PRICE:
Frommer's Very Highly Recommended

Built by two sisters in 1919 as a boarding house, this splendid bed-and-breakfast has been owned and operated by two women -- sisters in spirit if not in blood -- since 1990. Wendy Goldstein and Sharon Smith have furnished the four bedrooms and separate honeymoon cottage with family heirlooms and photographs, in a style best described as informal elegance. The rooms in the main house feature Victorian frills and furnishings, such as quilts and claw-foot bathtubs. The two rooms that share a bathroom are only rented together ($75 for the second bedroom), which is a great choice for two couples or for parents traveling with teenagers. Across a splendid garden area, the small cottage, with a separate bedroom and living room, has a feather bed, gas-log fireplace, refrigerator, and shower with skylight. Fresh flowers adorn each room, and homemade chocolates and baked goods are served upon arrival. The rooms are great, but we especially like the breakfasts, which the proprietors describe as "healthy decadence." They often cook with herbs and vegetables from their garden, and do some marvelous things with fruit. In the summer, Wendy and Sharon's lemonade, made fresh with naturally sparkling Manitou Springs water, is the perfect refreshment. Smoking is not permitted.

Copyright: Excerpted from Frommer's Denver, Boulder & Colorado Springs, 10th Edition, (c) 2008, Wiley Publishing, Inc.

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