Best Historic Hotels
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Hotels have been important pillars of Arizona towns for more than a century. In addition to hosting overnight guests in comfort, these classic hotels serve as elegant community gathering places in their restaurants, lounges and banquet rooms. The Roaring Twenties saw a surge of hotel construction across Arizona in the years before the Great Depression. Thanks to hoteliers and community support, the state still has these vital, historic buildings. Here are the best from around the state:
Arizona Inn, Tucson, 1930 Gadsden Hotel, Douglas, 1929* La Posada Hotel, Winslow, 1929 Hotel San Carlos, Phoenix, 1928 Hassayampa Inn, Prescott, 1927 Hotel Monte Vista, Flagstaff, 1927 Jerome Grand Hotel, Jerome, 1927** Hotel Congress, Tucson, 1919 Hotel Magma, Superior, 1912 Copper Queen Hotel, Bisbee, 1902 Hotel Weatherford, Flagstaff, 1900 Red Garter Inn, Williams, 1897 Grand Canyon Hotel, Williams, 1891 Honorable mention: Beale Hotel and Hotel Brunswick. Both of these Kingman hotels need major restorations. *The original Gadsden Hotel, built in 1907, was destroyed during a 1928 fire. **Served as United Verde Hospital from 1927 to 1950. Renovation as a hotel started in 1994 See Best Historic Lodges: http://www.ontheroadarizona.com/historiclodges.html |
Hassayampa Inn was built in 1927 northeast of the courthouse square.
Hotel taxes: Here's a statewide list of bed and overall sales taxes on hotel rooms for various towns and cities: https://bit.ly/3vQGCua
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Flagstaff's Weatherford Hotel opened Jan. 1, 1900 when the town's streets were unpaved. It has been a hub of local music for more than four decades.
Gadsden Hotel was rebuilt in 1929 after a fire destroyed the 1907 building.
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Copper Queen includes a saloon and patio a half block from Brewery Gulch.
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Opened in 1928, Hotel San Carlos was Arizona's first high-rise hotel with air conditioning. Owner Charles Harris lived in a penthouse atop the 7-story building.
Jerome Grand Hotel was a hospital converted to a hotel in 1994.
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The Gadsden Hotel with its elegant lobby is a treasured Douglas landmark.
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Hotel Congress played a key part in the capture of gangster John Dillinger in 1934 when fireman recognized him during a fire in the hotel.
The Monte Vista Hotel's coffee shop and bar.
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Arizona Inn has been hosting Tucson guests since 1930.
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The colorful lobby of the La Posada Hotel in Winslow. It was a former Harvey House that served rail passengers until 1957.
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Red Garter Inn has a handful of rooms in the 1897 Tetzlaff Building in Williams. It was a bordello above a saloon in the early 1900s.
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Hotel Magma opened in Superior in 1912 but it had been closed for years before a restoration brought new life to the hotel. It reopened in March 2019.