Consider shaking up the normal lodging and venue formula in three of Colorado’s smaller communities, where staying in treehouses, caves, and ranch cabins are the well-worth-it rewards.
Colorado’s first treehouse hotel, Juniper Lodge & Treehouses, opened in Evergreen in 2019 and added more treehouses last year. The lodge has an additional five guest rooms in its main lodge, and two of the planned eight luxury treehouses are completed. Two more treehouses will be available next summer. Group bookings are available for up to 50 people, and there is capacity for 14 overnight stays when arranged at double occupancy. stayatjuniper.com
Honey Rock Landing, an organic working orchard and agritourism retreat in Dominguez Canyon near Delta, opened its Luxury Cave Suites last August. The three 400-square-foot suites are burrowed into the sandstone, with each featuring a king bed and kitchenette on the main floor and two queen beds in the loft. The property also offers farm dinners, tours, and group team-building opportunities to pick fruit. honeyrocklanding.com
Located in Grant within Pike National Forest, Tumbling River Ranch has been a longtime haven for adventure, and it reopened in February after a two-year, $8 million renovation. Tumbling River added a lodge with a dining room, bar and lounge overlooking Geneva Creek, and an activities room. The ranch created five new guest rooms by repurposing existing buildings, and upgraded 16 existing rooms, including cabins and a four-bedroom ranch house. tumblingriver.com
