One of the first questions buyers ask me about A-Frame Club is:
“If I own the cabin, why can I only use it 90 days a year?”
The short answer is that the ownership structure is more flexible than that question suggests.
A-Frame Club operates as a boutique hospitality property, and the ownership framework provides for 90 days of standard owner occupancy each year.
But that does not necessarily mean an owner has to leave after night 90 and cannot return until the following year.
Under the current structure, there is also a mechanism that allows an owner to occupy the cabin beyond those 90 days by essentially renting the cabin back for a nominal $10-per-day owner rate. $10 per night is actually just a suggested rate, the town hasn't set any guidelines or rules for the consideration, only that the owner pay a nightly fee.
That distinction is important.
So can I stay more than 90 days?
Under the current A-Frame Club ownership framework, yes.
The first 90 owner-use days fall within the standard owner-occupancy allowance.
After that threshold, the current structure provides a mechanism for additional stays at the nominal owner rate.
This is why I think simply advertising A-Frame Club as having a “90-day limit” creates more confusion than clarity.
There is a 90-day owner-use framework, but the practical question buyers care about is:
“Can I continue using my cabin after those 90 days?”
Under the current structure, there is a path to do so.
Why is there a 90-day structure at all?
A-Frame Club is not structured like a typical second-home condominium.
It exists inside a fully operational boutique hotel, and the cabins participate in a hospitality environment that includes professional management, guest operations and shared amenities. The current Owners Club materials describe the opportunity as ownership within the existing A-Frame Club hospitality property.
That hotel component is part of what gives the ownership experience its convenience, but it also means some of the rules are different from purchasing a conventional residential condo.
The owner-use framework is one of those differences.
Do the 90 days have to be consecutive?
No.
The 90 days are an annual owner-use allowance rather than one continuous three-month stay.
For most second-home buyers, that distinction matters because mountain-home use tends to be spread throughout the year anyway:
ski weekends in January, a spring trip, mountain biking in July, fall colors in September and holidays later in the year.
The goal is not to prescribe how someone should use those days. Buyers should understand the governing documents and determine whether the structure fits the way they actually expect to use a Winter Park property.
What happens when I'm not using the cabin?
A-Frame Club has professional on-site short-term rental management, allowing an owner to make the cabin available through the property's hospitality operation when it isn't being used personally.
For a buyer who does not want to manage cleaners, guest communication, booking platforms and the other logistics that can come with a self-managed mountain rental, that may be an important distinction.
It is also why I encourage buyers to evaluate A-Frame Club as a complete ownership structure rather than comparing only price per square foot against conventional condos.
Is 90 days enough?
That is ultimately a personal-use question.
Ninety nights represents roughly three months of occupancy over the course of a year. For a Denver-area owner primarily using a Winter Park property for weekends, ski trips, biking, summer escapes and holidays, that can represent a significant amount of mountain time.
For someone looking for a full-time residence or a property they intend to personally occupy for large portions of the year, the structure deserves much closer consideration.
That is exactly why this information should be clear before someone gets emotionally invested in a cabin.
Why I explain this upfront
Condo-hotel ownership can sound complicated when the important details are buried.
I think the better approach is the opposite.
Understand what you own.
Understand how you can use it.
Understand how management works.
Understand the financing.
Then decide whether the property makes sense.
A-Frame Club consists of just 31 freestanding cabins inside the existing Winter Park hospitality property, with approximately 595 square feet per cabin and amenities ranging from private decks and Malm fireplaces to hot tubs, sauna and cold plunge.
For the right buyer, the unusual ownership structure may actually be part of what makes the property easier to own.
For another buyer, a traditional condo may be the better fit.
My job is to help you understand that difference.
Have questions about A-Frame Club ownership?
I can walk you through the current ownership documents, available cabins, owner-use structure, financing and management arrangement before you make a trip to Winter Park.
Jon Mottern | SERHANT.
A-Frame Club listing broker
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