The Simpson Hotel — 116 Main Street, Duncan Arizona 85534 • 928 359-3590
News from The Simpson
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Nearly done now: a new guest room we are calling The Old Library Room. Housed in a small storefront adjacent to the hotel, this cozy room with charming architectural features was Duncan's original library in the early part of the last century. We have added a kitchenette and bathroom and skylights. There will be antiques all around. Available soon. |
ABOUT THE SIMPSON
The Simpson Hotel, established in 1914, has at long last re-opened its doors as a B&B serving Southeast Arizona’s Greenlee and Graham counties. The hotel is styled with loving faithfulness to its 1914 origins and is a key stimulus to the reviving Main Street culture of the town. Visitors are captivated by the small-town charm of Duncan, Arizona, the untarnished beauty of the Upper Gila River Valley, and the comfortable elegance of the refurbished hotel. The Simpson is a natural stop for visitors to the Southwest who prefer old highways to and home-town comforts to chain hotels and motels. Founded in 1893, Duncan thrived as a cattle ranching center and a supply and social stop on the rail line carrying copper ore from the Morenci Mine in Southeastern Arizona to the main rail in Lordsburg, New Mexico. The biggest little town in the fertile Upper Gila Valley, and the last stop before the New Mexico border on the Old West Highway traveling east, Duncan goes about its business much as it did in the first years of the 20th century, blending Mexican, Mormon, Arkansas pioneer and other cultures. The beautiful Gila River winds through it, with windswept, walkable levees overlooking its course, guarded on all sides by mountains laden with secret back roads, waterfalls, abandoned mines and exotic wildlife. Duncan is free of the hustle and bustle of city life , a place where the traffic is light, the air is fresh, the sky is big, and people welcome visitors with warm interest.
At the Simpson Hotel, our few concessions to modern times include luxurious beds in every room and a central “heat exchange” system—using our own well water—that keeps the building comfortable year round. Otherwise, you will find The Simpson to be much as it might have been a century ago, with no televisions or other modern effects in the rooms. However our wireless internet works throughout the building.
OUR RATES INCLUDE A DELICIOUS FULL BREAKFAST!
The hotel will occasionally host acoustic music and poetry events that will affect quiet and privacy in the evenings. Such events will be posted on this page.
We hope you’ll plan us into your next Deep Southwest journey.
