We stopped by the hotel simply hoping to do a little looking around since we read about its history. The woman working there was so rude and unwelcoming we turned right around and walked out and didn't get to see anything. She was so condescending and patronizing for no reason at all. Nobody wants to deal with that toxic negative energy on their vacation! read more

Great three night stay in this updated historical hotel with new owners. The bed was incredibly comfortable, with high-end sheets and duvet. Loved relaxing with a book by the fireplace in the parlor. Ask the staff about the board game library! read more

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Fantastic historic hotel that was formerly a hospital run by the Sisters of Mercy. Great front desk manager, Brad. Lots of fun. Will be back. Very welcoming and friendly! read more

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Historic hotel in cripple Creek. My wife and I stayed here with a group of friends. Very welcoming and friendly. New owners just purchased about 9 months ago and are doing a great job updating and making this hotel even better. They have a bar, pool table and room with fireplace to relax and chat. Recommend this hotel for sure. read more

Vintage hotel with modern amenities. Nice quiet clean rooms. Very friendly staff. The Boiler Room Bar was nice and cozy with video music.

This owner is so caring. We stayed here two nights. Creaky floors and Victorian decor take you back in time. The place is so peaceful. So amazing. We will be back. Thank you for the visit read more

Interesting and quaint bed and breakfast! They had a one man operation the day we stayed there and he was very nice. We were slightly early but he welcomed us into our room and let us check in early. The floorboards were very creaky and our room was a little warmer than we liked but overall we had a nice stay. Within walking distance to the casinos and Main Street. read more

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Love this 120+ year old hotel, with plenty of charm, and character. The owners are great hosts. A favorite is the boiler room bar, with a great bartender, and incredible company. There is a must see room with pool table, piano, and soon to be live entertainment. Love it, and we will be back. read more

The Hotel St. Nicholas - Hotels Near Me - Cripple Creek, Colorado

Awesome Place to stay! Nice rooms Comfy beds! Nice Staff! So see Debbie at the Bar! Great friendly Lady! read more

Probably the most charming and authentic bed and breakfast hotel I've ever stayed in (and I've stayed in a lot!). The owner, Brad, is so hospitable and informative on the history of this haunted (?) building that used to be a hospital. The breakfast is nothing to write home about, but I still rated it 5 stars, because of the character of the rooms, the reasonable cost, and the super friendly staff. Additionally, no visit to the hotel is complete without sitting down for a drink at the unique Boiler Room bar!! read more

Had a wonderful stay here with my wife for a Cripple Creek weekend getaway. Called and made reservation, rates are reasonable. This hotel is a renovated hospital from 1898 and has a lot of character. The Boiler Room Tavern downstairs is a must. There are tales of hauntings in this hotel. Adequate parking and easy walk to Wild Wood. We used shuttle service for other casinos as it is on a steep hill. Transit around town was easy and the owner gave us all the information we needed. Shuttles usually arrived 2-4 minutes after we called. I had to pick up some shot glasses and a mug because I wanted to have something extra to remember my great stay experience. Light breakfast selection currently due to COVID. Room was clean, shower and bathroom were nice. Excellent views. This is an old building so there are some creaks, but I wasn't disturbed by anyone. I recommend a stay, or at least a visit to the Boiler Room Tavern. read more

The Hotel St. Nicholas - Boiler Room Tavern shot glass - Hotels Near Me - Cripple Creek, Colorado

ADORABLE and charming, I adore this little inn... After having stayerd in enough chain hotels to earn me a stake in a few, it is so refreshing to stay in a quiet mountain town (full of casinos) and enjoy some old-fashioned hospitality. read more

This has to be the coolest hotel I have ever stayed at. formerly a old hospital run by the nuns from the Catholic church across the street. Is it Haunted? Maybe! Is the architecture old and really cool? You bet it is! I will definitely stay here over a high price hotel any time. read more

I had a good feeling about this place the second I came across it on the internet. The decor is cozy and charming and the staff is super friendly. There's definitely an eerie vibe to the building, from the way its perched behind trees up above the downtown area to the dark hallways that for some reason are super easy to get lost in. There's a swanky parlour with a billiards table but we didn't spend much time there. "Odd" Don was bartending in the spooky basement bar and that was entertaining enough. Clean, comfortable and affordable. Can't wait to go back. read more

This is a Beautiful hotel, the atmosphere is very peaceful. The owner and staff were very accommodating during the filming of the new Ghostbusters movie this week, the rooms looked and felt spacious and clean, and the views are truly Amazing! As a place to rest your head it falls on 5 stars, and it is a place I will return to and bring the rest of my family! :) Shanti Thomas read more

Picked this hotel from Yelp, did not disappoint, beautiful room with great view, was passing through city, went to Mine in town. read more

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This place looks creepy on the outside, but it is very nice inside, with all the charms of possible ghosts, since it was built as a hospital in the 1800s. Rooms are sparkling clean and cute, but be aware there is no air conditioning. Free breakfast includes fruit, cereal, yogurt, breads, and when we were there, some really good honey walnut cream cheese. Nice place to stay in this neat old mining town. read more

This place is really, really cool. I was initially thinking I wanted to give it 4.5 stars, but there is no reason it's not a 5. First of all it is oozing with personality. Apparently it is a converted hospital and is rumored to be haunted. Although we did not see any ghosts, it was still fun to think about. The tavern in the basement is super cool and it was pretty tempting to keep putting off gambling downtown to have another with the b-tender, Don. The room was comfortable, the staff was extremely nice and we even got a free upgrade on our room. I would definitely recommend staying at St. Nick's when you are looking for a fun, relatively inexpensive overnight trip. read more

It is with great pleasure I do this review. The Hotel St. Nicholas in Cripple Creek, CO deserves SIX stars! Quaint, historic, restored, ultra-quiet, ultra-clean, "hospita"ble. Built by the Catholics in 1898, it used to be the city's hospital, full of patients particularly during the 1890-1910 Cripple Creek gold rush. The staff in our time--two owners and manager--is wonderful. New rugs and furniture everywhere! New bathroom fixtures and elec. outlets. Comfortable new beds. Continuous upgrades. Good radiator heat plus a snazzy space heater in each of the hotel's only 15 rooms. Dogs welcome, to stay in the rooms on the third floor. New hotel canopy and sidewalk. There is a pool table and piano. The old but restored floors are about one degree off-level, from 123 years of settling. Bring a marble and let it roll by itself down the floor on the third floor; ha! Hotel just 800 feet from Bennett St. casinos below; easy walking distance (at least the downhill part!). Continental breakfast you order the evening before, some 15 different items. Coffeepots in every room and downstairs; the room coffee filter and premium coffee are in the same bag, to put in the Mr. Coffee pot. Hotel bar downstairs. Wonderful period original art posted throughout the hotel and also art for sale downstairs. I bought a Paul Cezanne print on canvas, now my favorite painting I own. (The original sold in 2011 for some 300 million dollars in today's dollars, the most ever paid for a painting by that time.) Plenty of history preserved in books, etc., in the hotel, info about the hotel's gold rush days. Cripple Creek is at 9,500 feet and contains this country's biggest-producing gold mine. A city on hills, a hotel on a hill--overlooking history! The best--most interesting--hotel I've ever stayed in. Furthermore, my mate made over $1,100 playing the slots downtown. My mate and I will now be a regular visitor to Cripple Creek and will always stay in Hotel St. Nicholas, the saint who allegedly started the Christmas tradition in the 300s A.D. That's a big story in itself, which you can research online. Everything about this hotel is authentic and "lovely." May I add, the hotel graciously invited us to attend their free, superb, home-cooked Thanksgiving dinner this year, 2021. This is the highest-reviewed hotel in Cripple Creek. Don't bother with the others. read more

We reserved a room, they took all of our info (credit card, etc.) Then a couple hours later they called and said they messed up...the room was supposedly reserved earlier before we called (double booked). Piss poor service! Do not go to these people, unless they get their shit together! read more

A very interesting place to stay! It's spotless, pleasant, and well done. It's like a really big bed and breakfast. The patio with the hot tub has really nice views. The place is old, so the floors creak a bit, but that's part of the fun of it! I stayed in room 11 which is allegedly haunted, but no ghosts visited! It was really nice to be away from the casinos, up where the views and quiet were much appreciated. It's only about three blocks from the main drag, but it's a steep hill. However, some of the casinos offer to come get you and take you to the main part of town and will bring you back. It's close by, just a steep walk. Just a ton of personality and interest, wrapped up in a big, cool old building. Would definitely stay again. read more

A fantastic historical hotel with an incredible staff, a beautiful view and a great bar selection. Definitely choose it for your mountain vacation or film shoot. read more

Haunted by the ghosts of assholes! I didn't even stay here and chances are very likely that I will NEVER stay here. I had a reservation for a Saturday and canceled on a Wednesday and was still charged a late cancellation fee because I didn't cancel within 3 days. Hmm...let's do some math here: Wednesday: 1 day, Thursday: 1 day, Friday: 1 day, Saturday: 1 day. Add them all up and you get 4 FUCKING DAYS. The person I spoke to on the phone was incredibly rude. Shocking... You can shove that cancellation fee up your Cripple Creek. read more

St. Nick hotel is supposedly haunted and was originally built as a hospital back in the 1890's. The owners of this place have certainly done as much as possible to keep the integrity of the era present within its walls. As with any older hotel you have to remember that you will be making certain sacrifices such as air conditioning. There was a pretty cool looking bar downstairs and they have a small restaurant inside. My biggest complaints were that they didn't open breakfast earlier and everything was closed in the morning... no one was at the front desk to check out. Also, because I was on the second floor I had to listen to people walking around on the top floor from 12:30 - 2 AM because the wood floors squeak uncontrollably. The views of Cripple Creek are very nice, and there is a hot tub on the second floor to enjoy them. Prices are average for this kind of stay. Considering the options in the area I'd be willing to stay again if I were on the top floor. read more

100+ years old with great views & Boiler Room Bar in Basement; fine preservation / restoration; comfy bed & good continental breakfast

Husband and I stayed here over a weekend in June. The Boiler Room Tavern was a lot of fun. We really enjoyed our stay and definitely plan on going back. The actual locals of Cripple Creek and Victor were really nice and welcoming. Our room was nice and cozy with a beautiful view of the mountains and town. I found this hotel to be a lot of fun, will definitely recommend it. The weekend we stayed there, the cable was out, which in a way was nice because it forced us to go to the Boiler Room Tavern and converse with other travelers and locals. read more

I went on a solo trip to Cripple Creek back in January 08. I did research online as well as with a Colorado guide book and found the Hotel St. Nicholas. The price was reasonable and the hotel is very unique. It used to be the hospital in Cripple Creek. They have a small bar called the "Boiler Room" with drinks and bar snacks. I thought the prices were fair. I was the only registered guest so they upgraded me to the nicest room there. I was very impressed. This room had a small sitting area overlooking the front of the hotel. The room also had its own bathroom which was small but worked just fine. The hotel is very authentic as far as decorations, (furniture, wallpaper, carpet etc...) Everything was clean and seemed well cared for. They normally serve free breakfast, but since I was the only guest they comped my breakfast to Bronco Billy's. The only drawback I could say was that you had to walk up a big hill from the main street of Cripple Creek. The location was great though, I could walk to the casinos and restaurants and the hotel is up on a hill so you can see the surrounding area below you. read more

This is the neatest place I've ever stayed. Don't choose this hotel if you want a modern, cookie-cutter room like you might find at the Holiday Inn, but stay at the Hotel St. Nicholas if you want comfort, charm, and a super friendly staff in a unique setting. Each room in this converted hospital is decorated in the Victorian style, but each has the modern convenience of a very comfortable bed and a private bathroom. We stayed in room #1, which contained a king bed, breakfast room, sitting area, and a huge, claw-foot bathtub. If you want some adventure, ask for room #11, which was the original operating room. Bartender Don told ghost stories about the rumored paranormal activity reported in that room. The breakfast was fresh and featured little extras like flavored cream cheese. The staff was amazing. Doors to the vacant rooms are left open, so guests are encouraged to explore and enjoy the entire place. If you can tear yourself away from the comfort of your room, the casinos are just a short two-block walk away. If you spend too much time enjoying the free drinks, a shuttle will bring you to the door of the St. Nicholas. We can't wait to visit Cripple Creek again, and we will definitely book a room at the Hotel St. Nicholas. read more

This place was absolutely wonderful. Susan was an amazing host. She upgraded our room which was fantastic, since it was my first time in Cripple Creek and my significant others birthday. The decor was quaint and cozy. The continental breakfast was a little late, but no complaints here. I would most definitely only stay in at St Nicholas. Can't wait to go back in the summer to take advantage of the rooftop jacuzzi and sauna. Such a wonderful time. Anybody that says different is just a crab. read more

Have worked over the Christmas holiday season on and off in Cripple Creek for a number of years, and whilst I have never stayed at The St. Nic, I have been there a number of times to go to the Boiler Room, the hotel's bar. It is a very quaint hotel, and the staff are lovely. I was sorry when the decor in the Boiler Room was changed, but it is still a cool place. The only word of warning I'll give is if you don't have a car, it is a very steep hill to try and climb when you are two miles above sea level! read more

very very cozy, it was exciting to stay in an old fashion hotel, the people next to us came out of their room and yelled at us for walking to loud, we responded with "stay somewhere else remember your at an old place" what a douche. had a wonderful stay. we would definitely come back read more

We were taken aback by the beauty and serenity of this hotel! The owner is lovely and allowed us to explore the hotel when we stayed there. We captured the image of an entity on a digital phone- it was life changing. The bartender in its quaint hotel bar was so much fun and there's a great game room too. We are going back this weekend to enjoy "travelling back in time" at the St. Nicholas. read more