The Strater Sensation

You enter a hotel lobby, bedraggled, huffing with luggage, and land in front of a front desk bloated with energy-depleting road snacks. Cranky? In a snit? That's not the half of it. But there it is, in front of you: the friendly hotel newsletter, complete with weather, local events, and dining suggestions.

The Strater Hotel in Durango boasts The Strater Sensation, and seeing it, after our loooong drive from Salt Lake City one night last summer, cheered me.



By the way, I believe science is only days away from a very important discovery: the Strater is, in fact, one of the most beautiful hotels on the planet.




Second image: The Strater Hotel