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Renovated 1905 historic hotel. Enjoy a bit of history with the comforts of the day. Hotel Prairie has private baths, air conditioning, wi-fi, a cozy lobby, patio and community kitchen. The historic hotel is located right in town – just steps away from restaurants, antique stores and other shops.
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This is another of the wonderful old hotels that have been refurbished, in beautiful places around Oregon. Delightful staff, comfortable room with a decidedly old timey feel but contemporary comforts. Beautiful views across the Prairie at the Strawberry Mtns. in the distance. A little island of peace, beauty and kindness.
On a long road trip through beautiful scenic mountains of oregon we stopped for the night here. We were in and out of service on our drive and appreciated the when Reagan called us from the hotel to get an idea of when we would arrive. (i couldn’t pull up our email or the website to get any of our information) After letting them know our travels would take us a little longer, Reagan was on top of it to let me know about their late check-in routine and recommended for us to grab some food in John Day if we were hungry as all the shops in Prairie would have been closed by the time we arrived. We got to the hotel and into our room with no problem at all. Everything was super clean in our room upstairs. We loved exploring the patio and reading the historic documents surrounding the hotel and the city. We were quickly off in the morning and the check out process was seamless. The communal kitchen made it easy to toast our bagels. We walked to grab some coffee down the street at a cute shop and hit the road. We would love to visit again to explore the museums and restaurants! Thank you so much for making our visit a memorable stop in our road trip!
My husband and I spent one night here while on a road trip. It sounded like fun to stay in an historic hotel in a small roadside town. Hotel Prairie has lots of character...you notice it right away when you walk in. Parking is on the quiet main street through town, and you walk into a living area with comfortable chairs and antique decor. The office is back in a hallway. Check in was fast and friendly by the one woman working at the time. We had chosen a first floor room, because there is no elevator, and there are many steep stairs to get to the 2nd floor due to the tall ceilings. Our room #4 with queen bed was right next to a kitchen accessible to all guests with coffee maker, fridge, microwave, toaster oven, utensils, etc. Our room was small with one easy chair and the bed. The rug had some spots, and needed a good shampoo. The bathroom was sizeable with a tiny pedestal sink and only a small table top to set toiletries. The shower had a few hairs from the previous guest, and was small, but met our needs. AC and Wifi worked fine, and there was a ceiling fan in the room. The town shuts down early, so there was only one restaurant open at 5:00 and it was Mexican. We found a local market still open and bought some food to tide us over. What was strange was the hotel clerk went home in the evening, leaving us in the hotel by ourselves (as far as I could tell there were no other guests). Now that's trusting! There was a small courtyard in back with seating which was lovely, but it was too hot to sit outside. We enjoyed breakfast the next morning just a short walk down the street at a cafe the locals frequent. This town definitely has a small town flavor. Overall it was an interesting stay, and will appeal to people who enjoy something off the beaten track. I don't know that we would stay here again, but it was an adventure.
We have driven by this hotel on our way to visit family for years, this trip we spent the night. It was lovely, clean and quiet. A step back in time with modern amenities. We stayed in the spacious suite. I want to make stopping and staying at the Prairie City Hotel a habit.
Wonderful place to stay! Extremely clean hotel and convenient to everything! Staff/owners are great as well. I needed to get to John Day Airport early on my day of departure. Unfortunately, there are no taxis nor are there any Uber drivers in town. Jenny gave me the number for the “bus service”. I called them; however, they did not run that early. When I mentioned this to Jenny, she said: “Let me check with my husband.” To make a long story short, Jason picked me up at 05:30 and I was at John Day Airport before 06:00! Definitely a five-star hotel!!! Thank you for a relaxing stay. See you next year!
