The last time Ridgway voters considered a lodging tax increase in 2015, there was a clear group of proponents – including the Ridgway Area Chamber of Commerce itself.
When Telluride-based Realtor and developer Ben Jackson and his ownership group first set out to buy a hotel within an hour from world-class skiing, their search took them all over Colorado, from Gunnison to Idaho Springs to Vail.
The Ridgway Lodge and Star Saloon has changed hands on paper, but hotel developer Adam Dubroff is still there working nonstop to complete an expansion project in time for the summer season. The expansion follows the trajectory Dubroff started more than three years ago when he purchased the hotel and began renovations.