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Stay
St Regis Aspen
The Little Nell, a Relais & Châteaux property, has long offered the plushest luxury accommodations in town, with an unbeatable location at the base of Ajax. This year, the hotel is even better with the launch of its new three-treatment-room spa designed by Luis Bustamante. (Private rooms feature their own steam shower, and some have a hybrid infrared/halotherapy sauna.) Need more space for your brood? Rent one of the recently renovated units at the Residences at The Little Nell, located just a block from the main hotel and featuring accommodations as large as 4,000 square feet.
A few blocks away, The St. Regis Aspen Resort sprawls with 179 rooms, which have also just been freshly renovated in a setting-appropriate palette of green, gold, and gray, courtesy of Rottet Studio. Don’t miss the opportunity to experience treatments at The St. Regis’s new RAKxa spa, too. The boutique hotel Mollie, which made its debut this past December, boasts warm-modern design from Post Company. Standard rooms are great crash pads for those looking to spend most of their time outdoors, while the junior suite—with 575 square feet of indoor space, an open floor plan, and a private terrace—is ideal for guests seeking a loftlike experience.
Eat/Drink
For its annual Culinary Fest (July 7–10), The Little Nell is inviting its top guests to experience food and wine from an array of chefs and sommeliers during the exclusive event (tickets for a dinner on July 8 are available to the public for purchase). For new and trending restaurants in town, head to The Boat Tow for its “après all-day” menu; Sant Ambroeus for breakfast, lunch, and dinner; Sway Thai for a lively dining atmosphere; and L.A. hot spot The Nice Guy, which arrives later this year. And don’t forget to rediscover Prospect at the Hotel Jerome: the Michelin-recommended restaurant recently debuted a new tasting menu.
Do
Aspen has always been known for its array of luxury shops—are you even allowed to leave without customizing your own cowboy hat at Kemo Sabe?—but the town is all the more luxurious now thanks to last year’s openings of Hermès, Bottega Veneta, and Tiffany & Co. For the art inclined, a visit to the Bayer Center is essential, and be sure to grab your tickets for the Aspen Music Festival, which celebrates its 75th anniversary this year with more than 300 events during an eight-week season that kicks off June 26. —Samantha Brooks
