Our shortlist of hotels in Ouray, Colorado: every qualifying property within 10 miles of the centre, with the reason behind each pick.
Ouray sits in a box canyon at 7,792 feet, hemmed in by the San Juan Mountains on three sides - which is why the whole town is roughly six blocks wide. The hot springs pool sits at the north end, the Million Dollar Highway climbs south toward Silverton, and the historic main street is a National Historic District.
Areas covered: Main Street Historic District, Ouray Hot Springs, Box Canyon, Ridgway.
Selection radius: properties within 10 miles of the centre of Ouray, measured from coordinates in our source data.
9 qualifying stays reviewed. 9 made this shortlist.
We start from every hotel, inn, resort, lodge and bed & breakfast in our United States dataset that scores 8.5 or higher on Booking.com with at least 100 guest reviews. For this page we then looked only at properties in Ouray. See how we select hotels.
Ranked by Charming Score, independent properties first. Every figure below comes from our Booking.com data export (August 2026).
Ouray, CO
9.4 guest rating from 308 Booking.com reviews
Why it made the listA 9.4 guest rating across 308 reviews is among the strongest Ouray returns in our source data. Booking.com lists it as an independent lodge, rated 3 stars with an on-site restaurant and a bar.
Best for: Outdoor trips
Indicative rate from $157 per night
Ouray, CO
8.9 guest rating from 374 Booking.com reviews
Why it made the listGuests score it 8.9 over 374 reviews, which is what put it on the Ouray shortlist. Booking.com lists it as an independent inn, rated 3 stars with a terrace. Indicative rates sit in the lower third of the collection.
Best for: Travelers with pets - Couples and weekend escapes
Know before you book: No on-site restaurant is listed and pets are allowed, but confirm fees and room limits with the property.
Indicative rate from $117 per night
Ouray, CO
9.2 guest rating from 225 Booking.com reviews
Why it made the listA 9.2 guest rating across 225 reviews is among the strongest Ouray returns in our source data. Booking.com lists it as an independent inn with a terrace. Indicative rates sit in the lower third of the collection.
Best for: Travelers with pets - Couples and weekend escapes
Know before you book: No on-site restaurant is listed and pets are allowed, but confirm fees and room limits with the property.
Indicative rate from $117 per night
Telluride, CO
8.8 guest rating from 340 Booking.com reviews
Why it made the list340 reviews average out at 8.8 - high enough to clear our Ouray cut-off comfortably. Booking.com lists it as an independent hotel, rated 4 stars with spa and wellness facilities, an on-site restaurant and a bar. It sits at the top of the collection on price.
Best for: Travelers with pets - Slow, restorative stays
Know before you book: Pets are allowed, but confirm fees and room limits with the property.
Indicative rate from $342 per night
Ouray, CO
9.0 guest rating from 505 Booking.com reviews
Why it made the listGuests score it 9.0 over 505 reviews, which is what put it on the Ouray shortlist. Booking.com lists it as an independent hotel.
Best for: Well-rated, no-surprises stays
Know before you book: No on-site restaurant is listed and no star rating is published for this property.
Indicative rate from $176 per night
Ouray, CO
9.0 guest rating from 313 Booking.com reviews
Why it made the list313 reviews average out at 9.0 - high enough to clear our Ouray cut-off comfortably. Booking.com lists it as an independent inn, rated 2 stars.
Best for: Couples and weekend escapes
Know before you book: No on-site restaurant is listed.
Indicative rate from $182 per night
Ouray, CO
9.0 guest rating from 224 Booking.com reviews
Why it made the list224 reviews average out at 9.0 - high enough to clear our Ouray cut-off comfortably. Booking.com lists it as an independent hotel, rated 3 stars.
Best for: Well-rated, no-surprises stays
Know before you book: No on-site restaurant is listed.
Indicative rate from $136 per night
Ouray, CO
9.1 guest rating from 185 Booking.com reviews
Why it made the listGuests score it 9.1 over 185 reviews, which is what put it on the Ouray shortlist. Booking.com lists it as an independent bed & breakfast, rated 2 stars.
Best for: Couples and weekend escapes
Know before you book: No on-site restaurant is listed.
Indicative rate from $155 per night
Telluride, CO
9.0 guest rating from 135 Booking.com reviews
Why it made the listA 9.0 guest rating across 135 reviews is among the strongest Ouray returns in our source data. Booking.com lists it as an independent hotel, rated 4 stars with an on-site restaurant and a bar. It sits at the top of the collection on price.
Best for: City breaks with dinner on site
Indicative rate from $290 per night
Availability and rates are checked on Booking.com. If you book through a link on this page we may earn a commission, at no extra cost to you. It never changes which hotels we select or how they are ranked. Full disclosure.
Yes - the Ouray Ice Park draws climbers from December through March, though the Million Dollar Highway south requires care in snow.
9 properties cleared our criteria and 9 are shown above, ranked by Charming Score. The highest-scoring is Ouray Riverside Resort - Inn & Cabins at 9.2, with a 9.4 guest rating from 308 Booking.com reviews.
Indicative nightly rates for the shortlist run from about $117 to $342 in our data export. Rates move with date, season and availability, so the figure on each card is a starting point rather than a quote.
It is our own 0-10 selection score, not a guest rating. It combines the Booking.com guest score (45%), review volume (20%), property class (10%), amenity fit (10%), independence and property character (10%) and price positioning (5%). The full method is published on the Charming Score page.
No, and we do not pretend otherwise. Our selections come from guest data, property facts and location, not from first-hand visits. Our editorial policy explains exactly what we do and do not claim.