The Creede Hotel and Restaurant

What The Creede Hotel and Restaurant does

The Creede Hotel and Restaurant is a privately held historic boutique hospitality property operating continuously since 1892 on Main Street in Creede, Colorado, in the San Juan Mountains. The business is housed in a building originally known as Zang's Hotel and designated as a National Historical Property, and it functions as the town's oldest lodging and dining establishment. Operations span four themed guestrooms named after Old West figures (Bat Masterson, Soapy Smith, Calamity Jane, Poker Alice), a fine dining restaurant featuring locally sourced game meats and seasonal specials with indoor dining room and outdoor courtyard seating under the Big Tent, and a full-service catering operation led by Executive Chef Kris Zagranski with 30+ years of culinary experience.

Revenue is generated through four primary streams: hotel accommodations booked via the RMS Cloud system and direct phone reservations, restaurant dining, on-site and off-premise catering for weddings and private events, and the 'We Make, You Take' gourmet take-out service for holidays and special occasions. Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer, supplemented by event-driven demand from live music programming under the Big Tent in partnership with the Creede Musical Arts Collective, and by a co-branded wedding channel through Creede Weddings in partnership with The Stables at The Rio Grande, which waives venue rental fees for catering customers. Distribution is regional across southern Colorado, with the customer mix spanning travelers and tourists, wedding couples and event planners, the local Creede community, and theater patrons from the Creede Repertory Theatre.

The business is independently owned with no disclosed investors, parent company, or funding rounds, and operates with a 1–10 employee headcount. There is no disclosed proprietary technology or AI/ML capability; technology is limited to standard hospitality tooling including the booking system and social media channels. Supporting partnerships include Bookcliff Vineyards as house wine supplier and CMAC for live music programming.

Name

The Creede Hotel and Restaurant

Legal name

The Historic Creede Hotel & Restaurant

Website

https://thecreedehotel.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1892

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Creede Hotel and Restaurant is a privately held, historic 1892 boutique property in Creede, Colorado, offering four themed guestrooms, a fine dining restaurant, full-service catering led by an executive chef, and event hosting under the Big Tent. It serves travelers, wedding couples, theater patrons, and the local community through direct reservations and partnership-driven events.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Historic Boutique Hotels

NAICS

Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (72111), Full-Service Restaurants (722511)

SIC

Hotels & Motels (7011), Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Heritage & Historic Boutique Hotels (THAGADAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Historic & Heritage Full-Service Hotels (THAGAAAG), Hotel & Resort Restaurants (THAFACAH), Boutique Inns (THAGAHAB)

Keywords

• Historic boutique hotel
• Fine dining restaurant
• Wedding catering services
• Event venue hosting
• Gourmet take-out meals

Headquarters

HQ city

Creede, Colorado

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Hotel Accommodations: Revenue from four restored historic guestrooms on Main Street. Rooms include Bat Masterson (king bed, shared bath), Soapy Smith (queen, private bath), Calamity Jane (king, private bath), and Poker Alice (queen, private bath).
2. Restaurant Dining: Fine dining restaurant serving lunch and dinner. Features locally sourced ingredients including bison and elk. Menu includes steaks, game meats, fresh pastas, and seasonal specials. Indoor dining room and outdoor courtyard seating.
3. Catering Services: Full-service catering for weddings, events, and special occasions. Over 30 years of culinary expertise. Services include full event staffing, multiple venues, tableware, linens, floral arrangements, event planning, photography, and music coordination.
4. Gourmet Take-Out (We Make, You Take): Holiday and special occasion meal preparation for take-out. Customers order prepared gourmet meals to enjoy at home.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Historic Creede Hotel and Restaurant operates a four-room historic boutique hotel and fine dining restaurant in a designated National Historical Property on Creede's Main Street, originally built in 1892. It sells overnight accommodations in four themed guestrooms, seasonal fine dining featuring locally sourced bison, elk, and handmade pastas, full-service catering and event hosting for weddings and private events led by Chef Kris, and gourmet holiday take-out meals.

Product overview

The Historic Creede Hotel & Restaurant is a single-property hospitality establishment offering hotel accommodations, fine dining restaurant services, catering for events, gourmet take-out meals, and event venue hosting. The core offerings consist of four historic hotel rooms (Bat Masterson, Soapy Smith, Calamity Jane, Poker Alice), an award-winning restaurant with locally-sourced cuisine, full-service catering led by Chef Kris, and event spaces including the Big Tent and partnership venues. The establishment operates as a unified hospitality experience, with dining and lodging as complementary services under one historic property.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Creede Weddings: A partnership between The Creede Hotel & Restaurant and The Stables at The Rio Grande for wedding and event services, offering catering with waived venue rental fees.

Products and services

• Hotel Accommodations

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• The Stables at The Rio GrandecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership offering combined wedding and event services. The Creede Hotel provides catering while The Stables at The Rio Grande provides the venue. When couples book catering through The Creede Hotel for events at The Stables, the venue rental fee is waived - effectively offering a free wedding venue with catering.
• Creede WeddingscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerJoint marketing venture between The Creede Hotel & Restaurant and The Stables At The Rio Grande. CreedeWeddings.com serves as the one-stop-shop platform for wedding planning in Creede Colorado, promoting the combined offerings of both establishments.
• Creede Musical Arts Collective (CMAC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with CMAC to bring musical talent to the Creede area. CMAC works to bring great musical talent to the region, with local musicians entertaining guests under the Big Tent at The Creede Hotel during summer months.
• Bookcliff VineyardsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorColorado vineyard supplying house wines for the restaurant. Introduced new house wines including Tectonic Red Blend, Tectonic White Blend, and Premium Malbec from Hawkridge Vineyard.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Hotel Colorado: Historic 1893 full-service hotel in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, with multiple dining venues and event/wedding offerings. Closely comparable as a National Register historic hotel combining lodging, F&B, and event hosting in a Colorado mountain town.
• The Cliff House at Pikes Peak: Long-established historic hotel and restaurant in Manitou Springs, Colorado. Comparable as a small-footprint heritage hotel-restaurant with locally focused dining and event hosting.
• The Beaumont Hotel & Spa: Boutique historic1886 hotel in Ouray, Colorado, with spa and F&B offerings. Comparable as a small heritage boutique hotel serving the Colorado heritage-tourism segment.
• The Stanley Hotel: 1909 historic hotel in Estes Park, Colorado, famous for its heritage narrative and F&B/event programming. Comparable as a heritage-driven Colorado mountain hotel leveraging historical story and event business.
• St. Elmo Hotel: Restored 1888 Victorian hotel in Ouray, Colorado, with on-site dining. Comparable as a small historic boutique hotel with F&B in a former Colorado mining town.
• The Strater Hotel: 1887 historic hotel in Durango, Colorado, with period-themed rooms and an on-site restaurant (The Mahogany Grille). Directly comparable as a Victorian-era full-service heritage hotel with F&B in a Colorado mountain-town setting.

Emerging players

• The Mining Exchange Hotel: Converted 1902 historic building now operating as a boutique hotel in downtown Colorado Springs. Comparable as a renovated historic property offering boutique lodging and on-site F&B, though in an urban rather than mountain setting.

Others

• Creede Repertory Theatre: Professional summer theatre in Creede, Colorado, whose patrons are explicitly a customer segment for The Creede Hotel's dining and lodging. Closely adjacent ecosystem partner rather than competitor, but materially shapes the addressable demand in-market.

Broad incumbents

• Hotel Jerome, Auberge Resorts Collection: Luxury 1889 historic hotel in Aspen, Colorado, with high-end F&B and event programming. Overlaps in heritage hotel positioning and experiential dining, but competes at the luxury tier with national/international brand reach.
• The Brown Palace Hotel: Iconic 1892 historic full-service hotel in downtown Denver with multiple restaurants, bars, and large-scale event space. Overlaps in heritage positioning and event catering but operates at materially larger scale and broader market reach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/creedehotelandrestaurant
• Instagraminstagram.com/thecreedehotelandrestaurant
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-creede-hotel-and-restaurant

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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