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Where to stay in Durango

By Sarah

Downtown Durango

  • Historic Strater Hotel

    A Main Avenue hotel that has hosted guests since 1887, with 88 rooms furnished in Victorian walnut and Bradbury and Bradbury wallpaper. The Diamond Belle Saloon, The Mahogany Grille and The Office Spiritorium are on site.

    Best for:
    Travelers who want a historic room on Main Avenue
    Where:
    699 Main Avenue, Durango
    Official site

    Checked November 2026

  • General Palmer Hotel

    Built in 1898 by General William Jackson Palmer and still family-owned, with 39 rooms on the same block as the Durango and Silverton depot. The rooms are split between the Main Hotel and the Palace Wing.

    Best for:
    Train riders who want to walk to the depot
    Where:
    567 Main Avenue, Durango
    Official site

    Checked November 2026

  • The Rochester Hotel

    Built in 1892 as the Peeples Hotel and fully renovated in 2022, it now has 15 king and double queen rooms with private baths. The Peeples Bar, open to the public, serves cocktails and natural wine.

    Best for:
    Couples who want a small renovated hotel downtown
    Where:
    726 East 2nd Avenue, Durango
    Official site

    Checked November 2026

  • Gable House Inn

    A Queen Anne Victorian bed and breakfast built in 1892 and listed on the National and State Historic Register. Rooms have antique period furnishings and private entrances, and a full hot breakfast is included. Downtown is a 4 minute walk.

    Best for:
    Travelers who like a quiet historic house over a hotel
    Where:
    805 East 5th Avenue, Durango
    Official site

    Checked November 2026

Animas Valley and Lightner Creek

  • Antlers on the Creek

    A creekside bed and breakfast first built in the early 1900s, with five guest suites in a small canyon off downtown and backyard access to Lightner Creek. It has a hot tub, and a homemade breakfast is served each morning.

    Best for:
    Couples who want a quiet suite outside town
    Where:
    999 County Road 207 (Lightner Creek), Durango
    Official site

    Checked November 2026

  • Apple Orchard Inn

    A bed and breakfast purpose-built in 1993 in the Animas Valley, with six private cottages around a courtyard and four guest rooms in the main house. The grounds have ponds, brooks and an old apple orchard.

    Best for:
    Couples and small families who want cottages and gardens
    Where:
    7758 County Road 203, Durango
    Official site

    Checked November 2026

Purgatory and Highway 550

  • Country Sunshine Bed and Breakfast

    A bed and breakfast open since 1985 on four wooded acres above the Animas River Valley, with an outdoor Jacuzzi available around the clock. It describes itself as 15 minutes from Purgatory and from Durango.

    Best for:
    Skiers who want a quiet base north of town
    Where:
    35130 Highway 550, Durango
    Official site

    Checked November 2026

  • Purgatory Resort lodging

    The resort runs a rental pool of condos, townhomes and homes at Purgatory Lodge and Peregrine Point, Cascade Village, Purgatory Village and Sheol Street, plus in-town hotel partners. Its front desk number is (970) 385-2100.

    Best for:
    Skiers who want to sleep at the base
    Where:
    Purgatory Resort, 1 Skier Place, Durango
    Official site

    Checked November 2026

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