Glen Eyrie

Love love love staying here in the comfy classic hotel-style lodges and spending the morning hiking, drinking coffee in the Carriage House, and eating a DELIOCUS breakfast meal in the castle. The breakfast is consistently special and fulfilling! The cafe is so neat with the historic brick and huge doors. The hiking is simply lovely. It is a joy to walk through the red rocks and mountain desert terrain here!!

Highland Haven in Evergreen was booked and so were all the jacuzzi suites at the Monarch Casino Resort in Blackhawk when my boyfriend and I were looking for a Saturday night. getaway; we ended up at Glen Eyrie. You can book a room at Glen Eyrie without even realizing that it is the headquarters of the Navigators. Their mission is "To know Christ and make Him known, and help others do the same." During the checkin process, the lady with the Tammy Baker mascara told us "no drugs or alcohol are permitted on the property." I wasn't sure if I should be offended because I'm not sure if they tell everyone that. Another employee, a gray-haired older gentleman, sat there with his arms crossed and glared at us without blinking until we headed to our room.Past the castle foyer and down the halls where the guest rooms are located, the ambience is more like a youth hostel in a retirement home. The room was stuffy and stale smelling, there was no AC, and I couldn't figure out how to open the window. It inspired me to save the romance for later and stay outside, enjoying the grounds and until dark. Fortunately, I came prepared with six different prohibited substances, and made sure we picked up a bottle of wine when we came back from dinner. The mascara lady made sure tell us there is no tv in the room. I wish I would have told her that we can enjoy ourselves plenty without one. Breakfast is served in the King James dining hall from 7:30 am to 9:30 am. I was prepared for it to be really weird, anticipating that someone was going to help us to know Jesus, invite us to church, or ask us where we attend. I carefully curated our responses, and couldn't wait for someone to ask but no one did. Instead, we sat there and tried to guess which guests had successfully prayed the gay away and which guests had booked on booking.com and also had no idea who the Navigators are. I was so disappointed I wasn't able to use any of my invented narrative or whip out my phone to show them my ancestry.com app and impress them with the fact that King James of the KJV bible and the namesake of their splendid dining hall is actually my 15th great grandfather. Sigh, no one cared. I was sick to my stomach for the rest of the day from that breakfast buffet, particularly the mysterious José Olé freezer burrito with sprinkled with micro greensBecause it was kind of creepy that we had to sign all of those safety release papers, I felt unsafe until we were off the property, and past the Colorado Springs Focus on the Family freeway exit sign. There was something magical about the weekend, not sure if it was the hospitality ministry or the contraband.When I stopped having diarrhea later at home, my Apple Watch said my blood oxygen levels were 100% and my resting heart rate was 53. I will never return to Glen Eyrie, but feel blessed to have had this experience to share with others.

We stayed at the Glen for a week. Specifically in the building Big Horn. They had conference/work rooms on each floor. They also had a communal fridge. I really appreciated how the beds were made each day. The beds were so inviting when we got back to our rooms after long days. Our group also ate breakfast and lunches at the Glen. The food was quite good. I remember their brussel sprouts being quite good. The kitchen staff are always so polite to help take away any finished plates. I also recommend eating on their outside patio and enjoying the view.

I love castles! And who would have thought Colorado Springs to be the home of an English style castle? Aside from offering a bed and breakfast service as well as serving as a conference center to the Navigators, Glen Eyrie also offers castle tours and tea time hours boasting a grand view complete with wildlife on its grounds.Because I found out about tea time last minute, I wasn't able to book a tea time during our stay but we did take a tour and it was quite fantastic. Learning the history of the castle, walking around the grounds, marveling at the scenery surrounding the castle was quite a magnificent experience! While we weren't able to check out a lot of the rooms due to people staying in them at the time, we did get to see quite a few rooms in the castle, including the main hall which was grand and can now host conferences and events. Our tour guide was quite knowledgeable and was able to explain the origin of some of the pieces in the castle. There was tea going on when we went so we couldn't explore that room but we were given the chance to peak at the room.They also have an English rose garden within the grounds but it wasn't in bloom when we went. The lawns were well manicured though and we saw a few creatures roaming around freely. The area is absolutely gorgeous and worth a visit either to stay, just for the tour or just for tea!

Glen Eyrie is a beautiful location right next to the Garden of the Gods. My family loved getting to walk around the property and enjoy the beautiful scenery. We saw lots of wildlife, ranging from mountain goats, squirrels, turkeys... A friend of ours saw a bear earlier this summer. He contacted the grounds keeper and they were aware of the situation and actively monitoring it. The was a wedding taking place during our visit and I think this would be such a picturesque place for a wedding. I've stayed here for conferences in the past and the lodging are great and the food in the dining hall is good. Lots of hiking options around the property and we even got an impromptu tour from one of the docents. Great customer service. We ended our trip with a stop in the bookstore/ gift shop/ coffee house. Each season brings a new beauty to the Glen and it's definitely worth a visit.

We traveled here today and learned that you needed to make a reservation. Without a reservation, if you would like to know, you get to have access to the streets for 15 minutes - which is good enough for some photos of the outside of the castle. It was gorgeous during those 15 minutes, but I do wish we could have made a reservation at the gate or something along those lines.

Wonderful tour guide named Tori. learned so much while enjoying the beautiful sights of the grounds. Enjoyed the tea time aswell that you can reserve separately from the tour. Staff was very friendly and professional.

We understood that the tours were being done in small groups and upon arrival we saw signage encouraging masks. The tour room was small and it was packed, no room to social distance. Of about 6 families of 4 in attendance only 2 groups wore masks. The docent was also unmasked. There was no way to socially distance in the first 20 minutes (super dull and slow presentation indoors) and the family in front of us was visibly ill- both children sneezing and parents both coughing (unmasked). The tour guide was nice but not enough meat to the tour, or perhaps they have not kept up the building well enough to give enough content to the tour. It didn't seem like the Navigators take conservation of the property seriously. Hand Sanitizer was all over the place but the dispensers were empty. When we contacted the Navigators about our health saftey concerns we were told by their own PR person what her own personal beliefs are about the pandemic. Not professional. Even without covid the tour wasn't worth it. Rosemont Museum in Pueblo has much more meat to the tour, I recommend heading south!

Expectations exceeded from our stay! First and foremost, the staff are absolutely incredible and welcoming. The property is absolutely gorgeous with lots of trails and animals. Tea time is a must! I only wish we would have stayed a few more days to enjoy more of the space!

Tea: Seriously a waste of time. The vegan alternatives were a joke and not at all fair or comparable alternatives to the menu items. Vegan should not be advertised if they are not going to give a fair amount of food. We weren't expecting a heavy lunch from a tea, but both left still hungry. The sever was so awkward that he often came off as rude. The tea was from a bag, not even loose leaf. I expected much more for the money we paid (wasted). Tour: Also a waste of time. While the castle and grounds were beautiful, the tour was excruciatingly slow. The tour glossed over all of the meaningful history of how progressive General Palmer was and only focused on their religious agenda. The tour guide was also very dismissive about how the natives were displaced. I was appalled. Please do not spend your money to support this organization.