*The Strater Hotel was selected by the editors of National Geographic Traveler magazine to be included in the second annual “Stay List,” featuring “129 Hotels We Love.” The new list debuts in the April 2009 issue of National Geographic Traveler and includes 129 properties in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean.
Recently, the Historic Strater Hotel, one of Downtown Durango’s most photographed landmarks, was honored with a 2008 Governor’s Awards for Downtown Excellence. "The state of Colorado named the 1887 property as the “Best Building Improvement Project: Best Restoration.”
The Strater Hotel has been named a Fodo'rs Choice 2008 Establishment by the leading publisher of guidebooks for American travelers!