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Broadmoor Hotel Offers Cottage Option

The Broadmoor resort in Colorado Springs had created a new stay option for those looking for a little more privacy, a collection of cottages. The Broadmoor Cottages are five eight-room cottages plus a sixth four-room unit measuring up to 6,300 square feet. The interiors have parlors with high-beamed ceilings and fireplaces. For entertaining there are two outdoor venues, a 400 sq ft patio near a large outdoor fireplace and a far larger 4000 sq ft patio near the tennis courts which can be used for weddings. Most units have views of the 18th fairway with the backdrop of Cheyenne Mountain.

The $18.5 million cottage project is designed to be more casual than the main resort but still equally luxurious. Rooms can be rented out individually or a whole cottage can be rented (for over $7,500 a night) to entertain entire families and larger groups. The Colorado Springs Tribune points out that the Broadmoor has found that its convention business is off by 20 percent this year. The cottages are one way to help attract new guests to the hotel. In addition to golf, the resort bustles with summer activities such as mountain biking, horseback riding, fly fishing, rock climbing and even hot air balloon rides.

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Rocky Mountain Concours D'Elegance

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels, Luxury Cars & Autos, Events

The latest resort spot to host a Concours 'Elegance is Colorado Springs. The inaugural Rocky Mountain Concours d' Elegance at the The Broadmoor hotel is scheduled for Labor Day Weekend. The two-day event begins with the "Tour of the Gods" with a parade of automobiles and motorcycles to Glen Eyrie Castle. That evening there is a gala dinner which includes a display of rare cars and motorcycles as well as a live auction. The Concours is scheduled for Sunday at the Broadmoor's West Golf course. The event will include selections from the Otis Chandler collection, Rudyard Kipling's 1916 Pierce–Arrow limousine, author Clive Cussler's 1938 Mercedes-Benz 540K, John Lennon's 1965 Rolls Royce Limousine and "The World Fastest Indian," the 1920 Indian Scout built by Burt Munro of New Zealand, portrayed by Anthony Hopkins in the recent movie. Admission to the Concours is $40 at the gate. Tickets to the gala dinner are $175.

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