It is an experience, one that if you are only going to Durango once, you should not miss. The hotel is decorated as it likely was during the heydays of silver mining, in the downtown of Old Durango. The beds are small so choose accordingly. We had a twin in addition to our queen and were glad we did so. Bathrooms are small, but well appointed. No to the first floor so you need to haul your own luggage. I don't know about the other floors. There are multiple restaurants but we only tried the speakeasy saloon for drinks. Piano player was amazing and played ragtime that just beckoned for singing along too.
We highly recommend the General Palmer Hotel in Durango, Colorado! We have stayed at the General Palmer Hotel on many occasions and our most recent trip was fantastic! We planned to trailer our motorcycle for this trip and prior to making reservations, we contacted management to ensure we would be able to park our truck, trailer, and motorcycle in the hotel’s parking lot. We were ensured that we would be able to do so. Upon arrival, when checking in, we met with Oksana and Amy at the front desk. While speaking with Oksana and mentioning the parking situation, Amy immediately went outside to help with the parking of our vehicles. She didn’t hesitate for a moment to ensure we would be able to park the vehicles with no problem. Soon after, Oksana was outside helping us bring our luggage into our room. The hotel, as always, was clean – from our room to the lobby to the stairwell! It is an old hotel, built in the late 1800s, so if you enjoy history, you will enjoy staying here! We enjoyed the simple FREE breakfast – juice, coffee, Danish, egg/sausage casserole, etc. If you are looking for a more hearty breakfast, we recommend the Durango Diner. But the light FREE breakfast offered near the lobby was fine for us and we enjoyed talking to other guests over coffee. We took the Durango-Silverton Train Ride, so this is the perfect place to stay! If you do not enjoy an occasional train horn, then you may want to look elsewhere – but we enjoy hearing the train! We had the pleasure of staying in the Presidential Suite and the additional living area was perfect for us as we needed to work a bit while on vacation for 8 days. It was clean, comfortable, and roomy! (Note there is another building with additional rooms and there is no elevator in that building. So, if you need an elevator, be sure to ask about staying in the main building.) The hotel is located right in the heart of downtown Durango, making it so easy and convenient to walk to restaurants, shops, art galleries and more! We cannot say enough about the hotel’s 2nd floor and 3rd floor patio – the decks overlook the train station, the town of Durango, and you don’t want to miss having a beverage while watching the sunset!
When you stay at Gable House Bed & Breakfast Inn in Durango, you'll be in the historical district, within a 15-minute walk of Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad and Durango Arts Center. This bed & breakfast is 0.3 mi (0.5 km) from Durango Area Tourism Office and 0.3 mi (0.5 km) from Sorrel Sky Gallery.Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and ski storage.A complimentary full breakfast is served daily from 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM.Free self parking is available onsite.Make yourself at home in one of the 9 individually decorated guestrooms. Your bed comes with down comforters and premium bedding. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms have hair dryers and bathrobes.
Whether in the bar or the restaurant or the front desk, all of the staff are friendly,efficient and helpful. The food in the restaurant was great. Hotel is in a great location. Right on the river with balconies facing it. It’s only a couple of blocks from the train station and downtown Durango. I do need to point out that the hotel is starting to show its age. Carpeting in the common areas needs to be replaced and the interior has the feel of something built some time ago. However, having said that, they are doing a good job with maintenance of the facility and most importantly, the hotel common areas and rooms were clean.
There were some housekeeping issues and the front desk staff seemed very surprised so I think these will be dealt with and everything will be ok. On the plus side the shower has awesome water pressure, comfortable beds, spacious rooms. TV volume was great for us old timers. The shampoo and conditioner are the type attached to the wall and it smelled so good. We travel a LOT for work so my suggestion before unpacking is to check TV works/toilet is good/shower is good/AC is good. These weren't the issues with this hotel but in general it will save time especially if you are exhausted. There is a microwave and fridge. They were OUT of coffee when my husband went down to get it for me. Finally new coffee was brought out and it was very weak. We owned a hotel that was very successful and I knew that coffee is a BIG deal. That is NOT something to skimp on. The location was great. Get there early as parking can be an issue especially if you have a larger vehicle like we did. I review a LOT of hotels world wide and restaurants. This is a fine place to stay but just check out the things you will be needing to use while there. Hotel staff was excellent.
This hotel has a beautiful lobby and nice rooms with comfortable beds. I would have given them more than 3 stars if our breakfast experience had been better. We stayed 2 days and both mornings there was no milk, no plates and no syrup for the waffles. The staff blamed it on problems with shipping and the fact they didn’t have a hotel credit card to buy it themselves. We and one other guest bought milk for the 2nd morning. Why couldn’t they have done the same?
My wife and I stayed here twice in a one week period and were very impressed by the friendliness and courtesy of the desk staff. Theywere upbeat and pleasant. Often times when you travel the desk staff are polite, but here they seem sincerely to want your stay to be the best it can be. Refreshing. Will definitely stay here again.
Perfect for our snowboarding trip, very reasonable pricing and the option for 5 of us to stay in the same room. It makes the trip much easier and more fun not to have to split everyone up into separate rooms. Thanks for everything we will be back!
BBiankaMWhile I can't complain about the price of this hotel. It did not live up to the expectations that I had. Location wise, it's near a fairly busy street and not only are the walls thin but there are gaps in the door so I heard every time a car passed by along with all of the commotion that happened outside.
Additionally, the photos that you see on the hotels website and reviews don't accurately portray what the hotel looks like in person. It feels like this hotel was attempted to be renovated and got halted somewhere in the middle.