Welcome to the Ice Palace Inn, fall in love with Leadville at the Top of The Rockies in the highest bed and breakfast in North America. Experience the beauty of Colorado while pampering yourself with the luxury of a gourmet breakfast, suites with private air-jetted tubs that sit within a three story turret with panoramic mountain views, and in-room sterno fireplaces.
Immerse yourself in the enchantment of Victorian elegance in this 1899 home, and you'll discover why it was voted America's Best Mountain Retreat in 2005 by InnTraveler magazine.We look forward to your stay!.Sincerely,Innkeepers Marcie Stassi and Sherry Randall.
The History of The Ice Palace Inn began more than 100 years ago when the city of Leadville, Colorado, built the famous Leadville Ice Palace. Constructed to bolster a sagging economy, the Ice Palace took 36 days to build and covered an entire five acres of land. Constructed of 5,000 tons of ice and 307,000 board feet of lumber, it was the largest ice palace ever built on the North American continent and the only one to have ever been fully utilized. It housed enormous ice sculptures in the many rooms and had towers 90 feet tall.
It contained an ice rink, a dining room, a grand ballroom, a snack bar and kitchen, multi-purpose room, cloakrooms, storerooms, a riding gallery housing a carousel, a mini-theater and toboggan runs. Every room, with the exception of the ice rink, was heated. Colored electric lights illuminated the crystalline castle creating a fairyland atmosphere on top ofLeadville's Capitol Hill. Leadville's 1896 whirlwind social season overshadowed the chinook winds that taunted the Ice Palace until it was officially closed on March 28, 1896.
Turn-of-the-century Victorian luxury is blended exquisitely with modern comfort in our five beautifully furnished guest rooms. Each of the unique rooms, named after the original rooms of the Ice Palace, are elegantly decorated with antiques, quilts, feather beds*, private baths, robes, hair dryers, umbrellas, an extra heater for the winter and a fan for the summer, and complimentary bath products -- enjoy!.
Rooms & Rates:
Room Rates (From) Singles:
$105 Doubles:
$105 Twins:
$105
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001 719 486-8272.