Amigo Motor Lodge
Hotel · Chaffee County ·
Stylish rooms & trailers with southwestern decor, hot tub
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7350 US-50, Salida, CO 81201 Get directions
Stylish rooms & trailers with southwestern decor, hot tub
7350 US-50, Salida, CO 81201 Get directions
"Born from a mid-century motor inn given a Scandi-meets-Southwest makeover, this nearly 60-year-old spot feels thoroughly modern while still preserving parts of its vintage shell. Guests can choose between motel rooms or vintage Airstreams, all outfitted with Tuft & Needle beds, Malin + Goetz bath products, leafy plants, and plenty of reading material. The 17-room property centers around a fire pit and cedar hot tub, with a communal patio and sunroom that invite coffee-sipping, journaling, or simply decompressing. There’s no restaurant on-site, but the innkeepers step in with curated café recommendations and vouchers to fuel your day. The atmosphere is unmistakably Salida—laid-back, artsy, and geared toward adventurers in a town perched on the Arkansas River and surrounded by 14ers, whitewater, and crisp alpine air." - Katie Shapiro
"A stylish and thoughtfully designed—if low-frills—boutique reimagining of a mid-century motel, set in south central Colorado’s Salida, a natural waypoint for adventure travel that had been waiting for a hotel like this." - Le Guide MICHELIN
"A renovated, "hipster‑fied" motel and motor lodge that leans into nostalgia: guests can stay in significantly modernized old‑school motel rooms or in Airstreams. Public amenities include hot tubs and a morning coffee bar with a grab‑and‑go breakfast. It is located in Salida, the closest well‑sized town to the ski area." - Evie Carrick Evie Carrick Evie Carrick is a writer and editor who’s lived in five countries and visited well over 50. She now splits her time between Colorado and Paris, ensuring she doesn't have to live without skiing or L'As du Fallafel. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines
"With America’s seemingly limitless supply of mid-century motels transforming themselves one by one into boutique hotels, the average small town is suddenly many times more likely to offer a stylish and thoughtfully designed — if low-frills — place to stay. Salida, in south central Colorado, is such a place. It was just waiting for the arrival of a hotel like the Amigo Motor Lodge." - MICHELIN Guide
"In the south-central Colorado town of Salida, a mid-century motel reborn as a boutique hotel delivers a stylish, thoughtfully designed, low-frills place to stay — exactly the kind of arrival this small town seemed to be waiting for." - MICHELIN Guide
