Balch Hotel

Super friendly staff! Peaceful surroundings. Amazing architecture and history.

Accueil a la hauteur du lieu, charmant et de caractère

If you like traveling back to a simpler time, this is a unique hotel for you along the Columbia River Gorge. It was a lovely setting and rooms were small, but quite comfortable and gave you an escape from the 21st century (no TV, turn of the century country appeal). A few simple improvements to make guest more comfortable would be to have forks out (no just spoons) for the breakfast and to have coffee out and ready by 6:00 am daily. Many early risers need that first cup before we develop a headache. On a Sunday there was no where to go in Dufur that had coffee, so it was a pretty painful wait to have a coffee pot out at like 7:45 or 8:00 am. Easy to do! Dinner, at Bistro 1907, however, was simple, but lovely, on a peaceful flowered garden patio. I will tell others the Balch is a good place to stay for historic charm. Thank you!

It was so nice to be able to step back in time for a couple of days. Very relaxing, safe and awesome staff.

Clean and very beautiful

A gem in the tiny town of Dufur Oregon. If you are in the neighborhood and need a place to stay, this one is my recommendation!

My wife and I love this quaint hotel with great rooms, great decor, incredible common areas and awesome staff. Breakfast is healthy and sustaining, not quite what it used to be but still enjoyable. We love the entire experience.

This historic hotel is a real gem. I came across it accidentally and it was one of the most delightful and unexpected travel discoveries I’ve ever experienced. Its historic ambiance is great, the room was very nice, the food was excellent, and the hosts were a delight. I can’t say enough good about it and I can’t wait to return. This is likely to become a regular getaway for me.

The hotel was a pleasure. Nice room clean with a comfortable bed. We sat under the trees and enjoyed some wine and went into dinner thoroughly enjoyed the entire meal. The presentation was spot on and the flavors perfect. Would definitely go back.