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2 out of 5
The Forest Queen Hotel
129 Elk Ave, Crested Butte, CO

Reviews

6.8
Rating 10 - Excellent. 17 out of 102 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 31 out of 102 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 27 out of 102 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 21 out of 102 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 6 out of 102 reviews" "

7.2/10

Cleanliness

7.2/10

Staff & service

5.6/10

Amenities

6.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Robert

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
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.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020
Response from Doug D on 5 Jan 2020
Thank you for taking the time to provide your feedback. It is unfortunate that you did not enjoy your stay. We understand that our historic 140 year old hotel is not for everyone. We strive to provide an affordable alternative to high priced ski town lodging for budget travelers.

6/10 Okay

Lou

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Room was clean but entry hallway unpleasant. No air circulation in room. Would not choose again. Location convenient.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Glenn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Super cool place with a ton of character. Smallest room I’ve ever stayed in but the bed was comfy and the shower worked.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

6/10 Okay

Jeff

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
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.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

6/10 Okay

Luke

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
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!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
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.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
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.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

6/10 Okay

cheryl

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
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.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly and comfortable! Will stay again. They accommodated my dogs nicely
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Perfect for what I needed, a quick trip in and out.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Laura

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
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.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

6/10 Okay

MJ

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities
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.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

8/10 Good

Kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
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.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019
Response from Douglas D. on 22 Feb 2019
Thank you very much for staying with us at the Forest Queen Hotel. We enjoyed having you as our guest and look forward to welcoming you back soon.

8/10 Good

Brenden

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
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.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2018
Response from Douglas D on 9 Jan 2019
Thank you very much for your feedback and gracious review. We enjoyed having you as a guest and look forward to welcoming you back.

8/10 Good

Asif, Kansas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay
It was great. Dough was friendly so is his dog. Would love to visit again
Stayed 1 night in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

Spencer

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018

8/10 Good

jim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Crsted Butte
Great location right downtown

6/10 Okay

Steven

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
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.
Greetings Steven, We're sorry that you didn't enjoy your stay. It is unfortunate that you didn't appreciate paying the lowest rate available in Crested Butte during the peak season at a prime location in a resort town. We strive to keep our rates as low as possible and have limited the number of rooms that use the shared bathrooms to three. Thank you for your feedback and wish you well in your travels.

4/10 Poor

E, Denver, CO

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
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.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
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.

10/10 Excellent

Tyler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
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.

2/10 Terrible

Edward C

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Forest Queen Hotel misadvertising leads to anger.
Forest Queen Hotel should be torn down. Probably not structurally sound. Misleading advertising. Shared cold bathroom, very expensive for what you get. NO PARKING! Took over an hour driving around the block waiting for a parking spot, then it was NOT an overnight spot and had to wait until past my bedtime to move to find a legal spot. Short bed. Left a day early just because I was NOT going to spend another day in an uncomfortable room, no TV, everything in town was way, way, overpriced. Didn't want to move my car to sight see because I was afraid it would take another hour to find another spot. Very disappointing and very expensive.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Can't beat the location. Duvet on bed was stained (yuk) and way loud noise from bar below or next door kept us awake til 2:00 am.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Dave, Denver

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice small property.
We will stay there again. Great staff and good food in the restaurant.

4/10 Poor

Mark, Denver

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very basic in heart of town
The guest part of the hotel is just a single hallway above the restaurant with 5-6 rooms. The worst part is you can hear the people in all the rooms around you. Other than that, it's pretty quaint. No tv or ammenities though. Just plan to sleep there. Right on main shopping street of town so very convenient but no parking so you have to find a spot in the neighborhood.

6/10 Okay

John, Denver

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Historic and Quaint
The room was neat and clean, and the bed was super comfortable. The bar/restaurant downstairs was nice as well. The only real issue was some sort of light rhythmic thumping noise which started early in the morning and made it difficult to go back to sleep.

10/10 Excellent

Larry

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It is above a bar--do not expect to sleep until after 2:00am

2/10 Terrible

Joseph

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Run down. Towel bars and TP holders hanging off the wall. Hot water would go from hot to freezing and back to hot. Room had no hangers which was frustrating when trying to dry wet clothes. Cranked heat to 90 and room never got above 64 degrees. Room loud. Could hear band next door until close to 2 am - not good when you are getting up to go hike at the crack of dawn. The restaurant downstairs is good so I thought I'd try the hotel. I would not recommend it.

6/10 Okay

Garry, Longmont, Co

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
This is an old historical hotel that was cheap.
We didn't realize when we booked the room that the bathroom was shared with other rooms and was down the hall. The room was comfortable, but could use a good cleaning. The fan in the window was caked with dust on the blades. There is no front desk, you check in with the bartender in the restaurant on the first floor. The food and beverage was good and the prices very reasonable. The room rate was cheap, so I guess you get what you pay for. We loved Crested Butte. For a ski town it has not been commercialized.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Just a bed in the town. Thats it.
Small squashy room with a window facing a wall and loud air conditioning system from the restaurant down stairs. I understand that the place had 'charm', but a little thought could be put into the room instead of packing full of unnecessary funiture. Maybe spend a few dollars upgrading bedding and decor, the whole building looks like it is falling down.

8/10 Good

Ryan, Denver

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great Location, History and Service!
A last minute over-night stay in CB. Couldn't have been an easier process with a great staff located at a sweet bar & grill directly downstairs. Old-school awesome! Keep in mind... it's SUPER OLD. So dont expect new and flashy.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good location, but needs help.
Close to town, but shared bathroom was not cleaned. No mattress pad, fitted sheets too small and came off.

6/10 Okay

Lone Traveler , Louisiana

Liked: Staff & service
Historic Landmark
This hotel is situated in the heart of Crested Butte and is a wonderful piece of history. My room was over the bar and restaurant, but I was never bothered by any loud noises. My room was clean and the bedding and towels looked new. The furnishings and decor were a bit dated, but over all the room was comfortable. With the nights, being cold - the radiant heat was nice, but during the day it was hot and the control for the heat was in another room... making the afternoons uncomfortable. If you like vintage and historic, this is your place.

8/10 Good

linda, glenwood springs co

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
only suggestion is COFFEE served in their little alcove. that was brutal to wake up and no coffee.

10/10 Excellent

Clark, Jupiter, Florida

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
old world charm
Enjoy it for the experience. Don't over critic it or you won't enjoy it. Great restaurant on site with wonderful patio next to creek and overwhelming views.

8/10 Good

Jerry, Durango, CO

Liked: Staff & service
Funky but fun!
Lol, where to begin. The Forest Queen Hotel is located on Elk Aveenus, the main thoroughfare of old Crested Butte. The hotel dates from 1881 and is above a saloon & restaurant. There is no front desk, you check in with the staff at the bar. The stairs to the rooms are a bit tilted, old buildings in Colorado shift over time, and the carpet is, well, dirty. Once upstairs your room is one of seven or so that share a single bathroom, just like 1881. My first two-night stay I got a room with two small single beds. The second stay I got a nicer room (for less) with a queen bed. I had no issues with the shared bath, which might put some folks off, however, the shower is one that won;t stay regulated and may shift from perfect to ice cold or scalding hot in an instant. There is no dedicated parking area for the hotel, you just find a spot on a side street nearby. This is not for you if you have security concerns about your vehicle. You can unload your things in front. Once you're checked in, you're set to enjoy all that old Crested Butte has to offer. The place may be a bit run down and "worn in like an old pair of boots", but I got three of the best nights sleep I've enjoyed in ages. Recommend to "seasoned, flexible and adventurous" travellers. If you need squeaky clean, sparkling new, look elsewhere.

4/10 Poor

Dissapointed, Not at this Hotel

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Musty, Mildew, Old and showing
You will share a bathroom with everyone staying at the hotel. A one room toilet and shower right next to each other. They managed to not even keep it stocked with paper towels for drying hands. The room is tiny and smelled like clothes that were left in the washer for a week. The staff is nice. The internet constantly interrupts your connection and asks you to enter information and take surveys. Overall a cruddy value. It is better to camp and bathe in the river.

6/10 Okay

William, Laguna Niguel, Ca

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
Rustic downtown 100 year old inn
Very nice setting in the heart of down town but very small and rustic

6/10 Okay

Annegret, Boulder CO

Right in the middle of town
Small and a bit dated but reasonably priced rooms, right in the middle of town, walking distance to everywhere, great breakfast buffet, sweet patio right by the creek, comfy bed, and views of Mount Crested Butte from our room. Dave, the owner, is a great guy, loved sitting at the hotel bar until late night chatting with him and the other patrons. Would definitely stay there again.

10/10 Excellent

Benjamin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Killed it. Great price, great rooms.

4/10 Poor

Lisa

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Like the old west
Yes this is an old hotel. But that's what we signed up for. It has character and it's centrally located. We enjoyed it

8/10 Good

Alicia, Montrose Colorado

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Charming
Charming place, love the river right outside our window!

6/10 Okay

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities