While vacationing in Durango, we heard raves about St. Elmo in Ouray-they were not unfounded. This renovated inn has a beautiful lobby, and separate room downstairs for TV. The happy hour was a wonderful start to our evening. We followed that with a relaxing time in their outdoor hot tub as the sun set beyond the mountains. We had #8, and absolutely loved it, with a nice sitting room with period furniture. The snow melt running outside our 2nd floor window was wonderful throughout our one-night stay. Breakfast menu changes daily but will satisfy any appetite. The entire staff was very pleasant and welcoming. A great romantic inn. The Bon Ton restaurant was superb, with indoor and outdoor dining available.

We stayed at St. Elmo last week. We spent one night for a "getaway" from home. We got there around 1 pm and were given our room key and told to "go on up". We were pleased, as we thought we would have to wait until check-in time. We had a deluxe room, {#4] which is their lowest priced room. It was lovely! A little sitting area and a nice queen size bed. The bathroom was nice with a little basket of toiletries. The windows were on the side of the building but towards the front/street side. The B&B is on the main street, RT 550 which is a pretty busy road, but were slept with the windows open and really were not disturbed by street noise. There is no air conditioning, but each room has a fan. We did use that, so maybe that is why we didn't hear any noise!

All of the doors to the unoccupied rooms were open, so we took a peak. The rooms that 2 sleeping areas didn't have much [if any] privacy, so beware. The two nicest rooms were ours #4 and a similar one downstairs #1 [this one is nearer to office and public areas, so take that into mind. It is further from street noise though.

They have free cocktail hour where they have wine and some little munchies. It was a chance to meet some of the other guests, which we enjoyed.

Breakfast is included and they have all the standards and they cook to order a hot entree. There isn't a choice but I think they vary it each day.

Last thing...somehow I managed to leave a shirt in the room. [I didn't even realize it was missing.] Yesterday, I got a package from St. Elmo...with my shirt inside. WOW! I was very impressed.

I give St. Elmo a big thumbs up!

The St. Elmo is a true gem in the quaint town of Ouray, Colorado. We have been pleased with the wonderful rooms and delightful staff each time we have visited. Very helpful and their getaway packages even include a delicious dinner! Our breakfast was so relaxing with a view of the mountains that are so close you can almost touch them.

My husband and I stayed here for our three year anniversary last October. The hotel was beautiful! We asked for the romance package which included breakfast in bed, flowers, chocolates, champagne, dinner for two at the Bon Ton and two hot springs passes. It was great. The breakfast in bed was the best we had ever had. It was elegant and quite tasty. In the afternoon there was a wine and cheese hour. The staff was super friendly and were very helpful about the area and history of the St. Elmo. It was also fun to use their sauna. We had lots of fun off roading in the area and will definitely be booking another long weekend here soon.