Where to stay in Rocky Mountain National Park?

Places to stay at every stop and at every budget, chosen for where they are. Sleeping in the right place each night means not spending the trip in transport. Change the budget or the trip length and the hotels follow.

6 nights · accommodation about €1,080

Rocky Mountain National Park

Days 1-7 · 6 nights
Mid-range♥ Our favouriteWoodlands on Fall River
👨‍👩‍👧Family-friendly

A lodge with suites on Fall River Road, the road to the Fall River entrance, 2.9 km from the heart of town. Handy for Old Fall River Road and Trail Ridge Road, with room for a family.

€180 a nightSee on Booking →
Mid-rangeEstes Mountain Inn
🚶Walk everywhere🍽️Restaurant

A hotel on the riverbank, in the centre of Estes Park. You walk to the restaurants in the evening, then drive up into the park the next morning.

€170 a nightSee on Booking →
Mid-rangeAppenzell Inn

A Swiss-style inn on Big Thompson Avenue, in Estes Park, 6.7 km from the heart of town. For those who prefer a small inn to a motel, with the town and the park by car.

€170 a nightSee on Booking →
BudgetMurphy's River Lodge

A motel on the riverbank, on West Elkhorn Avenue, on the Beaver Meadows entrance side. You save time in the morning to reach Bear Lake or Trail Ridge Road before the crowds.

€120 a nightSee on Booking →
BudgetAlpine Trail Ridge Inn

On Moraine Avenue, the road that heads to the park entrance, less than three kilometres from the heart of town. A simple base for setting off early to Moraine Park and Bear Lake.

€120 a nightSee on Booking →
BudgetCoyote Mountain Lodge

On Big Thompson Avenue, east of Estes Park, seven kilometres from the heart of town. A simple motel to sleep in before heading up into the park, with the town a few minutes' drive away.

€110 a nightSee on Booking →
LuxuryThe Stanley Hotel

A historic 1909 hotel on the hill overlooking Estes Park, 5.5 km from the heart of town. For a stay with a real story, and the park entrance a short drive away.

Stephen King found the idea for The Shining here in 1974; the hotel's guided tours tell the story.

€330 a nightSee on Booking →
LuxuryTaharaa Mountain Lodge
🌿Quiet

An adults-only lodge on South Saint Vrain Avenue, south of Estes Park. For a quiet stay for two, with Wild Basin reached by the southern road.

€280 a nightSee on Booking →
LuxuryElkhorn Lodge
🚶Walk everywhere

A renovated historic lodge on West Elkhorn Avenue, west of Estes Park, 4.1 km from the heart of town. Downtown is still on foot, and the park entrance a few minutes' drive away.

€260 a nightSee on Booking →
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