Fodor's Expert Review Holbrooke Hotel
212 W. Main St., Grass Valley, California, 95945, USA
A Main Street icon from the mid-1800s—when the A-list guest list included entertainer Lola Montez, writer Mark Twain, and Ulysses S. Grant—this two-story, historic-district hotel received a down-to-the-studs (in some cases bricks) makeover and reopened in 2020 as a boutique property. The 17 high-ceilinged guest rooms in the main hotel and 11 more across the back parking lot in the restored Purcell House contain a mix of antique, reproduction, and contemporary furnishings. Wide white subway-style tiles gleam in the bathrooms, whose 1-inch hex porcelain floor tiles and brass fixtures evoke days gone by. The ground-floor Golden Gate Saloon dates from 1852.
PROS
- convenient to shops and restaurants
- mix of antique, reproduction, and contemporary furnishings
- ground-floor saloon is reportedly the West's oldest continuously operating bar
CONS
- expensive pet fee
- street-side rooms pick up traffic noise
- books up well ahead on many weekends
QUICK FACTS
HOTEL INFO
Phones:
530-460–3078
Website: www.holbrooke.com
HOTEL DETAILS
28 rooms
Rate Includes: No meals
Rate Includes: No meals
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