Historic Western Hotel in Ouray, Colorado

Welcome to an authentic old west hotel and saloon that has proudly served visitors to the Rocky Mountain West since the late 1800's. Come back to the world of the prospectors, adventurers and mountaineers.

Visit the Western's saloon and its open air deck while enjoying the historic atmosphere and grand view of the rocky cliffs of the Uncompahgre River gorge. For banquets, weddings, reunions, conferences, gunfights or film produtions reserve the Monte Alta Room or RENT the ENTIRE HOTEL AND SALOON for your private exclusive special event. Join us for dinner and as the sun sets on the Old Hotel Western we invite you to spend the night with us in the 1890's.

San Juan Scenic Jeep Tours

The stage company carrying passengers from the Hotel Western in Ouray to the high country boasted the ride as the "grandest in the land". Now you can experience the 1890's and the world of the prospectors, adventurers and mountaineers by a ride on these high cliff hanging stage coach and wagon roads to the old mining ghost towns above Ouray, Silverton, and Lake City with the guides of Colorado's oldest, Ouray's first and original jeep tour company, SAN JUAN SCENIC JEEP TOURS. Established in 1946 this grandfather of high mountain pass Jeep tour companies which has been featured in National Geographic twice because of its Blackbear pass tour and on CBS Colorado Getaways in its 60th year moved its reservations and tours to the Western Hotel lobby desk.

All Tours Start in the old Hotel Lobby. Click on LOBBY for more information - phone, addresses, rates...

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