New and News at the Lumiere Hotel in Telluride.
Though Lumiere functions as a hotel it’s personalized guest services and chic yet cozy slope side accommodations create an atmosphere which feels like a home away from home. The hotel and residences consist of 11 guest room suites and 18 one to five bedroom condominiums inclusive with the Bijou restaurant (previously, the Little Bar), two ski valets, a gym and outdoor soaking pools. Incorporating these surroundings with seamless first class hospitality and one can quickly visualize Lumiere’s progress to such a five star status. Both Schaefer-Russell and Evans-Afman have worked several years together to improve the tremendous level of guest services along with fostering the intimate ski lodging experience and only see this improving. Two new feature programs to continuing down this path are the new restaurant, Bijou which will be open daily from 5-8pm with apres ski tapas and dinner menu. Then the introduction of the new program, Le Valet, which will allow people to purchase deeded parking spaces in Lumiere's garage along with full access to the hotel’s services and amenities such as the ski valet and ski lockers. The program should become popular as many stand-alone condominiums in the Mountain Village core lack adequate parking as well as any similar hotel amenity services.
With continual praise from previous visitors to Lumiere, it’s constant accolades and recognition in various travel publications, as well as these two Telluridians commitment to innovation and guest services, Lumiere is on track to quickly reaching its five star goals.