Hotel Durant

Aspen

Hotel Durant 1

Axel’s take

A friendly Aspen base that trades room space for location and value.

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Axel’s rating: 8.4/10 · a small, locally owned 3-star lodge in downtown Aspen

Hotel Durant is a small, locally owned 3-star lodge that makes sense if you want downtown Aspen without the full-service luxury extras. We'd pick it for exploring rather than lounging indoors: restaurants, shops and the gondola are walkable, while recent Tripadvisor, Expedia and Trip.com guests repeatedly praise the cleanliness and helpful staff. Included continental breakfast, a hot tub and winter wine-and-cheese gatherings give this simple stay useful extras.

The main compromise is space: small bedrooms recur in reviews, and some bathrooms are tight too. Check the exact room category, since standard rooms include garden-level options; balcony rooms offer a different outlook. Guests also report no elevator, and free onsite parking is limited. We'd skip it if you need spacious accommodation or easy, stair-free access, but it's a strong value-minded base for active days.

Rooms
Compact, individually furnished rooms; confirm floor and category, especially for garden-level bookings.
Cleanliness
A consistent strength across recent guest reviews, with particularly strong booking-site cleanliness scores.
Service
Guests repeatedly praise friendly, helpful staff; arrange arrivals after 9 p.m. in advance.
Amenities
Continental breakfast from 7:30 a.m., Wi-Fi, hot tub and complimentary winter wine-and-cheese gatherings.
Fees and surprises
Free parking is limited; Hotels.com lists a seasonal closure from April 18 to June 4, so confirm spring availability.

Axel’s opinion, from the hotel’s website and guest reviews, scored for what the hotel is. Sources: Hotel website · Tripadvisor · Expedia · Trip.com · Hotels.com. Reviewed Oct 27, 2026.

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The location

122 East Durant, Aspen

Walkable downtown setting, roughly three blocks from the Silver Queen Gondola.

Amenities and check-in

Continental breakfast from 7:30 a.m., Wi-Fi, hot tub and complimentary winter wine-and-cheese gatherings.

Check-in

after 3:00 PM

Check-out

before 11:00 AM

  • No pool
  • Hot tub
  • Breakfast (free)
  • Parking (free)
  • Wi-Fi (free)
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Hotel Durant — Aspen, United States

Hotel Durant is a small, locally owned 3-star lodge in downtown Aspen in Aspen, United States.

Address: 122 East Durant, Aspen. Property ID: 1115490.

Source: https://helloaxel.com/en/hotels/aspen/hotel-durant-1115490

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Axel's take: 8.4/10

A friendly Aspen base that trades room space for location and value. a small, locally owned 3-star lodge in downtown Aspen, scored for what it is.

Hotel Durant is a small, locally owned 3-star lodge that makes sense if you want downtown Aspen without the full-service luxury extras. We'd pick it for exploring rather than lounging indoors: restaurants, shops and the gondola are walkable, while recent Tripadvisor, Expedia and Trip.com guests repeatedly praise the cleanliness and helpful staff. Included continental breakfast, a hot tub and winter wine-and-cheese gatherings give this simple stay useful extras.

The main compromise is space: small bedrooms recur in reviews, and some bathrooms are tight too. Check the exact room category, since standard rooms include garden-level options; balcony rooms offer a different outlook. Guests also report no elevator, and free onsite parking is limited. We'd skip it if you need spacious accommodation or easy, stair-free access, but it's a strong value-minded base for active days.

  • Best for: value-minded Aspen visitors; skiers happy to walk to the gondola; couples spending most days outdoors

  • Watch out for: small rooms and some tight bathrooms; stairs to upper rooms; confirm accessibility; limited onsite parking

  • Location: Walkable downtown setting, roughly three blocks from the Silver Queen Gondola.

  • Rooms: Compact, individually furnished rooms; confirm floor and category, especially for garden-level bookings.

  • Cleanliness: A consistent strength across recent guest reviews, with particularly strong booking-site cleanliness scores.

  • Service: Guests repeatedly praise friendly, helpful staff; arrange arrivals after 9 p.m. in advance.

  • Amenities: Continental breakfast from 7:30 a.m., Wi-Fi, hot tub and complimentary winter wine-and-cheese gatherings.

  • Fees and surprises: Free parking is limited; Hotels.com lists a seasonal closure from April 18 to June 4, so confirm spring availability.

Axel's opinion of Hotel Durant, from the hotel's website and recent guest reviews. Sources: Hotel website · Tripadvisor · Expedia · Trip.com · Hotels.com. Reviewed Oct 27, 2026.

About Hotel Durant

  • Property type: Hotel
  • 3-star hotel
  • 122 East Durant, Aspen
  • Guest rating: 4.2/5 on Google from 110 reviews (location 4.8/5)
  • Getting around (travel times from Google's hotel listing): Aspen/Pitkin County Airport: 10 min by taxi · Eagle County Regional Airport: 87 min by taxi · Gunnison–Crested Butte Regional Airport: 211 min by taxi · Rubey Park Transit Center: 5 min walk · Paepcke Park: 6 min walk · Aspen Art Museum: 10 min walk
  • Amenities: No pool, Hot tub, Breakfast (free), Parking (free), Wi-Fi (free)
  • Check-in from: 15:00
  • Check-out by: 11:00
  • City page: Hotels in Aspen

Room types

Room types and selected features reported for this hotel. Check your dates for availability.

Source: ETG room descriptions.

Standard room

Standard room with balcony

Standard Single room

Standard Quadruple room

Standard Double room (full double bed)

Standard Double room with balcony (full double bed)

Standard Twin room (twin beds)

Standard Quadruple room

Standard Sextuple room

Superior room

Superior Single room

Superior Quadruple room

Superior Double room (full double bed)

Superior Double room with balcony (full double bed)

Superior Twin room (twin beds)

Superior Quadruple room

Superior Sextuple room

Deluxe room

Grand room

Grand room with balcony

  • Room features: Balcony

Grand Double room (full double bed)

  • Beds: full double bed

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