Here I am at Hotel Congress, possibly the most haunted hotel in Tuscon, AZ. I say "possibly" because Tuscon is choc full o' ghosts, and I don't know where all of them hang out. Probably a couple of 'em are sittin' in those phone booths waitin' for a call that never comes. Hotel Congress has better air conditioning now than when it was built in 1918, but otherwise it's still about the same. Youngsters will be delighted to know that there are rotary dial phones in the rooms to call the front desk. Oldsters will be delighted to know that there's a ouji board table on the second floor to contact the Spirit Realm. Everyone will be delighted to know that there's a tap room with ice cold air conditioning and terrific craft beers in the lobby. So you can't hardly miss.
Hotel Congress revels in it's old timey-ness: small rooms with full or twin beds are the norm, but it's also very hip. All of the common areas have great paint jobs including a circus mural in the stage area of the bar, the room rates are low, the restaurant has a lot of vegan options and the hotel is committed to sustainability on a
bunch of different fronts.
I almost joined in with acoustic karaoke night, except I'd been driving for 6 hours and was all sung out, but in general Hotel Congress has a pretty good music lineup as well. One of these years, I'm headed over there for All Souls Procession Weekend and see what comes up.
THE HOTEL CONGRESS 
- 311 East Congress Street
- Tucson, Arizona 85701 USA
- Phone: 520-622-8848
- Toll free: 800-722-8848
- Fax: 520-792-6366
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