We'd all like to keep small-town America alive and renovating historic hotels is a good way to do it. But this one hasn't been modernized enough to make most people really comfortable. Although it is reasonably clean and quiet the amenities are outdated and the friendly staff are young and inexperienced. I'm afraid I'll choose the modern chains from now on.

If you like nostagia then its fine. It's old, it smells old, and its doesn't have the best lighting. The stairwell is huge but dark, the carpet in the lobby is old but the rooms are clean.If your into luxury in you hotel room then this is not your spot. No mini bar or over the top frills, just your basic clean room, with a bed, table and a small 18" TV.Beware... DON'T take the ELEVATOR. That baby is gonna go anyday now. It give a hard jolt when it stops at the floor you want to go to, so when your riding upstairs you never know if your going to go crashing back to the 1st floor or not.It was an OK hotel but I would not go out of my way to stay there. There are plenty of nicer hotels in Bend 15 mins away. I was impressed with the Shilo Inn in Bend. It had a fireplace and a room twice the size of the New Redmond Hotel, with a view of the river and great landscaping. Not a view of the hotel roof (if your on the 2nd floor) like I had in Redmond.Oh well happy travels....

I would highly recommend this hotel. I am a flight attendant and stay in probably 4 different hotels a week, and how refreshing to see one that has some character. Granted, it is not the Ritz Carlton but there are so many suprises and unique attributes I never tire of exploring. Where else can you stay in a suite with period furniture and huge sitting rooms and bathrooms for this price. The bathtub was huge! I guess you have to be a little adventurous. The elevator doesn't always stop exactly on the floor landing so you must watch your step, and there is a printed list of instructions on how to make the television work, but it all adds to the quaintness. The staff is very friendly and accomodating always. I choose to stay there when I go to Redmond on personal trips as well. The mirrors all over the halls do leave one to wonder, however - are they there to scare away the reputed ghosts that wander the halls at midnight? Enjoy.

This is a historic hotel built in 1927, and was an interesting place to stay, although I would not recommend it. It is located right downtown, and parking is in the back, where there is an alley, dumpsters, and poor lighting.We came back downstairs around 10:00pm after we'd checked in and gotten our luggage up to our rooms on the third floor, and found a couple of homeless people lounging in the continental breakfast seating area. The front desk attendant asked them to leave, and it seemed like a common occurrance.On the plus side, the rooms were huge, the showers were nice, and the people at the front desk were coutreous, but the hotel itself had a definite creepy eeriness to it. It smelled old, the hallways were dimly lit, and I think we were the only people staying there. For the price, we really couldn't complain, it's just that it wasn't at all what we were expecting.