When you ride into historic Truckee, either by train or car or coach, and stop at The Truckee Hotel, you will be retracing the footsteps of pioneers who came through more than 125 years ago. First named the American House, the hotel served as a stage coach stop. In the 1870s, it was home to railroad laborers maintaining the transcontinental railroad which was completed over the Sierra in 1868. Later, it housed those working in the area's ice harvesting companies, fish hatcheries and fourteen lumber mills.
		Fires and changes in ownership precipitated new names for the hotel over the years: the Whitney House, the New Whitney House, and, for a short time, the Blume Hotel. By the early 1900's, people were travelling to Truckee by train for a holiday, perhaps to sunbathe and swim in Donner Lake in the summer, or to see Truckee's Ice Palace in the middle of winter. Hotel guests might have brushed shoulders with Charlie Chaplin, here to film "The Gold Rush", or visited Charles McGlashan's magnificent butterfly collection in his museum on the hill.
		With the completion of U.S. Highway 40 in 1926, motorists discovered Truckee as the gateway to summer and winter resorts around Lake Tahoe. In 1960, when the Winter Olympic Games came to Squaw Valley, the hotel, renamed the Alpine Riverside Hotel, was filled to capacity with international visitors.In the mid 1970s, a decade after Interstate 80 was completed, Truckee began to flourish. The hotel was named The Truckee Hotel. Young and energetic people moved into town, bringing renewed interest in preserving Truckee's colorful character and history. New owners, in 1992, hired skilled local craftsmen to complete a major restoration of this landmark hotel. Through their efforts and the support of the community, The Truckee Hotel, once again, has become the proud centerpiece of this historic mountain town.
			From our guest comment cards... "Lovely hotel with super staff and atmosphere." - D.B. North Berwick, Scotland