Our Visit to the Broadmoor
Hotel
March 18, 1999
The Broadmoor is a Colorado Springs
landmark, and a well-known resort. Although we have visited several
times in our 14 years in the Springs, we have never stayed overnight,
dined, or really taken in the sights there. We decided to spend our
21st anniversary there.
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The main entrance lobby of The Broadmoor, photographed on June 9, 1918, showing the famous Italian marble staircase. The Della Robbia tile, hand-painted beams, and the chandelier have been retained as part of the present decor. The first names entered on the guest register were those of John D. Rockefeller, Jr., and his party, who were in the West on a coal mine inspection tour. |
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Here we are in the same general location and, yes, the chandelier and hand-painted beams remain. The tiles remain but are partially protected by rugs. |
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"The only time I ever turned down a
drink was when I misunderstood the question"
- Spencer Penrose - the original owner and builder of The Broadmoor
Our room...
We stayed in the original building (where the lobby seen above is located). This photo will show where that is, relative to the rest of the resort.
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This was a nice room... Here you see the bed and a portion of the view out of our window (it was cloudy and snowing while we were there, so the mountains are hidden). |
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We arrived to a courtesy bottle of champagne. |
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Here is a shot from the window toward the door. There are two areas: a bedroom area and a sitting room. Each has it's own television. There is a fully-stocked bar in the sitting room (sorry, extra charge for drinks). |
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The sitting room close-up. The desk is equipped with modem connections for your computer. I was afraid Kathy would hit me if I brought a computer along on this trip - maybe next time... |
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Outside the restaurant (there are actually quite a few restaurants - we ate at one of 3 in the main Hotel, the Garden Room at the Tavern) is a museum of sorts of old (pre-prohibition) wine and other liquor bottles. The 1898 Chateau Lafite Rothschild was impressive. There were wines from Chester A. Arthur's wine cellar, and many autographed labels. |
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We returned from dinner to find our bed turned down and bathrobes ready. |
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Finally ready for that champagne! |
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Here is a shot from our room after dark... |
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And a shot from our room in the morning. |
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In the morning, we took a little tour. Remember that old marble stairway above? Here is Kathy at the top, on the mezzanine level. |
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Again on the mezzanine, Kathy is sitting by a fountain near one of the ballrooms. You can see from the view outside that this is just below our room. |
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Here is the North Lobby. The escalators lead back to the mezzanine. The hall to Kathy's left (our right) leads to the theater. |
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