Aspen Travel Guide
Winter break has arrived and my family & I are currently in our favorite vacation spot.... ASPEN! We rented an apartment in Aspen for 1 month (I know, crazy) and my sister and I will be doing virtual school. Aspen holds such a special place in my family's heart. Ive been coming here since I'm 6 months old. We used to have a place here, but its sold and even though we don't have a place anymore we still come here so often. Aspen is the most amazing place. We come here to ski, shop, eat, and spend more time with our family and friends. I am going to share some of my favorite places from restaurants to stores and more.
WHERE TO STAY
- The Little Nell
- The Little Nell Residences
- The Jerome
- St. Regis
- The Dancing Bear
- The Hyatt
- The Lime Light
- Aspen Square
- The W
WHERE TO EAT OUR FAVORITES:
LUNCH:
- Ajax- Order the Hamburger & Truffle Fries
- Meat & Cheese - Great Food
- White House Tavern - Houstans
- Spring Cafe - Organic Healthy
- The Big Wrap - Wraps and Salads (good to pick up)
- 520 - Amazing Kale Salad
- Mezzaluna - Pizza & Salad
- Clarks Oyster Bar
DINNER:
- Cache Cache - Order the Chicken
- Matsuisha - Sushi
- Acquolina - Best Italian Food
- Duemani
- Betula
- Pinions- Delicious (little fancier)
- Casa Tua
- Monarch - steak house
- Wild Fig
- Campo De Fiore - Italian
- J.Bar at the Jerome
- CP Burger- casual burgers and best salads
OTHER:
- Cafe Ink - Get a frozen Black and White, Blueberry Iced Tea
- Paradise Bakery - BEST cookies & ice cream
ACTIVITIES:
HIKE:
- Smuggler Hike Road - 1:15 minutes
- Walk or run on Rio Grande
- Walk to Ute then East of Aspen Trail
- Buttermilk - challenging and take chair down
SNOW SHOE:
- Public Golf Course
- At the Open Space / Nature Preserve on the side of Ease of Aspen Trail
SKI:
- AJAX
- Highlands - Fun lunch at Cloud 9
- Buttermilk
- Snowmass
APRES SKI:
- Bar at the Little Nell
- AJAX TAVERN
- Bar at the Jerome
THINGS TO DO:
ART:
- Aspen Art Museum
- Baldwin Gallery
- Gallery Maxmillion
KIDS:
- Red Brick Park
- Skate Boarding Park
- Ice Skate & CP Burger
- Rec Center
VISIT:
- John Denver Memorial Park
WORKOUTS:
- O2 - for Yoga and Pilates
- Pure Barre
SPA AND MASSAGE:
- St. Regis
- O2 Spa
OTHER:
- Ultimate Taxi - Fun Taxi Ride
SHOPPING:
- Nuages - Designer
- Max - Designer
- O2 - Casual
- CJ Liang
- Kalis Denim - Good Jeans
- Etc - Libertine and Free City
- Soochi - Cashmere and Tshirts
- Betteridges - Jewelry
- West End
- Chrome Hearts
- Dennis Basso
- Gorsouch
- Performance - Ski and Fashion
- Aviator Nation
- Marcus
- Kemo Sabe - Western Shop - Hats
- Pitkin County - men and women
- Wyld Blue - current pop-up
- Valentino, Gucci, Prada, Dior, etc....
HOME:
- Amen Wardy
- Checkers
KIDS:
- Little Monkeys
- Upstairs at Carls Pharmacy
NIGHT LIFE:
- Belly Up - Concert/Bar
- Caribu Club
- Bootsie Bella
- Escobar
I am currently in Aspen during the pandemic. Everyone is trying really hard to stay safe and stop the spread. Restaurants are filled at 25% capacity, gatherings are limited to 10 people and masks are required when walking around town and when your online for lifts/gondolas. Yes, it is different, but at least we can ski and support our favorite restaurants/stores. I am so fortunate to be here and to be able to come here. Aspen is truly the best place and I hope this influences you to come here and I hope this also helped guide you of what to do and where to go.
