The Davidson Hotel

You couldn't ask for a better location. Summit Ave is beautiful and picturesque. Our room was fantastic. Jetted tub and beautiful robes for the win. The house is grande and the library is my dream. Very walkable neighborhood. Great restaurants very close. Great place!!

If you want a lot of space in an excellent location for about the price of an Airbnb, then this might meet your needs. The good: spacious, updated and clean bathroom, quiet property in a safe location, adequate parking on the street, comfortable bed with nice linens. The not-so-good: pics on the website show the furnishings to be nicer than they are. This is old furniture so expect that. In our room, the A/C wasn't working. It worked in the common areas, but the fans in the room didn't help a lot. Maybe the heating is great and fall, winter, and spring would be fine. Also, the response time of management is unbelievably slow. Once again, expect no response on a timely basis. Proper expectations are the key to being happy staying here.

This is a beautiful building in a stunning street and certainly a unique spot to stay . The affiliation with the university club is fantastic and certainly value adds to the experience. As such our stay in the Davidson and the associated care at the St Paul university club was mostly excellent. All the staff we interacted with in person were superb and we could neither question their care or “can do” attitude. In particular both Lidia and Gerardo were exceptional and deserve commendation. However on the second of our 2 nights stay the air conditioning failed, unfortunately on a very warm night , leading to a challenged night sleeping (It was later determined that a service man had accidentally unplugged the unit the afternoon prior) . Though these things unfortunately occasionally do happen, there was no accountability or reasonable follow-up whatsoever from the management. Despite numerous emails to multiple email addresses they chose not to dignify my inquiries with a reply. So, as a result, the air conditioning issue was way less problematic than their complete inability to address this customer care oversight that has significantly escalated our initial disappointment. The mark of an establishment is how well they address and own up to a fault and unfortunately the Davidson management does not handle it at all. Sadly looking through the reviews , this is not the first time their communication has left a lot to be desired (but they did promise to rectify these "communication problems a number of times in the last year One example , and I quote - "we are sincerely sorry that you weren't able to connect with anyone and will be looking into this issue so it doesn't happen again in the future") I would certainly recommend people consider this accommodation , and it things go well , it would certainly justify the many positive reviews. However my overall rating reflects the managements failure to offer any level of contrition for an unfortunate outcome. **************************' Further to the "gratuitous" reply below from The Davidson. Despite acknowledging their short comings with respect to communication , they have failed to reach out. Clearly a well articulate piece of lip service. They clearly do not do sorry in a meaningful and sincere manner.

Good communication before hand through email. I got an email stating exactly how to get into the building and my room. Unfortunately, my side door code did not work. This was supposed to be a surprise for my wife, and having to sit outside the building not able to get in was certainly a surprise. I called and emailed them and got no response for at least 30 minutes. During that time 2 more couples showed up and they could not get in either. One of the couples stated this is a common problem. The codes don’t work. For $200 plus dollars a night you should be able to get in. The one couple who had stayed there before drove over to a different building and let them know that we were unable to enter the hotel. After 30+ minutes I received a phone call and I was given a new code. Luckily the weather was nice so I did not mind sitting outside and waiting. But as i will mention below, I was sitting next to the area where all the trash is stored. The room was very nice. It was very clean and well taken care of. my wife had a complaint about the couch not being very comfortable, but I thought that was pretty minor. The location is great. Besides the issue with the code I was pretty disappointed with the grounds and the overall quality of the outside of building. The front door doesn’t work anymore so you go to the side door to get in. When you go to the side door, you are greeted by five or six trash cans. Definitely not what you want to walk by every time you go to your hotel. The outside of the building needed maintenance. The old driveway and the grounds behind the building were in disarray and again very disappointing, considering the expense of the hotel. I’m probably not going to stay there again. For the cost, better options are available. It’s was not terrible, but the issues I encountered simply did not for what I paid.

Everything was splendid! The room was big and had many updates that fit well with the time period of the house. The piano was a bonus, and was fun to "tickle the ivories". The recommendation of the University Club, for dinner was excellent., Intimate and quiet setting. The bathroom had a faint suffer smell, upon arrival, but hopefully this can be remedied for future guests. Fireplaces were beautiful. My husband and I are wood burners, and enjoy a crackling fire. There are products made to look like a fire, which would be fun to look at. Perhaps even some flameless candles.

This place is so stunningly beautiful, but the management is practically nonexistent. There is no front desk, which is fine, but if you have an issue, you call some number and get someone who I'm pretty sure is not even in state. They say they'll send someone out to fix the issue, and the maintenance person doesn't come until after you've checked out already. For what they charge, it's pretty unacceptable. Gorgeous mansion, I hope they get another mgmt company so they can stay open. But I wouldn't stay here again.

This hotel does not want or is not open for business. I called to reserve 5 rooms for a wedding we are having in September. I was told they couldn’t help me and I had to send an email to their reservation email. I followed directions. No reply. A week later repeat. No reply. Three weeks later repeat. No reply. If you want to book multiple rooms, or any rooms at all, I recommend you avoid this adorable little boutique hotel with absolutely no service for doing so. It’s really too bad as I thought it would be a perfect solution to a small wedding we are having just a few blocks away. I will also preface that i did call to verify the email i was sending to was correct and that was confirmed multiple times.

The Davidson was a delightful surprise--a complete change from the national chain hotels that seem to dominate this area. The hotel is converted from a historic mansion on the gorgeous Summit Avenue in St. Paul. Our room had an amazing hilltop view of the city to the east, and charming historic details that made the stay feel extra special. On the main level are two "common space" living rooms with books, a puzzle, and games. There are restaurants and coffee shops within a half-mile walk of the hotel, but our suite also had a kitchenette, should we have brought our own food. Highly recommend.

The Davidson is my absolute favorite place to stay in St. Paul! Parking out front has never been a problem for me and it's an easy check in. It's such a cozy and romantic staycation spot for me. I stayed the night for New Years and it was perfect! This was my 3rd time staying and I'll always recommend it to people

We loved everything about this boutique hotel! From the location to the it's 1915 charm. We stayed in room 302 and the view from the very comfortable bed was incredible. This room felt more like an apartment and provided us a great home away from home.

As a COVID bride, my husband and I have had to make a lot of concessions along the way to make our day go off without a hitch, and to make sure our guests were safe and socially distanced. I suppose this was one of the experiences I didn't expect to fall to pieces. I spoke with Kelly, the manager, well in advance of our big day, mostly to keep her updated during the planning process, although this was supposed to simply be a weekend for us to share together at a local hotel as newlyweds. I wanted to help make our first night at the hotel special by planning a surprise for my hubby, by having our caterer deliver our first meal together as a couple. In addition, I arranged with the manager to have the inside of our room decorated with tea lights and flowers to make it look romantic and I'd pay for the additional cost (we opted for a suite with a dining area). Mostly, since we weren't sure we'd even end up having a reception, I wanted to at least make a memory together of our first night. I coordinated between the hotel and the caterer to arrange everything, including access to our room to set everything up. Unfortunately, this didn't pan out. When we came into the room, it was nice, but nothing had been done. I suppose had I known this was going to fall through in advance, I'd have asked someone from the bridal party to still set stuff up. I ended up calling the manager later myself, since I had no idea what had happened, and checked in with her - apparently there had been an emergency at another property. I can understand that stuff happens, I wish I had received a call or heads up, or that she had delegated decorating the room to another staff member. First world problems, I know. I didn't have any expectations beyond what we had arranged, and I'm hoping this comes off as a bridezilla by any means. I guess I was hoping after that it fell through, that they would have tried to reach out by touching base with us the next day, either a phone call or someone knocking on our door to make us feel welcome and appreciated and to offer an apology. After a disappointing experience overall, we decided to trek back home in the early evening. I sent the manager an email expressing our disappointment, and letting her know we were checking out early and let them know we aren't asking for a refund, given the economic setbacks. Thankfully, she offered not to charge us for the time we weren't spending in our room for the weekend, regardless, but I doubt we would go back.