Where to go and what do in Aspen

Published in the New-York Times

APRÈS SOMEONE ELSE'S SKIING
With alpenglow illuminating the Wheeler Opera House (1889) and the Elks Building dome (1891), saunter through this 19th-century Victorian mining town, while enjoying the crisp mountain air and window shopping at stores like Fendi (fur flip-flops?). Though you didn't earn it, join the après ski action at the 39 Degrees Lounge in the Sky Hotel, where a young, windburned crowd gathers by a crackling fire in wool hats to watch Teton Gravity Research movies on flat-screen TVs. The footage of death-defying flips is a perfect way to get revved up. So are the drinks, including the Botox martinis ($10, Red Bull included) and the Rita Deluxe made with Julio 1942 tequila and Grand Marnier 150 ($45).

FRESH MUSICAL TRACKS
Aspen offers a wide variety of night life in a few tightly packed streets, from South American frat boy-types playing pool at Eric's Bar, to the fun-fur wearing Euros at the members-only Caribou Club. But for live music go to the Belly Up Aspen. Formerly the Double Diamond, the space was gutted and renovated two years ago with a new sound system and lighting — even the bathrooms are now clean. Ben Harper, Method Man, Dwight Yoakam, Jurassic 5 and Seal have all played this 450-seat club.

APRÈS SCHUSSING SHOPPING
Aspen has been called, and sometimes not so lovingly, Rodeo Drive East. The one global fashion temple to check out is Prada (312 South Galena Street, 970-925-7001) for its sleek clothes and rustic-chic modern mountain design of luxurious woods and stone. People frequently ask the name of the architect of the Prada shop (Roberto Baciocchi of Arezzo, Italy) and then head to Performance Ski (408 South Hunter Street, 970-925-8657), where the co-owner Lee Keating and the latest crop of snowboard dudes will give you honest answers on how those Prada pants actually fit. A very pleasant place to curl up in an old leather club chair is Explore Booksellers and Bistro(221 East Main Street, 970-925-5338), a warren of book- laden rooms, a vegetarian restaurant and a coffeehouse. For housewares, head to Amen Wardy Home(210 South Galena Street, 970-920-7700); the merchandise is so unusual (whimsical house gifts to fur blankets for a few thousand dollars), that it's worth shipping home.

SPA DECADENCE
To take care of those aching muscles, hobble over to the 15,000-square-foot Remède Spa at the St. Regis Resort (315 East Dean Street, 970-920-6783; www.remede.com). A customized 60-minute massage is $155; 60-minute facials are $165. All treatments end with something that sounds a little zany but is actually relaxing: a stop at a cozy parlor where white-robed spagoers lie on chaise lounges and strap on air masks, inhaling oxygen infused with fresh fruit essences. Prosecco and chocolates also provided.

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5 Star Destinations: West End Cozy Retreat

This wonderful Aspen luxury home rental is conveniently located in the West End. On Aspen's West Ends shuttle route. Or, take a short walk to town. Newly remodeled with top of the line furnishings and decor. The upper level consists of the master bedroom with deck and plenty of sunlight. The entry level consists of a living room, dining room, fully functional kitchen, and two guest bedrooms with private baths, powder room and laundry room. The lower level consists of guest bedroom, T.V. room, bath with steam shower and private entry. Plenty of storage space throughout and provides lots of privacy.

Master Suite: King bed, TV, DVD player, telephone, private bath and private deck.

Guest Bedroom: Queen bed, TV, telephone, private bath

Guest Bedroom: Queen bed, TV, telephone, private bath

Guest Bedroom: Queen bed

Amenities: Outdoor Hot Tub, patio, decks, barbeque grill and lots of light.

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Summetimes in Aspen with 5 Star Destinations

Article By Kara Williams
There’s so much to do in Aspen in the summertime, it’s hard to pack it all into just one week’s vacation. To help visitors, here’s my top five list of things to do when you travel to Aspen between June and August:

1. Get outside. Hiking, mountain biking, rock climbing. Hot-air balloon rides, tandem paragliding, wilderness tours by horseback. Fly-fishing, kayaking, river-rafting. No matter what your outdoor sport, it’s likely you can do it on your Aspen vacation. Gorgeous blue-sky days, a temperate climate, and the most stunning mountain vistas around set the scene for incredibly enjoyable outdoor exercise.

2. Get groovin’ Live weekly outdoor concerts on the slopes of Snowmass ski area draw thousands of music lovers with picnic baskets in hand. The Aspen Music Festival brings classical artists to its world-famous music tent from late June through mid August. Aspen Music School students often give impromptu concertsin the pedestrian areas downtown. Find bluegrass tunes weekly on Aspen Mountain. And nightclubs like Belly Up and theatre houses bring in major headliners, folk artists, and multi-cultural bands—you can listen to every type of music imaginable during an Aspen summer.

3. Get eating Once warm weather hits, most downtown eateries open up their patios for dining al fresco. (An ideal vantage point for fun people-watching!) Restaurants in Aspen range from pizza joints and Mexican eateries to upscale French bistros—foods for all palates and budgets. One must-visit place for summer treats: Paradise Bakery for its homemade ice cream, fresh lemonade, luscious muffins, and monster cookies.

4. Get shopping Yes, Aspen is known for its luxury boutiques: Gucci, Chanel, Prada, to name a few. But take a stroll around the downtown core, and you’ll find dozens of little hole-in-the-wall, locally owned clothing shops, art galleries, home-furnishing stores and more. Wile an afternoon away at the best second-hand shops around: Susie’s, Gracy’s and Aspen Home Consignment.

5. Get cultured Besides the classical music offered by the beloved Aspen Music Festival, there are plenty of other ways to take in a little culture while you’re on your Colorado vacation. The Aspen Santa Fe Ballet performs during the annual summer Aspen Dance Festival. Learn about Aspen’s fascinating mining and ranching history at the Holden-Marolt Ranching & Mining Museum or stroll through the Wheeler Stallard Museum in a Victorian-era home. The Aspen Art Museum rotates exhibits of contemporary art. And for those who want some truly intense intellectual stimulation, check out the lectures offered by the Aspen Center for Physics, the Aspen Institute, or the Aspen Given Foundation.

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5 star destinations: Edge of Ajax

this Aspen Luxury rental duplex in the heart of downtown walking distance to skiing, shopping & restaurants. Parking is never a problem here with the two car garage and additional parking spaces outside. Lovely traditional furnishings in the living room, formal dining room, kitchen, and bedrooms. Offering wonderful views of Aspen Mountain, each living room has its own wood-burning fireplace, high ceilings, and multiple skylights. Kitchen is completely remodeled with granite countertops and upscale appliances featuring all stainless steel gas oven, microwave, and refrigerator/freezer. Bedrooms are very spacious with lots of natural light and each features its own private bath. Great decks off living room and outdoor hotub on deck off the Master bedroom. Other bedrooms have great views of Red Mountain and Hunter Creek.

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5 Star Destinations Home Rentals: Aspen Silverlode Residence

This fabulous Aspen Luxury Home Rental is aproximately 1 mile to downtown, on the shuttle route, situated just below Aspen's famous Smuggler Mountain (Trail) and only a short walk to Hunter Creek Trial. Attractive new home with an open floor plan, rich colors and Aspen Mountain to Sopris Mountain views. On the main floor of this cheerful house there is ideal entertaining space and room for the family get-together. The wood floors are highlighted by the vaulted ceiling and oversized windows. The kitchen lets you host your guests around its big open space, plus there is the bar with 4 seats and a separate formal dining room for at least 8. The deck has a BBQ grill and provides amazing views from Aspen Mountain to Sopris Mountain. The main floor has a gracious living room with views of Aspen Mountain to Sopris Mountain, a big fireplace and cozy furniture. The media room has a sofa bed with a full bath that can be used as a guest powder room on this level. The upstairs is a private master bedroom with king size bed, fireplace, Jacuzzi tub and steam shower plus a deck with great views from Aspen Mountain to Sopris Mountain . On the entry level there are three bedrooms: a King room with private full bath, a queen bedroom with a private full bath and 1 double with a private bath. The laundry room and two car garage/entry are on the lower entry level as well.

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Plan Now for Your Christmas Ski Trip

Christmas may be months away, but it's not too early to start planning if you have your heart set on a ski vacation this holiday season. There are only so many skiable mountains, so the days around Christmas and New Year's -- the peak of skiing season for the year -- have always required early booking. But this year is set to be even more competitive.

The reason: "airline industry turmoil". For many vacations, the challenge is finding a place to stay, but the single biggest problem with a holiday ski vacation is arranging the air transportation. "Think about where you're going skiing, these are remote destinations like Steamboat, Aspen, Telluride," he says. "They have small airports, served by small planes with a limited number of seats, and they sell out quickly," he says.

And that's under the best conditions. Should an airline that serves ski country go out of business, or consolidate flights, seats could become even more scarce. Add to this the general trend of travelers booking their flights earlier, as a hedge against rising fuel costs, and it's easy to see how dawdlers could lose out -- while speedy reservers will have an even more definitive advantage for the peak holiday season. Then, you've got to find a decent place to stay. It stands to reason that people who book their air tickets earlier than ever, are also snapping up the prime accommodations early too. (In fact, it's already too late for some fabled resorts, like The Little Nell in Aspen, they book up for the holiday season at least a year ahead of time.) Generally, ski-in, ski-out accommodations are selling out first, followed by luxury accommodations generally, with more basic accommodations selling out last.

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5 Star Destinations Aspen Home Rentals: Core Aspen Pottery Barn Charm

This Aspen rental property is a classic Victorian home, but furnished comfortably with tasteful antiques, overstuffed sofa, lovely rugs and designer touches. Up the front staircase is a large bedroom and bath combo with high ceilings cut into the roof lines with skylight type windows. On the main level down a hall left of the kitchen is a lovely white and soft periwinkle bedroom with window seat looking out into the patio and lawn. Up a curvy staircase is another guest bedroom with beautiful wallpaper and a large private bath. The main level master features a fireplace, ceiling high windows and well appointed master bath. Downstairs is a small family room with padded fabric walls, great for TV or games. The location is only 2 blocks walk to the core restaurants and shopping.

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Outside Magazine - On the nightlife in Aspen

Boozing, chilling, clubbing, honky-tonkin': Whatever you call it and however you like it, no ski resort does it better than downtown Aspen, that pedestrian-friendly four-by-nine-block rectangle of watering holes that run the gamut from highbrow to low-cut jeans. One moment you're gawking at a jet-lagged millionaire parsing brandies more expensive than your car; the next, you're grinding with the pierced midriff of an X Gamer. Of course, the choices can leave you bewildered—or, worse, lost in a drunk-hole of polypro and liftie love. Below, our guide for how to make the most of a single night out, including ratings, from zero to five stars, of clientele and vibe, and outtakes from a typical Saturday last winter.

Toast the Day
39 DEGREES
First Impression: Fresh from the slopes, everyone from snow bunnies to toddlers ends up circulating around the low couches of this mod lounge on the first floor of hipster favorite Sky Hotel. Lasting Impression: A dozen college kids, clearly not staying at the Sky, cannonball into the pool while the patio waitress serves a "Pimptini" to a Los Angelena who just finished taking a hit fom the oxygen bar.

Chill
THE DOUBLE DOG PUB
First Impression: The attitude-free zone: A dark downstairs pub where bartenders know how to pour a proper Guinness. Lasting Impression: Locals talk quietly at tables against the burgundy walls. A lonely-looking guy in navy-blue V-neck asks if he can hang a pic of his Lab alongside the many photos of local dogs. Bartender says, "Sure."

Dig for Gold
CARIBOU CLUB
First Impression: Part sugar-daddy magnet, part cougar den, and all cognac, dark wood, and blackjack (for charity). Lifetime memberships start at $15,000; one week starts at $500. Lasting Impression: The manager didn't reply to my request (the day before) for a complimentary pass, so my girlfriend and I snuck in. Three separate gray-hairs hit on her by the oversize vase of orchids in the time it took me to order two $10 vodka tonics from the well.

Recruit
ERIC'S BAR
First Impression: The surefire conversation starter: An apology for bumping shoulders. By midnight, generations X and Y are on the prowl in this large, packed lounge with pillows, candles, and backlit yellow glass. Lasting Impression: Local twenty-somethings, wearing napkin-size tops and spaghetti-strap dresses, appraise the crowd from a high-top table until two guys in baggy jeans pull them off to the pool tables upstairs.

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5 Star Destinations Luxury Rental - The Mountain Hideway

This Aspen Luxury Rental is the ultimate Mountain Hideaway! This gorgeous log residence is accessed in the winter by snowcat from the Sundeck on the backside of Aspen Mountain and it is 3,461 sq. feet of well-planned space. It features two master suites and two guest bedrooms, all beautifully appointed in Ralph Lauren style. The master bedroom has a granite fireplace, bath with marble vanities and shower and two walk-in closets. The guest master bedroom features a bath with marble vanities, shower and soaking tub. On the second level, is a seating room with built in bunk beds.

The living room has vaulted ceilings and floor to ceiling windows overlooking the Castle Creek Valley’s dramatic peaks and valleys and rocky mountain pine forest. You can see the Highlands Bowl, Five Fingers, Conundrum Valley and Mount Hayden, Little Annie Basin and Hurricane Gully.

The kitchen countertops are made of Carrera marble and there is a gas cook top, under counter oven, microwave, 2 Sub Zero refrigerators, pantry room and butcher block cutting board. Excellent skiers can ski down the backside from Aspen’s famous Sundeck and utilize the snowpacked jeep road.

There is a full time onsite property manager who will provide 2 snowcat trips to the sundeck per day (drop off morning and pickup afternoon) as part of the rental package.

In the summer months, renters can drive from Aspen 12 minutes on Castle Creek Road then 15 minutes up Little Annie road through the old mining claim areas.

Available for 2 months rental in the summer, enjoy the smell of the pine trees, miles of mountainside to hike or bike, see the soaring hawks and eagles, and relax in the undisturbed quiet at night. Small Creatures abound including foxes, chipmunks, squirrels, raccoons.

There is a Solar Collection system that charges 120 deep cell batteries and an electrical inverter converts this solar energy to electrical power for the main house and caretaker house. There is a propane generator as backup for the electrical system and a two line cellular phone system as well as High Speed Internet.

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Aspen: Top 10 Celebrity Vacation Spots

11-Aug-2008
Written by: Dean Stattmann

A comprehensive list of the 10 hottest celebrity getaways of the year.

Winning awards, rolling cars, flying planes and saving the world: It’s a different world when you’re a Hollywood A-lister. It’s a world with nowhere to hide, where nothing is sacred and where the cameras never turn off. And with an increasingly aggressive, and resourceful, paparazzi never skipping a beat, celebrities have to search far and wide to find those few places, those few rare, unknown sanctuaries, where everything means nothing, and nothing itself, means everything. And now we’re going to tell you where they are!

Like a Sinatra record, Aspen will never get old. This classic winter wonderland has been drawing in celebrities since it started snowing, and it hasn’t stopped since. Now decked out in luxury resorts and colossal condos, Aspen hosts guests from Kurt Russell to Mischa Barton, and big names like Jack Nicholson have been coming here for years. With the resort town constantly growing in popularity, celebrities need to ensure that they are always a cut above the rest, hence the ultra-elite Mountain Club. For the small fee of $125,000, celebs can enjoy private ski lockers, exclusive parking rights and access to a members-only restaurant at the mountain’s peak.

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Aspen Rentals: Innsbruck Condos

Brand new beautifully decorated Aspen condo rental in downtown Aspen, Top of the line finishes, decorated in mountain contemporary style and comfort.

Great living room and fully equipped gourmet kitchen. Enjoy the spaciousness of a condo with all the amenities of a luxury hotel. Full daily maid service, complete concierge and bell services and free local transportation as well as complimentary airport pick-up and drop-off make your stay hassle free.

This luxury residence sleeps two to four. Granite counters, steam shower, jetted tub, 2 flat screen TV's, Hi speed Internet, WIFI, heated resistance swimming pool, hot tub, exercise facility, and members lounge area. All the details have been taken care of to make your stay a memorable one. You will enjoy fine linens, down comforter, plush robes, humidifier, reading library, voicemail, in room safe, on site management and support services. Leave your cares at home, relax in the heart of downtown Aspen, where you can walk to the restaurants and galleries or have the Innsbruck drop you off, it's entirely up to you.

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5 Star Destinations - Aspen Luxury Rentals - Meadowood Log Home Beauty

This Aspen Luxury Retreat is located just a few minutes from downtown Aspen. A charming home that features a mountain log design and beautiful views of the surrounding mountains. Outside, the spacious redwood deck houses an inviting hot tub, gas grille and the outdoor sound system is a nice compliment to the scenery of small ponds and mature landscaping. Inside, radiant heat floors provide warmth throughout the entire living space and in the garage.
A large gourmet kitchen offers refrigerated wine storage, Subzero refrigerator and Thermador range. The spacious breakfast nook overlooks the meadow. The double-sized living room has a wood burning, river rock fireplace, a satellite TV, VCR and stereo system. Fine artwork, antiques & treasures are displayed throughout the home. The formal dining room features a gas fireplace and seats up to 14.
An extra room serves as a full office with media and stereo system and an impressive river rock fireplace with access to the outdoor decks. The lower level recreation room is perfect for entertaining, featuring a large screen TV, DVD, VCR, stereo system, gas fireplace, bumper pool and game table for backgammon, piano, wet bar with dishwasher, ice maker and refrigerator. Nearby is a powder room, and a small exercise room with treadmill and TV.
A full laundry room and mudroom with ski/coat racks is also close. During the summer months, the flower gardens are spectacular while sunning on the deck lounges.
The common area of the neighborhood association offers tennis courts and an additional pond and playgrounds for children.
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Where Dallas' elite go to cool their heels in the heat of summer

5 Star destinations can offer you the life of the elite with it's Aspen Luxury Home Rentals!

By ALAN PEPPARD / The Dallas Morning News

No doubt you've noticed there's no line to get the oil changed on your Bentley, there's no need to sweet-talk Jean-Pierre to get a billionaire table at Café Pacific, and the lights are out at some of the grander estates.Why?
It's August, baby. And everyone with a black American Express and a fractional jet share has flown the coop to flock with birds of a feather in more temperate hamlets favored by Town & Country photographers.
To be caught in one's own hometown between the Fourth of July and Labor Day is prima facie evidence that, in financial terms at least, you are mortal. Even a leased Maserati and a leased Rolex can't erase the shame of not having a summer home in the Hamptons.
For affluent Dallasites, Colorado has always been the default destination for summer hedonism. The late Dallas tycoon John Murchison was one of the founders of Vail and it still has its adherents. But for those looking for flash, Aspen is the spot.
Like the Hamptons, Aspen is favored precisely because it's nigh-on impossible to get there without a private jet – and even then it can be hairy. The mountain runway leaves no room for error.
In the Eagles' 1976 anthem "The Last Resort," Dallasite and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Don Henley declared Aspen bespoiled by infidels when he sang, "Somebody laid the mountains low, while the town got high." A few years later, the Aspen-Pitkin County Airport took its revenge when Mr. Henley arrived on a Learjet that overshot the runway and crashed in a cow pasture.
"When the plane came to a stop on some boulders, I immediately began the process of opening the emergency hatch," Mr. Henley says. "I looked to my left and through the cockpit window I could see the co-pilot literally sprinting away from the plane. When I drove past the airport the next day, the plane had been hoisted by its tail on a huge crane and it was just hanging there like a shark."
Unbowed, the charter company went ahead and billed him for the flight. The Eagles' famously pugnacious manager Irving Azoff returned the invoice with a note that read simply, "We don't pay for crashes."
The runway has since been lengthened and Dallas billionaires Dee and Charles Wyly are able to shoehorn their Gulfstream V into the valley to get to their own Rocky Mountain San Simeon. The Wylys have a stunning mansion in Woody Creek filled with contemporary art and set on a compound that includes separate homes for their daughters.
Next-door neighbor and frequent dinner guest Don Johnson has nicknamed it the Taj Ma'Wyly.
The streets of downtown Aspen are an odd hybrid of Highland Park Village and Rodeo Drive. Summertime regulars such as Park Place dealerships owner Ken Schnitzer and his wife, Lisa; book agent Jan Miller and her husband, Jeff Rich; superlawyer Alan Feld, of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer and Feld; and cosmetics king Richard Rogers (son of Mary Kay) and his wife, Nancy, are regulars at the same stores and bistros as Kevin Costner, Michael Douglas and real-life femme fatale Claudine Longet. (In 1976, she shot and killed her boyfriend, Olympic skier Spider Sabich, after he stepped from the shower at his Aspen home.)
Former Dallas cable TV entrepreneur and Aspen habitué Jeff Marcus was married last week in the mountain town to his longtime girlfriend, Nicola Zahn. The couple shares his house on Aspen's Riverside Drive.

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5 Star Destinations - The Luxury Aspen Preserve Estate

The Aspen Preserve Estate is one of 5 Star Destinations' favorite Aspen Vacation Rental, and see why!

Situated on one of Aspen's most private lots adjacent to the 200+ acre Nature Preserve, just one flat mile to the center of Aspen, this exquisite stone estate is one of a kind. Use of 150-year old timbers from Pennsylvania, hand hewn in Colorado is one of the special features of this excellent property. Hardwood floors, elegant area rugs, designer furnishings and a back yard with several custom waterfalls create a warm, inviting retreat from the everyday.

Each room on the rear of the home opens out to the back patio and manicured lawn, which offers easy access to one of the nicest features of this property - privacy. The wildflowers bloom beautifully along with Aspen trees, native pine and spruce trees, to create a meditation area providing peace and tranquility unsurpassed by other properties.

The French Country kitchen will please a gourmet chef and is user friendly to any cook. Appliances include two dishwashers, two Sub Zero refrigerators, a 60" Wolf professional gas range with grill and griddle, copper sinks, and there is a sitting room with television and gas fireplace. The breakfast table seats 6 and accesses the elegant dining room that seats up to 14, with the crystal available for use.

The living area boasts work by a master craftsman: a hand-carved, marble fireplace, accentuated by the vaulted ceiling and chandelier above, and comfortable sitting area perfect for unwinding or entertaining guests near the fire.

Talk about entertainment, this Aspen luxury home rental features an authentic English Pub of over 1,000 square feet and a full screen stadium seating theater. Spectacular handcarved cherry woodwork in the pub transports you to another world. Enjoy a poker table area, billiards, darts... and a full bar. The walls are of green felt to match the billiards and the room has cherry coffered ceilings and cherry wainscoting.

The theater features a huge granite bar with seating which accesses the wine room, has a marble fireplace and seating area. The actual theater room is 3 levels with leather individual recliner seats, rear projection, Crestron controls and a 110 inch screen and an auto curtain, walls of felt.

Other home amenities include a full exercise room with outdoor balcony featuring Nautilus exquipment such as 2 treadmills, 1 bike and free weights. There is a separate library room, a sound system throughout the home, two offices, two laundries, 6 powder rooms, 3 car garage and beautiful outdoor seating areas and waterfalls and an outdoor Jacuzzi.

Both of the two Master Suites have outside entrances and fireplaces. All bedrooms have baths ensuite and televisions. Two guest bedrooms suites are located on one wing of the house offering privacy for visitors while two additional children’s bedrooms are located on another wing of the house, adjacent to a spacious recreation room with office including high-speed internet, satellite TV with DVD and VCR, Yamaha electric piano, billiard table, foos ball, and wet bar.

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5 star Destinations - Aspen Luxury Rentals - Aspen's Blue Victorian

Experience the charm of Aspen's history in this newly remodeled, Aspen luxury Victorian home offering fabulous views and a prime location. A wrought-iron gate, which encloses a lovely yard with mature trees and a whirlpool spa, serves as a charming entry. The first floor includes a comfortable lounge area with gas firplace and a greatroom area with modern kitchen, breakfast bar, dining area, and a large gathering area adorned with furnishings, plasma TV and gas firplace. Impressive views of Aspen Mountain can be enjoyed from the decks and the outdoor hot tub. This home is within walking distance of Aspen's downtown.

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5 Star Destinations - Luxury Home Rental - The Elegant Mountain Modern

Discover Space and convinience with this Aspen Luxury Home.

Walk to town from this beautifully decorated 6,000 sq. ft. spectacular log and stone home with views of Aspen Mountain and Independence Pass. Thoughtfully designed with the need of the most discriminating in mind, this quality home has every detail of fine craftsmanship for comfortable and gracious living. The open living area features high ceilings, hardwood floors, gas fireplace and surrounding deck. The gourmet kitchen boasts cherry cabinets and granite countertops. Entry level features a media room with gas fireplace and two bedrooms. The lower level features a large billiard room with wet bar and one bedroom. Two car garage and outdoor hot tub complete this exquisite home.

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5 Star Destinations - Aspen rental: The Penthouse

This luxury Aspen rental is located in the premier central core of Aspen. Atop the 2 story Isis historic theater building this residence features direct views of Aspen Mountain’s ski runs and is only 4 blocks to the Gondola Plaza. Facing the premier retail block, this home is in the center of the finest shops and restaurants available in the resort. There is a sliding glass accordion wall that fully opens onto the approximately 1,300 s.f. party patio area affording the premier indoor/outdoor living experience.

Although the charming historic front wall of the building was preserved, The entire building was newly constructed in 1999. The interior brick patio Wall offers a 4-foot wide area for a planter for trees and shrubs. Designed to maximize the 2,070 square feet of living interior, this residence is finished with the highest quality counters, fixtures, appliances, alder wood cabinetry ceilings, and variety mood lighting system and sound system. The deluxe kitchen includes a separate caterer door, skylight, ample cabinets, and a conversation counter.

This sunny Aspen rental property can bring in maximum rental income for its location and quality. Each of the 3 bedroom suites features doors leading out to decks. The Master Bedroom suite offers a gas stone fireplace, accordion glass wall and windows facing the evening sunset. The spacious master bath features a skylight, designer tub, steam shower and frosted privacy glass.

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