I try to avoid corporate and chain hotels and like the quirkiness of independent, old hotels. I'm usually not disappointed. But sometimes quirky shades into just plain cruddy, and that is the case with this hotel. Everything is done on the cheap, and it shows. Shoddy, depressingly characterless furniture is covered in flimsy polyester fabric, layers of dust have built... more

This hotel is right in the heart of Truckee, which is a town of extraordinary appeal, with an old town west look, cool boutiques, and shockingly good restaurants. The hotel has an austere, quasi-Victorian style, which is discreet and comfortable. The owners have achieved something simple and perfect. Yes, the train comes blasting through town a few times a night,... more

We just got back from being stranded in the Sierras for two days and just wanted to write and say how gratetful we were to stay at the Truckee Hotel. Like many of visitiors of the past century, we were stuck on Donner Pass for 12 hours during a winter storm and then stuck again on the Amtrak train the... more

My husband and I are avid skiers and have stayed at the Truckee Hotel many times in the past. It's a bargain room in an otherwise expensive ski market, but trust me, it has really changed. We stayed there this past weekend for two nights and among the problems we encountered were: 1. I made the reservation on-line and never... more

The old building is cute. The continental breakfast is pretty nice, with cereal, instant oatmeal, yogurt, english muffins, donuts, and pastries. Hearing a train is one thing, but it pretty loud. The hotel is also across the street from a bar that has live music on Saturday nights, and has people outside yelling. I didn't get the best night's sleep... more

This an old hotel with creaks and misalignments and baths down the hall and beds that are comfy but lumpy. We love it. In a corporate world of annoying service-people using your name to address you when you've never met before, here's a place where you can let your hair down and relax. It's like stepping back in time when... more

1) They don't tell you this on the website, but this hotel is about a half block from railroad tracks which have trains going by about every 3 hours throughout the night. They actually provide earplugs for this reason, but were out when we stayed. 2) The breakfast was poor...stale bread & pastries (and I mean stale), my coworker and... more

Be warned - though the website portrays a charming, customer-oriented historic hotel, the reality is quite different. After checking in, my boyfriend and I brought our bags up to our room on the third floor to settle in. Upon exiting for dinner, we noticed that the door failed to stay locked. The latch wasn't lined up properly with the groove... more

My son and I stayed one night at the Truckee Hotel. Should I visit Truckee again, I would stay there again. After checking into the historic hotel, we were a little concerned about the lack of air conditioning, but as the evening progressed and the temperature cooled, we used the fan provided by the hotel to change our room to... more