Alpen Hütte Lodge

Alpenhutte is a nice place. Good atmosphere. Nice mix of people from all over the world. Nice lounge with fire place to meet other travelers. And big kitchen with sufficient stuff. But most of all the location is brilliant. Within easy ride to A-basin, Keystone, Breckenridge. And for Beaver Creek and Vail you only need I-70 to get there. Anyway, good value for money.

Best location among hostel in the Summit County. On free bus route, opposite the Silverthorne Recreation Center, a few minute walk from the library and the Silverthorne Transfer Station, right beside a creek where you can do fly-fishing. The host, Eric and his staff were nice and helpful. Can't beat it for the price. The place is nice and reasonably clean. Among the best hostel I have ever stayed in. Good value for money.

I stayed at this hostel for a month this winter and was pretty happy with the set up. Everything you need is there and it's clean and bright and there are decent-size common rooms. Staff are good, and best of all it's truly less then five minutes from the shuttle bus stop to go to any of the Summit County resorts. Silverthorne is not exactly rocking, and the hostel doesn't have the buzz of city hostels, but again there is the bus to Breck or Frisco. Just be careful to be back before midnight or you might have a long cold night under the stars!

I stayed there last winter. Here my impressions: plus: + helpfull staff + clean + prize + discounted lift tickets + central location (summit stage busses, shops) minus: - curfew @night - kitchen closed @night - not very sociable (nearly empty) - cold rooms

I guess everything was okay, but the guy who ran the hostel was a jerk, trying to scam you out of every nickel and dime.

You can't beat it for the price. No, it's not a five-star hotel, but it's not priced like one either. The spa across the street is great!! The owners made a nice Thanksgiving dinner for all the guests.

BEWARE!!! This is perhaps the worst hostel experience I have ever had. The only redeeming quality of this moldy, smelly hostel is the large kitchen that is great for preparing food. Other than that, the owner, Eric, was creepy, moody, and ripped off one of the other customers, literally taking his money and refusing to refund the cash. He harassed guests for payment, when they'd already paid, and would only believe after shown proof of payment by a receipt IN HIS OWN HANDWRITING. The whole time there, he had to have been on either sedatives or alcohol. There was also a problem with bedbugs or some sort of insect that was in the beds, biting other guests. Do not dare to pay ahead, or you will not get your money back. If you have to stay here, pay one day at a time. Other hostels are in Summit County, and have bus service nearby to them. I would not recommend this place to anyone, even if they were on a budget.

The description listed on the Internet and through REQUEST FOR INFORMATION for this hostel is very misleading. The facility has not been kept up, and the pictures shown were taken many (several) years ago. Deception in advertising is the word of the day at this hostel.

This is a great place to meet new hippies, questioning wanderers, and snow bums. The rooms are fine. Eric is awesome. It is an excellent experience and a cheap place to stay.

The guy who runs the place is Eric Hagmeyer. BE WARNED in ADVANCE!!! This person will cheat you out of your money, anyway that he can! "Thief, habitual liar and scam artist" are just the kindest descriptions of him. The entire staff are as spooky as possible. Who knows what these people do with your belongings while you are out for the day? Stay here at your own risk!

The staff were horrible, and the place was a mess, but the bus was nice.

Common areas are roomy, bathrooms are clean except for the toilet areas. The staff's personalities are different, some are friendly and others very rude. The free bus service a plus.

I felt that the hostel was nice. Overall it is clean and has a lot of room, so it does not feel crowded. Also the kitchen is a pretty big industrial type kitchen, so it's easy to cook food with the other guests. Plus the location is great. Summit county has a free bus service that will take you to any of its ski areas.