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| History of Holiday Chalet |
Whether you are planning your honeymoon, looking for a retreat for your weekend getaway,
or planning a stop in Denver on your Colorado vacation, you can begin making your own history
at the historical Holiday Chalet Bed and Breakfast Inn.
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Our small, immaculate hotel was originally Henry Bohm's Mansion, Mr. Bohm was a prominent Denver jeweler in 1896. It was purchased in 1912 by Noah Hayden Griffith and his wife, Ida Lindsey. In 1952, it was converted to an AAA hotel. After Noah Hayden died in the Flu Epidemic of 1918, Ida converted this mansion from a 12-room, 2-bath home to 12 efficiency apartments. It remained as an apartment house until 1952 when Margaret Griffith converted it to a hotel. In 2002, The Holiday Chalet celebrated its 50th birthday as a hotel bed & breakfast. The third floor hosts a gathering place/library for games and reading, visiting or sharing coffee with other guests and friends or enjoying a sing-along around the piano. |
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Today's tea room was once Ida Lindsey's apartment from 1922 until her death in 1944. Ida was a woman of refined taste, and her hobby was painting bone china and creating more than 51 original patterns over her lifetime. (She also had a kerosene kiln in the basement). So enamored of this pattern is Margot Crowe (Ida's Granddaughter). that she had tea sets made in China replicating Ida's pattern. You can now buy a tea set patterned after Ida's own tea service. Call for details. This home is another example of the elegance that formerly marked this neighborhood. The foyer presents a grand entrance - featuring intricately carved wood banisters and ornamentation. A Victorian sofa in the entry was a gift from Baby Doe Tabor to her brother and a rocking chair nearby belonged to Queen Victoria's grandmother. A prominent Tiffany chandelier defines the dining area, which is at one end of the living room. Two sparkly ornate wall sconces frame one window and five super-ornate chandeliers line the ceiling of the long hall to the bedrooms. |
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The Tea Room at the Holiday Chalet has been renovated to reflect the times when such a room was in use. The hotel's owner, Margot Crowe, took over the hotel in 1985 and is working to restore it to the way it was in her grandmother Ida's day in the 1920's. To make reservations for high tea or to get more information about the Ida Lindsey bone china, call (303) 437-8245 or 1-800-626-4497. The Tea Room at the Holiday Chalet is ideal for hosting an afternoon tea party. Today's Victorian tea room was once Ida Lindsey's apartment from 1922 until her death in 1944. For the Bohm family this was once the parlor. In 1898 Baron Von Richtofen (great uncle to the Red Baron) laid in state in this room prior to his funeral at Fairmont Cemetery. |
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