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Brady Johnson
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Phone: (970) 887-3344
Fax: (970) 887-3917
bjohnson@clazyu.com
Trips to Discover magazine named C Lazy U Ranch as one of the Top 9 Luxury Wilderness Ranch Vacation destinations. The article cites the ranch’s famous gourmet food and the indoor heated arena as reasons for for AAA to describe the ranch as “posh” but with a “genuine ranch feel”.
The Wherever Family Magazine featured C Lazy U Ranch in a round-up of best Fall riding destinations for families. The author recommends C Lazy U for families with young children because the ranch has riding instruction and opportunities for even beginners — whether adult or children.
The Denver Business Journal took notice of C Lazy U Ranch’s awards in the 2018 Travel+Leisure 2018 World’s Best Awards! C Lazy U Ranch ranked #74 in the world’s hotels and was the only Colorado property to make that list! The Ranch also scooped up 6th-best resort hotel in the continental U.S. and the No. 3 resort hotel in the American West as well.
In the August 2018 issue of Sunset Magazine, the editors list their 2018 Travel Awards, and C Lazy U Ranch is thrilled to be first runner-up in the category “Hotels that Impress”!
Cowboys & Indians Magazine published a very informative article featuring wine recommendations from our new sommelier, Elise Blann. Read the article for some great summer wine recommendations and even find out Elise’s favorite C Lazy U dish pairing!
GRANBY, COLO. – JULY 11, 2018 – C Lazy U, Colorado’s premier luxury guest ranch getaway, was awarded in three different awards lists in the 2018 Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards, a first-time honor for the property known for its genuine service and legendary western hospitality. C Lazy U, which will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2019, was ranked No. 74 of the top 100 hotels in the world, and the only Colorado property to make the list; No. 6 of the top 15 continental U.S. resort hotels; and No. 3 of the top 10 resort hotels in the American west.
The ranch received the awards on account of online voting from loyal travelers and guests. Feedback from guests, including, “as someone who has been fortunate enough to travel to 86 countries, I can say that C Lazy U ranks at the very top of the list … the accommodations and activities are excellent,” and “C Lazy U is perhaps the best family vacation we’ve ever had. We’ve been seven times and are going back again!” helped propel the ranch into the three awards lists.
“We are humbled to receive these honors and join this list after many years of hard work,” said David Craig, general manager of C Lazy U. “Everything we do at C Lazy U is centered around offering the very best experience we can to each and every guest. To read some of the fan feedback that accompanies the announcement of these lists is truly touching and so rewarding.”
For more than 20 years, Travel + Leisure has enlisted their loyal travel consumers to share their knowledge of the world’s best travel options. Travel + Leisure is one of the travel industry’s most respected publications, with a readership largely compromised of sophisticated world travelers. The magazine’s 2018 World’s Best awards are announced online at https://www.travelandleisure.com/worlds-best and in the August 2018 issue – and includes rankings of the best hotels, cities, airlines and more.
Download Press ReleaseFamily Traveller recently published a round-up of the best ranches for family-friend vacations. Drawing on the knowledge of Gene Kilgore, the world’s premier expert in dude ranches and owner of Top50ranches.com where C Lazy U is listed as a Premier Ranch, Family Traveler included C Lazy U in the round up.
Recommend, a magazine for travel agents, published an article about the $10 million renovations we’ve been doing at the Ranch. Besides adding more meeting space by renovating the Lodge rooms and the Hay Barn, we’ve completely updated and redecorated all of the cabins!
Honest Cooking included C Lazy U in their list of favorite Independence Day celebrations around the country. Honest Cooking is an international online culinary magazine that also covers culinary travel, and we’re thrilled to be listed as a favorite by them!
The World Property Journal (formerly the World Property Channel) did a roundup of western ranches with great Fourth of July vacations, and they picked C Lazy U as the #1 location!
Ranch Blog
Since 2014, C Lazy U Ranch has been honored to be listed among some of the greatest resorts, hotels and destinations in Conde Nast Traveler’s prestigious Readers’ Choice Awards. This year, for the 2018 awards, we’re even prouder: thanks to our guests all over the world, C Lazy U Ranch has been named the best … Continue Reading »
From the Horse's Mouth
I recently stayed at C Lazy U Ranch for a friend's wedding. This place is well taken care of, the land is pristine and the location is just gorgeous. The cabin-style rooms are really nice. Ours had a wood burning fire place and a Keurig coffee machine (I'm a bit of a coffee fanatic). The bed was SO comfortable and had thick blankets that kept me warm throughout the night.
