The main resort complex, situated at the base of Cheyenne Mountain,[6] is 6,230 feet (1,900 m) above sea level,[7] and 5 miles (8.0 km) southwest of downtown Colorado Springs.

The architecture and color of the hotel is in the Mediterranean Revival style, with the pink stucco of its façade blending into the Pikes Peak area landscape.

The latter include race cars from the Pikes Peak Auto Hill Climb in the early 20th century.

Philip Anschutz purchased the property and built a main lodge and ten cabins and restored other original buildings.

There are two small lakes, horse stables, a gazebo, hot tubs, and an outdoor fire pit.

[18] Spencer Penrose, founder of Broadmoor, established Cheyenne Lodge, which is now Cloud Camp, a wilderness retreat situated 3,000 feet above the resort.

[19] Located 75 minutes west of the Resort along a five-mile stretch of Tarryall River, The Broadmoor Fishing Camp borders 120,000 acres of the Lost Creek Wilderness.

MacNeill commissioned New York architects to design The Broadmoor as a "Grand Dame of the Rockies", evoking the elegant look, excellent service, and fine cuisine of celebrated European hotels.

[14] Frederick Law Olmsted Jr., son of the famed designer of Central Park and an accomplished landscape architect in his own right, took on the challenge of The Broadmoor's 3,000 acres.

[14] In 1937 Penrose and his wife Julie established the El Pomar Foundation, intended to provide grants to support activities in the state of Colorado.

The Broadmoor Ice Palace, an Olympic training center, opened on January 1, 1938, on the resort grounds.

It held a total of fourteen National Sports Festivals, World Figure Skating Championship, and U.S.

[14] Charles L. Tutt Jr., secretary of the Broadmoor Hotel and Land Company, and son of Penrose's longtime friend and partner, was made president.

Figure Skating Team were killed during the airplane crash of Sabena Flight 548 near Brussels, Belgium.

A memorial bench made of granite was installed across from the entrance to the World Arena building (now razed) at the edge of the resort's lake.

[14] Due to the impact of the Tax Reform Act of 1969, the foundation sold its majority interest of the resort in 1988.

[14] A North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit was held at the Broadmoor in October 2003 with President George W. Bush, Donald Rumsfeld, and Defence Ministers from seven countries.

[24] Between 2003 and 2008, the resort was expanded to include a group of retail stores, 160 luxury townhomes and condominiums, rooftop tennis courts, underground parking, and expansion of the third golf course.

The hotel's name and logo is always officially presented as all uppercase with the 'A', smaller but raised higher than the other letters: BROADMOOR.

[36] The resort has received more than 100 awards over its lifetime, including:[d] Author Michael Allegretto mentioned The Broadmoor in his crime novel "Night of Reunion" (1990) which takes place in Colorado Springs, CO.