Scarp Ridge Lodge
In Crested Butte, a historic Victorian with a colorful past reopens its doors to guests who seek the ultimate in luxury and adventure
Mountain Travel
A high-country hotel not to miss
We love to discover hotels and hotspots throughout the West that surprise us with great design and top-notch service, and the Washington School House Hotel is one such special place. The boutique hotel, located just two blocks from the ski lift in…
Design Destination: France's super-stylish Chalet One Oak
http://chaletoneoak.com We just discovered something that makes us want to run home, pack our bags and hop on the next flight to France. That something is Chalet One Oak, a super-stylish ski estate in the shadow of Mont Blanc in a…
31 Days of Cozy: Day 28
Photo courtesy the Ranch at Rock Creek Location: Philipsburg, Montana Cozy Factor: The best part about this cozy room? It can be yours—for a stay, that is. A working-cattle-ranch-turned-luxury-retreat, The Ranch at Rock Creek offers rooms decorated with elegant birch canopy beds,…
The New Hotel Jerome: An Aspen Icon, Redesigned
Photo courtesy Hotel Jerome, an Auberge Resort When the Hotel Jerome first opened its doors in Aspen, Colorado, in 1889, New York City socialites, Chicago beef barons and European aristocrats made the journey west to see the magnificent new hotel, which…
Design School
A historic schoolhouse furnished with European antiques and Midcentury Modern artwork feels right at home in the Old West
31 Days of Cozy: Day 5
Photo courtesy Dunton Hot Springs Location: Dolores, Colorado Cozy Factor: Back in the late 1800s, residents of the Dunton mining camp—tucked away in Colorado's San Juan Mountains—suffered from extreme isolation. These days, that remote location is exactly what makes Dunton Hot…
The West's Best Guest Rooms
From creekside tents to slopeside suites, high-country getaways have never looked so stylish
Favorite buildings in the West
For ML's September/October issue, we asked several top mountain architects and interior designers to share the works of high-country architecture that inspire them most. Here, their stunning favorite buildings, from Santa Fe to Jackson Hole: âThe Grand Canyon Skywalk. Its…
Essential Scottsdale
When the temperatures start to fall, this Arizona town heats up. From a classic resort to new adventures, here’s where to stay and what to do
A delicious way to savor summer
Here at ML, we really love summer. And while we tend to be glass-half-full type folks, we are well aware that there are but 42 days of summer left. Last week, as we sat here pondering how to make the…
Los Poblanos Inn & Organic Farm
In Albuquerque, a family preserves a piece of history at a storybook inn and working farm
The Best Hidden Gems
Escape to the high country for some summertime solitude at one of these off-the-beaten-path retreats
Heritage & Hospitality
The Lodge & Spa at Brush Creek Ranch offers guests a warm welcome in an authentic Western setting
Take a green getaway to Oregon's Willamette Valley
Thereâs more than one reason why we love The Allison Inn & Spa in Newberg, Oregon. It may be the swankiest spot in the Willamette Valley, but make no mistake, the LEED Gold-certified resort is doing its part to be…
Guest Blog: 36 Hours at Vail's Sonnenalp Resort
Travel writer Linda Hayes shares the highlights of her recent visit to Vail Village's charming Sonnenalp Resort: We were only a 90-minute drive from home, but it seemed like a world away. That's the beauty of the Sonnenalp, the lovely…
Green Getaway
The Allison Inn & Spa may be the swankiest spot in Oregon’s Willamette Valley, but the LEED Gold-certified resort is doing its part to be green, too
A chat with Grace Bonney of Design*Sponge
ML's managing editor Caroline Eberly sat down with Grace Bonney, the style maven who's been fueling the design-blog craze for the past seven years, over coffee in downtown Denver. Topics of conversation? Her latest book, Design*Sponge at Home, her thoughts…
Friday Favorite: How to do orange and blue
There's lots of orange and blue around town these days, and let's be honest, the color combo isn't always so easy on the eyes. But we ML gals love our city, and our Broncos, so in honor of tomorrow's big…
Hot shops in Jackson, Wyoming
In search of something special for your home? Look no further than these distinctive arts and home furnishings boutiques in Jackson, Wyoming: [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"82184","attributes":{"class":"media-image aligncenter size-full wp-image-2495","typeof":"foaf:Image","style":"","width":"480","height":"360","title":"jackson_dwelling","alt":""}}]] Dwelling: While owner Kate Binger believes her role as a designer is to interpret…
Design Destination: Palm Springs
While away a weekend at the epicenter of modernism, where you can see—and stay in—some of the West’s most iconic midcentury designs
Hotel Pick: The Sebastian in Vail
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Top Ski Getaways
Searching for a true winter wonderland? Look no further than the West’s top slopeside resorts
Where to stay in Palm Springs
This week, ML is in sunny Palm Springs, California, where we've spent the past few days searching out the town's best places to stay, shop, eat and, most importantly, gawk at spectacular Midcentury-Modern design, and we thought we'd share a…
