When does Guest House Aspen open?

Guest House Aspen opens on December 31, 2026.

Where is Guest House Aspen?

At 415 East Hyman Avenue, Aspen, in the space that was Madame Ushi.

What happened to Madame Ushi in Aspen?

The space at 415 East Hyman Avenue becomes Guest House and RSVP, opening December 31, 2026. Cedric Gervais, who launched Madame Ushi, is a partner in Guest House Aspen.

RSVP is the ultra-lounge that shares the building with Guest House. Dinner is at Guest House, and the night continues at RSVP. Together they seat 220.

What food will Guest House Aspen serve?

Elevated New American cooking and a craft cocktail program, and, for the first time at any Guest House, sushi and Asian dishes. Chef Todd Mark Miller leads the culinary program.

Guest House Is Coming to Aspen, With Cedric Gervais as a Partner

Aspen will ring in 2027 with a new room. Guest House, the social dining concept from RDM Hospitality, opens on December 31, 2026, in the space that was Madame Ushi, at 415 East Hyman Avenue.

The address will hold two concepts under one roof: Guest House itself, for dinner, and RSVP, the group's ultra-lounge, for what comes after. Together they seat 220. The idea behind the brand is that dinner doesn't have to end when the plates are cleared. The evening is meant to move from the table to cocktails, music and a later crowd without anyone changing buildings.

A familiar name at the door

The name that will get most of the attention is Cedric Gervais, and he is no stranger to the address. The Grammy-winning DJ and producer is the man who launched Madame Ushi, the Japanese restaurant and late-night room that has filled 415 East Hyman for the last few winters. Now he joins RDM Hospitality as a partner in Guest House Aspen, alongside the group's co-founder and CEO, Raj Kumar.

So this is less a stranger moving in than a room changing its name while keeping its host. For a concept built around music and a long night, that is a useful head start in a town that takes its après and its late nights seriously.

"Aspen is a natural next step for Guest House."
Raj Kumar, Co-Founder & CEO, RDM Hospitality

Kumar says the team wants the Aspen location to feel distinctly local while staying true to the brand, and that having Gervais involved makes this opening even more exciting for them. Gervais, for his part, sees Aspen as the right setting for the mix of food, cocktails, music and energy that Guest House is known for.

· Two rooms, one night ·

Dinner in the warm room, then the lights go down

Rendering of the Guest House Aspen dining room: walnut tables and caramel leather chairs under glass-globe chandeliers and a painted floral ceiling

Rendering of RSVP, the lounge at Guest House Aspen: dark velvet booths, cream armchairs and a tiered crystal chandelier under a coffered ceiling

Rendering of the long red marble bar at Guest House Aspen, lined with striped bar stools under glass-globe chandeliers — The marble bar, from the walk-through rendering.

Rendering of the arrival entrance at Guest House Aspen: a host stand, a fringed pendant lamp and a checkerboard floor — The arrival.

Rendering of the Guest House Aspen dining room with a sculpted arched wall, round pendant lights and long banquettes — The dining room's arched wall.

Rendering of booth seating along the red marble bar in the Guest House Aspen dining room — Booths along the bar.

Rendering of curved velvet booths and round walnut tables in RSVP, lit by globe pendants — RSVP after dark.

At the table

The kitchen works in elevated New American: dishes inspired by nostalgic favorites, built on seasonal ingredients, alongside a craft-forward cocktail program. The brand describes itself as a social dining and wine garden concept, made for everything from celebration dinners and date nights to happy hour, group gatherings and the late shift.

Aspen gets something the other locations don't. According to the group, it will be the first Guest House to put sushi and Asian dishes on the menu, which keeps a thread running from the room's Madame Ushi years. Chef Todd Mark Miller leads the culinary program.

The full Aspen menu has not been published. The plates below come from the existing Guest House locations, so read them as a preview of the style rather than a promise of what will be on it.

A two-tier seafood plateau with lobster, crab and shellfish on a brass stand — Seafood plateau.

Tuna and caviar cones standing in a stone holder beside a glass of red wine — Tuna & caviar cones.

Grilled lamb chops with mushrooms and dots of sauce, beside a glass of red wine — Lamb chops.

A sliced 40-day dry-aged bone-in ribeye on a wooden board with roasted tomatoes and a glass of red wine — 20 oz bone-in ribeye, dry-aged 40 days.

· Behind the bar ·

Cocktails that arrive in fog

The bar is the most theatrical part of the brand. Drinks come out under glass cloches, wrapped in smoke, or beneath a small tree of cotton candy. If Aspen follows the other locations, expect a few of these on the list.

The Tulgey Woods cocktail: small bottles in a glass bowl of moss under a tree of pink cotton candy — Tulgey Woods.

The Magic Mushroom cocktail, a yellow mushroom-shaped glass on moss and flowers, revealed from under a smoking glass cloche — Magic Mushroom.

An espresso martini with a feathered foam pattern on a dark walnut table — Espresso martini.

A brand on the move

Guest House began in Austin in spring 2024 and has opened a new city every year since. Aspen will be the fifth.

Austin2024
Las Vegas2025
Scottsdale2026
DallasNov 2026
Aspen31 Dec 2026
HoustonEarly 2027

Our take

Opening on New Year's Eve, the busiest night of the Aspen winter, is an ambitious way to arrive. The difference here is that one of the people behind it already knows this room and this crowd. We'll be watching how a concept built in Austin and Las Vegas translates to a mountain town, and we'll report back once the doors are open. Reservations have not been announced yet; we'll update this page when they are.

· At a glance ·

Name: Guest House & RSVP Aspen
Address: 415 E Hyman Ave, Aspen, CO 81611 (former Madame Ushi)
Opens: December 31, 2026
Size: 220 seats · dinner, cocktails, late-night lounge
Food: Elevated New American, with sushi and Asian dishes new to the brand
Chef: Todd Mark Miller
From: RDM Hospitality · partner Cedric Gervais
Online: welcometgh.com · @welcometgh

Renderings and walk-through courtesy of RDM Hospitality. Food and cocktail photography by TJ Perez Photography, courtesy of Guest House.