Hot Springs

Hotel Hale

The 1892–93 Hale Bathhouse, the oldest surviving building on Bathhouse Row, now nine suites whose soaking tubs are piped with hot spring water.

Hotel Hale
Gail Sears (NPS) / Public domain
Built
1892–93Built 1892-93 as the Hale Bathhouse, the oldest surviving bathhouse on Bathhouse Row; remodeled when the other bathhouses went up. Converted to a hotel (opening year not captured).
Type
Boutique hotel
Rooms
9
Credentials
National Historic Landmark; Inside a National Register historic district

The story

The Hale, built in 1892-93 to replace an earlier bathhouse, is the oldest surviving building on Bathhouse Row and was the first bathhouse with modern conveniences. A later remodel gave it arched windows, iron grills and a wide-eaved red tile roof. It stopped bathing operations in 1978, and a 1981 theater conversion lasted nine months. Today it is a nine-suite hotel whose soaking tubs are piped with hot spring mineral water.

Good to know

  • Address: 341 Central Ave, Hot Springs, AR 71901
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Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.