Everything about the hotel has been changed, except for its historic charm, which was enhanced by meticulous restoration of original details, while discarding the heavy Victorian touches added later, such as the thick, dark velvet that had been draped everywhere.

FORBES: Hotel Jerome, Aspen

They leave Friday and its winter everything all snowy white and looking like the tsar's winter palace and when they return the following week, everything down to the peppermills the wall panels, lights, even the ceiling has been changed, spring bursting out all over the place.

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