Discover a secret Southwest Colorado Resort Retreat and Spa , your adventure travel and Colorado Staycation destination. This adobe-style Colorado Resort & Spa, provides luxury boutique hotel lodging with private hot tubs & patios, summer solar heated Pool, Spa, Yoga & Fitness center, steam room, and sauna. Our Four Corners Cafe, open in the summer,offers delicious, Southwestern inspired healthy fare in a fine dining experience, also enjoy the Roof Top Deck Bar with spectacular views. The “Great Room” with our 2 story plant filled Solarium makes for a cozy spot to relax after a day of adventure in the mountains. A crackling wood fire, sipping hot tea, a Chipeta chocolate chip cookie, a good book, or conversation about the day’s adventures just might be the perfect ending to a perfect day.! Our Resort is named in honor of Chipeta, the wife of the great Ute Indian leader, Chief Ouray. The Utes once inhabited this valley of healing hot springs. Orvis Hot Springs & Ouray Hot Springs are available for your soaking pleasure.

Welcome to Summer in the Rockies!

Now is the best time to experience the best of the summer season. Fields of flowers, the Chipeta’s cherry trees in full color, come see our beautiful Colorado resort for your summer Colorado vacation or Colorado Staycation!

Where is Chipeta Sun Lodge and Ridgway, Colorado ?

We are centrally located on the San Juan Skyway. Many of our guests are travelling on San Juan Skyway found our hotel accommodations as a great stopping point.  We are the cross roads to southwestern Colorado, as Ridgway is the  midpoint between Durango and Cortez on the Skyway.

Ridgway is the halfway point between Montrose, Colorado and Telluride, Colorado at the intersection of highways CO62 and US550.  Ridgway, Colorado is just 15 minutes from Ouray, Colorado.

If you are looking for a motel, hotel, or resort near the intersection of  highways CO62 and US550 in Ridgway, Chipeta Sun Lodge and Spa, welcomes you to visit.

We are centrally located between 3 GREAT SKI AREAS, Telluride Ski Resort, Durango Mountain Resort and Silverton Ski Area.

If you are flying in, Chipeta Sun Lodge and Spa is 35 minutes from Montrose Airport in Montrose, Colorado, 45 minutes from Telluride Airport in Telluride, Colorado and 87 miles from Grand Junction Airport “Walker Field” located in Grand Junction, Colorado. Shuttle & Limo Services available through San Juan Transportation. Visit them online at www.Tellurides.com

The inspiring circular “Kiva” Conference Center at Chipeta is a perfect venue for weddings, family reunions, Yoga Retreats, corporate meetings, incentive programs, banquet functions and more. Choose Chipeta Sun Lodge & Spa for all your group meetings and holiday parties with lodging in Colorado. The Summer event tent is an ideal setting for larger events and wedding receptions of up to 150 guests available May- September.

COLORADO VACATION PACKAGES – Summer 2010

There’s a multitude of adventure travel everyday in the San Juan Mountains. We love to Hike Colorado Mountain, Ski Telluride, Snowboard, Cross country Ski, ride Horses, Fly Fish, play Golf, Hot Air Balloon, Soak in Ouray Hot Springs and Private Hot Tubs, and Wildlife viewing, come stay and play! Visit Ridgway’s own Colorado Boy Brewery, just down the street.  For the best Colorado vacation packages, click here.

Activities at Your Door Step

New, next door to the Chipeta Sun Lodge & Spa is the all new Ridgway Athletic Park.  Amenities include: Multi Stage Skate Park, Baseball Diamond, Basketball Court, Tennis courts, and Soccer fields.

Visit the Ridgway Railway Museum at the corner of Hwy 50 and 60. It has a great collection of fully restored train cars from the mining era and plenty of old photos and exhibits reflecting the rich mining and train history of the area.

Also, located 10 miles to the North of Ridgway is the Ridgway State Park and Reservoir with camp sites, boat docks, water-skiing and wake-boarding, hiking and biking paths, fishing, and wildlife campfire talks.

Here are some of our favorite adventure travel excursions:

Lodging near Telluride, Colorado

The world famous Telluride Ski Resort and town is only 43 miles from Chipeta Sun Lodge and Spa. In the winter the ski area is a bustling arena for many skiers and snowboarders. Telluride boasts that their terrain can provide suitable experience for all levels. From “refined groomed runs to challenging moguls”. Telluride is one of the most diverse ski areas in the nation. It has been called the “most beautiful place you will ever ski”. In the summer the town becomes a playground for many festival goers, as there is a festival almost every weekend from May to September. The downtown area has many shops and restaurants that could occupy an entire day. The surrounding mountain terrain allows for hiking and mountain biking. Telluride Golf Course, open from May to mid- October, accentuates the mountain terrain as meandering fairways wind through aspen groves, towering pines, mountain ponds and sparkling streams. In either winter or summer, Telluride provides a wide spectrum of activity. While in Telluride ride the free gondola that will take you on a scenic path from downtown Telluride to the center of Mountain Village. For more information on skiing, golfing, festivals and the gondola please visit www.tellurideskiresort.com.

Lodging Near Ouray, Colorado

Visit Ouray just a few miles to the south of us as you head to Red Mountain Pass. This Victorian Mining town has a rich History from the turn of the century. Don’t miss the Ouray Museum , Box Canyon falls, Ouray Hot Springs and much more. There’s plenty of shopping, dining, hiking and jeeping . WINTER SPORTS include ice climbing, cross country skiing, and snow shoeing.

Ouray, Colorado

Chipeta Sun Lodge and Spa and Ridgway were Featured in the NY Times Article!

“RIDGWAY, which sits hard up against the San Juans, the most rugged of Colorado’s mountain ranges, used to be a place you just passed through on your way to the ski slopes of Telluride, a 45-minute drive away.” Read More

For more information about Ridgway Colorado, visit the Ridgway Chamber of Commerce

Chipeta Featured on Montrose Colorado Vacation Website: www.MontroseVacation.com