breakfasts I’ve had at a hotel: hard-boiled eggs, bread or bagels, danish, sweet and savory mini-croissants, cereal, yogurt, juice, for example. The staff was friendly and the hotel facilities were astounding; I could not believe how well equipped the fitness area was with brand new equipment, weights, even modern punching bags! There is also a laundry room, large dining room and other cozy seating areas near the lobby. Coffee and fresh baked goods were offered each afternoon.
I checked out a lot of other hotels, large and small, within Aspen - Mountain Chalet’s prices beat everything else. The irony is that the Mountain Chalet is directly next door to one of the most expensive hotels in Aspen, the St. Regis. I felt pretty smug knowing that I would not find a better deal, nor a better location, in Aspen.