A hotel in Breckenridge received a facelift and a new name, now boasting upwards of 100,000 square feet including 205 rooms, restaurants and event spaces. 

Hotel Alpenrock Breckenridge completed its renovation after around two years of construction at the site of the former DoubleTree, located at 550 Village Road, on Nov. 21 and is a part of Hilton’s Curio Collection. 

Director of sales and marketing Iliana Ruminski said Curio is a lifestyle brand by Hilton, which aims to make its properties unique and reflect the communities they serve.

“No two Curio properties are going to be the same … and so our goal was to embrace the historic mining town and the historic attributes of Breckenridge,” she said. 

Upon entering the hotel, guests are met with front desks mimicking boulders that rest under hanging lights made to look like gondolas. Ruminski said the design team sought to tie the character of the historic mountain town with modern, minimalistic elements. She said little pieces of Breckenridge are woven throughout the entire hotel and live in rugs that are topographical graphs of the Tenmile Range, side tables in the shape of aspen tree stumps and wall art. 

The bar in the lobby, the Carter Bar, sits next to the Edwin Restaurant. The two give a nod to naturalist Edwin Carter, who made his way to Breckenridge in the 1860s and started his own museum.

Hotel Alpenrock hired Colorado native Taylor Miller as the head chef of the Edwin Restaurant. Ruminiski said the menu Miller has curated heavily focuses on a farm-to-table model.

“His goal is to source as many Colorado ingredients as possible,” Ruminiski said. “… Our steaks are locally sourced. The chicken is locally sourced. A lot of the flavors are Colorado inspired.” 

She said the menu also features great vegan options, and the team put emphasis on ensuring there were plenty of mocktails and other nonalcoholic beverages for those who are sober or visitors adjusting to the altitude. She said her current favorites on the menu are the trout and the espresso martini. 

Across the lobby from the bar and restaurant is a small La Colombe cafe. An addition which will soon be open is Prohibition-style speakeasy, which also heavily plays on Breckenridge’s mining history and was created to give guests a blast from the past. 

Ruminski said a sommelier wine program is also in the works. 

Hotel Alpenrock has thousands of square feet of event space for work-related gatherings, weddings and other occasions involving large groups. Ruminski said the hotel’s 1,500 square-foot deck — which is south-facing with mountain views — will host weddings and other events. The spot is currently taking wedding reservations and has 2024 availability. 

Largely influenced by events such as the Hartford Ski Spectacular at Breckenridge Ski Resort and a desire to be an accessible lodging option, the team behind the hotel constructed 10 of the rooms to be wheelchair accessible and compliant with the American Disability Act. 

Ruminski said all 205 rooms are king inventory — meaning every room has at least one king bed. She added that each room is over 500 square-feet so nothing feels too tight. 

Another amenity of the hotel is its ski-valet service, where guests can drop off their equipment at the start of their trip and have it brought to them whenever they want to hit the slopes. Also, there are running shuttles for people to jet around Breckenridge, although Ruminski estimates it’s around a 5-minute walk from the hotel to downtown. Hotel Alpenrock is hoping to introduce itself to the community with an afterparty following the Ullr parade Dec. 12.

For more information visit HotelAlpenRock.com.