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Originally build in 1927

Purple Mountain Bed & Breakfast Lodge

Crested Butte's Oldest Bed & Breakfast offer old world charm mixed with the new mountain amenities to be the perfect base camp for your mountain adventures. Originally built in 1927, the building was used as the Crested Butte Big Mine mining office. After the mines closed in the 1950's it was used as part of the Colorado Springtime Family Camp. When camp closed down, it was rolled on logs one mile to the east side of town and started a short life as a family home. With a lot of work from the new owners, it began a new life in 1976 as the Purple Mountain Lodge servicing early vacationers to the area.

The Bed & Breakfast honors it's history while offering all the comforts of the ultimate mountain getaway. It has six comfortable rooms, plenty of common space, an outdoor hot tub, an in-house day spa, daily beer tastings and unique gourmet breakfasts served each day in the dining room hosting a view of Mt. Crested Butte. 

Included Amenities:

  • Gourmet Breakfast

  • Daily Colorado Craft Beer Tastings

  • Free WIFI

  • Outdoor Hot Tub

  • Hot Chocolate Bar

  • Chocolate Milk Recovery Station

  • Townie Bikes for riding around Town (Summer only)

  • Ski Storage at the Base Area (Winter Only)

  • Mt. Bike Work and Washing Station

  • Locally made soaps and Pharmacopia shower products in the rooms

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Chris & Mollie

Your Hosts

Chris Haver was a high school teacher and a wilderness leadership instructor from the east coast when he decided to move to Crested Butte and buy the Bed & Breakfast in 2003 in order to create a life in the Colorado mountains after falling in love with area. He was drawn to Crested Butte because of his love for skiing, biking, hiking and all things outdoors. He trained under a nutritionist to cook in collage and has incorporated his enjoyment of cooking to create a gourmet breakfast worth getting up for each morning. 


Mollie moved to Crested Butte after falling in love with Chris (and the mountain life) to pursue her passion for skiing, trail running and biking. Leaving a corporate lifestyle behind, she quickly became partners in a local CPA and Advisory Firm to help small business thrive in a small tourist economy town. Their favorite apart of hosting guests is sharing all their years of local knowledge to make sure the visitor makes the most of their time in Crested Butte.