The Little Nell

For the 29th year in a row, The Little Nell has been named Aspen’s only 5-star property by Forbes Travel Guide.    Forbes Travel Guide is the only global rating system for luxury hotels, restaurants and spas. Their anonymous professional inspectors evaluate based on hundreds of exacting standards, with an emphasis on exceptional service, to help discerning travelers select the world’s best experiences.    We are thankful to Forbes for this esteemed recognition and to our incredible employees and guests who make it all possible!

U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 Best Hotels rankings have been announced with The Little Nell presented a Gold Badge, named #5 among Best Hotels in the USA for 2025, and #1 for Best Hotels and Resorts in both Aspen and Colorado!   To determine the 15th annual Best Hotels rankings, editors evaluated more than 30,000 luxury properties across the United States, Europe, Bermuda, Mexico, Canada, and the Caribbean. The methodology considers a hotel's star rating and both expert and guest sentiment by collecting annual awards from distinguished travel publications and user scores from various sources, the combination of which helps determine each hotel's rank. Please visit https://lnkd.in/ekk39CJs for the full list.

This week we welcome Chef Egon Heiss from Relais & Châteaux Castel Fragsburg in the Dolomites for our Chefs & Somms Series at The Little Nell. Join us for an intimate five-course meal with an optional wine pairing - offered Thursday, January 16, through Saturday, January 18. Thank you Aspen 82 for interviewing our chefs atop Aspen Mountain to speak to their collaboration from two Alpine regions - South Tyrol in Italy and the Elk Mountains of Colorado. https://lnkd.in/g57WQ3AQ achter-zens Public Relations, Relais & Châteaux, Henning R., Keith Theodore, Matthew Zubrod, Gina Netisingha, Chris Dunaway

Writer Laura Beausire's recent round-up of"9 Ski Town Spa Treatments" for 5280 Magazine includes the Altitude Adjustment Ritual at The Little Nell. "Ski right into this sophisticated slopeside spa, where a head-to-toe treatment starts with full-body exfoliation.....As a prelude or postlude to your treatment, nibble on delicacies created by the Little Nell’s expert pastry chef, Barbara Marcos." https://lnkd.in/gEctJfym

If you love Ajax Tavern at The Little Nell, we'd love your vote for Best Après-Ski Bar in Newsweek's Readers' Choice Awards Survey. One vote per person per day is permitted through December 19 at noon ET. Cheers! https://lnkd.in/gSy5KJjd

The Little Nell reopens today for ski season and we couldn't be more thrilled to welcome back guests. We have an exciting slate of events and activities planned for the coming months and look forward to seeing you soon! https://lnkd.in/gsBSjkqe

“Maybe the things we love can motivate us to do more...” Dirt bag, parent, climate researcher, and Aspen One SVP of Sustainability Auden Schendler helped kickstart our sustainability department, one of the industry’s first—26 years ago. His new book “Terrible Beauty: Reckoning with Climate Complicity and Rediscovering Our Soul" is part ski bum memoir, and part climate crisis road map. The book is available starting on November 26 and copies can also be found in our hotel rooms.

Travel connoisseur Jillian Dara's coverage in The MICHELIN Guide lauds all there is to do at The Little Nell from her visits, experiencing the exquisite wining, dining and more. "The only thing I didn’t do was ski," she shares. "But you don’t need my recommendation for that. Skiing is simply a given here. The obsessives rave about the powder runs on Fridays and about the ski concierge who warms your boots and waxes your board. And even so — to me, at The Little Nell, skiing is almost beside the point. Would I return in winter? Of course. If only for the après scene." https://lnkd.in/drD2syZ6

We’re pleased to bring back Chef Biju Thomas, host of “The Road Less Eaten” on Outside TV, and his annual guest chef dinner at The Little Nell. Join us on November 30 for our first Chefs & Somms Series event of the season. Biju draws from his South Indian heritage to make deeply flavorful dishes with regional ingredients. Experience this “chaat” dinner blending fresh herbs, textured ingredients, and layered sauces. Link to reserve your space: https://lnkd.in/gARuvtJj Biju Thomas

SNOW Magazine profiles winemaker Ken Forrester, the celebrated South African vintner, with his burgeoning business and love for Aspen. A favorite place of his is "Ajax Tavern in The Little Nell, with the best après ski in the world. You get off the gondola, and Ken Forrester Reserve Chenin Blanc is waiting by the glass....we’ve had so many good times in Aspen. It’s a special place, with special people, and we love going back.” https://lnkd.in/ghhKTgyU