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1905 Basin Park Hotel
An eight-story 1905 limestone hotel against the bluff at Basin Spring Park, where bridge walks give each upper floor its own ground-level entrance.
- Built
- 1905Built 1905 of local limestone on the site of the Perry House (1881-1890), which burned. Doors opened to guests July 1, 1905, per the Eureka Springs Times Echo account quoted by the hotel.
- Type
- Grand hotel
- Area
- Downtown
- Credentials
- Inside a National Register historic district
The story
The eight-story limestone hotel was built in 1905 against the hillside beside Basin Spring Park, with bridge walks giving each upper floor its own ground-level entrance. It replaced the four-story Perry House, Eureka Springs’ first major hotel, built by Capt. Joseph Perry in 1881. In 1944 Roy Parkhill bought it for his nephew Joe Parkhill, who launched the annual Barefoot Ball in 1948 after a ‘Truth or Consequences’ radio stunt. After a run of owners and a Resolution Trust Corporation auction, Marty and Elise Roenigk bought it on February 28, 1997.
The ghost story
The hotel says its halls carry 'enduring ghost stories' and 'reported paranormal activity', and it runs 1.5-hour paranormal investigations led by the Eureka Springs Paranormal Investigators, including its Speakeasy Cave. No specific named ghost was published by the hotel.
Source: basinpark.com
Good to know
- Breakfast: available
- Parking: garage nearby
- Pets welcome
- Address: 12 Spring St., Eureka Springs, AR 72632
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Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.