Business meetings, conferences, reunions, company parties and wedding celebrations for up to 100 guests can be held in the three banquet and meeting rooms of the Strater Hotel, a Victorian hotel on Main Avenue in Durango, Colorado. Guests can stay on site in 88 bedrooms, and catering comes from the hotel's own kitchen.
Seminars and company events
The hotel sells meeting space for groups from a one-on-one session up to 100 people, including theatre-style sessions. A planning team helps organisers set the program, and the rooms come with technical equipment for presentations. Between sessions, delegates can lunch at the Diamond Belle Saloon, meet over drinks at The Office Spiritorium or hold a working dinner at the Mahogany Grille, all inside the building. A meetings and events brochure is available from the sales team, and the hotel also handles bus and tour groups.
Weddings and receptions
Wedding celebrations and receptions use the same three rooms. The Pullman Room seats 96 for a banquet, which suits a full reception dinner, while the Oak Room seats 40 and the Centennial Room 20 for a rehearsal dinner or a small wedding meal. Out-of-town guests can be housed in the hotel's bedrooms upstairs.
Rooms and capacities
The Pullman Room is the largest space, on the lower level of the hotel. It covers 1,884 square feet and measures 21 by 81 feet. It takes 100 people theatre style, 96 at a banquet and 60 in classroom layout, and has hosted events from holiday parties to international conferences.
The Oak Room, 991 square feet including its foyer, sits in the center of the hotel next to the Mahogany Grille. It has ornate stained glass and a fireplace, and holds 40 for a banquet, 40 theatre style or 20 in classroom layout.
The Centennial Room is the most private space, set away from the main public areas. It covers 500 square feet with Victorian decor and takes 20 guests in banquet, theatre or classroom layout, which suits a board meeting.
Accommodation
The hotel has 88 bedrooms, each furnished differently with American Victorian antiques in walnut, Bradbury and Bradbury wallpaper and period drapes. Classic rooms are the simplest, Deluxe rooms have guaranteed views of downtown or the surrounding hills, and Premium rooms add sitting areas and larger bathrooms, most of them at the front of the building. The hotel is air-conditioned and has Wi-Fi throughout.
Catering
The hotel's culinary team, led by its executive chef, prepares the catering menus for meetings and events. Menus can be adapted for dietary restrictions and specific requests.
History and setting
The Strater Hotel presents itself as a meeting place since 1887, and it lists John F. Kennedy, Gerald Ford and the Grateful Dead among past guests. The red brick building stands on Main Avenue in the historic center of Durango, a mountain town in southwest Colorado.
Getting there
The hotel is at 699 Main Avenue, in downtown Durango, within walking distance of the town's shops and restaurants. Durango-La Plata County Airport serves the town.
