DeSoto House Hotel

  • 230 S Main St, Galena, IL 61036

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Size: 154 x 38

This historically restored hotel opened in 1855, making it Illinois' oldest operating hotel. It hosted Abraham Lincoln, and served as presidential campaign headquarters for Ulysses S. Grant. It features 55 unique, oversized, Victorian-style guest rooms with high ceilings and beautiful decor. Also offered is enclosed guest parking, three restaurants, numerous shops, meeting, banquet, wedding facilities, a self-guided historic walking tour, and a \"Quiet Room\" to sit and enjoy the hotel's historic video. more on Yahoo! Travel

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It was very clean, and comfortable. more on Yahoo! Travel

We first began staying at this historic hotel as newlyweds in the late 1960's, when it had a handful... more on TripAdvisor

Bautifully restored, and elegeantly appointed, the stay here was truly memorable. more on Yahoo! Travel

It was a great value for the money. more on Yahoo! Travel

Find comprehensive hotel information including descriptions, rates & availability, photos, reviews and interactive maps for Desoto House Hotel in Galena, Illinois. more on Yahoo! Travel

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Top Reviews From Yahoo! Travel

You can read some of the history in some of the rooms because the rooms are great! more on Yahoo! Travel

Stay at this historic hotel and imagine what it must have been in Lincoln's and Grant's time. Bautifully restored, and elegeantly appointed, ... more on Yahoo! Travel

Find comprehensive hotel information including descriptions, rates & availability, photos, reviews and interactive maps for Desoto House ... more on Yahoo! Travel

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We first began staying at this historic hotel as newlyweds in the late 1960's, when it had a handful... more on TripAdvisor

My husband & I do crop insurance business with the farmers around Galena. The Desoto House is Illinois's best kept secret. We love the history & the location. We have stayed many places in and around ... more on TripAdvisor

De Soto is right on main street in Galena, so if you want to walk around this pretty town this is the hotel to stay. It is the oldest hotel in Il, and although it was refurbished a while ago it shows. ... more on TripAdvisor

We (me, spouse, 2 elementary school aged children) stayed at the DeSoto House in October 2003, and we... more on TripAdvisor

We visited Galena just for one night to see the Luminaria Night (which is great) and after that decided to walk in Galena's main street for some wines, gifts and of course dinner, that was the reason ... more on TripAdvisor

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Was just not what I read about. Food at the generals restaurant was just above bad. Service was next to non-existant. And the sorry thing was ... more on Yahoo! Travel

I love the Victorian experience this hotel offers. Yes, there will be a TV and phone in your room, but don't expect Internet access, a pool or exercise room. There's another place in Galena that offers those things. That said, ... more on Yahoo! Travel

I loved the historical feel of the Desoto House. It's a great place to go if you plan on spending a lot of time on Main Street. The rooms are generous in size, but don't offer a lot for kids. The underground parking is convenient ... more on Yahoo! Travel

Definitely not a good value. For $160 a night the beds were not comfortable, the bedspreads old and the carpet worn. The worst was the smell, like a stale old smoked-in room although we were in a non-smoking section. Reservations ... more on Yahoo! Travel

we had planned a girls weekend and had booked at the d house first of all the rooms smelled musty and moldy the beds were worn and old we slept on the floors some of us did and as we looked out the window to the court yard you could ... more on Yahoo! Travel

Great Amenities at DeSoto House Hotel:

  • Parking - free
  • Photocopy center
  • Handicapped accessible
  • Air conditioning
  • Telephone
  • Fireplace
  • Cable/satellite televsion
  • Copier
  • Fax machine
  • Balcony/lanai/terrace
  • Wireless internet access
  • Fire alarm
  • Maid service
  • Cable television
  • Television
  • Lounge/bar
  • Non-smoking
  • Air conditioning
  • Internet access in public areas
  • High speed internet access in public areas
  • Cable or satellite tv
  • Audio visual equipment rental
  • Accessible facilities
  • Meeting facilities
  • Free wireless internet
  • Wheel chair access
  • In-room wireless internet
  • Non-smoking rooms
  • On-site parking
  • Gift/news stand

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