"The Royal Hotel is a rectangular two-story building. The façade has two entrances on the ground floor. One door on the west side is for the Liquor Store. The entrance on the east side leads to the rooms and the bar. The second story has sash windows. The second story is where the guest chambers are. From the rooms there are eight openings to the balcony. The second opening on the west side is a door, and the second opening on the east side is a door. Nine support columns are holding up the balcony. The roof is at a slant on the west side of the building. The siding of the Royal Hotel is a flat lap siding. On the west side of the Royal there are four windows and one door. There is a staircase leading up to the door. The first story has held a variety of businesses over the years.

The Royal Hotel was owned and run by T. P Lindsay and was built in 1906 as a elegant hostelry for sportsmen. The lower floor was converted into a drugstore and the upstairs contained the hotel rooms. Under the management of Mr. And Mrs. H. W. Green. The Royal Hotel was one of the largest hotels in Routt County, and it was built at the peak of the need for new hotels. In 1923 the Royal Hotel changed hands to Mr. And Mrs. Greg Huffman who leased the hotel and café out. It changed hands once more 1929 to Mr. And Mrs. Bower; Mr. Bower was a hotel manager with more then 20 years of experience. In 1927 the Royal had the best accommodations
at the most reasonably priced. In 1947 Mr. And Mrs. Mohr Bought the Royal Hotel. Under the management of the Mohr’s the hotel flourished. Today Bill and Chris Ager who have spruced it up own the hotel. There has long been a legend that a ghost named Rufus haunts the hotel.