Glenwood Springs Accolades

Glenwood Springs has received a LOT of media attention over the past few years & we wanted to share it with you! Check out the numerous media spots, awards and designations that our small mountain town has received!

Glenwood Springs
Sunset Magazine, Mountain Weekend Day Trip, November, 2011 http://www.visitglenwood.com/sites/default/files/Sunset Magazine November 2011_0.pdf

Rand McNally & USA Today Travel, Glenwood Springs voted Most Fun Town, July, 2011
http://travel.usatoday.com/destinations/story/2011/07/The-five-best-smal...

True West Magazine, Glenwood Springs ranked #5 in the Top Ten True Western Towns for 2010
http://www.truewestmagazine.com/jcontent/living-the-dream/living-the-dre...

Adventure Cyclist, Riding the Old Rio Grande, February, 2009
http://www.visitglenwood.com/sites/default/files/adventure_cyclist.pdf

Forbes, 2009
Glenwood Springs named one of North America’s Top 10 Trout-Fishing Towns, 2009

Field & Stream, 2008
Glenwood Springs tops the list as the best place for anglers to live in America’s
Top 20 Fishing Towns, 2008
http://www.visitglenwood.com/sites/default/files/fishing_0.pdf

Colorado Governor’s Award for Outstanding Community Tourism Initiative, 2008 http://www.visitglenwood.com/sites/default/files/cmty_init_award.pdf

Glenwood Hot Springs
Japanese television series, BS Nippon network, “Hot Springs Journey,” 2011

Glenwood Hot Springs General Manager Named 2010 Hotelier of the Year by the Colorado Hotel and Lodging Association

Glenwood Hot Springs Named 2010 Fodor’s Choice for Best Hotel Pool
http://www.fodors.com/fodors-choice/gold-awards/2010/best-hotel-pools-4/

Playboy, Rocky Mountain High, 2010
http://www.hotspringspool.com/images/UserFiles/File/Spa%20of%20the%20Roc...

Boston Globe, Hot springs and big rivers exhilarate a Rockies town,
2009
http://articles.boston.com/2009-01-11/travel/29253282_1_spa-rockies-pool

Disney’s Family Fun Magazine, 8 Great Hotel Pools lists Glenwood Hot Springs Pool as #2, 2007

Discovery’s Travel Channel, Glenwood Springs named America’s #1 Hottest Place to Cool Off since 2002 and Glenwood Hot Springs Pool listed as #10 in Top 10 Hottest Hotel Pools since 2003

Spa of the Rockies
Spa Magazine Silver Sage Reader’s Choice Award (not announced yet)

SpaFinder Reader’s Choice Award for Best Thermal or Mineral Spring, 2011 http://www.spafinder.com/spaguide/readerschoice/2011/category-mineral.htm

Hanging Lake
Designated a National Natural Landmark, July, 2011
http://www.nature.nps.gov/nnl/site.cfm?Site=HALA-CO

5280 magazine, Great Lakes, June, 2011
http://www.5280.com/magazine/2011/06/great-lakes?page=0,1

Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park
Good Morning America, Reality Week features Giant Swing, May, 2011
http://glenwoodcaverns.com/pdfs_pressroom/Glenwood%20Caverns%20Honored%2...

Travel Channel, Bert the Conquer episode, April, 2011
http://glenwoodcaverns.com/pdfs_pressroom/Bert%20the%20Conqueror%20April...

Colorado Meeting + Events, Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park named Best Emerging Attraction, March, 2011
http://glenwoodcaverns.com/pdfs_pressroom/Glenwood%20Caverns%20Honored%2...

Glenwood Canyon Brewpub
Great American Beer Festival gold medal for European Style Dunkel beer, 2011

More award winning beers, http://glenwoodcanyon.com/awards.htm

The Pullman
Esquire, Best new restaurants in America, October, 2011
http://www.esquire.com/features/food-drink/best-restaurants-2011/pullman...

Aspen Times, Full Plate: Chef Mark Fischer cooks up community, February, 2011
http://www.aspentimes.com/article/20110206/ASPENWEEKLY/110209910

Grand Junction Sentinel, The Pullman causes culinary buzz, February, 2011 http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/articles/the-pullman-causes-culinary-buzz

Aspen Peak, Cocktail of Choice: Bacon Bloody Mary, May, 2011
http://aspenpeak-magazine.com/channels/home-page/insights/cocktail-of-ch...

Westword, Sugar-smacked: Esquire's John Mariani hails the desserts at Row 14 and the Pullman, June, 2011
http://blogs.westword.com/cafesociety/2011/06/sugar-smacked_esquire_maga...

Real Aspen, Local chefs named semifinalists for James Beard award,
March, 2010
http://www.realaspen.com/article/527/Aspen-Carbondale-chefs-named-semifi...

Aspen Sojourner, All Aboard, Summer, 2011
http://www.aspensojourner.com/Aspen-Sojourner/Summer-2011/All-Aboard/