My family stayed at Aspen Ranch the last week of December 2021—and it was perfection. This home is stunning inside and out, and the views are magnificent. Tucked away on a private drive just 10-minutes from town this abundantly spacious, lodge-style house gives you all the comforts of home while enabling you to enjoy your vacation to the fullest. Let’s talk about the Great Room; the place my family gathered at the end of each snowy day as we sat by the roaring fire and talked and played games. The Great Room is HUGE. It’s framed with floor to ceiling windows that almost touch heaven and offer spectacular views; enormous log poles and beams at every corner, and a fireplace so large you can almost walk into it. The main kitchen is large and jam-packed with top-of-the line appliances and utensils that allow you to make a simple breakfast espresso with toast or cook a gourmet meal. The pantry is loaded with oil, sugar, flour, spices and a hundred other cooking condiments. When you’re done cooking and ready to eat you’ll have a choice of several beautiful place setting designs and beverageware designs to choose from. Seriously, everything is of the highest quality and in this house. The bedrooms are spacious and fabulous, there are more than enough bathrooms for everyone, there’s a huge mud room ideal for skiers to store their belongings, there’s a hot tub ideal for sipping an Apres Ski beverage or—in my case—the hot tub became the kids playground by 7pm each evening. This is easily the BEST vacation home I’ve ever stayed at, and I’ve done my fair share of luxury traveling. But don’t take my word for it, listen to this: we hired Kip from Conundrum Catering to prepare meals for us each day (which were delicious). He’s been in business a few decades and he caters for all the rich and famous in Aspen. I’m talking A-List movie stars the whole world knows and the highest paid athletes who easily clear $50 million in a year—he’s been in their Aspen homes and he said Aspen Ranch is within the top 10% of all the homes in the area.
If you’re reading this review then you must be considering staying here. Book it now. You won’t be disappointed.