Chief Hosa Lodge

We loved Chief Hosa Lodge! We wanted a mountain venue that was beautiful and secluded, yet close to Denver for the convenience of our guests and that is exactly what we got! The lodge has a large patio in front that is a perfect place to hold the ceremony, the view is absolutely breathtaking. The inside of the lodge is very romantic with arched doorways, fireplaces, hardwood floors, an intriguing vaulted ceiling and a beautiful chapel room for an indoor ceremony. The bridal room is connected (with seperate entrances) to the ladies bathroom, which made getting ready very easy. On our wedding day, it was snowing (in May!) so inside we created a human aisle that lead the bridal party and I into the chapel room to have the ceremony. It made our ceremony so personal and intimate, it was amazing. We comfortably had 100 quests, a buffet, a bar, and a dance floor with a DJ. One of the most appealing parts of Cheif Hosa was that you can use your own vendors (caterers, alcohol, rentals etc.) This gave us so much freedom to plan our wedding exactly how we wanted, that you can never find at other venues. The site coordinator Jim Johnson, was very helpful and easy to communicate with. He had lists of vendors to help guide us with the planning and was always timely to responding to our questions. Cheif Hosa Lodge is the most romantic and intimate setting to have a wedding at and I HIGHLY recommend it.

They since have new staff and would have a better rating

Review: This is a tough one to review. Based on looks alone I would give it the highest possible rating, but booking and communication with the coordinator was not easy. We booked the Lodge a year out after falling in love with another location and realizing it was out of our price range. Chief Hosa has a mountain feel for less than half the price of similar venues. It is also set up so you can use the patio as a ceremony space and the Lodge for the reception. If we would have run into rain, there is an adorable Chapel room that would have worked for a backup. We were able to book the lodge from noon until 10pm on our wedding day which worked out great. *If you do book, they don't' allow their chairs to be used outside so plan on extra $$ for rentals*

Our payment plan was easy but a week before Christmas last year, the City and County of Denver called and said we owed full payment. This wasn't in our contract and I had a huge moral issue with them breaking our contract and doing it a week before Christmas. After a series of nasty emails and long phone calls the City and County finally called back and said they were wrong, in fact, the full payment wasn't due until April. It was a battle I shouldn't have had to fight.

Another problem I had was trying to get a hold of the coordinators. When we booked we talked with one woman who then left and we worked with another. A month before the wedding we were given another who showed up an hour late to our walk through with the caterer (in her defense she is managing all the properties). In the end it all worked out but we had to stay on top of them.