We stayed one night in room 9. We spent most of the night reading the entries in the journal from previous visitors. There were allot of marriage proposals and anniversaries there. We didn't get a chance to eat at the restaurant, but the town is absolutely gorgeous. Were definitely gonna be vacationing there next summer!

Like some of the other reviewers, we wanted to stay somewhere other than a regular chain hotel. We booked the (blue) suite which was very lovely and were very satisfied with our experience at the hotel. It was fun to walk around and look into the other rooms that were not occupied at the time and for the most part, I think the European style rooms looked quite comfortable if you don't mind the bath down the hall. We loved our clawfoot bathtub and enjoyed the comments of other guests in the journal in our room. Ouray itself was great fun and a beautiful drive.

I want to know more about the flavor of the old west than I'm able to pick up from the movies "Maverick" and "True Grit" and for that I'm truly glad I stayed at the Historic Western Hotel. Furthermore, I'm glad I read all the reviews before my late December stay. Although I disagree with most of what was said in "Unending Night of Horrors", I did bring an extra blanket and was quite happy to have it. I found the room to be quite chilly, particularly late at night after the downstairs restaurant was closed. This said, I found just what I wanted in the Western, a real taste of the past. It doesn't require much imagination at all to suspend belief and feel as though you're living in gold rush days. I don't recommend it for someone who wants everything about their stay to be perfect, but I do recommend it for the traveler who wants a little more than the sanitized stay to be found at Best Western or Motel 6. No ghosts for me, but an extremely enjoyable stay just the same.

Having been in Ouray some 18 years ago, I knew I wanted my family to experience a little history from the West in this beautiful setting. So in July, since there were four of us, we stayed in the only room with two beds which was the suite. It was extremely clean and where else can you really take a bath in a clawfoot bathtub? My kids were thrilled and they were teenagers! Read the diary in the room. We stayed for two nights and wished we could have stayed longer. What a beautifully restored hotel. This is the real thing. Forget about TV because who wants to stay in there room with so much else to do in town? We went horseback riding and took a jeep tour. A must! The restaurant on the patio served great food and the owners were nice. You can stay in a modern hotel anytime and they all look the same. Try staying in a hotel like this out east and you'd have to take out a loan! This was a great experience and we want to go back. My entire family highly recommends this.