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The best 3 star hotels in Gunnison

Andres Molina

Andres Molina Latin America

Updated 1 September 2026 · 8 Gunnison hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Gunnison, out of the 8 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.9 down to 4.2.

The Wanderlust Hostel is the one I would book myself.

The Wanderlust Hostel

Highest rated of the five

The Wanderlust Hostel

★★★★★4.9 from 255 reviews

The Wanderlust Hostel comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.9 from 255 guest reviews is a score that holds up at that volume, which is the whole test here. A perfect ten from nine people does not beat it.

It is a 3 star property, found under city centre and around $83 a night on the dates we checked.

8 hotels in Gunnison qualified for this list and five made it. Three Rivers Resort is the one I would book if the first is full.

Why it works for this trip

  • Family roomscots and larger rooms rather than a squeeze
  • Parkinga real consideration if you are driving in

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All five, ranked

  1. The Wanderlust Hostel1

    The Wanderlust Hostel

    ★★★★★4.9 from 255 reviews

    • Parking
    • Kid friendly

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  2. Three Rivers Resort2

    Three Rivers Resort

    ★★★★★4.7 from 866 reviews

    • Spa
    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Parking
    • Pet friendly
    • Kid friendly

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  3. The Inn at Tomichi Village3

    The Inn at Tomichi Village

    ★★★★★4.4 from 558 reviews

    • Pool
    • Spa
    • Gym
    • Restaurant
    • Parking
    • Kitchen

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  4. Holiday Inn Express & Suites Gunnison by IHG4

    Holiday Inn Express & Suites Gunnison by IHG

    ★★★★★4.3 from 519 reviews

    • Pool
    • Spa
    • Gym
    • Restaurant
    • Parking
    • Pet friendly

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  5. Alpine Inn and Suites of Gunnison5

    Alpine Inn and Suites of Gunnison

    ★★★★★4.2 from 343 reviews

    • Pool
    • Spa
    • Parking
    • Kitchen
    • Pet friendly
    • Kid friendly

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How this list was put together

8 Gunnison hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating, then on class, and took the top five.

Two things decide these lists. The first is my own time in the city: every hotel on this page is one I have stayed in, walked into and looked at, or gone back to check. That is where the shortlist starts, and it is why some well reviewed places are not on it.

The second is the numbers, and those are what set the order. The rating and review count come from the big travel sites, pooled through Google, so a score here reflects Expedia, Booking, Hotels.com and the rest together rather than any one of them. I also read the review breakdown by topic, which is where the figures on service, breakfast and location come from. Hotels with fewer than forty reviews are left out altogether, because a rating that thin is not a rating. No more than two come from one neighbourhood.

What I do not do is move anyone up the order. The ranking is the guest score, highest first, and nobody pays to be on the list.

Distances are straight lines from published coordinates, so the real walk is a little longer. Amenities are as recorded by Google Hotels and can change without notice. Rates are an indicative nightly figure for a midweek autumn stay, not a quote. Check the booking page before you commit.

Andres Molina

Andres Molina Latin America

Field seasons take him to cloud forests, and he adds two weeks of his own on either end to see the country rather than just the research site. Nine countries in Latin America.

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