Famous throughout the region for its legendary Sunday champagne brunches, Durango's historic Strater Hotel offers 93 guest rooms in different configurations. Many of the rooms feature Victorian antiques and comfortable furniture. The hotel's premium rooms include bathrobes and MP3 docking stations.
The hotel offers a number of skiing packages as well as packages for Valentine's Day. The Strater has three dining rooms and features the Henry Strater Theater, one of America's few remaining live vaudeville melodramas.
The Rochester Hotel in Durango dates back to 1892. Newly renovated, the hotel offers 15 spacious rooms that have high ceilings and private bathrooms. All guest rooms have cable television and telephone, and free wireless Internet is available in the hotel.
Located in downtown Durango, the hotel is close to the famous Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad and a plethora of shops, restaurants, galleries and museums. Its complimentary breakfast features a hot entree and a wide selection of fresh fruits and home-baked goods.
Durango is close to the Durango Mountain Resort, Mesa Verde National Park and Trimble Spa & Natural Hot Springs.
The General Palmer Hotel is another restored Victorian hotel. Located in downtown Durango, the accommodation is convenient for local restaurants, shops and museums. Guests at the General Palmer enjoy a free continental breakfast, cable TV and free local calls in air-conditioned rooms. Free wireless Internet is available in the hotel's business center.
Local eating houses include the Palace Restaurant and Randy's, the best local source of prime steaks, ribs and a selection of seafood. Both of these restaurants are within walking distance of the hotel.
With more than 20 restaurants within five blocks of the hotel, the Durango Lodge offers clean and comfortable rooms at reasonable rates. The lodge does not pretend to be a restored Victorian building. It offers a complimentary breakfast and all guest rooms have an enclosed hot tub, refrigerators and data ports. There is also remote control cable television and some of the rooms have balconies.
There's plenty to do here. Skiing is popular in winter and in warm weather, there's white water rafting on the Animas River and exploring the cliff dwellings of Mesa Verde National Park 35 miles away.
