HISTORIC

DELAWARE HOTEL

LEADVILLE, COLORADO · EST. 1886

 
 
 
 
1886
Built in the silver boom
36
Rooms, no two alike
10,152
Feet above sea level
24 hr
Front desk

Welcoming travelers for 140 years

A grand hotel at 10,152 feet


Built during the silver boom and still standing on the corner of Harrison Avenue, the Delaware has been putting up travelers since 1886. The lobby is marble, brass and leather. The rooms upstairs are iron beds, tall windows and the whole of the Sawatch Range out the glass.

The front desk in the lobby

The rooms

Thirty six, and no two alike


Queens, kings, doubles and two-bedroom suites, all on the second and third floors, all with their own character. Photos are representative and your exact room may differ.

Queen room

Queen

Sleeps 2 · One queen bed

Iron beds, deep color and tall windows over Harrison. The classic Delaware room.

King room

King

Sleeps 2 · One king bed

Four posters and exposed brick in some, morning light in all of them, and room to spread out.

Suite

Suites

Sleeps 4 to 8 · Two bedrooms

Two rooms off one door for families and groups, with corner windows facing the range.

The lobby bar

Downstairs

The lobby bar


Chesterfields, chandeliers and a long bar just off the lobby. The easiest place in town to land after a day on the pass, and the last stop before the stairs.

Arriving

Someone is always at the desk


Check in with a person, not a kiosk. The desk is staffed around the clock, and if you are rolling in late off the pass, call ahead and we will be waiting for you. Check in from 4:00 pm, check out by 11:00 am.

The main staircase
The stairs up
The piano in the lobby
The piano
Leather seating in the lobby
The lobby
The coffee counter
Coffee downstairs
Leadville, Colorado from above

Leadville

The highest city in North America


Fifteen fourteeners within a morning’s drive, Ski Cooper ten minutes up the road, Turquoise Lake, the Mineral Belt Trail, and a Victorian main street that starts at our front door.