Hotel Hale

"This hotel is an excellent place to stay when visiting Hot Springs. It is historically significant. It looks and feels that way - the wooden floors squeak appropriately. The rooms with tubs are extra special and worth it. The service is outstanding. We were given a tour of the hotel and the room to explain the amenities. Coffee is available 24/7 and will be delivered to the room. It did not go unnoticed that code is served with heated cups! The restaurant is cozy and the food and drinks are well prepared. There is a happy hour to enjoy. The owners and staff are visible and engaged in making the experience as close to perfect as possible. I must also mention the breakfast that is ready for you upon your arrival at the lobby in the morning."

"Being nearly full time travelers, we’ve stayed in a lot of hotels in this price range and class. The Hotel Hale certainly delivers good value, great service, at an ideal location while visiting Hot Springs National Park. We rarely eat in hotels, but given breakfast came with the room rate, we opted to do so. We enjoyed Sunday brunch and Monday’s ‘standard.’ Having coffee delivered directly to your room at your requested time is really a nice touch. And, regarding morning options, we got to select from the full brunch menu, and both the salmon Benedict and particular the crab cake Benedict were very good. For the standard breakfast, we opted for the spinach & feta quiche which was quite tasty and filling. Because our breakfast was so good, we decided to have dinner in the restaurant one evening. We each had a salad, and we were quite pleased. The restaurant is a lovely setting. Something you rarely see these days is the owner of an establishment being not only present, but actively involved in running day to day operations. This approach certainly seems to set a standard of care throughout the entire staff and facility. Parking is a bit challenging, but valet is offered. We opted to park in the Free Parking structure (once we found a spot) and walk the few blocks to the hotel — which worked out perfectly fine for us."

"Stopped in during a road trip from the east cost. The our room was beautifully decorated, the bed was so comfortable and tub in the buckstaff room was the perfect size. The owners and staff were so wonderfully kind and friendly. I wish we had more time to spend here, but will have to come back!"

"This is a unique and special spot. The folks have converted this old bathhouse into a nine room bed-and-breakfast. I know they call it a hotel but it’s really more like a bed-and-breakfast because they have a public restaurant and your brunch is on the weekends or breakfast during the weekdays is included in the price. And they take a lot of pride in their food. Believe it or not chicken and sausage gumbo is available for brunch on the weekends and it was wonderful. The rooms main feature is that the Hot Springs that the town is famous for is the hot water that fills up your large corner tub in your room. It actually has to be cooled down with the cold water or allowed to sit because it comes out steaming. Now whether or not it ever has healing properties, as historically always claimed in Hot Springs areas, I cannot tell you. But I do believe it must have some magnesium in it or something because it sure does help you rest well. Now parking is a little bit of an issue because of being directly on bathhouse row. We did the valet, which is more convenient than trying to find a spot especially if it’s a crowded weekend. It’s clear to me that the folks that run this are really trying to make this a destination spot, and I would happily stay there again."

"We stayed a long weekend at the Hale Hotel in the Superior Room. The entire stay felt very high quality, from the hot drinks delivered to your room in the morning to the friendly service at the front desk. We loved our historic room and hot baths in the hot spring water pumped right to our bathtub! We ate the included free brunch and breakfast and appetizers at happy hour here, and decided it was the best food we’ve ever had in a national park. The location couldn’t be beat, and we would definitely stay here again. We had a big snowstorm come through halfway through our stay and literally everything on bathhouse row shut down, but the staff at Hotel Hale continued service and the owners even stayed overnight to make sure the guests had a great time. Thank you to the staff at Hotel Hale!"