Aspen would be absolutely, absolutely lovely. I'd love to go.
But it's about a five hour drive from Denver.
I don't think we should limit it to Aspen. Places like Snowmass or some of the other areas might be less pricey.
I think we have to assign Jen and Rosie to do research, since they'll be our hosts.
The above Aspen home is $651/night in July so for six nights that would be $3,906 + tax.
Those are both gorgeous.
I'm going some mental calculations, so tell me what you think.
Let's suppose that most folks can afford $200 (at the most) per individual/family to contribute towards the rental.
We can guesstimate that at least 15 people will contribute, which put us at $3000.00.
That means we can budget any vacation rental for 5 nights so long as the per night rate does not exceed $600.00, including contributions towards the refundable deposit.
Does that seem fair/right?