Grass Valley
Holbrooke Hotel
Built in 1862 around the 1852 Golden Gate Saloon, which OHP calls the Mother Lode's oldest continuously operating saloon; breakfast included.
- Built
- 1862Built 1862 around the Golden Gate Saloon of 1852 (OHP); renamed the Holbrooke in 1879.
- Style
- Mother Lode fieldstone and brick
- Type
- Inn
- Rooms
- 28
- Credentials
- Local landmark
The story
Stephen and Clara Smith built the Golden Gate Saloon in 1852, which OHP calls the oldest continuously operating saloon in the Mother Lode. Fires in 1855 and 1862 led to the present two-story fieldstone and brick hotel, fireproofed with iron doors and a roof of earth and brick. Ellen and Daniel Holbrooke bought it in 1879 and gave it their name, and Ellen ran it until 1908.
The ghost story
The hotel's own story says it is 'haunted by rough cowboys and Victorian Madames'. It is told as house lore.
Source: holbrooke.com
Good to know
- Breakfast: included
- Parking: on-site free
- Elevator
- Pets welcome
- Address: 212 W Main St, Grass Valley, CA 95945
Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.