Manitou Lodge #7

Summer road trip
Love the location. Very walkable. Near great restaurants. Clean. Photos don’t do justice. Only issue is parking. Love you have two spots to unload with a 15 min limit. but someone was parked in both locations permanently. Makes it hard to unload your car. Otherwise everything was great.

- Anonymous U , Posted: 7/9/2026

Thank you for staying with us at Manitou Lodge! We agree, parking is very difficult in the entire town of Telluride. Even though we have parking permits available to our guests, it is for free street parking which is managed by the town itself. -Alisha Brieske, Innkeeper

- Alpine Lodging staff, Posted:

Last minute reservation/baseball tournament
A very quaint cottage like feel, well kept, room was clean, breakfast is a nice touch, excellent location, lucky to find last Minute, definitely a reason to come back and stay again. The staff was very pleasant and accommodating. I'd give it 6 stars if I could

- Anonymous U , Posted: 7/30/2025

Thank you for the glowing review! We are so glad that you enjoyed your stay! We look forward to welcoming you back again soon. -Alisha Brieske, Innkeeper

- Alpine Lodging staff, Posted:

Ms
Great location by stream.. Great kitchen. We loved it.

- Anonymous U , Posted: 6/15/2025

We are so glad that you enjoyed your stay! We hope to welcome you back soon. -Alisha Brieske, Innkeeper

- Alpine Lodging staff, Posted:

Great, as usual
Staff was friendly as always. Prices have gone up but doesn't appear to be invested in the facilities - worn carpet, hot tub not working, door locks on balcony very delicate, window open handle missing, in-room freezer door doesn't open. Overall we love the lodge, especially the staff so please, put some money into keeping it up.

- Anonymous U , Posted: 10/3/2024

Thank you for the honest feedback! Hopefully the next time you visit there will be some pleasant surprises! *Please note- the Manitou hot tub has been converted to a private hot tub by its owners and no longer available for future guests. We apologize for and inconvenience this may cause*

- Alpine Lodging staff, Posted:

great location
my son was already staying here for a science conference. We were so happy to get a ajoining room. I loved the location next to beautiful san miguel river, downtown , gondola and hiking paths. The breakfast was wonderful and so nice to be able to stop in for ice , coffee or kitchen anytime of the day. Miller was very accomodating and helpful. The last day , however we did not see whoever was on staff and could not find anyone for assistance. We could have called but it was not that important., we figured out the coffee machine in the kitchen and were able to manage . Mosquitos were rampant due to the stagnant water nearby and prevented us enjoying the lovely breeze that was otherwise available from opening the balcony doors. all in all it was a wonderful stay and it is very likely that we will stay here again as the conference happens every year.

- Anonymous U , Posted: 7/12/2024

Thank you for taking the time to leave such a kind and comprehensive review! It was a pleasure hosting your for the Bluegrass Festival and I look forward to hosting you again next year! - Retta, The Manitou Lodge Innkeeper

- Alpine Lodging staff, Posted:

Great Trip
Great trip, great room, excellent/friendly staff. Close to skiing/lift, Would definitely stay here again,

- Anonymous U , Posted: 1/22/2024

Thank you for your wonderful review! We hope to see you here next winter. Retta, The Manitou Lodge Innkeeper

- Alpine Lodging staff, Posted:

Mr
Wonderful stay as always!! Retta is an awesome host and her staff is great. Look forward to staying with you next year!

- Anonymous U , Posted: 6/27/2023

Thank you for your review! I am glad you enjoyed your visit. I look forward to seeing you again next year! - Retta, The Manitou Lodge Innkeeper

- Alpine Lodging staff, Posted:

Great place
Great location. Very clean and well kept for an older property. You are 1/2 a block from the Gondola and can almost ski to the door step. Will stay here again next trip!

- Anonymous U , Posted: 2/22/2023

Thank you for your review! I look forward to seeing you next time! - Retta, The Manitou Lodge Innkeeper

- Alpine Lodging staff, Posted:

Family Vacation
We had a wonderful stay at Manitou Lodge with our family. Loved the charm, breakfast and location!!! The Innkeeper, Rhetta, was very friendly and gave us lots of restaurant and hiking trail recommendations for our family of 5. An added bonus, we got to see a bear wonder by our balcony and walk on down the river trail right next to the lodge.

- Anonymous U , Posted: 7/24/2022

Thank you for your wonderful review! I am so glad that you enjoyed your stay and your time in Telluride. I'm very excited you got to see our friendly neighborhood bear! He is quite the marvel and a rare sight for guests! I hope you all come back again soon! - Retta, The Manitou Lodge Innkeeper

- Alpine Lodging staff, Posted:

Always Cozy and Convenient
We enjoyed our time at the Manitou. Its always cozy, welcoming, and convenient to the mountain and town. Its like visiting a family cabin that has cherished memories at every turn. We hope to return soon.

- Anni J , Posted: 1/18/2022

Thank you for your thoughtful review, Anni! We value guests such as yourself, who appreciate the Manitou Lodge for it's historic charm and inviting presence. We love that you continue to create cherished memories here! Please return to visit us again soon and ensure to book direct with Alpine Lodging, so that we may provide you with a repeat guest discount. Enjoy the new year!

- Alpine Lodging staff, Posted:

Return Vistor
My family has been staying at the Manitou going back 20 years and we have many happy memories there. The price is reasonable and the rooms are modest but comfortable. Many of the rooms have balconies which adds a nice element and the trails and gondola are very convenient. Telluride Lodging has always been easy to work with and accommodating. I would definitely recommend this property.

- Lynn b , Posted: 3/19/2021

What a treat - to continue to make new memories at Manitou Lodge after all these years! Thank you for your loyalty to our lodge

- Alpine Lodging staff, Posted:

Brilliant!
Manitou Lodge was the perfect place for our Telluride stay. I stayed in Manitou Lodge #7 with two friends and we loved it. The beds were very comfortable. The kitchen was sufficient for cooking dinners. The best thing about our stay was the proximity to the Gondola and chair lift. They were only a 2 min walk away (or a 1 min ski!).

- Keenan L , Posted: 3/19/2021

Thank you for choosing the Manitou Lodge! We're so pleased that you were comfortable and enjoyed your accommodations! The property does have a great location and its own unique charm. We hope to welcome you back again!

- Alpine Lodging staff, Posted:

Nice little condo
Very nice little place right on the stream. The walking path along the backside of Telluride is right outside the door of the lodge. It's less than 2 blocks from the gondola (a free and beautiful ride over to Mountain Village) and to a good hike up to Bear Creek Falls. Also only 2 or 3 blocks walk to the main street of town. The bed was comfy, the bathroom was nicely updated, and there is a small kitchen with a mini fridge and stove top. There is a coffee maker, but remember to bring coffee filters with you. The hot tub is very nice and much needed after a good hike. Great place to have a long weekend and take in a beautiful town!

- jolie h , Posted: 3/19/2021

Thank you for the kind words about your stay at Manitou Lodge #7. The points you make in your review are exactly why our staff loves selling this property and guests seem to love it. Thanks again for the great review and we look forward to hosting you on your next trip to Telluride! *Please note- the Manitou hot tub has been converted to a private hot tub by its owners and no longer available for future guests. We apologize for and inconvenience this may cause*

- Alpine Lodging staff, Posted:

Clean and convenient. Great service
We loved our stay! Alex with reservations was very helpful and attentive. The room was clean and well-appointed. The beds were comfy and the views were great! The location is amazingly convenient to downtown. We will definitely stay here again! Thank you!

- Sue H , Posted: 3/19/2021

Thank you so much for the great review for Manitou Lodge. We enjoyed hosting you guys and look forward to seeing you in Telluride again soon.

- Alpine Lodging staff, Posted:

Fantastic place!
My friends and I stayed here while on spring break and we couldn't have asked for a better experience! We felt right at home and never had any problems!

- Karissa F , Posted: 3/19/2021

My friends and I stayed here while on spring break and we couldn't have asked for a better experience! We felt right at home and never had any problems!

- Alpine Lodging staff, Posted:

Manitou Lodge had everything we needed!
Manitou Lodge had everything we needed for our stay in Telluride.

- Betty M , Posted: 3/19/2021

Thank you for reviewing your stay in the Manitou Lodge. We are pleased to hear that it was a good fit. We look forward to seeing you on a future visit.

- Alpine Lodging staff, Posted:

Stayed at Manitou for three days.
Rented #7 with kitchenette for three days with my wife and two teenage sons. Great place to stay, a little small for 4 but very cozy and European feel. The sofa bed is not comfortable to sleep on but the beds upstairs are great so if the kids could have shared the double bed would have been better. The kitchenette is functional only for minimal use, no microwave which is a problem. The breakfast is not anything to write home about, they should improve on this. The hot tub is great, we don't like indoor hot tubs but we left the door open and it was like being outside. The wooden hot tub made us feel like we were in Hot Tub Time Machine. People complain about the parking situation but if you score a spot in the area right at the end of 1st street is is great, or you can use the spot right next to the bridge to unload and it is a short walk over the bridge to the lodge. The location is incredible, 2 minute walk to the gondola and Oak Street lift, two blocks to Colorado Ave. I probable would not stay again only because of the kitchen and the fact we were a little cramped with four of us. However for a couple or family of four with small children, perfect and a very good value.

- Kenneth B , Posted: 3/19/2021

Thank you for your review of the Manitou Lodge. We appreciate the feedback and are happy you and your family stayed with us. You just can't beat the location. *Please note- the Manitou hot tub has been converted to a private hot tub by its owners and no longer available for future guests. We apologize for and inconvenience this may cause*

- Alpine Lodging staff, Posted:

Perfect lodging in the heart of Telluride
Very pleased with our lodging in Telluride. Everything from restaurants to shops and hiking and biking trails close-by with no need to drive a car. I was nice have an small kitchen as needed and upstairs bedroom. The morning breakfast was delicious and the guy every morning baked fresh scones and cinnamon buns. Will recommend Manitou Lodge to friends.

- Franklin W , Posted: 3/19/2021

We're so happy you enjoyed your stay at the Manitou Lodge! The breakfast is one of our favorite features of the property. We hope to see you (and your friends) soon!

- Alpine Lodging staff, Posted:

Cute, cozy, and quaint
We only stayed here one night. It was older, but very cozy. The location was perfect. Parking was a problem, but once we sorted that out, we enjoyed our short stay in Telluride. We’d definitely love to come back to Telluride.

- Melanie A , Posted: 3/19/2021

Thank you for the nice review of Manitou Lodge #7. We agree this property is very cozy and our guests love it. Thanks again and we look forward to hosting you on your next trip to Telluride!

- Alpine Lodging staff, Posted:

Overall very good - just not 4 star
Positives: excellent location on river, perfect short walk to Main Street, gondola and restaurants. Breakfast included was a nice surprise. Beds were very comfortable. Lovely view from windows. Negatives: furnishings were shabby; rug was a little suspect - damp to the bare foot. Why don’t lodgings use tiled floors? No microwave, and freezer was unusable - hadn’t been defrosted and was solid ice.

- John H , Posted: 3/19/2021

Thanks to taking the time to leave a review for Manitou Lodge #7. We love the location of the Manitou Lodge and breakfast there is one of our favorites! Not all of the units at the Manitou offer microwaves, but we will definitely address the issue with the freezer as soon as possible. We hope to see you again soon!

- Alpine Lodging staff, Posted:

Many Issues - Very Disappointed
I already wrote a review for VRBO which very interestingly isn't posted yet. I will be following up with VRBO to ensure my review IS posted.For starters, the room was extremely cold when we arrived, This was because someone had left the balcony doors wide open. I closed the doors and turned the heat up but it NEVER got above the 60s inside the room - even by the next morning it was uncomfortably cold. Although I did call the after-hours number in the evening, the only solution I was given was that she could stop by with a space heater. Just what we want. To have to deal with a noisy space heater on our vacation. Second, the internet never worked. I travel a lot and use internet in many places and your's did not work at all. Not ok, especially when the cell service is weak and your'e traveling with a 17 and you have to check your email. Third, the refrigerator ruined our food. When I awoke in the cold room and went down to make breakfast, I was stunned to discover that the refrigerator - although we had touched no controls - had frozen our food into unusable BLOCKS OF ICE. WE ENDED UP LEAVING AT 8AM TO BE IN A WARM CAR AND GO BUY BREAKFAST SOMEWHERE ELSE.When I stopped to drop off the parking pass, I spoke with an agent in your office and I told her all of the above. Her only response????? ""Sorry"".NOT ACCEPTABLE. As someone who lives in Montrose, I very frequently am asked for recommendations for lodging in Telluride. After the above experience,and the very unsatisfactory response to our troubles, I will not be recommending any of your properties to anyone. I wasn't expecting high-end luxury but at aminimum the heat and the internet should have worked, and our food should not have been ruined - causing us even further frustration, loss of money and time.Simply saying ""Sorry"" doesn't come close to helping. The ONLY reason 1 star is checked on some categories below is that I was forced to check something in order tosubmit this review.

- Peggy U , Posted: 3/19/2021

We are so sorry to hear about the difficulties that you experienced during your stay and that we couldn’t make satisfactory accommodations while you were here in town. Usually the rooms at Manitou Lodge are very cozy, and it is a favorite of many of our guests. I would like to make this right with you. Please give me a call to discuss remedies at 970-729-8829. Sincerely, Sara Felton, VP of Operations

- Alpine Lodging staff, Posted: