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The Palace Hotel
Last updated on Friday, January 30, 2004
For attractive, comfortable, and convenient lodgings in Silver City, no place surpasses the Palace Hotel. The hotel's charm combines old world elegance with down home Western comfort. Situated on the corner of Broadway and Bullard Streets, the heart of downtown Silver City's historic district, the Palace Hotel is within walking distance to shops, galleries, and restaurants.
The lobby of the Palace Hotel. Photo by Carla DeMarco
Cal and Nancy Thompson were innkeepers in Pinetop, Arizona, when they took on the Palace Hotel in Silver City. Their first look at it was depressing: It was in need of renovation.
"I remember telling Cal how nice it would look with lace curtains," Nancy recalls.
They were taking a break from winter in sunny Silver City at the time. Cal was not interested in historic buildings: He had always built new ones. But the price was reasonable, and with help from New Mexico's Main Street Project, they were motivated to restore the hotel. So they purchased the circa 1882 building.
Cal kept as much of the vintage plumbing and 1928 tilework as he could, as well as most of the wood trim and the original staircase. Nancy furnished each room separately, so no two rooms are alike.
"People often tell us it feels Parisian. Either that, or Old West,'" Nancy says.
They opened July 1, 1990. In their first week, they had guests from Austria, Canada, and Australia. They had never hosted foreign guests at the lodge at Pinetop.
"Silver City draws the most interesting, unique travelers," Nancy says.
Representatives from the BBC, CNN, ABC News, Newsweek, and the New York Times have stayed at the Palace Hotel. Last year a reporter from Kiplinger's magazine stayed at the Palace, resulting in an article recommending Silver City as a retirement community.
The Palace Hotel serves a continental breakfast of juice, fruit, bagels, and toast. A coffeemaker, fridge, and microwave are available to guests. Some suites have refrigerators; all rooms have a telephone. Most have large sunny windows and ceiling fans.
The Palace Hotel is located at 106 West Broadway in Silver City, New Mexico, 88061-5093. Telephone: (505) 388-1811.
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