Three historic hotels in Colorado take guests back to when mining towns boomed in the mountains.
In other words, guests get an experience that no modern chain hotel could ever replicate. These hotels are also perfectly situated for summer road trips to some of the country’s best state and national parks, where social distancing is never an issue.
Creede Hotel
The aptly named Creede Hotel in Creede (population 290) is actually a bed-and-breakfast inn with four rooms above a local restaurant. The rooms — each is named after an Old West legend — are dated and could use an update, which hopefully will come soon as the hotel is for sale with an asking price of $889,000.
Dating to the 1880s, the hotel and restaurant also sit next to a popular theatre housed in the old silver mining town’s opera house. Just down Main Street, which features several shops, galleries and even an old-fashioned hardware store, is the early 1890s Denver & Rio Grande Railroad depot-turned-town museum.
Creede, about five hours’ drive from Denver, has more to offer than small-town charm. Surrounded by the San Juan Mountains, it is perfect for outdoor recreation, including fishing in the Rio Grande River.
Grand Imperial Hotel
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