The Blue Jay Lodge ~ WHAT A FIND! My husband and I searched many lodging options for our wedding guests and for ourselves this past September, and the Blue Jay was by far the best outside or in Telluride. We had the option of staying at the expensive Hotel Telluride (downtown) or the Blue Jay (15 mintues out of town) for our wedding night and we hands down choose the Blue Jay. The rooms are very clean, elegant and incrediblly reasonable. We especially liked the comfy bed and pillows. The bathrooms are very spacious. Everything looks like new! Our room was on the bottom floor and we set -up a croquet course on our private lawn; the Blue Jay has a very relaxed atmosphere. Some of the rooms have very nice balconies looking towards the red cliffs. The restaurant in the hotel is outstanding. We ate there many times, as well as did our guests. We had all but 2 rooms in the hotel for our guests and everyone was very pleased. Maribeth, the owner, also catered our wedding reception. The food and the presentation was equisite. She took us in like family and made sure that our BIG day was perfect. She even had a smile on her face when she had to come to lodge at 2am after some of our intoxicated guests locked themselves out of their rooms ~ thank you Maribeth, you are the best! Logan and Katie Wannamaker