Fallon Hotel

Absolutely beautiful. A must stay for a travel back in time. Expect some unexpected visitors

I had one of the worst experiences of my life there. My wife and I booked a room for three nights. We stayed for part of one night and left. My DVD player failed while in the room watching a movie. I had nothing but horrific nightmares that would not stop. It was evil. My wife could not sleep. We left at 3:30am as fast as we could. I left a note and the keys at the front desk. Unfortunately, I left my nice robe. I discovered when we unpacked the next day that our hand mirror had shattered. The hotel has not contacted me regarding any refund and probably will not. I will never go back. Something truly evil resides there.

We finally decided to go back in time and stay at the Fallon Hotel in historical Columbia State Park. You must check in at the main street hotel to get your room and the code to get through the front door. We booked our reservation online and received a two night stay for $ 193.00. It was worth every penny of it.
The Fallon Hotel was built in 1859 for gold miners returning to town. The upscale people stayed in either the Main St. hotel or the Fallon Hotel. There are many different rooms to choose from. Every room uses a community showering room to clean up at night. Some of the rooms do not have bathroom facilities so you will have to put on your nice white robe they provide and walk down the hallway to the toilet. We chose room #8 which came with a full size bed. This was fun in that we have a king bed at home. It also came with a small sitting area with an old white wicker chair to read. There was a small old fashion sink with a toilet in a separate room. It was so cool. You pull down on this chain and the toilet flushes.
The room’s furniture was all antique. The room itself was approximately 15′ X 10′ so of course, you have to get very close to your significant other or in this case, my beautiful wife.
Our room over looked the courtyard setting which has not been maintained very much but it was cool. They offer a continental breakfast at the Main St hotel from 8:30 — 9:30 AM.
We had the entire hotel to ourselves Sunday night. The sitting room downstairs makes you drift back in time and imagine what life was like in the 1800s.
The Fallon Hotel is just a 45 minute drive to Calaveras State Park where you can walk among the giant sequoias. Yes, we even bought a seedling to bring home to plant. :) Murphy’s is also a 20 minute drive where there are numerous wineries to visit. Do not miss the classic Murphy’s Hotel and their Ruben sandwich.
I can say that the hotel combined with the classic antique room made our weekend relaxing and of course, very romantic.
You are doing yourself an injustice if you do not stay here at least once!
Our next trip, Main St. Hotel!

Loved this hotel! My sister and I were the only ‘living’ people staying in the hotel. It
has been restored to the way the hotel might have been in the 1880s. Bed was very comfortable, room and bathrooms were very clean. The historic town of Columbia is a state park, and was very interesting. We stopped by the saloon for a cold beer, and the locals were very friendly. I would recommend this hotel to anyone wanting to stay in a historic place.
Note: My sister and I were there to also find ‘ghost’ ~ we are both paranormal investigators ~ so before going to bed for the night, I set out my digital voice recorder. When I woke up a few hours later (we went to bed at 2:30AM, got up at 8:00AM) the recorder was off. I checked to see if anything recorded; 17 minutes into the recording, it is turned off, and then somehow, began to record just before we woke up. You can hear birds in the second part. My digital voice recorder shows the time. Couldn’t figure this out.. .. . its a mystery :)