The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Durango

Where to Stay if You've Never Been to Durango

The Durango & Silverton Narrow-Gauge Railroad, Durango, Colorado The Durango & Silverton Narrow-Gauge Railroad, Durango, Colorado

Visiting Durango, Colorado for the first time can be an exciting, yet overwhelming experience. With so many incredible hotels to choose from, it can be difficult to know where to stay. If you're deciding where to stay for your first visit to Durango, we've compiled a list of the best hotels for first time visitors. We analyzed all of the hotels in Durango based on price, location, amenities, guest ratings, and more to determine which would be the ideal places to stay for first timers. Whether you're here for just a few days or longer, these hotels offer the perfect combination of amenities, location, and price. For those visiting Durango for the first time, it's important to choose a hotel in a safe and convenient area to make the most of your first visit. You'll want to be close to the activities, shopping, and dining options, of course. When looking for hotels, consider the amenities they offer. Some hotels may have a fitness center, a bar or restaurant, a pool, or even a spa. All of these features can add to your overall enjoyment if you've never been to Durango before. Also, guest ratings and reviews are also important to consider when choosing a hotel. Whether you're visiting Durango for the first time, or you're a seasoned traveler, the best hotels in Durango for first-timers offer the perfect combination of comfort, convenience, and affordability. So, here's our list of suggestions for your next trip.

(Prices are listed in U.S. Dollars.)

DoubleTree by Hilton Durango

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $210 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Durango
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Located at 501 Camino Del Rio, DoubleTree by Hilton Durango has great rooms from $210 (before taxes). It offers skiing, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. It has a terrific 8.60 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 0.5 miles from the city center, first time visitors will especially love parking, hiking, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, and city views at this relaxing hotel. The room service is especially nice after a long day.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Skiing
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Indoor pool
  • Horse riding
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Durango Central

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $161 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • Heated pool

A great place to stay is Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Durango Central which has nice rooms starting at $161. Offering room service, a casino, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, it also has a great guest rating of 8.10 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 21636 Highway 160 West. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers mountain views, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, city views, and a hot tub which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 0.7 miles from the city center. Having a hot tub at this hotel is also a nice splurge. It's also less than the average price for first time trip hotels, so it's a great value.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Indoor pool
  • Horse riding
More Great Amenities
  • Casino
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Heated pool
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Hampton Inn Durango

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $151 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Durango
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Heated pool

We found Hampton Inn Durango to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $151. We loved that is has skiing, a casino, a restaurant, breakfast, and hiking, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.60 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at 3777 Main Ave.. You'll also find child care, laundry services, golf, a free breakfast, and pet-friendly rooms which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 2.3 miles from the center of town. The indoor pool at this hotel is very nice, and is a great place to unwind and relax on your trip. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Skiing
  • Breakfast included
  • Free breakfast
  • Indoor pool
  • Horse riding
More Great Amenities
  • Casino
  • Restaurant
  • Hiking
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Tennis
  • Refrigerator
  • Saltwater pool


Wyndham Durango

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $207 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

With terrific rooms from $207, Wyndham Durango, at 401 East 2nd Avenue provides skiing, a casino, a restaurant, a fitness center, and hiking. Its terrific guest rating is 9.20 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, a hot tub, a spa, and free parking. It's located just 0.5 miles from the city center, too. Having the delicious restaurant in the hotel is an added bonus.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Skiing
  • Kitchen
  • Spa
  • Horse riding
More Great Amenities
  • Casino
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms
  • Fitness room
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


General Palmer Hotel

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $173 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Durango
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for first time trip hotels.
  • Family-Friendly

General Palmer Hotel has a great guest rating of 8.50 out of 10, and offers breakfast, laundry services, city views, free parking, and horse riding. The great rooms here start at $173 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at 567 Main Avenue. Furthermore, it also offers laundry facilities, bicycle rental, family rooms, a tour desk, and air-conditioning, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 0.4 miles from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. We found the price of this hotel to be a great value because the price is less than average for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Breakfast included
  • Horse riding
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
  • Luxury


Historic Strater Hotel

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $186 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.

The great guest rating of Historic Strater Hotel is 8.50 out of 10. This place has a restaurant, a bar, hiking, laundry services, and a hot tub. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $186, and it's located at 699 Main Avenue. We also love the free parking, evening entertainment, horse riding, laundry facilities, and bicycle rental which are great for visitors. And since it's just 0.3 miles from the center of the town, the location is great, too. The price of this hotel is less than average for first time trip hotels, which makes it a great value.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Horse riding
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Fishing


Comfort Inn & Suites Durango

2-star Hotel with prices starting at $113 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 2-star hotels.
  • Heated pool

A cool place is Comfort Inn & Suites Durango because it has great rooms that start at $113. It has skiing, a casino, a fitness center, parking, and a kid-friendly buffet, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.00 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at 455 S. Camino Del Rio. Only 1.8 miles from the city center, travelers will especially love breakfast, hiking, a free breakfast, an indoor pool, and horse riding at this convenient hotel. After a busy day, the heated pool is a nice place to unwind. It's also less than the average price for first time trip hotels, so it's a great value.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Skiing
  • Parking
  • Breakfast included
  • Free breakfast
  • Indoor pool
  • Horse riding
More Great Amenities
  • Casino
  • Fitness center
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Hiking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Fitness room
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Saltwater pool


La Quinta by Wyndham Durango

2-star Hotel with prices starting at $141 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Durango
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 2-star hotels.
  • Heated pool

La Quinta by Wyndham Durango offers skiing, a fitness center, breakfast, hiking, and mountain views which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $141 (before taxes). It's located at 125 Mercury Village Dr and has earned a guest rating of 8.40/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers laundry services, golf, a free breakfast, pet-friendly rooms, and a hot tub which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 2.5 miles from the city center. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Skiing
  • Breakfast included
  • Free breakfast
  • Indoor pool
  • Horse riding
More Great Amenities
  • Fitness center
  • Hiking
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Blue Lake Ranch

Bed & Breakfast with prices starting at $361 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Located at 16919 Hwy 140, Blue Lake Ranch has great rooms from $361 (before taxes). It offers a kitchen, a kid-friendly buffet, breakfast, mountain views, and rooms with kitchens. It has a terrific 9.10 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, a free breakfast, free parking, and kids meals which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 11.4 miles from the center of town. And with the ability to cook your own meals in the kitchen, you can save money and time.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Breakfast included
  • Kitchen
  • Free breakfast
More Great Amenities
  • Kitchen/Kitchenette
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Homewood Suites by Hilton Durango

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $156 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Durango
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

A great place to stay is Homewood Suites by Hilton Durango which has nice rooms starting at $156. Offering a fitness center, breakfast, rooms with kitchens, laundry services, and a free breakfast, it also has a great guest rating of 9.10 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 15 Girard Street. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers pet-friendly rooms, a spa and wellness center, an indoor pool, free parking, and laundry facilities. It's located just 2.5 miles from the city center, too. We found the price of this hotel to be a great value because the price is less than average for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Breakfast included
  • Kitchen
  • Free breakfast
  • Indoor pool
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Fitness center
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Tennis
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Also, take a look at the First Time Trip hotels in nearby destinations: Ouray, Farmington, Telluride, and Cortez.

For more terrific hotel ideas in Durango, make sure you also see Best Pet-Friendly Hotels in Durango, Best Hotels for a Weekend Getaway in Durango, Best Hotels for One Week in Durango, Best Hotels for One Night in Durango, or Best Romantic Hotels for Couples in Durango.


How much do hotels for first-time visitors cost in Durango?

Durango Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$186

Visitors will find a large range of terrific first time trip hotel choices when planning a visit to Durango, Colorado. The price of these first time trip hotels can vary according to location, type, and amenities. The average first time trip hotel price in Durango, Colorado based on data from 13 hotels is an affordable $186. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in Durango.

The average prices of our suggested first time trip hotels by star rating:

  • 4-star hotels: $173
  • 3-star hotels: $200
  • 2-star hotels: $162


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