We had the misfortune to break down in Aspen and needed a last minute hotel while the car was being fixed. The auto bill ended up being sky-high, so we were looking for budget options. While calling around, we mentioned this to the person who answered here. She turned out to be the owner and was so friendly and understanding that she knocked a large portion of the price off the room! When we arrived, we were given a large room with a small TV with cable and a mini fridge. The bathroom was not en suite, but a sign on the door said it was for our room only.
The shower was very tiny (it is a very old home after all) so shaving my legs required some daring feats of acrobatics. They had a nice strong blow dryer available as well. Our stay included breakfast which was very good (cold cereal, oatmeal, bagels, English muffins, yogurt, bananas, and coffee - though I agree with another poster that if you like your coffee strong you might want to grab a cup somewhere else). They also allowed us free reign in the full kitchen to use the fridge, oven, microwave, spices, etc etc.
Overall very friendly and charming with an at-home feel. A 5 minute walk and you're in the heart of Aspen.

We went on a family-skitrip this Spring and stayed in the upstairs Cooper Street Loft, an apartment next to the Snow Queen Loft. The apartment is very convenient located, on walking-distance to the center and the Gondola. The kitchen has all the tools you need to prepare a decent meal, everything was clean and well kept. 'M', the daily care-taker, was very friendly and showed us around, our sons could even use the whirl-pool next door after skiing. Norma, the owner and her son David are also very friendly, we had a nice glass of wine together. For Aspen standards this lodging is very reasonably priced. If you do not look for fancy or luxury but for personal and friendly instead; this is the place! If we would return to Aspen, we would definitely look for them again to say hi and we would also like to stay in one of the two Cooper Street lofts again!

I love the Snow Queen. This has been my favorite place to stay in Aspen for many years. If you want luxury, with room service and 1000 threadcount sheets, this isn't it, but feel free to check into the Little Nell or St. Regis and pay $650/night. However, for a fraction of the price, the location of the Snow Queen can't be beat and the accommodations are perfectly fine. The owners are lovely and "M", the innkeeper, is more than glad to help with any questions or requests. Best of all, breakfast is included in the price. "M" will happily cook your eggs to order to eat along with assorted pastries, cereals, English muffins, toast, oatmeal, fruit, juice, coffee, hot tea, hot chocolate, and yogurt. There is always laughter and story-telling around the communal table in the kitchen each morning. It is a wonderful place to meet people from all around the world and to run into old friends, as happened to me this year. I am also looking forward to the new flatscreen TV coming for the lobby. It's nice to sit and visit with other guests in the lobby while enjoying that second cup of coffee. In the afternoon, the group moves to the hot tub located just a few steps out the door. The beverage also changes, but I won't go into details on that! Overall, the Snow Queen Lodge has everything you need for a wonderful visit to Aspen.

To be fair, the staff were very friendly. But couldn't make up for the paper thin walls, bathroom wasn't clean and when I went to put items in the medicine cabinet, the shelf fell off. To make matters worse was we paid for 4 nights - which 3 of them happened to be next to the roadie from a rock band playing in town that week. He clomped home from the bars around 2am and had friends over until 6am. The walls were so thin that when a cell phone rang we thought it was ours...it wasn't. I complained to the owner that first day. Was told they left a note for the guy. Well....that pissed off the roadie even MORE so he was louder the next night. We didn't receive any compensation for this.