The recently renovated Rochester Hotel is funky yet chic, with marquee-lighted movie posters from Hollywood Westerns filmed nearby lining the airy hallways. Steamer trunks, hand-painted settees, wagon-wheel chandeliers, and fluffy quilts add charm to the rooms. Windows from Denver & Rio Grande Railroad carriages have converted the back porch into a dining car, and gas lamps add a warm glow to...
Inspired by the many Western movies filmed in the area, this hotel is noted for its cowboy funky decor. Most notably, movie posters (framed in gold and Hollywood lights) line the hallways. The hotel is just steps away from the Durango &… Read More
Built as an apartment house in 1927 and handsomely restored in 1993, the Leland House offers an intriguing mix of lodging types in a comfortable inn with early-20th-century decor. Owned by the Komick family, who also own the historic Rochester Hotel across the street , the Leland House contains six suites with sitting rooms and full kitchens, plus four studios with kitchenettes. All have...
Among my favorite places to stay in Durango, the 1892 Rochester retains the feel of an Old West hotel with high ceilings, original trim and hardware, antiques, historic photos and original Western art, and 1890s-style furnishings. Completely renovated in the mid-1990s, the hotel offers 15 spacious rooms, each with its own bathroom (two have whirlpool tubs with showers, and the rest have large...