C Lazy U Ranch Named Top Colorado Resort
Nearly half a million readers submitted responses rating their travel experience, and they named C Lazy U the number one resort in Colorado.
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Nearly half a million readers submitted responses rating their travel experience, and they named C Lazy U the number one resort in Colorado.
Hard to beat C Lazy U when it offers a collection of 40 unique and elegant cabin accommodations and provides visitors with 8,500 acres of limitless authentic winter activities.
Editors noted that it was part of a trend this year of travelers wanting to stay in smaller and simpler accommodations as they traveled nationally and internationally.
Several Colorado establishments, cities and destinations were selected as Readers’ Choice winners…
C Lazy U scores as the #1 resort in Colorado according to Condé Nast Traveler readers.
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.
Relax as the natural surroundings embrace you with treatments tailored to your specific needs.
For the third year in a row, C Lazy U Ranch received the Wine Spectator Award of Excellence, and Colorado Hotel Magazine kindly featured our accomplishment in their Fall 2018 issue. Our sommelier Elise Blann was also mentioned.
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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.
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It was so wonderful. We all had a great time, but my four-year-old in particular was just thrilled with everything he got to experience. My mom asked him, "What was better, Disney World or the dude ranch?" He didn't hesitate: "Dude ranch!" And he made me pretend to be a horse doing the jingle last night when we had to come upstairs for bathtime, so he could be Brooks, one of the ranch hands we met. What a special place.
~ J. LaRusso, 08-10-2025