ASPEN, Colo./KETCHUM, Idaho
Aspen Skiing Company (ASC) has closed on a property in Ketchum, Idaho, to be developed as a new Limelight Hotel, modeled after the company’s existing property in Aspen, Colo. The property is in close proximity to Sun Valley’s River Run base of Bald Mountain.
Aspen Skiing Company purchased the Limelight in Aspen in 2010 from the Paas/Woolery families. The property features large guest rooms, an expansive and open lounge, expanded continental breakfast, a lobby restaurant and adventure programming for guests.
The property was approved by the City of Ketchum and current entitlements include 119 hotel rooms and suites plus 11 free market residential units. ASC will ask the city for some minor modifications to the approved project to better reflect the Limelight brand, including a reconfiguration of the main floor to create the kind of flow and vibrant atmosphere that has allowed the Limelight Hotel Aspen to be so successful.
The Limelight is consistently ranked as one of the top lodging properties in Aspen on Trip Advisor, and has received numerous awards and accolades including recently being named to Condè Nast Travelers Readers’ Choice Awards Best Hotels in the West list.
The current Limelight Hotel is a 126-room located in Aspen’s downtown core, an easy walk to hundreds of shops and restaurants.
