Spurs n Lace Bed & Breakfast Inn

There were many things to like about this property: it has a great location, it's beautiful, and the breakfast was very tasty. However, the bed was extremely uncomfortable and the hostess insists on joining breakfast and dominating the conversation. Breakfast is only served at 8 a.m., so if you like to sleep in or have other plans, you are out of luck. I'm not sorry we went, but we won't be back.

It's a very nice B&B. The room was very clean and comfortable, the food was excellent, and the location was good. What is unusual and the highlight for us was the community breakfast. Everyone eats breakfast at the same time (although we were the only guests that day). Hearing the history of the B&B and the personal history of the owner, Arlene, was the best part of the stay.

I cannot understand how this place has so many positive reviews. I think Jessica B got it right. I booked it because it seemed quaint and charming but it was tired, shabby and grubby. We stayed in the Sunflower room which admittedly was well themed to sunflowers but it was fairly cramped and the shower room was tiny. The old fashioned radiator fittings were covered with dust, the windows were difficult to open and the door was tricky to open and close. The bed was extremely uncomfortable and I got really bad backache. There was a mat on the floor of the bathroom which seemed to be instead of a proper bath mat, it was shaped like sunflowers, but was actually just a bit of old carpet, which was filthy round the edges. We had to put a hand towel on top of it for our clean feet when we got out of the shower. We did not enjoy the breakfast experience for a start. It was rigidly at 8 o’clock in the morning and this was not flexible at all. Some days we did not need to get up this early but we had no choice. We had to all sit around one big table and we were told exactly where we had to sit. Arlene, the host had a piece of paper on her plate saying that that was where she was to sit. The three courses were delivered quite slowly, and were definitely not to our taste. The first course was okay which was fresh fruit and yoghurt but at no point where we ever offered any bread or toast. The second course was a savoury dish in a ramekin, which was very small and very solid a and dry and not at all tasty. The third course was also in a ramekin dish and was a very solid dry cake type thing. Most people sitting round the table left most of their food. This was not picked up by Arlene and we were offered no alternatives. At the end of breakfast, Arlene wanted to play some records on her gramophone, but fortunately we had things to do so we escaped. The whole experience for these three miserable courses took an hour. We were offered tea and coffee, but no juice. Quite a lot of the silverware was extremely grubby as well with encrusted food on it. Conversations at breakfast, usually revolved about round, Arlene telling her stories and new age theories. Even when other people started talking to each other, it always went back to her. On a positive note, the location was excellent and you could walk into town for the evening to get a meal plus parking was free at the accommodation.

This a quaint little B&B with a delightful breakfast experience with the owner. We learned a lot of history and was walking distance to the old part of Colorado city. This is a must stay if you are in the area!

Shabby and uncomfortable, not charming. Poor value for money. Everything about the place looks tired, worn, depressing. The 3-course breakfast was awful — one course worse than the next — and host seems to demand that every guest show up to table on her schedule and listen to her stories. Privacy (both inside the building and onto the street) is nonexistent thanks to zero soundproofing and rooms smack up against the sidewalk at ground level. Thank goodness it was a 1-night booking.

Stayed here for a hiking getaway - very quaint and cozy - host was great - accommodations were very spacious and clean in the Mountainview room. Old Colorado City is a hidden gem in the Pikes Peak area!