The hotel is perfectly located in the middle of town. Park your car and walk every where in town in minutes. The mountainous location of Ouray is spectacular. The hotel offered us everything we value - historical structure and historical features.

As such, the building is a bit 'funky' and may not fit the "Motel 6" crowd. You must walk up a flight of stairs to reach the hotel proper, the owner/proprietor may or may not be on site at all times (though he is totally friendly and accommodating - he just has a lot to do!), and since the hotel features needed to be retrofit into a pre-exisitng building, some of this required ingenuity to make it all fit.

However, the accommodations were very comfortable and we truly enjoyed our stay.

The Ouray hotel was built in 1893 and is only predated by one other hotel (by two years) in this historical town. Of course, most of the town of Ouray is from the late 19th century. We were just passing through while on an eleven day tour of southern Colorado and regretted that we could not stay here for two or three days. We love these old hotels and genuinely old towns that have not become tourist traps. I had e-mailed the owner before our trip began and he responded the same day with a friendly reply that said just stop in and he would give us what we wanted. So we did exactly that. He was a friendly guy and offered a number of priced rooms with varying size, number of beds, and extras. We chose the most affordable one at a mere $50 (plus tax) with one bed and without a nice view but it had a nice modern bathroom. There was no breakfast but there was a small room with coffee. The hotel is one flight up and you do need to tackle the stairs. After all it is an old historical hotel built with brick and still looks it save for the electricity, TV, and modern bath. Great place.
We want to return to Ouray, stay in the Ouray Hotel, and just relax for a few days and maybe drive over to Silverton for lunch one day. There is a printed sheet with a walking tour of historical buildings in town (this hotel is on it), the Box Canyon Waterfall is exciting, and for a small town the size of the warm swimming pool is incredible (warmed by a hot spring).

Perfect location,right in the center of town. A historic building that has been converted from an old residents hotel. Family owned and the owner is happy to help with tips for navigating the spectacular surrounds. Prices are reasonable and once you close the door to your room, you don't know anyone else is in the building.

The city of Ouray is beautiful, people very friendly expecially the hotel owner.
Our room was very clean and cozy, bed very comfortable. No breakfast included.
No coffee in room but in a designated room a few steps away.
Everything there is at walking distance.
Definetely recommended.