Which room to book at The Little Nell in Aspen

Book the One Bedroom Mountain Side Suite: 800 square feet, with a balcony off the living room that faces Aspen Mountain. The suite's page lists a king bed, a gas log fireplace, a steam shower and a Jacuzzi tub. It is the smallest room at the hotel where the page itself puts the mountain in front of a separate living room, and on a ski week that is the room you sit in at four o'clock with your boots off.

The Little Nell sits at the base of Aspen Mountain, and its ski concierge is steps from the Silver Queen Gondola, per the hotel's ski page. Every room has a gas fireplace and heated marble floors, so the choice is about which way you face and whether you want a second room.

Three more suites of 1,250 square feet, the Benedict, the Iselin and the Roch, are booked by phone on 855-441-1516 and publish no view. The hotel allows four people at most in a room, per its policies page.

For a short stay, yes, but you are paying for a balcony that may face the pool. The Mountain Side Guest Room page describes views of the courtyard and pool and, in some cases, Aspen Mountain. Book it and ask in writing for a room that sees the mountain. The Town Side room is the same 600 square feet facing Red Mountain or the streets, and I'd only take it for two queen beds at the lowest price.

The step to the suite buys a living room with the mountain view written into the category, and a steam shower. Over five or six nights in ski boots, I'd pay it.

A family of four should book the Pfeifer Suite; a couple celebrating should book The Little Nell Suite. The Pfeifer Suite is 2,000 square feet with a king room, a twin room and two balconies over the Little Nell ski run, the run that ends at the hotel. The Little Nell Suite has two fireplaces, two wraparound balconies and a dining table for six.

Skip the Two Bedroom Town Side Suite for a family: the page says neither bathroom is en suite to the main bedroom. For more than four people, the hotel's Residences run from two to four bedrooms with full kitchens and a rooftop pool.

The ski concierge stores your equipment, warms your boots and tunes skis overnight, from 7:30am to 4:30pm. It sits at the top of the pool deck stairs, per its page. The hotel also sells First Tracks, skiing Aspen Mountain before it opens to the public, and Friday snowcat powder tours that average 10 runs, per the skiing page.

There is no kids' club. The family page lists licensed babysitting, kids' ski rentals and children's menus. Aspen Mountain has limited beginner terrain, in the resort's own words, so a family with a first-time skier should read Aspen or Vail before booking.

Book New Year's Eve plans with the room: the hotel opened them on October 1, 2026. The New Year's Eve page lists the ticketed Dom Pérignon party, a New Year's Eve dinner and a New Year's Day brunch at Element 47. No minimum stay over the holidays is published, so ask when you book.

Still choosing the mountain? Aspen or Vail for a first luxury ski trip makes the call. The ski hotel room list has the room to book at each of the other ski hotels on this site, from Courchevel to Niseko.