Paul B.
Yelp
Room was large, made from combining two former small rooms, and well decorated. Bed was comfy. Probably way over furnished. The hotel was full of old furniture and curios as a historic hotel should be. The elevator was old, historic you could say, could only be run by an employee. Quaint? Inconvenient if you have a weak heart and can't walk to the 4th floor. On the trudge up 4 floors there are landings with antique furniture that you're not allowed to sit in to take a breather. Yes, an employee could have run the elevator for us if there hadn't been 2 parties waiting to be checked in.
We had a beautiful 4th floor corner room with views to the east and north, right next to the red neon HOTEL sign. The venetian blinds helped with that.
BTW Why does this place have only 2 Yelp $$??? I've never understood the premium price you pay to stay at places like this, higher price for inconvenience? And how charming are ancient radiators? Shouldn't they have been removed when the place was renovated? You've got to really WANT TO stay here, there are more convenient and more economical places to stay. (((The Econo Lodge gets a 4.0 out of 5.0 on TripAdvisor. for less than half the cost of this place.))) What we didn't catch when we booked the place was that to the north, just across the street is a VERY busy railroad freight yard. All night long there is railroad business going on. Thoughtfully, the Murray Hotel provides EARPLUGS, on the night stands to help you not be bothered by the noise. If you're a train buff you'll love this place.
We were looking forward to a great breakfast before we headed into Yellowstone... all that was available was the coffee shop called Gil's next door, not sure if its actually part of the hotel. Sat down, looked at the menu for 15 seconds and opted for the Macs down the street instead since the offerings appeared to be equivalent and the pricing was much more favorable at MickeyD's.
Chinese food down the street was great, although expensive.
That'll be enough historic hotels for a while.