Nestled in the history of Manitou Springs, the Avenue Hotel Bed and Breakfast is a historic hotel of Colorado. This Queen Ann-style Victorian inn, built in 1886, offers seven  beautifully appointed guest rooms all featuring private baths, most with claw foot tub and shower. We, along with our  staff take pride in the service we provide and gracious hospitality extended. 

We have family heirlooms and a life long collection of antiques with updated decor that adds flare to the charm and distinction of the Avenue Hotel B&B. The three-story “meet you in the morning” staircase in the middle of the house defines the the entry, which boasts a parlor on either side. The massive Manitou greenstone fireplace invites draws you to it's warmth and the  large bay window  of the other parlor brings in the morning sun.

A delightful freshly made hot breakfast is served each morning at 9:00. We serve breakfast in  our spacious dining room or on the front porch in the summer. Juice, muffins, fresh fruit, and a  breakfast  egg entree is prepared each morning by Gwenn along with  fresh ground coffee from a local roaster, Colorado Coffee Merchants. A variety of  premium teas are available for your selection. Cookies are baked fresh daily.  

If you are headed out for an early day of sight seeing or to catch a flight home we accommodate with cold breakfast by 7:00 A. M. We will serve you a fresh fruit cup, and homemade muffin along with yogurt and granola.  Or we have our "GRAB and GO" breakfast we bag up for you fruit, muffin, yogurt, raw almonds and granola you can take it and go. We do ask that you let us know the night before that you need an early breakfast and at what time.We will be happy to provide for you.

We strive to work toward being eco-friendly and leave a small foot print. We recylce paper, plastic,and glass. We use eco-friendly Melaleuca household cleaning products and laundry cleaning products. Using  Melaleuca products are then eco-friendly for the environment,  friendly for guests, and friendly for our staff. We provide our shampoo, conditioner, body wash in refillable shower pumps. We do not throw away hundreds or little plastic bottles a year. We also provide a water cooler so we do not throw away plastic water bottles saving  over 6000 a year alone from the landfill just fro our B&B. We purchase our bath products here in Manitou Springs, our wines that we provide to guests and gifts supporting other locally owned businesses

A two-unit Carriage House with fully equipped kitchens is available for extended stay, for families, weddings, or reunions.

The Avenue Hotel is a great starting point for your adventure in Pikes Peak region, just 4 miles west of Colorado Springs. Located in the historic district of downtown Manitou Springs, restaurants, shops, and art galleries are within walking distance. Cog Railway to the top of Pikes Peak, Garden of the Gods and Red Rocks parks, Cave of the Winds or the Pikes Peak Highway are within minutes. Visit the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Seven Falls, or the Air Force Academy. With hiking, biking, fishing, rafting, horseback riding, or golf the area has fun for everyone.

Formerly Gray's Avenue Hotel. The historic Avenue Hotel was built as a boarding house; it has served as an apartment building, lodge, and private residence. In 1984 the Gray's established it as Manitou’s first Bed and Breakfast.

Innkeepers Gwenn and Randy as well as the inn animals: Ollie the Scottie, Zoey the Westie, and the two cats, Rena and Lucky, welcome all and  look forward to hosting you as our guests and sharing our historic inn.

A wallpaper hanger for thirty three years Gwenn has extensive expertise in interior remodeling.  Along with her knowledge of construction and design, she has numerous resources and networks that will be invaluable to the rejuvenation of the Avenue Hotel.  Having worked along side Colorado Springs' most skilled builders and interior designers, she understands the demands of customer satisfaction and quality care. With this exciting new business endeavor, Gwenn hopes to incorporate her skills and refined knowledge of interior design and construction with her passion and interest in cooking, baking, and opening her home to guests.  Owning her previous business for three decades has instilled a strong sense of integrity, consistent organization, ambitious work ethic, and basic accounting skills. 

Randy Hodges' roots are deep in the Colorado soil, born on a 4,000 acre homestead east of Pueblo, Colorado.  His management and organizational skills grew with the years spent helping operate the family farm.  Moving to the Colorado Springs area twenty two years ago, he became involved in the telecom industry leading him to B W Systems, 8 years ago.   He is well respected in his industry as a systems engineer and estimator with past experience as the project manager. Dealing with potential customers and clientele, he understands how to build lasting relationships and continue a profitable small business.  Not only does he possess reliable management skills, he has extensive knowledge in electrical systems and home repair that will be advantageous to the remodeling of the bed and breakfast. He looks forward to the new venture in the bed and breakfast with eager anticipation.

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