Indian Hot Springs

Indian Hot Springs - Idaho Springs, CO

For "the other half's" birthday we stayed the night at Indian Hot Springs in Idaho Springs. Idaho Springs is an old mining town just off of I-70 about 30 miles west of Denver and Indian Hot Springs is a historic landmark just outside of town.

The main building was built in 1905 and they have since added 2 other buildings, cabins and some camp sites. If you are looking for a 5 star resort and all the modern conveniences, this probably isn't the place for you, but if you're looking for a place to relax and are ok with basic amenities, this is the place to go.

For a Hot Springs Resort, this place is probably close to 1/2 the cost of any other hot springs you will find. Even for an almost top of the line room here (hey, we have a budget) the room I got was significantly less than every other hot springs resort I looked at.

Although I thoroughly read about the rooms I read several reviews on different websites that show that that isn't necessarily the case for everyone. So, I will mention that if you are booking a room, the rooms in the main building only have 1/2 baths (although there are showers in the pool area, which is attached to the main building), the Lodge building only has 3/4 baths (no tubs) and the Inn building has full baths.

Of course, the best part of staying at any hot springs is, well, the hot springs. The main pool is in a covered atrium area attached to the main building, the pool is surrounded by palm trees and other tropical plants, the pool is a comfortable temperature. They do also have private indoor and outdoor hot tubs which were booked while we were there (reservations are recommended). There are also geothermal cave baths (16+) which are bathing suit optional and have separate caves for males and females. They also have a mud bath and spa services. While use of the main pool is included in the cost of the room, everything else is an additional cost, which is to be expected.

'The Inn' at Indian Hot Springs, my 'other half' and 'Bumble Bee' 

my ever-faithful little yellow Subaru/road-trip-mobile 

All room reservations also include a 'VIP Card' with which you can receive discounts on area activities as well as several local restaurants, which we took advantage of with a late dinner outing at *Azteca Mexican Restaurant.

*I probably won't write a lot about restaurants I visit, you can always read my yelp reviews at http://coroadtrips.yelp.com, or view exerpts of my reviews on the right side of this page.