Best Historic Hotels
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 |
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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