The newly restored Pitkin Hotel now offers 10 beautifully appointed guest suites, each uniquely decorated in the style of the early 1900’s, complimented by modern services and amenities.

The Bon-Ton Restaurant and a small “hotel” were opened in Pitkin by Elizabeth and Thomas Waltham in 1880. Bon-Ton means fashionable, vogue, “all the rage.” The Bon-Ton’s construction was crude – it was nothing more than a 16’ x 24’ tent with back wall of stone and dirt. It was located behind the site of the present hotel, against the mountainside on the other side of the alley. The floor was sawdust, and the tables “were less than even,” but the place was very clean and neat. The food was excellent. A typical breakfast was beefsteak, bacon, fried eggs, fried potatoes, corn bread, biscuits, butter and coffee – all for 50 cents.