Established over 100 years ago as a mining town, Oatman is an Arizona desert town that sits near the border of California and Nevada. Known for staging gunfights, this authentic old western town has one hotel in town and two nearby for tourists looking to experience the Old West.
The oldest two-story adobe structure in Mojave county, Oatman Hotel was built in 1902. The hotel has 10 rooms, most of which cost $35 a night to stay (as of September 2010). The exception, however, is the room the hotel claims was the honeymoon suite for Clark Gable and Carol Lombard spent their first night as a married couple, which costs $55 a night. The hotel has a bar and restaurant.
Oatman Hotel
181 N Main St., Route 66
Oatman, AZ 86433
928-768-4408
Sitting on the Colorado River in Bullhead City (15 miles west of Oatman) is the Lodge on the River. This hotel is minutes from river rafting, boating, jet skiing and casinos. Rooms offer patios, cable TV, free high-speed Internet, microwaves and pillow-top mattresses. The hotel has laundry service and a continental breakfast as well as a riverfront pool.
Lodge on the River
1717 Arizona 95
Bullhead City, AZ 86442-6991
928-758-8080
Lodgeonriver.com
In Kingman, Arizona (30 miles to the northeast of Oatman), the Tri-State Inn sits on U.S. Highway 93. The Tri-State has 35 rooms with high-speed Internet, cable television (with premium channels), both smoking and nonsmoking rooms and a business center with a copier and fax machine. Pets are allowed for a small fee. Like Oatman, the Tri-State is located on historic Route 66.
Tri-State Inn
1225 West Beale St.
Kingman, AZ 86401
928-753-3881
Tristateinn.com
