Alamosa Hotels

On the western approach to Alamosa (US 285/160) the new Holiday Inn Express hotel offers 74 rooms and suites in a peaceful, mostly rural neighborhood, though just across the road from a 24 hour Wal-Mart. All rooms contain a microwave, refrigerator, hair dryer, cable TV and high speed internet, while the hotel also offers an indoor pool, (small) fitness center, whirlpool and free breakfast bar. The town center is 3 miles southeast, and the main attraction in this area, the Great Sand Dunes, is 33 miles away.

Alamosa's Best Western hotel has a west central location, along the main east-west route through town (US 160), a few blocks from the junction with US 285. The Alamosa Inn (2005 Main St, north side of the highway) accommodates guests in 53 rooms in two exterior-corridor blocks, looking out over an open courtyard with a small, tree-lined park at the center. Complimentary deluxe continental breakfast is provided, and there is a restaurant half a block east. The place is fairly old but well maintained; other amenities are an indoor pool, hot tub, and free local shuttle. The Great Sand Dunes National Park is 32 miles to the northeast.

The Comfort Inn is the first hotel in Alamosa for travelers arriving from the west, along US 285/160, as it lies one mile outside the city limits, in a countryside setting quite well separated from adjacent buildings. All rooms enjoy views of distant mountains - the San Juan and Sangre de Cristo ranges. Most facilities in Alamosa are between 1 and 3 miles away along the main highway. The inn has an indoor pool, hot tub, fitness center, and a dining area where free deluxe continental breakfast is served. All rooms are large and clean, and the hotel is rated about the best of the limited lodging choices in Alamosa.

New for spring 2011, Hampton Inn Alamosa is the first Hilton hotel in south central Colorado, built along a side road just off US 160/285 on the west edge of town, near a Wal-Mart superstore and a small selection of other shops, though views in most directions are of farmland and far-away mountains. The clean and modern hotel has 80 microwave/refrigerator-equipped rooms, a fitness center & pool, business center and 50-person meeting room. The free breakfast includes a selection of hot items, and there are several restaurants a short walk away.

Ramada Alamosa provides full service amenities, occupying an older building in a mostly residential area towards the east edge of town, along US 160 near the Hwy 17 intersection. Clancys Restaurant/Lounge (on-site) serves food all day, while other facilities are an indoor pool complete with corkscrew water slide, a fitness center, sauna, business center and meeting space. Many more dining choices, and a selection of shops, are found half a mile west in the downtown area, on the far side of the Rio Grande.