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Historic Strater Hotel

3.5 star property

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Front of property - evening/night
Reception
Dinner served
Interior
Lobby sitting area

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Air conditioning
  • Business services
$191
$166 nightly
$191 total
Total with taxes and fees
Jan 20 - Jan 21

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699 Main Ave, Durango, CO, 81301
  • Place, Durango Area Tourism Office
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Durango Arts Center
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Airport, Durango, CO (DRO-La Plata County)
    ‪21 min drive‬

Room options

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Individually decorated, individually furnished, iron/ironing board

Classic Room, 1 Queen plus Twin

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(167 reviews)
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed OR 1 Twin Bed

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Individually decorated, individually furnished, iron/ironing board

Classic Room, 1 Queen Bed

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(119 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About the neighborhood

Durango

With a stay at Historic Strater Hotel in Durango (Historic Downtown Durango), you'll be steps from Durango Area Tourism Office and 3 minutes by foot from Sorrel Sky Gallery. .This hotel is 0.2 mi (0.3 km) from Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad and 0.2 mi (0.3 km) from Durango Arts Center.

What's nearby

  • Durango Area Tourism Office - 2 min walk - 0.1 miles
  • Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad - 3 min walk - 0.2 miles
  • Durango Arts Center - 3 min walk - 0.2 miles
  • Animas River Trail - 5 min walk - 0.3 miles
  • Fort Lewis College - 12 min walk - 0.7 miles

Getting around

  • Durango Narrow Gauge Railroad Station - 7 min walk
  • Durango–La Plata County Airport (DRO) - 22 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪lone spur cafe - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Denny's - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Durango Coffee Company - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Esoterra Ciderworks - ‬2 min walk

About this property

Historic Strater Hotel

Victorian hotel with bars and a 24-hour front desk
Historic Strater Hotel offers 88 air-conditioned accommodations with hair dryers and irons/ironing boards. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. Flat-screen televisions come with cable channels. This Durango hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Recreational amenities at the hotel include a hot tub.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Make yourself at home in one of the 88 air-conditioned rooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones and irons/ironing boards, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as a hot tub, or other amenities including complimentary wireless internet access and concierge services. Additional features at this Victorian hotel include ski storage, wedding services, and a fireplace in the lobby.
Enjoy a satisfying meal at Mahogany Grille serving guests of Historic Strater Hotel. Need to unwind? Take a break with a tasty beverage at one of the 2 bars/lounges.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, luggage storage, and a safe deposit box at the front desk. Event facilities at this hotel consist of conference space and meeting rooms. Free self parking is available onsite.
Mahogany Grille - This restaurant serves dinner only.
Diamond Belle Saloon - This piano bar serves lunch and dinner. Happy hour is offered. Open daily.
The Office Spiritorium - This cocktail bar serves dinner and light fare. Happy hour is offered. Open daily.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free uncovered self parking on site

Food and drink

  • 2 bars/lounges
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • Diamond Belle Saloon
  • Mahogany Grille
  • The Office Spiritorium

Things to do

  • Art gallery
  • Hot tub
  • Ski storage

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Conference space
  • Meeting rooms

Accessibility

  • Elevator

More

  • 4 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 1887
  • Fireplace in lobby
  • Smoking not allowed
  • Victorian architecture

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with cable channels

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Destination fee: USD 19.70 per accommodation, per night

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted

We should mention

The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation

Property is also known as

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Historic Strater Hotel Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 857 out of 1094 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 168 out of 1094 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 46 out of 1094 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 12 out of 1094 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 11 out of 1094 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

8/10 Good

John, Brookhaven

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This hotel has a great location in a nice historic building with friendly staff. Our main issue was the fact that the thermostat was locked and we couldn’t get it cool enough. That was a something we had never encountered with other hotels.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice hotel and very friendly helpful staff!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Rebekah

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jonathan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful place to stay. 3 restaurants and live music every night!
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sally, COLTON

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Love Historic Hotels and will keep returning
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

2/10 Terrible

Sally, COLTON

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I love Historic Hotels and this one we will keep returning to.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

John

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Pamela

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was a charming historical hotel, and I also enjoyed the restaurant.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Judy

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
While living outside of Durango for 22 years, I stayed at the Strater numerous times. It was and still is a lovely hotel. When we asked about breakfast, I was a bit surprised to be told that the Strater no longer served breakfast for their guests at all. The reason was blamed on Covid. Really!?! Didn’t that end about 3 years ago? And the staff didn’t seem to care about it, told us there were other places nearby to get something. Oh well, I guess nothing stays the same.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gary and Connie

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Love the History. So very authentic.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tom

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This hotel was so awesome. The history and ease of walking around town
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Eran

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Crista, Ofallon

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Laura

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Joseph

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Historic hotel, great location

Very nice historic hotel with restaurants and bar located in site. Conveniently located downtown and very walkable to shops and restaurants. The only disappointment was the hot tub was out of service for my stay with nothing offered except apologies.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Don

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

David

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very convenient location downtown. Close to Durango and Silverton train. Many dining options.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

laurie

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything was amazing. The staff was very helpful. The food in the Mahogany room was exceptional. It was fun to stay in the historic building.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Cody

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Overall it was good.

Lots of shopping and restaurants nearby. Easy walking distance. Only complaint was pillows on bed were too flat and shower was a one person pretty much. Bed was comfy though and ac worked good. The saloon bar was good. The historic value was neat to look at.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Judith, Placitas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Charming
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Meredith

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Old hotel, good bed, no perks that I found

The rooms are old, the shower small, but shockingly the best bed we slept in our entire trip to Durango. The pillows were half the size of a regular pillow so you have to use two. Please tell the staff at the front, while checking someone in, ask rude people that walk up with questions to wait and they will get with them shortly. Not leave the check in to speak with and help that person because they cannot wait. Also, parking is pretty bad.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Thomas

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I was so looking forward to staying at this hotel. It did serve the purpose of being within a couple blocks of the train station and lots of restaurant options, so that was great. As an "old" hotel it has all the things that people seem to love about Old--wallpaper everywhere, fake flowers, heavy fabrics, huge heavy wood furniture and the saloon looked like fun although we just didn't make it there in our 2 night stay. I was glad it was only two nights as I found our room to be rather depressing. It was quite small and had one narrow window. When I raised the shade, our view was a solid orange cement wall. I had to place my head against the glass and look up to even see a piece of sky. So the room was darker in spite of lamps etc. Trying to plug in electronics was another challenge. We were on the floor and moving furniture trying to find wall plugs. And then the shower in the tiny bathroom--sort of a triangle shape and so small you absolutely could not bend over if you dropped the soap:) Perhaps the smallest shower I have encountered in many travel years! We did get free parking within a block of the hotel so that was a plus for a city hotel these days. No breakfast offered but Durango has lots of food options. We would not stay at this hotel again but if you really love the old western experience, it may be just the hotel for you:)
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025