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Historic Downtown Cottage - Walk to Main Street and Animas River Trail

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Exterior
Front Porch
Front Porch
Fenced backyard with seating as well as parking for 2 cars
Fenced backyard with seating as well as parking for 2 cars

Reviews

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
2 bedrooms1 bathroomSleeps 492.9 sq m

Popular amenities

  • Kitchen
  • Washing machine
  • Dryer
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Air-conditioning
  • Outdoor space

Explore the area

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Durango, CO
  • Place, Animas River
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Place, Fort Lewis College
    ‪13 min walk‬
  • Airport, Durango, CO (DRO-La Plata County)
    ‪21 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

2 bedrooms (sleeps 4)

Bedroom 1

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Queen Bed

1 bathroom

Bathroom 1

Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen

About this property

Historic Downtown Cottage - Walk to Main Street and Animas River Trail

City of Durango LUP-14-243

Our 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom single level home is just a 5 minute walk to historic downtown Durango and all of the downtown restaurants, shops and entertainment including the famous Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad and Museum. The remodeled cottage was originally a miners home in the late 1800s. The home is also less then a 10 minute walk to Santa Rita Park and the Animas River (with great fishing and a 5 mile trail along the river).

The home features great outdoor space including a front porch and large fenced backyard with seating and a BBQ grill. There is also off street parking for 2 cars. The home has Roku and fast WIFI and the TV is a smart TV so you can access your favorite streaming services (Netflix, Disney etc.). The Master bedroom has an AC Unit for those few days of summer when opening the windows at night is not quite enough to cool the home down and there is also portable evaporative cooler on wheels that can be easily moved any room in the house. There are also portable fans in the home.

Bed Configuration:
Master - Queen
2nd - Queen

Stay with us and we offer DISCOUNTS on both summer (white water rafting, horseback riding etc.) and winter (ski/snowboard rentals, sleigh rides, snowmobile tours etc.) activities.

Vacation Rental Collective has the perfect Durango Vacation Rental, Durango Cabin, Durango AirBnB, or Durango VRBO for you and your group! Whether you're hiking, fishing, biking, skiing at Purgatory Ski Resort, or enjoying Durango’s one-of-a-kind restaurants VRC has your perfect private lodging accommodations.

–About Your Host–
At Vacation Rental Collective (VRC), we’re a professional management company that takes pride in delivering a consistent, high-quality experience across all of our homes. The Vacation Rental Collective difference means you can always expect locally owned and operated service with a personal touch and insider knowledge of the area. We offer 24/7 guest communication and lightning-fast response times whenever you need assistance. Each property is professionally cleaned and meticulously maintained to ensure comfort and peace of mind, and every home is inspected before arrival to make sure every detail is guest-ready.

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Amenities

Kitchen
Washing machine
Dryer
Free WiFi
Air conditioning
Mountain view

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 25
Check out before 10:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

No pets allowed
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher

About the area

Durango

Located in Durango, this holiday home is in the mountains. Chapman Hill Ice Rink and Ski Area and Hillcrest Golf Club are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those wishing to experience the area's natural beauty can explore Perins Peak State Wildlife Area and Animas River Trail. Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad and Durango Arts Center are also worth visiting. Rafting and fishing offer great chances to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with mountain biking and horse riding nearby.
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Map
Durango, CO

What's nearby

  • Animas River - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Durango Area Tourism Office - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Fort Lewis College - 13 min walk - 1.2 km
  • Animas River Trail - 13 min walk - 1.2 km

Getting around

  • Durango Narrow Gauge Railroad Station - 10 min walk
  • Durango, CO (AMK-Animas Air Park) - 10 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪lone spur cafe - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪Sonic Drive-In - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Esoterra Ciderworks - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Durango Coffee Company - ‬12 min walk

Frequently asked questions

Is Historic Downtown Cottage - Walk to Main Street and Animas River Trail pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much does it cost to stay at Historic Downtown Cottage - Walk to Main Street and Animas River Trail?

As of 31 Mar 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Historic Downtown Cottage - Walk to Main Street and Animas River Trail on 16 June 2026 start from AU$364, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

What time is check-in at Historic Downtown Cottage - Walk to Main Street and Animas River Trail?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Historic Downtown Cottage - Walk to Main Street and Animas River Trail?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Historic Downtown Cottage - Walk to Main Street and Animas River Trail located?

Situated in the mountains, this holiday home is within a 15-minute walk of Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, Durango Arts Center and Durango Area Tourism Office. Sorrel Sky Gallery and Animas River Trail are also within 15 minutes. Durango Narrow Gauge Railroad Station is 10 minutes by foot.

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 32 out of 53 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 11 out of 53 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 53 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 53 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 53 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Check-in

9.4/10

Communication

9.4/10

Location

8.6/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Margaret C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
We enjoyed the house!
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

BIG D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Close to main street. Had everything we needed
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

KMStambaugh

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
We had a great time. The house was clean. Close to downtown.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Scott G.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Durango Cottage

Great location near downtown in charming neighborhood.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Lynne M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Comfy house

Quiet location. 10 minute walk to downtown or 10 minute walk to the Animas Trail at the river.We had great sleep in comfy beds.Nice location to return to after a day trip.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2025
Verified

6/10 Okay

Chris S.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location

Downtown stay

Good location- walking distance to downtown. Loved the backyard - best feature of the house!!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Celine M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Close to town

Great spot close to town!
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Benjamin B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Nice and Clean

Nice property and accurate listing. The communication with the property owner is excellent. Enjoyed our stay.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2024
Verified

8/10 Good

Charlie C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Durango stay

The house was conveniently located for my adventures in Durango, including walking distance to old town. The house was neat, clean and had everything needed for my stay. Checking in and out was very easy!
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2023
Verified

6/10 Okay

Joy O.

Liked: Check-in, communication, listing accuracy
Disliked: Cleanliness, location

Cute place

The cottage is lovely and a great location. A bit dated and "funky" but full of charm. Thanks!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Maria J.

Great place

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: We had a wonderful week. The house was clean and comfortable
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2024
From a partner site

8/10 Good

Elisabeth H.

downtown stay

Rating Details: The property manager was more than helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was very happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: it was great
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jeffrey K.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Downtown Durango

Nice small house within short walking distance to downtown Durango. The property was clean and well equipped. Quiet neighborhood.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2019
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Michael F.

Great location

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Nice but slightly dated house but very clean. Great location to enjoy local walks and downtown activities.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Steve S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Can't get a better location in a cute cottage!

This block in Durango is quiet, with locals waving and saying hello as if you lived among them. You get to see the stars, hear the trains, see the deer/elk wonder through town, with the ease on parking close to the cottage. The home is adorable with any amenity you need. Our 3 week stay had us wanting to stay longer. Great host!
Stayed 16 nights in Sep 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Renee P.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lovely small home

We love this homey little place that is centrally located in town. It is close to downtown, and is so comfortable. It is large enough to accommodate our needs but small enough to be cozy. The kitchen is well equipped and we enjoy making dinner in. We loved having coffee on the front porch in the morning, and having a nice family dinner in the back yard with our adult sons that live in Durango. Thank you for sharing your home with us!
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2024
Verified

8/10 Good

Linda C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Walking distance to main street

We enjoyed our stay the cottage since it was walking distance to Main street, the train station and church. The front porch was a nice place to relax. The only downside was the second bedroom bed was a futon mattress which was very uncomfortable.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2022
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Wendy N.

The Cottage

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Great! Even though I didn’t reserve enough nights customer service worked with me to stay one more night. Very courteous and accommodating.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jessica G.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Charming Victorian home

This darling home is only 4-5 blocks from downtown Durango and is in a charming quiet neighborhood. Bathroom is a bit small but is doable for 2....would be tough with 4 people staying in the house. Everything was as advertised....our only criticism is that the front porch was dirty and we didn’t know ahead of time that there was no tv.....neither was a big deal!
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2020
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Teri K.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Cute cottage

This is a cute little cottage within an easy walk to the main street in Durango. Comfortable and clean. Although be prepared as the floor has a definite slope - as many older homes do. Kitchen stocked with necessary equipment, washer/dryer is a nice to have. The backyard is wonderful for coffee in the morning, or cocktails in the afternoon. Nothing to do with the house or the owners, but the street is pretty dark when walking home at night. We had a great 3 night stay, definitely recommend as an affordable option if staying in Durango.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024
Verified

4/10 Poor

Kerry Y.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location
Disliked: Listing accuracy

Had to sleep on the floor terrible bed

Dont stay here until they replace the beds.Terrible bed or whatever that was a folded up futon type bed with a horrible egg carton foam topper...I couldn't sleep in it. The other bed was very soft so my parents had a hard time sleeping as well.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2021
From a partner site

8/10 Good

We love Durango!

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: My husband and 5yo twins and I had a lovely week in Durango. We were there for the Peaks and Tides sailing school which was the best camp my kids participated in all summer. We were glad to be able to walk to downtown restaurants and to bike to the Animas River Trail and Santa Rita playground. The house was great for our week stay... there is a nice kitchen and lovely outdoor space in the front and back. The house provided the basics for cooking (pots, pans, plates, etc), but we needed to buy our own salt, coffee, and Kleenex. The management company was the best I've ever dealt with in terms of communication.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2024
Verified

8/10 Good

Ben M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great location

This is a cute house located blocks/walking distance from Main street Durango. Street parking should be abundant except for all the neighbors park their vehicles around the front and side of house. There is parking in backyard area of house for a single vehicle though. Also, while weather is typically great in Durango, if it is hot there is not AC in this house. And last the whole house leans left and to the rear so be prepared for that. If you drop something that rolls, it's headed to the back door.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023
Verified

2/10 Terrible

Lisa D.

Liked: Communication
Disliked: Cleanliness, listing accuracy

No kitchen supplies

The front porch needed swept, first appearance!!! Kitchen only had salt and pepper. So you’ll need everything, I travel a lot, the point of renting house is to cook meals. Every place I’ve been to has spices, oils, ketchup mustard, etc…. Would have been so expensive to buy everything. Bathrooms usually have shampoo and conditioner etc… they had nothing but a very old sample. Floors were dirty, house smelt so horrible of Lysol it was overwhelming.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2023
Verified

4/10 Poor

Jerry C.

Liked: Check-in, location
Disliked: Communication, listing accuracy

No Return

The houses not as clean as we expected. There is no air condition and should be cleared explained as we stayed during a heatwave. And were available but no air conditioning. There is almost no level floor within the house. The ice maker did not work. The location to town attracted us but we will not use it again. All electric plugs at floor level? not sure that meets code. Someone bought a house close to town, made a less than professional attempt of remodel. This type of property should be in a special category in VRBO for lower expectations.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

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