{"id":74254,"date":"2019-09-06T11:51:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-06T17:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/durango-hot-springs-and-resort-begins-renovation-process\/"},"modified":"2019-09-06T17:51:00","modified_gmt":"2019-09-06T17:51:00","slug":"durango-hot-springs-and-resort-begins-renovation-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/durango-hot-springs-and-resort-begins-renovation-process\/","title":{"rendered":"Durango Hot Springs and Resort begins renovation process"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><figure class=\"wp-block-image naviga-inline-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imengine.public.prod.dur.navigacloud.com\/?uuid=d60f06c2-104d-4201-a675-50d4f0c9ea69&amp;function=cover&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;width=2000\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" alt=\"Work has begun on the Olympic-size pool at Durango Hot Springs and Resort, formerly known as Trimble Spa and Natural Hot Springs, north of Durango.\" class=\"naviga-image\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption><span class=\"caption\">Work has begun on the Olympic-size pool at Durango Hot Springs and Resort, formerly known as Trimble Spa and Natural Hot Springs, north of Durango.<\/span><span class=\"credit\">Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><p>Additional soaking pools, extended hours and other upgrades are coming to Durango Hot Springs and Resort, formerly known as Trimble Spa and Natural Hot Springs, owners say.<\/p>\n<p>Construction started this week at the facility, a few miles north of Durango off County Road 203. The first step, said co-owner Brian Yearout, is to repair the Olympic-size pool\u2019s structural problem.<\/p>\n<p>Yearout and co-owner Dan Carter, who have owned homes in the Durango area for decades, bought the resort last month and <a href=\"https:\/\/durangoherald.com\/articles\/288783\">quickly announced planned improvements<\/a>. The resort had been for sale for years.<\/p>\n<p>Yearout said they hope to provide a \u201chigher-end experience,\u201d in part by increasing the number of soaking pools, currently at two; expanding spa services; and improving facilities, such as the bathrooms and locker rooms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want to create a more resort feel,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The owners hope to submit a master design plan to La Plata County this year and start full-scale construction next summer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe think it\u2019s a resource to this community that\u2019s valuable and underutilized,\u201d Yearout said. \u201cThis facility was on its last leg and needed to be upgraded.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But just as important, Yearout said, is keeping the resort affordable for locals.<\/p>\n<p>Rates will not rise during construction, he said, and the soaking pools, spa and sauna will remain open. The resort is open 11 a.m. to 9:45 p.m. seven days a week, except Tuesdays when it closes early at 7:45 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>After construction is complete, Yearout said, admission prices likely will rise to reflect the owners\u2019 investment and to align with resorts in the area. Locals likely will be offered deals and memberships, he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s important for us to maintain our local base,\u201d he said. \u201cWe want to enhance their experience, not exclude them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019ve also said they hope to add features such as e-bike rentals and live entertainment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re optimistic about the future of this place,\u201d Yearout said.<\/p>\n<p>And what\u2019s in store for longtime resident cats Albert and Spike? Yearout said they\u2019re staying put.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone has been asking about them,\u201d he said. \u201cThey\u2019ve been here forever \u2026 and there\u2019s no point taking away something that makes it enjoyable to be here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em class=\"mwc_shirttail\"><a href=\"mailto:jromeo@durangoherald.com\">jromeo@durangoherald.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>soaking pools, hours and services coming<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":74255,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[28,421,2826,4599],"naviga_topic":[],"class_list":["post-74254","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-headlines","tag-tourism-and-leisure","tag-trimble","tag-trimble-hot-springs"],"acf":[],"author_name":"dh_admin","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74254","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=74254"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74254\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/74255"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74254"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74254"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74254"},{"taxonomy":"naviga_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/naviga_topic?post=74254"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}