The pools
One indoor and one outdoor, heated all year, plus an infinity pool in summer (pools).
The Broadmoor
In 1918 Spencer Penrose wanted a European grande dame at the foot of the Rockies. The Broadmoor is still there, pink, around Cheyenne Lake at 1,900 metres, with 3 golf courses and a camp in the clouds.
A week here, month by monthThe Broadmoor suits families and golfers wanting a grand hotel and mountain air: for one night in January and February 2027 the lowest price any seller showed on Google for 2 adults was $417. For a mountain lodge’s quiet, choose Cloud Camp.
The Broadmoor Sunday brunch: the Lake Terrace, the price, the holidays and parking View official accommodation Read official policies The Broadmoor restaurant The Broadmoor pricesWould you go?
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The suite to ask for
I would ask for a Lakeside Patio Suite: a king bed in the Lakeside Building, a private balcony or lake-level patio and a gas fireplace in a seating area, with peaceful views of the water.
The weeks that cost less
In the calendar read on 13 October 2026 the lowest week is 11–17 January 2027: nights for 2 adults from $417 to $444. The dearest week, 24–30 May 2027, ran from $787 to $803.
On top of the rate
Room rates carry 10.20% tax, and a $45 daily resort charge per room is added, plus taxes; rates include no meals. Overnight parking costs $35 a night self-parked, with unlimited in-and-out, or $50 with a valet.
The Penrose Room jacket
At the Penrose Room gentlemen wear a jacket with slacks or dressy denim, boys from 12 years old too, and loaners come in junior and adult sizes; the Penrose Lounge may be enjoyed without one.
What The Broadmoor is
Penrose, rich from the mines of the West, and his partners hired the architects Warren & Wetmore, the same firm that designed the Crown Building now home to Aman New York, and asked for the “Grand Dame of the Rockies”: Mediterranean style, pink stucco, European salons; the grounds were laid out by Frederick Law Olmsted Jr., son of the designer of Central Park. The original 1918 building, Broadmoor Main, still has its ballroom; around it grew Broadmoor West and Broadmoor South, where the Penrose Room sits at the top of the ninth floor. In all, 784 rooms around a man-made, creek-fed lake.
The day organises itself here. Breakfast is at the Lake Terrace Dining Room, over the lake; on Sundays there is brunch with a pianist and ice sculptures, $110 a head. Then golf, 3 courses including Donald Ross’s East Course, host to 9 USGA championships and reserved for guests and members; the pools, one indoor and one outdoor heated all year; the spa, with a Himalayan salt sauna and an oxygen room for anyone feeling the altitude. For the mountain, go up to Cloud Camp, 900 metres above the resort.
Guests reward it: 4.6 out of 5 on Tripadvisor from 2,407 reviews, 4.7 on Google from nearly 10 thousand, 9.6 on Expedia. They remember the staff, the deer wandering the grounds, the pools the children loved. The $45 daily resort charge, 10.20% tax, parking at $35 a night and the 20% service charge in the restaurants come on top of the room rate.
The Broadmoor has nearly 10 thousand Google reviews. We read the 120 most recent with text, from 12 April to 27 September 2026, alongside 32 YouTube videos searched (26 relevant), 55 Instagram posts, 20 TikToks, 36 articles from 30 publications and 45 official pages. The surprise was who writes them: 13 of those 120 come from people who never spent a night there. They had come for dinner, for an Easter concert, for prom photographs, even to deliver flowers.
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Lumina Guide 2027
Gives more than the other hotels of its place and price range.
In 1918 Spencer Penrose wanted a European grande dame at the foot of the Rockies: the Broadmoor is still there, pink, around Cheyenne Lake, with 3 golf courses and a camp in the clouds.
How Lumi are awardedGuests
500 reviews read: the location pleases almost every guest who mentions it, the staff and service 8 in 10.
Critics
Ours (exceptional)
We found a Warren & Wetmore palace with its original ballroom and grounds by Frederick Law Olmsted Jr., a spa with 43 treatment rooms and Donald Ross’s East Course, host to 9 USGA championships.
Those who come back
Among the hotel’s regulars, 2 say the staff kept what they had told the hotel: a daughter’s birthday, noted at booking, already in the restaurant’s file; the bedding set up just as on a stay in August. 2 come back for the holidays; a parent who wrote in January 2023 stays with the children every Christmas, when the grounds come alive with lights and snow. A review of April 2026, written on a 7th stay, finds the grounds pleasant to walk and the rooms spectacular; one of May 2025 plans a return when the pool is open.
- 13 of the 1,587 reviews with text state an earlier stay
- A second stay for some, a 7th for others
- One guest has stayed many times in 20+ years
Read: the 1,587 reviews with text on Google, from August 2021 to September 2026.
Our reading, point by point
What we found reading the hotel’s own pages, one thing at a time.
Location
At the foot of Cheyenne Mountain at 1,900 metres: 20 minutes from the airport, the zoo 10 by car, town needs a car.
Character
Warren & Wetmore’s pink 1918 palace, the original ballroom, the lake and the Penrose story.
Rooms
784 rooms, from Classic to suites, then Cottages of up to 8 bedrooms, the Brownstones and the Estate House.
Food and social life
18 restaurants, from the Penrose Room atop the tower to Sunday brunch by the lake; always extra.
Wellness
A spa with 43 treatment rooms, a salt sauna, an oxygen room; indoor and outdoor pools heated all year.
The stay as a whole
From $417 a night for 2 adults in January and February 2027, on Google read 13 October 2026, then resort charge, tax, parking and meals: the total climbs fast.
What makes it rare
A badge is an experience travellers look for, that is really here and that few hotels in the guide have.
A story inside
Here: Warren & Wetmore’s pink 1918 palace, the original ballroom, the lake and the Penrose story.
A history that goes back to at least 1918. 31 hotels of 335 hold it.
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The 5 things that matter, as guests tell them
What do The Broadmoor’s guests say? They write it in their reviews, even those who only came for a drink or dinner: we read every one and tell the 5 things that matter, from the location to the bill.
Location
Nearly every guest who mentions it is happy with it. Guests tell of the walk round the lake, with the mountains behind and deer on the lawns.
Room
8 in 10 guests who mention it are happy with it. Curtains open on the lake or the mountains, and the view is what guests remember, from a balcony where the room has one. They also write of comfortable beds and spotless rooms, turned down each evening.
Staff and service
8 in 10 guests who mention it are happy with it. Ahead of the golf and the spa, guests tell of the restaurants, the Sunday brunch by the lake first among them, and of kind staff.
Breakfast
7 in 10 guests who mention it are happy with it. Guests write most about brunch on Sundays and feast days, from Easter to Thanksgiving: the choice, the seafood, the live music. Everyday breakfast is at the Lake Terrace Dining Room, over the lake.
Price
On top of the rate come the $45 daily resort charge, which includes internet and an hour of pedal boating in season, parking at $35 a night and the service charge added to restaurant bills.
Where The Broadmoor leads
- Staff and service
On staff and service it comes ahead of the 5 other hotels it is compared with in Colorado Springs.
- Breakfast
On breakfast it comes ahead of the 5 other hotels it is compared with in Colorado Springs.
The numbers, and how we count them
| What | Score out of 10 | Guests who mention it | Happy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | 8.7 | 136 | 97% |
| Room | 7.4 | 75 | 75% |
| Staff and service | 7.9 | 330 | 78% |
| Breakfast | 7.7 | 27 | 74% |
| Price | – | 74 | 9% |
The scores come from 500 Google reviews with text, left from 12 February 2025 to 30 September 2026. The other hotels are the ones weighed for a stay in Colorado Springs: for each we read its latest 500 Google reviews with text, or all of them where there are fewer, as of 1 October 2026. The score is the average of what they say, from 0 if they speak of it very badly to 10 if they speak of it very well. Where only a few mention something, the score stays close to the guide’s average: a handful of voices does not make a reputation.
The hotels we weigh it against in Colorado Springs:
- Garden of the Gods Resort and Club
- Cheyenne Mountain Resort, a Destination by Hyatt Hotel
- The Mining Exchange
- Flying Horse Resort & Club
- The Cliff House at Pikes Peak
Price: for two on the night of 11 January 2027, from $417 (seen on Google Hotels on 13 October 2026).
What a night costs, season by season
Read on 13 October 2026, nights for 2 adults ran from $417 in January to March 2027 to $762–$990 from May to 28 August 2027; the dearest night shown, 15 July 2027, was $990. I would look at 11–17 January 2027, when 7 nights cost $417–$444.
| Period | Dollars a night |
|---|---|
| 20 Oct. to 31 Dec. 2026 | 348–727 |
| 1 Jan. to 30 Mar. 2027 | 417–499 |
| 1 to 30 April 2027 | 543–670 |
| 1 May to 28 Aug. 2027 | 762–990 |
Lowest seller prices on Google for 2 adults, one night searched alone, read on 13 October 2026; room and meal plan unspecified. The calendar ends on 28 August 2027; 77 nights inside it have no price. Separate night: 3 November 2026 at $348. Booked as 7 nights from 16 November 2026, the lowest seller Google listed that day asked $462 a night.
Cheyenne Lake, the Penrose Room and the three camps up in the mountains
The resort from a drone above the lake, a room with a view, the pools, the Penrose Room, then Cloud Camp, The Ranch at Emerald Valley and the Fly Fishing Camp, and Christmas.
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What to expect
Pools for every season, a spa that thinks about the altitude, 18 restaurants and 3 retreats beyond the resort.
The spa
A Himalayan salt sauna, a eucalyptus steam room and an oxygen room for guests arriving from sea level; treatments for guests and members.
18 restaurants
From the Penrose Room atop Broadmoor South to Sunday brunch at the Lake Terrace, $110; meals are never in the rate.
The 3 retreats
Cloud Camp on top of Cheyenne Mountain, the Ranch at Emerald Valley in the forest and the Fly Fishing Camp on the river: all-inclusive stays, booked separately.
Good to know before you book
Parking costs $35 a night, $50 with valet; golf and spa treatments are reserved for guests and members. Source: 500 Google reviews read, 12 February 2025 to 30 September 2026
In the resort’s restaurants a 20% service charge is added to the bill, 10% at Café Julie’s and Natural Epicurean. Source: broadmoor.com
On top of the room come 10.20% tax and a $45 daily resort charge plus tax; it covers internet and an hour of paddle boats in season.
Parking $35 a night, valet $50; golf and spa treatments are for guests and members.
Cloud Camp and the Fly Fishing Camp take guests aged 10 and over; only service dogs at the 3 retreats.
At the resort up to 2 pets per room, $100 a night each plus tax.
The official FAQ offers a rollaway at $50 a night, one per room; Booking.com says there are none.
The main-campus accommodation catalogue
Getting there
The resort sits at the foot of Cheyenne Mountain, south-west of Colorado Springs: from here you need a car, or the shuttle.
| Address | 1 Lake Avenue, Colorado Springs, CO 80906. |
|---|---|
| From Colorado Springs Airport | 20 minutes by car, 18 km; Gray Line runs a shuttle or private car on request. |
| From Denver International | 75 miles and about an hour and a half, the hotel estimates; Gray Line offers a private car. |
| Parking | $35 a night, valet $50. |
The drive from Colorado Springs airport is measured on OpenStreetMap’s roads; Denver, transfers and parking from the official pages, read on 28 September 2026.
Beyond the hotel
The highest zoo in the United States, the red rocks of the Garden of the Gods and the train up Pikes Peak: the mountain starts at the gate.
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
The highest zoo in the United States, at 2,046 metres: 10 minutes by car, 4.5 km.
Garden of the Gods
Red sandstone spires, from the visitor centre: 17 minutes by car, 11 km.
Pikes Peak
The Broadmoor’s cog railway leaves Manitou Springs for the summit of Pikes Peak: 21 minutes by car to the depot.
From The Broadmoor to the mountains of Colorado Springs
The resort on Cheyenne Lake, Seven Falls, the zoo, the Garden of the Gods, the Pikes Peak cog railway and the airport.
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A day at The Broadmoor
The morning
Round Cheyenne Lake
Breakfast at the Lake Terrace, then the path round Cheyenne Lake, among swans and ducks.
10.30am
The Art and History Tour
On Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays the Art and History Tour leaves at 10.30am, included in the resort charge.
11am
Up to the zoo
The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, the highest in the United States, is 10 minutes by car, and the resort shuttle runs there.
The afternoon
A swim and a sauna
The outdoor pool is heated all year; in the spa, the salt sauna and the oxygen room help anyone feeling the altitude.
In the evening
Dinner at the Penrose Room
The Penrose Room is on the top floor of Broadmoor South, looking over the resort and the plains; book ahead.
The Broadmoor reviews
Platform scores and what guests say: the staff, the lake, happy children and the bill.
Scores read on 29 September 2026
Guest voices
From the resort’s Google listing: an anniversary at the ranch, deer on the lawn, pools for the little ones and the extras.
Google10 years married
An anniversary split between the resort and the Ranch at Emerald Valley: everyone knew the occasion, and the food, room and scenery lived up to the price.
Google · September 2026Read the review
GoogleDeer on the lawn
The highlight for an animal lover: deer roaming the resort. It is so big there is no time to see it all.
Google · September 2026Read the review
GooglePools for the little ones
Pools perfect for young children, clean and well kept: the kids had the time of their lives.
Google · June 2026Read the review
GoogleThe arrival and the suite
At around $1,200 a night: nobody to greet a late arrival, a sofa bed unfit for the child, later replaced, and a suite looking onto the car park.
Google · September 2026Read the review
GoogleThe extras
The room did not seem properly cleaned and, above all, the fees all day long weigh on the wallet: check every charge before booking.
Google · August 2026Read the review
Questions before you go
Sources read on 28 September 2026; reconfirm availability and terms for your booking.
What does a night at The Broadmoor really cost?
Google Hotels, read on 28 September 2026 for 2 adults, showed $339 for 3 November, $478 for 21 December and $387 for 30 January 2027. These are individual nights: 4 to 7 November have no price, and the lowest run of 3 or more nights within 5% of each other, starting at least 3 weeks after the reading, is 11–15 January 2027, from $417. On top come 10.20% room tax, a $45 daily resort charge plus tax and parking; meals are always extra.
Is the spa included?
No. Treatments are for guests and Golf Club members; a treatment opens the sauna, steam room and lounges. Without one you can ask for paid access, subject to availability, at an unpublished price.
How many pools are there?
3: a heated indoor pool and a heated outdoor pool with a hot tub, both open all year, and a summer infinity pool. The indoor pool and outdoor hot tub are for resort guests.
Can you go with children?
Yes, at the resort, where some rooms sleep 4 and the pools are the little ones’ favourite. Cloud Camp and the Fly Fishing Camp take guests from 10; the gym is 18 and over, 16 with an adult.
Can you bring a dog?
At the resort, yes: up to 2 pets per room, $100 a night each plus tax. At the 3 retreats only service animals are allowed.
Is there an extra bed?
The official FAQ offers a rollaway at $50 a night, one per room; Booking.com says there are no extra beds. Ask when you book, for the room you choose.
How do you get there from the airports?
Colorado Springs Airport is 18 km away, about 20 minutes by car; Denver is 75 miles, an hour and a half according to the hotel. Gray Line runs shuttles or private cars from Colorado Springs and private cars from Denver, on request.
Check-in, deposit and cancellation?
Check-in from 4pm, check-out by noon. A deposit of the first night plus tax is taken, and you can cancel up to 7 days ahead; some offers carry their own terms.
Room, suite or residence: what are you booking?
The catalogue separates rooms, suites, luxury suites, Cottages with one to 8 bedrooms, the Brownstones and the Estate House, booked as a whole house. The 3 retreats are separate stays.
Are breakfast and Wi-Fi included?
Breakfast is not: the rate is European Plan. The $45 daily resort charge covers internet and an hour of paddle boats in season, subject to availability.
How do you reach the Wilderness Retreats?
Cloud Camp and the Ranch at Emerald Valley run a shuttle from the Broadmoor’s South Tower. The Fly Fishing Camp is about 75 minutes’ drive west, in your own car or a car you book.
Can you get married at The Broadmoor?
Yes, it is one of its trades: the resort has a weddings section, rooms such as the 1918 Main Ballroom for banquets of 240, outdoor venues such as Seven Falls and the Estate House, bookable whole for weddings and celebrations. Prices come with the events team’s proposal.
Is it open all year?
Yes. The main pools are heated all year; the infinity pool opens only in summer.
What does The Broadmoor do for New Year?
There is a New Year’s Eve Gala package with room, dinner and live entertainment to see in 2027 (offer). In December there is also the A Classic Broadmoor Holiday dinner show.
Are there golf packages?
Yes: the Unlimited Golf Getaway offer, Sunday to Wednesday nights, includes unlimited golf. The courses are for guests and members.
Do I need a car, and what does parking cost?
Overnight parking costs $35 a night self-parked, with unlimited in-and-out access, or $50 with a valet. The resort is at the foot of Cheyenne Mountain, about 20 minutes from the airport; the daily resort charge includes a shuttle to the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, the Starsmore Visitor and Nature Center, The Broadmoor World Arena and Seven Falls.
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