The Oldest Hotel in Each American State

Want to time-travel on your next vacation? Staying at the oldest hotel in whichever state you’re visiting will do the trick, offering at least a glimpse of an earlier era. From colonial inns to grand railway hotels from the Gilded Age, the U.S. is home to many historic lodgings filled with character and with tales to tell. (For lodging history of a more recent sort, check these classic images of motels with a vintage vibe.)

24/7 Tempo has attempted to discover the oldest hotel in every state, using a variety of state and local tourism and historical websites, as well as those maintained by various hotels themselves.

It’s difficult to come up with a list that’s both definitive and authoritative. Many of the establishments that are now hotels began as private residences, taverns, and even bordellos, and the exact year they were first built or first welcomed overnight guests, is often vague or disputed.

In addition, these historic hotels have inevitably undergone numerous transformations throughout the years. Typically, their architecture and décor have been updated, they have changed ownership multiple times, some may have closed down completely for various periods, and a few have even been completely rebuilt. (These are the original locations of famous restaurants you can still go to.)

Nonetheless, the hotels mentioned here all have verifiable links back to their origins, however much they may have changed or evolved, and every one of them will offer a taste of the past.

Here is the oldest hotel in each American state

Alabama

• Hotel: Redmont Hotel
• Location: Birmingham
• First opened in: 1925

Alaska

• Hotel: Alaskan Hotel
• Location: Juneau
• First opened in: 1913

Arizona

• Hotel: The Grand Canyon Hotel
• Location: Williams
• First opened in: 1891

Arkansas

• Hotel: Capital Hotel
• Location: Little Rock
• First opened in: 1873

California

• Hotel: The Groveland Hotel
• Location: Groveland
• First opened in: 1849

Colorado

• Hotel: Cliff House at Pikes Peak
• Location: Manitou
• First opened in: 1873

Connecticut

• Hotel: 1754 House
• Location: Woodbury
• First opened in: 1754

Delaware

• Hotel: The Inn at Montchanin Village & Spa
• Location: Wilmington
• First opened in: 1799

Florida

• Hotel: The Florida Inn
• Location: Fernandina Beach
• First opened in: 1857

Georgia

• Hotel: River Street Inn
• Location: Savannah
• First opened in: 1817

Hawaii

• Hotel: Moana Hotel
• Location: Honolulu
• First opened in: 1901

Idaho

• Hotel: Idaho Hotel
• Location: Silver City
• First opened in: 1863

Illinois

• Hotel: The Historic Rose Hotel
• Location: Elizabethtown
• First opened in: 1812

Indiana

• Hotel: French Lick Springs Hotel
• Location: French Lick
• First opened in: 1845

Iowa

• Hotel: Hotel Julien Dubuque
• Location: Dubuque
• First opened in: 1839

Kansas

• Hotel: Elgin Hotel
• Location: Marion
• First opened in: 1886

Kentucky

• Hotel: The Old Talbott Tavern
• Location: Bardstown
• First opened in: 1779

Louisiana

• Hotel: Hotel Maison de Ville
• Location: New Orleans
• First opened in: 1788

Maine

• Hotel: Down Easter Inn (currently closed and for sale)
• Location: Damariscotta
• First opened in: Circa 1850

Maryland

• Hotel: The Maryland Inn
• Location: Annapolis
• First opened in: 1772

Massachusetts

• Hotel: Wayside Inn
• Location: Sudbury
• First opened in: 1716

Michigan

• Hotel: The National House Inn
• Location: Marshall
• First opened in: 1835

Minnesota

• Hotel: Anderson House Hotel
• Location: Wabasha
• First opened in: 1856

Mississippi

• Hotel: Monmouth Historic Inn
• Location: Natchez
• First opened in: 1818

Missouri

• Hotel: The Elms Hotel and Spa
• Location: Excelsior Springs
• First opened in: 1888

Montana

• Hotel: Grand Union Hotel
• Location: Fort Benton
• First opened in: 1882

Nebraska

• Hotel: Historic Argo Hotel
• Location: Crofton
• First opened in: 1912

Nevada

• Hotel: Gold Hill Hotel
• Location: Virginia City
• First opened in: 1861

New Hampshire

• Hotel: Hanover Inn
• Location: Dartmouth
• First opened in: 1901

New Jersey

• Hotel: Congress Hall
• Location: Cape May
• First opened in: 1816

New Mexico

• Hotel: La Fonda on the Plaza
• Location: Santa Fe
• First opened in: 1922

New York

• Hotel: Beekman Arms & Delamater Inn
• Location: Rhinebeck
• First opened in: 1766

North Carolina

• Hotel: Brookstown Inn
• Location: Winston-Salem
• First opened in: 1837

North Dakota

• Hotel: Rough Riders Hotel
• Location: Medora
• First opened in: 1884

Ohio

• Hotel: Golden Lamb
• Location: Lebanon
• First opened in: 1803

Oklahoma

• Hotel: The Skirvin Hilton
• Location: Oklahoma City
• First opened in: 1911

Oregon

• Hotel: Wolf Creek Inn
• Location: Wolf Creek
• First opened in: 1883

Pennsylvania

• Hotel: Gettysburg Hotel
• Location: Gettysburg
• First opened in: 1797

Rhode Island

• Hotel: Graduate Providence
• Location: Providence
• First opened in: 1922

South Carolina

• Hotel: Rutledge House Inn
• Location: Charleston
• First opened in: 1763

South Dakota

• Hotel: Bullock Hotel
• Location: Deadwood
• First opened in: 1895

Tennessee

• Hotel: Hale Springs Inn
• Location: Rogersville
• First opened in: 1824

Texas

• Hotel: Haunted Magnolia Hotel
• Location: Seguin
• First opened in: 1844

Utah

• Hotel: Moore’s Old Pine Inn
• Location: Marysvale
• First opened in: 1882

Vermont

• Hotel: Woodstock Inn
• Location: Woodstock
• First opened in: 1793

Virginia

• Hotel: Williamsburg Lodge
• Location: Williamsburg
• First opened in: 1750

Washington

• Hotel: Tokeland Hotel
• Location: Tokeland
• First opened in: 1885

West Virginia

• Hotel: The Greenbrier
• Location: White Sulphur Springs
• First opened in: 1778

Wisconsin

• Hotel: Maxwell Mansion
• Location: Lake Geneva
• First opened in: 1855

Wyoming

• Hotel: Occidental Hotel
• Location: Buffalo
• First opened in: 1880