Winter Park, Colorado
A-Frame Club
Prefabricated alpine cabins
Prefabricated alpine cabins
Modular chalets revive 1970s ski culture across a wooded slope. Guests stay in private cedar cabins and gather nightly at the saloon.
“Inside a forest, only a five-minute shuttle ride from the Winter Park ski gondola, are 31 cozy, two-story A-frame cabins.”
What it’s good at
Remarkable
Prefabricated cedar cabins set in a snowflake pattern, with vintage Malm fireplaces.
Listed
Elevated wooden boardwalks link thirty-one cabins through evergreens along the rushing Fraser River.
What they say
Also in Condé Nast Traveler and AFAR.
a different type of mountainside hotel: intimate, intentional, design-driven, and unpretentious. Each of the thirty-one titular A-Frame cabins integrates ski nostalgia with modern amenities, such as gorgeous cedar and birch wood throughout, deep soaking tubs, Malm fireplaces, and fully-equipped kitchenettes.
Right in the middle
Well-located: walkable to some things, a short ride to more.
Along the Fraser River in Old Town Winter Park, a short walk from the ski resort base.
The rooms
A ship's ladder climbs to the sleeping loft, where a freestanding Japanese soaking tub sits beneath tall triangular windows.
The sauna and tubs
Cedar barrel hot tubs sit among the evergreens beside an outdoor cold plunge and a wood-paneled dry sauna.
Restaurant
The Grill at A-Frame Club
The wood-fired grill turns out French-Alpine dishes and local steaks in a dining room lined with terracotta breeze blocks.
How it began
The saloon occupies a historic roadhouse, keeping the original wooden bar from its former life as Adolf's tavern.
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Our shorthand
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The medals
Gold
Extremely rare. Sets the global standard.
Silver
Brilliant execution. And we’re picky.
Bronze
They did this well. You’ll notice.
Listed
A defining trait. Makes the hotel what it is.
The eight vibes
Design
Built around a vision. Even the door handles have a designer.
Luxe
Cared for at every turn. The bath is drawn before you ask.
Local
It could only be here. You wake up knowing where you are.
Social
Where the city goes out. The bar is full and the night is young.
Heritage
A building with a story. Once a palace, a monastery, a station.
Wellness
You leave feeling new. Rest, sweat, soak and sleep like a stone.
Classic
The city grew up with it. Same rituals, same regulars, same bar.
Resort
A world of its own. Something to do from breakfast to nightcap.
The scene
Lively
Where things happen: restaurants, shops, people.
Central
Well-located: walkable to some things, a short ride to more.
Quiet
Away from the crowds. Getting around takes intention.
Secluded
A place apart: the property is the destination.