Lodging near our wedding, Steamboat, CO, Aug. 22, 2009

So the date has been set, and the venue has been reserved and many more details to come will be posted for your convenience here. After lots of thought on where to have the wedding, we have decided on the Steamboat area. which represents our relationship better than anywhere else.

The wedding will be held August 22nd, 2009 just North of Steamboat at a beautiful ranch on Steamboat Lake. The ceremony and reception will be held at Dutch Creek Guest Ranch (www.dutchcreek.net) with beautiful views of the lake and mountains surrounding. Given that this site is a 25+min drive from Steamboat and that many people will have to fly or drive many miles to attend the wedding, we have decided to create this blog for your convenience in finding lodging close to the venue as soon as you can, to assure we do not have to deal with transportation issues and so that everyone/both families can enjoy the mountains and the lake and the surrounding activities together in the days leading up to and following the wedding! Immediate family and bridal party will be staying directly at the Dutch Creek Guest Ranch, but there are only few cabins right on site. Below is the nearby lodging that can be reserved close by:
LODGING.....

Dutch Creek Guest Ranch: Some wedding party and close family have already reserved all of the cabins at the ranch for the nights of August 20th - 22nd.

Steamboat Lake Outfitters: 2miles away, rehearsal dinner site, have small and large cabins available and also lodge ("bunkhouse") rooms. Very clean, simple and cutesy cabin-like. Full service restaurant on site and convenience store. http://www.steamboatoutfitters.com/
There may be a couple cabins/rooms available due to some recent (or soon to be) cancellations....call SLO to see if the rooms are available, if not, call Carrie or Bobby for more information!! Carrie: 970-367-6120, Bobby: 970-846-5477

Steamboat Lake Marina Cabins: at Steamboat Lake State Park, directly across the street, within 1 mile. Several different sized cabins, very clean, right on the lake. Note, these cabins are more rustic, meaning they provide the beds, kitchen, etc. but you must bring your own bedding or sleeping bag. Shower house on site. www.park.state.co.us/parks/steamboatlake

Columbine Cabins: Cute, rustic cabins directly across from Hahn's Peak. Several different cabin price ranges/amenities. Easy access to nearby trails/hiking. 4 miles from wedding site.
http://www.cabinsatcolumbine.com/
All room are SOLD OUT, sorry.

Glen Eden Resort: Cabins and lodge rooms on the river just down the road from wedding site 6 miles, full service restaurant on site. Prices vary per each cabin. http://www.glenedenresort.com/
They had one small cabin left, last I checked

Home Ranch: Beautiful full service resort on the much higher end of the price range. They have very comfortable and western art themed lodge rooms and cabins and full service restaurant for guests. http://www.homeranch.com/

Camping: Steamboat Lake State Park, across the street (within 1 mile),
www.parks.state.co.us/Parks/SteamboatLake/Camping/
Make your reservation for camping ASAP for there are not many sites left for the weekend!!

Midnight Ranch: Midnight ranch looks really neat online and they have 3 different cabins to rent nightly or weekly. 1 is a 3 br that sleeps 10, 1 is a 4 br that sleeps 12 and the other is a 4 br that sleeps 9+ (one of them is not on website). The cabins are 10 miles from the site of wedding and 8mi from the site of the rehearsal dinner. The rates are reasonable and the cabins look really cute online. Its a bit of a distance than some of the other options, but still better than driving all the way back into town in Steamboat! http://www.midnightranch.com/index.php

Another great resource is: http://www.steamboat-chamber.com/

The day Bobby won my heart!

He agreed last minute to fill in for a sick teammate and to run 3 miles in snowshoes as part of our 5 person team for the Steamboat Pentathlon race on March 1st, 2008. We celebrated winning third place for the team categories that night together over dinner and we have been inseparable since!