Dunton Hot Springs
Dunton is a ghost town from 1885 that somebody bought and put back together.
Dunton Hot Springs is a resort destination wedding venue in Dolores, United States, hosting up to 44 guests (Aisle estimate) in the $$$$ price range, reached from Telluride Regional Airport (TEX), ~1 hour by car.
About Dunton Hot Springs
Dunton is a ghost town from 1885 that somebody bought and put back together.
Thirteen hand-built log cabins sit along the West Fork of the Dolores River in the San Juan Mountains at about 8,900 feet, and between them are a saloon with Butch Cassidy’s name carved into the bar, a chapel, a bathhouse over the hot spring, and a dance hall.
The whole town sleeps 44 people, and any wedding over 14 guests takes the whole town.
That is the clearest thing about this venue: you are not booking a room block, you are renting a village.
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Capacity, rooms and facilities
Staying over
- Sleeps
- 44 guests
- Whole property to yourselves
- Yes
Money
- Price
- US$60,000 to US$70,000 for the whole property, per nightAisle estimate
Getting there
- Nearest airport
- TEX, 60 min by carAisle estimate
The spaces
- Setting
- Mountain, restored, relaxed
Venue highlights
- A restored 1885 mining town, thirteen log cabins, sleeps 44
- Any wedding over 14 guests takes the whole town
- Buyout published at $40,000 to $60,000 a night, close to all-inclusive
- Hot springs, a saloon bar carved by Butch Cassidy, a chapel
A sample wedding weekend
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- 15:00Guests arrive from Telluride; cabins, then the hot springs
- 19:30Welcome dinner at the long table in the dance hall
- 09:30Riding, fly fishing on the Dolores, or a walk to the waterfall
- 16:00Ceremony in the meadow with the San Juans behind
- 17:30Drinks at the saloon
- 19:30Dinner and dancing in the dance hall
- 10:00Breakfast, a last soak, and transfers back over the pass
Costs and booking details
- Getting there
- TEX · about 1 h by carAisle estimate
Guests fly into Telluride Regional Airport.
- Reception
- IncludedVenue website
See the full figure+
Included in the buyout rate, meals and most drinks covered (venue-published)
- Exclusive use
- $40,000 a nightVenue website
See the full figure+
Buyout $40,000 a night winter and spring, $60,000 summer and autumn (venue-published)
The buyout rates and what they include are published by Dunton. The total is those published rates multiplied by the minimum nights for each season; everything a wedding adds on top, from flowers to transfers, is extra and is not estimated here.
Questions about the venue
How many guests can Dunton Hot Springs sleep?+
Forty-four across thirteen cabins, from one to five bedrooms each. Anything above 14 guests requires a full buyout of the town, so the practical wedding size here is between 20 and 44 people who all stay on site.
What does a Dunton buyout cost?+
Published rates are $40,000 a night with a two-night minimum in winter and spring, and $60,000 a night with a three-night minimum in summer and autumn. Rates include all meals, drinks other than the reserve wine list, the hot springs and the ranch activities.
How do guests get to Dunton?+
Telluride Regional Airport is about an hour away over Lizard Head Pass, Cortez is around 75 minutes and Montrose is roughly two and a quarter hours. The final stretch is dirt road, so arrange transfers rather than leaving guests to find it.
Is there mobile signal or internet?+
There is no mobile signal in the valley. That is part of why people come, but it means arrival instructions, timings and any medical needs have to be settled before guests leave the tarmac at Telluride or Cortez.
When can you get married at Dunton?+
Year round, with different weather in each half. Summer and early autumn bring wildflowers and long evenings at the higher buyout rate. Winter and spring are cheaper and snowbound, and the pass over from Telluride can close, so build a spare day into travel.
Where does the ceremony happen?+
Most couples marry outside by the river or in the meadow with the mountains behind, and there is a small restored chapel in the town for a service under cover. Dinner and dancing move into the dance hall and the saloon.
Could this be your venue?
Ask about pricing and availability for the month you have in mind. You do not need a fixed date.
Still deciding? Elena is Aisle’s AI wedding planner. Give her a month and a guest count and she will forecast the budget, work out how your guests would travel, and put a first plan on paper. No account needed.
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Sources and booking notes
Confirm your dates, guest numbers, room arrangements and inclusions with the venue before booking. An enquiry does not reserve a date. Figures labelled Aisle estimate are modelled from regional rates and public sources; they are not venue quotes.
Sources for individual venue facts
Sleeps: 44 guests
“We can sleep a maximum of 16 guests at the River Camp, 44 at the Hot Springs and 60 if renting both properties.”
Read the source for sleepsWhole property to yourselves: Yes
“Our resort offers a variety of day and overnight packages, and the entire town can be rented exclusively for corporate retreats, family reunions and weddings.”
Read the source for whole property to yourselvesSetting: Mountain, restored, relaxed
“Dunton Hot Springs is a small and exclusive resort nestled deep in the San Juan Mountains of the Colorado Rockies.”
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