A great event starts with the perfect venue and a meticulous event planner. Having both at the Weatherford Hotel has resulted in a record number of holiday celebrations booked this season. In Flagstaff’s early years, the historic hotel was the centerpiece of downtown. However, there were decades during in the mid 1900s when the building became rundown, but we’ve been bringing it back to its grandeur since the ‘70s. This year, we are celebrating 20 years since the creation of the Zane Grey … [Read more...] about Making Events their Best
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Burglar-Proof, Fireproof Weatherford Hotel Vault Protected Cash, Documents, History
With its cowboy lettering, metal handles and combination lock, the Weatherford Hotel antique vault looks like something in which the bad guys would be very interested, but this substantial piece of territorial history has done its job, safely protecting treasures for more than a century. In the late 1870s, business was booming in Arizona. With cattle and sheep ranching, farming, timber harvesting, mining and the growing railroad industry, jobs were plentiful and cash was flowing. Individuals … [Read more...] about Burglar-Proof, Fireproof Weatherford Hotel Vault Protected Cash, Documents, History
From Oysters to Posole: A Century of Dining at Hotel Weatherford
The New Year arrives with new Food and Beverage Director Doug Evans at the Weatherford Hotel. Evans has been the head chef at notable restaurants such as Café’ Ole’ in Maui, the Azul Restaurant and Lounge at the Westin La Paloma Resort in Tucson and the Flagstaff Ranch Golf Club. We are so thrilled to have him on our team as we continue the century-long tradition of serving up some of the most popular food in the region! When the hotel opened on the first day of 1900, there was a Chinese … [Read more...] about From Oysters to Posole: A Century of Dining at Hotel Weatherford
A Moment in Flagstaff History
One of the joys of a building that reaches back to Flagstaff’s earliest beginnings is uncovering pieces of the past. Once in a while, a guest enters the historic Weatherford Hotel with an old photograph and a story that transports us to the Old West. Jeff Dumas visited recently with this picture from the year 1900 or so. His aunt, Martha Bunger of Prescott, was born in Flagstaff in 1922. The photo was part of her mother’s collection. Lenore Francis was born in Flagstaff in 1988. In the … [Read more...] about A Moment in Flagstaff History
