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The Forest Queen Hotel

2.0 star property
Crested Butte ski hotel with free ski shuttle and restaurant

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Exterior
Premium bedding, down comforters, free WiFi, bed sheets
Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed, Private Bathroom | Living area
Property grounds
Living area

Reviews

6.8 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Pet friendly
  • Free parking
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant

Main amenities (9)

  • Daily housekeeping
  • Restaurant and bar/lounge
  • Breakfast available
  • Free area shuttle
  • Free ski shuttle
  • Free shopping center shuttle
  • Garden
  • Wedding services
  • TV in a common area

Feel at home (6)

  • Garden
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Premium bedding
  • Free self parking
  • Kids' menu
  • Free area shuttle

Room options

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Twins with common bath

Highlights

Hypo-allergenic bedding
Down duvet
Premium bedding
Shower/tub combination
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed, Private Bathroom

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Hypo-allergenic bedding
Down duvet
Premium bedding
Shower/tub combination
Private bathroom
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Double Room, Shared Bathroom

Highlights

Hypo-allergenic bedding
Down duvet
Premium bedding
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Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed, Shared Bathroom

Highlights

Hypo-allergenic bedding
Rollaway/extra beds
Down duvet
Premium bedding
Shower/tub combination
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About the neighborhood

Map
129 Elk Ave, Crested Butte, CO, 81224

What's nearby

  • Crested Butte Nordic Center - 4 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Crested Butte Mountain Heritage Museum - 4 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Crested Butte Town Park - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Center for the Arts - 12 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Crested Butte Mountain Resort - 7 min drive - 4.7 km

Getting around

  • Gunnison, CO (GUC-Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional) - 40 min drive
  • Aspen/Pitkin County Airport (ASE) - 149 min drive
  • Free area shuttle
  • Free shopping center shuttle
  • Free ski shuttle

Restaurants

  • ‪The Secret Stash - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Butte 66 - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Gas Cafe - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪Camp 4 Coffee - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Paradise Cafe - ‬8 min walk

About this property

The Forest Queen Hotel

The Forest Queen Hotel features a free ski shuttle and puts you within a 10-minute drive of Crested Butte Mountain Resort. For a bite to eat, guests can check out Cold Creek Grill, which is open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner and offers garden views. Other highlights at this Victorian hotel include a bar/lounge and a garden.

Languages

English

At a glance

Hotel size

  • 7 rooms
  • Arranged over 2 floors

Arriving/Leaving

  • Check-in start time: 4 PM; Check-in end time: 11 PM
  • Check-out time is noon

Restrictions related to your trip

  • Check COVID-19 restrictions.

Special check-in instructions

  • For more details, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation
  • Guests are kindly asked to contact the property for late or early arrivals.

Required at check-in

  • Credit card, debit card, or cash deposit required for incidental charges
  • Government-issued photo ID may be required

Pets

  • Pets allowed*
  • Service animals welcome

Internet

  • Free WiFi and wired internet access in public areas
  • Free WiFi in rooms

Parking

  • Free onsite self parking
  • Free offsite parking nearby

Offsite

  • Free area shuttle within 3 km
  • Free ski shuttle
  • Free shopping center shuttle

Property amenities

Food and drink

  • Full breakfast (surcharge)
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/lounge

Traveling with children

  • Free local shuttle
  • Children's menu

What to do

  • Free ski shuttle
  • Bicycle rentals nearby
  • Golfing nearby
  • Hiking/biking trails nearby
  • Kayaking nearby

Services

  • Wedding services

Facilities

  • 1 building/tower
  • Built in 1881
  • Garden
  • Television in common areas
  • Victorian architecture

Ski

  • Free ski shuttle
  • Ski lifts nearby
  • Downhill skiing nearby
  • Snowboarding nearby
  • Snowmobiling nearby
  • Snowshoeing nearby

Room amenities

Sleep well

  • Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • Down comforter
  • Premium bedding

Freshen up

  • Shower/tub combination
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Towels

Stay connected

  • Free WiFi

More

  • Daily housekeeping

Special features

Dining

Cold Creek Grill - Overlooking the garden, this fine-dining restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. A children's menu is available.

Fees & policies

Pets

  • Service animals exempt from fees
  • Pets are allowed for an extra charge of USD 15.00 per pet, per stay

Policies

This property accepts credit cards. Cash is not accepted.
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property. The policies listed are provided by the property.

Also known as

Forest Queen
Forest Queen Crested Butte
Forest Queen Hotel
Forest Queen Hotel Crested Butte
The Forest Queen Hotel Hotel
The Forest Queen Hotel Crested Butte
The Forest Queen Hotel Hotel Crested Butte

Frequently asked questions

Does The Forest Queen Hotel offer free cancellation for a full refund?
Yes, The Forest Queen Hotel does have fully refundable room rates available to book on our site. If you’ve booked a fully refundable room rate, this can be cancelled up to a few days before check-in depending on the property's cancellation policy. Just make sure to check this property's cancellation policy for the exact terms and conditions.
Are pets allowed at The Forest Queen Hotel?
Yes, pets are welcome. There's a charge of USD 15.00 per pet, per stay. Service animals are exempt from fees.
Is parking offered on site at The Forest Queen Hotel?
Yes, there's free self parking.
What are the check-in and check-out times at The Forest Queen Hotel?
Check-in start time: 4 PM; Check-in end time: 11 PM. Check-out time is noon.
What is there to do at The Forest Queen Hotel and nearby?
Have fun with nearby winter activities like cross-country skiing, snowboarding, and snowmobiling, and in warmer months enjoy a round of golf at the nearby golf course. The Forest Queen Hotel also has a garden.
Are there restaurants at or near The Forest Queen Hotel?
Yes, Cold Creek Grill offers garden views.
What's the area around The Forest Queen Hotel like?
The Forest Queen Hotel is in the heart of Crested Butte, a short 1-minute walk from Crested Butte Mountain Theatre and 4 minutes' walk from Crested Butte Nordic Center.

The Forest Queen Hotel Reviews

Reviews

6.8

Good

7.2/10

Cleanliness

7.2/10

Staff & service

5.6/10

Amenities

6.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

4/10 Fair

Dump in a Gem of a town
Priced accordingly, this is a tough place to stay. Poor quality mattresses and linens. Poorly insulated rooms allow for you to hear everything in the bathroom across the hallway along with all of your neighbors. Baseboard heat makes the room go from 50° tov100° and is supplemented by a portable electric space heater. Creaky floors, covered in delaminating, separating Pergo. Evidence of past leaks and rotting window sills--really the list of deficiencies is the only thing impressive here. The positives? The bar next door closes at 2:00 AM so the room gets quieter shortly after and you wake up in Crested Butte which is fantastic as soon as you leave this dump.
Robert, 2-night family trip
Verified Hotels.com guest review

6/10 Good

Room was clean but entry hallway unpleasant. No air circulation in room. Would not choose again. Location convenient.
Lou, 1-night trip
Verified Hotels.com guest review

10/10 Exceptional

Super cool place with a ton of character. Smallest room I’ve ever stayed in but the bed was comfy and the shower worked.
Glenn, 1-night trip
Verified Hotels.com guest review

6/10 Good

Nice older place if you like this environment. They really need to be sure people understand what they are getting into before they book a room here. The cleanliness was horrible, bathroom(community) was not clean. We ended up cleaning the bathroom so we could use it!! Bedroom was small, nice but showed dust & dirt build up, front door light outside the hotel was out and the carpet going upstairs looked like it was never taken care of. We felt like we were back in a college dorm! I would not recommend this place to anyone. In addition, if a family or older couple were to book this hotel they would be disappointed. Room is about all you get. I would have left the day we arrived, gone to another hotel if we could have! But, unfortunately we were locked into this nightmare and could not get our money back due to their cancellation policy. In additional I even purchased insurance and it appears to be a joke too. Unable to get our money back!! Owner apparently does not care about the hotel. Only his Resturant below the hotel. I am never going to book s room this way again. Seems to me at the end nobody really cares about the customer only the MONEY!
Jeff, 3-night family trip
Verified Expedia guest review

4/10 Fair

I got altitude sickness The night before I was to stay at the florist queen. I ended up in the hospital emergency room and could not continue my check up any higher in altitude. I called to talk to the manager to try to change or cancel my room.I tried to cancel my reservation to no avail I ended up not going to Crestview, and then also having to pay for another room at a lower altitude.
1-night business trip
Verified Expedia guest review

6/10 Good

Shared bathroom
The location is amazing and it’s such a perk being right in town. However, be aware some of these rooms are a shared bathroom situation and I did not realize this when booking the room. We wouldn’t mind this, but the bathroom was very dirty with hair and scum everywhere. And the shower had such little water pressure you had to stand against the wall to get any water. This is also a small detail, but there was nowhere to get a drink of water except for from the dirty bathroom faucet. But the restaurant staff below were very nice and accommodating!
Luke, 1-night romance trip
Verified Hotels.com guest review

6/10 Good

The room was super small and it was very hot in it. The bathtub was not draining while we were taking a shower and there was no water pressure in the shower. However the hotel was at a perfect location, walking distance to lots of restaurants and stores. We also enjoyed sleeping with the sound of the river.
1-night romance trip
Verified Orbitz guest review

6/10 Good

Phenomenal location, friendly staff. Just be sure to understand you're getting a bed in a room with a very ordinary bathroom down the hall. I slept really well, no major complaints.
1-night trip
Verified Expedia guest review

8/10 Very Good

1-night romance trip
Verified Hotels.com guest review

6/10 Good

Antique hotel, room, really needed some fixes.
Disappointed in condition of room. Lampshades were noticeably finger soiled, window to outdoors need to be completed replaced (original wood window from the 1880's?) and the single pane glass had a crack and hole in the glass. Entrance way stairs need new carpet.
cheryl, 1-night romance trip
Verified Hotels.com guest review

10/10 Exceptional

Friendly and comfortable! Will stay again. They accommodated my dogs nicely
1-night trip
Verified Expedia guest review

8/10 Very Good

Perfect for what I needed, a quick trip in and out.
2-night trip with friends
Verified Expedia guest review

10/10 Exceptional

Excellent location!
Perfect location if you’re okay with something simple! It’s exactly as advertised and was great for what we were looking for.
Laura, 2-night trip with friends
Verified Hotels.com guest review

6/10 Good

Couldn't beat the price but it is basically a bed to sleep in. Bathroom is shared. Parking is available if you are lucky to find it on the street. Could hear the partying from nearby bar.
MJ, 1-night family trip
Verified Travelocity guest review

8/10 Very Good

1-night trip
Verified Travelocity guest review

10/10 Exceptional

David, 1-night romance trip
Verified Hotels.com guest review

8/10 Very Good

Forest Queen
Had a great stay at the Forest queen! Would def stay again. Loved the Hotel Restaurant amenities and being on main st. Nice having the restaurant downstairs at your footsteps. So convenient of walking out with your dog and taking in the old town and neighborhood.
Kevin, 2-night trip
Verified Hotels.com guest review

8/10 Very Good

Great no frills hotel!
Location, location, location! Stay on the downtown main street (Elk Ave) and walk to shops and restaurants within only minutes. This former saloon and brothel will keep you cozy and warm and near the action. You can also eat in the highly rated restaurant downstairs if you don't want to bundle up and eat somewhere else. The room was small at 8 ft by 11 ft, but had it's own private bathroom. There is also a communal bathroom, but I don't know if some of the rooms don't have their own. The room stayed as warm as you like with the supplied space heater and the queen size bed was very comfortable. You can hop on the shuttle bus or drive and park at the Crested Butte ski resort, about 5 minutes away. If you are someone who doesn't need 5 star hotel accommodations and just need a warm cozy bed and a shower/bath, then this place is perfect for you. I would suggest calling the hotel directly to check pricing, they listed Vacancy and nightly price of $89.00. Hotels.com charged us around $150 per night.
Brenden, 3-night romance trip
Verified Hotels.com guest review

8/10 Very Good

Great stay
It was great. Dough was friendly so is his dog. Would love to visit again
Asif, 1-night trip
Verified Expedia guest review

10/10 Exceptional

Spencer, 1-night romance trip
Verified Hotels.com guest review

8/10 Very Good

Crsted Butte
Great location right downtown
Verified Hotels.com guest review

6/10 Good

Small and old with a great location.
Crested Butte is a fun and quirky little ski town. Like all ski towns, the prices are way too high for what you get, but the Forest Queen is way out of line. It was the smallest room I've ever been in and there is one shared bathroom for 7 rooms. It was better than camping, but not by much. Anything more than $40 nightly is way too much. Other than that, the people were very nice and the location is excellent. The only other issue was the neighboring club has pretty loud music until 2am.
Verified Hotels.com guest review

4/10 Fair

Almost a great location
The location would be hard to beat if they put in even the smallest effort to insulate any of the noises. There was unfortunately live music next door, and it was almost like we were sitting right in the bar as we tried to fall asleep (despite ear plugs). You can also hear people coming in and out of the shared bathroom at all times (also too many people to bathroom ratio). The heater makes weird clanking noises all night. If I had paid what the hotel themselves would have charged I would have been a little less upset, but finding out that Expedia would go to handle both this review and my request on one of their guarantees so poorly has convinced me to never stay here again and to stop using Expedia.
Verified Expedia guest review

4/10 Fair

Great location, cute room, overpriced
Great location, lots of character, cute but small room with a shared bathroom. Price was about twice as much as it should have been.
Verified Hotels.com guest review

10/10 Exceptional

Old School boarding house feel.
Stayed the night. The place reminded me of the turn of the century boarding house. Very simple and very neat.
Verified Hotels.com guest review