The Davenport Hotel & Tower
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10 South Post Street
Spokane, WA 99201509-455-8888
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THE FAMOUS DAVENPORT HOTEL OF SPOKANE, WASHINGTON
"In all things, the hotel sincerely tries to so well please its guests that they will be glad they came, sorry to leave and eager to return."
Louis Davenport, 1914. Walt Worthy, 2002.
The Davenport Hotel has been world famous since it opened in September of 1914. It was the first hotel with air conditioning, a central vacuum system, housekeeping carts (designed by Louis Davenport himself), accordion ballroom doors and Crab Louis (named for Louis Davenport). The Spokane newspaper introduced the hotel to the public with a special Sunday insert trumpeting "the new two million dollar hostelry of Spokane," even though the project was 50% over budget and actually cost $3 million. At its opening, The Davenport Hotel was the largest private telephone branch exchange in the entire Pacific Northwest (with 450 handsets) and was similarly the largest and most complicated plumbing job (with 30-miles of pipes delivering hot, cold and drinking water to every one of its 405 rooms). Gilded with gold, sparkled by crystal and illuminated throughout with "electroliers," it was as grand as the finest ocean liners of the day. It was truly one of America's exceptional hotels.
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"In all things, the hotel sincerely tries to so well please its guests that they will be glad they came, sorry to leave and eager to return."
Louis Davenport, 1914. Walt Worthy, 2002.
The Davenport Hotel has been world famous since it opened in September of 1914. It was the first hotel with air conditioning, a central vacuum system, housekeeping carts (designed by Louis Davenport himself), accordion ballroom doors and Crab Louis (named for Louis Davenport). The Spokane newspaper introduced the hotel to the public with a special Sunday insert trumpeting "the new two million dollar hostelry of Spokane," even though the project was 50% over budget and actually cost $3 million. At its opening, The Davenport Hotel was the largest private telephone branch exchange in the entire Pacific Northwest (with 450 handsets) and was similarly the largest and most complicated plumbing job (with 30-miles of pipes delivering hot, cold and drinking water to every one of its 405 rooms). Gilded with gold, sparkled by crystal and illuminated throughout with "electroliers," it was as grand as the finest ocean liners of the day. It was truly one of America's exceptional hotels.
Experience a Virtual Tour like no other...courtesy of Immersive Photography
Click This Picture for a Virtual Tour of our Beautiful Lobby and Our Hotel Rooms
Tour Our Hotel Suites Here
Need a meeting room? Tour them now.
Tour the Tower
Tour the Splendor of The Peacock Room
I LOVE the Davenport. It has to be on my favorite hotels in the whole Pacific North West. I have taken my daughter there so many times and have enjoyed the hotel from top to bottom with all of the amenities it provides!
Report CommentNovember 25, 2010 by Billings MT girl
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