Colorado, United States
New hotels in Telluride
A 19th-century mining town boxed into a dead-end canyon, linked to its purpose-built Mountain Village base by North America's only free public gondola — now the site of a rare double luxury debut, Six Senses and Four Seasons, both targeting 2028.
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Telluride, Colorado
Six Senses Telluride
IHG's first Six Senses resort in the Mountain West: 77 rooms and 24 residences rising in Mountain Village, above Telluride's box canyon.
Announced · 2028Telluride, Colorado
Four Seasons Resort and Residences Telluride
A $1bn ski-in/ski-out development at the base of the Telluride gondola — Four Seasons' Colorado debut, and Mountain Village's first new luxury project in over 15 years.
Announced · 2028Iconic hotels in Telluride
Telluride
New Sheridan Hotel
The original wood-frame Sheridan burned down in 1893; its brick replacement reopened two years later as the social hub of Telluride's mining boom, prized for its elaborate décor and gourmet kitchen. The New Sheridan still anchors Main Street today, its historic bar dating to the same 1895 opening.
Learn more →Telluride has gone from zero tracked hotel openings to two rival luxury debuts announced within weeks of each other: Six Senses Telluride and Four Seasons Resort and Residences Telluride, both targeting Mountain Village for 2028. Neither is open yet, but together they mark the area's first new luxury development in more than 15 years.
The mountain
Telluride Ski Resort opened in 1972 on terrain above the historic town. The resort's base sits at 8,725 feet and its summit at 13,150 feet, a vertical drop of 4,425 feet — among the largest of any ski resort in North America — spread across roughly 2,000 skiable acres served by 17 lifts. Terrain skews toward the advanced end, with steep, high-alpine bowls above treeline alongside gentler groomed runs lower down.
The town
Telluride was founded in 1878 during a Colorado gold and silver boom and sits inside a National Historic Landmark District, its Victorian-era storefronts hemmed in on three sides by nearly vertical canyon walls — there's physically nowhere for the town to expand. Mountain Village, the resort's purpose-built base area, sits on the mesa above and behind the ski area rather than in the canyon itself; a free gondola, the only such public transit system in North America, connects the two in about 13 minutes and runs later than the ski lifts. The year-round population of Telluride proper is small, around 2,200, and the town is best known today for its summer festival calendar alongside its skiing.
Two luxury debuts, both in Mountain Village
Six Senses Telluride, developed by Vault Home Collection, is planned as a 77-room resort with 24 residences at the base of the ski area, built around cedar-and-stone architecture, an omakase counter and what its developers call Telluride's first rooftop pool. A short distance away, Four Seasons Resort and Residences Telluride — a roughly $1 billion project from Fort Partners and Merrimac Ventures that broke ground in October 2025 — sits directly at the base of the Telluride gondola with 52 guest rooms and 69 combined hotel and private residences, designed by Olson Kundig. Both target a 2028 opening, which would give Mountain Village two new luxury flags in the same year after a 15-year lull in ground-up development.
What to do
Winter revolves around the mountain's mix of steep alpine bowls and groomed cruisers. Summer turns the same box canyon into a hiking and festival destination: the Telluride Bluegrass Festival each June and the Telluride Film Festival over Labor Day weekend both draw crowds well beyond the town's small resident population, alongside hiking trails to waterfalls like Bridal Veil Falls, the tallest free-falling waterfall in Colorado, at the canyon's dead end.
Getting there
Telluride Regional Airport (TEX), a few miles from town, is among the highest-elevation commercial airports in North America and can see weather-related delays or cancellations in winter. Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ), about 65 miles and roughly an hour and 15 minutes away, has more consistent service and is the more reliable gateway for many travelers.
Frequently asked questions
Are there any new hotels tracked in Telluride?
Two, both announced rather than open: Six Senses Telluride (77 rooms, 24 residences) and Four Seasons Resort and Residences Telluride (52 rooms, 69 combined residences), both targeting a 2028 opening in Mountain Village.
Is either Telluride luxury hotel open yet?
No. Both Six Senses Telluride and Four Seasons Resort and Residences Telluride are under development, with 2028 opening targets that, as with any pre-construction luxury project, could shift.
How do you get between Telluride and Mountain Village?
A free public gondola connects the two in about 13 minutes, running later into the evening than the ski lifts. It's the only free gondola transit system of its kind in North America.
How big is the vertical drop at Telluride?
4,425 feet, from a base of 8,725 feet to a summit of 13,150 feet — among the largest vertical drops of any ski resort in North America.
What is the closest airport to Telluride?
Telluride Regional Airport (TEX) is a few miles from town but sees weather-related delays given its high elevation. Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ), about 65 miles away, offers more consistent year-round service.
What festivals happen in Telluride in summer?
The Telluride Bluegrass Festival each June and the Telluride Film Festival over Labor Day weekend are the two best known, both drawing visitors well beyond the town's small year-round population.