I wanted to have a weekend getaway for my husband's 60th birthday. Fayetteville is a wonderful town with shopping in a three city area and Dickson street is a hopping college area. There could not have been a more perfect place for for friends to gather for a laid back weekend. The hotel is right on the U of A campus and I knew we were at the right place when we pulled up to roses blooming at the entrance and white rockers on the porch. Even better, friends who had arrived earlier were already settled in on the veranda with wine and cigars, waving to us as we pulled up. Three hours later we made our way to Dickson street for a late dinner. I found the continental breakfast very adequate and one may also order additional items such a french pressed coffee and eggs benedict. The rooms are spotless and comfortable,,,,remember, this was a woman's dorm at the turn of the century, so it is not a Hyatt. We found it charming and this group is well traveled. The bar (Lambeth's) is well appointed and Ryan is most accomodating . He even opened up 2 hours earlier on Saturday so the husbands could watch the OU game on their big screen.
Look at their web site, it is a very good representation of the facility. One may rent the whole place for a wedding weekend. I cannot imagine anything nicer. Note U of A football weekends are booked 2 years out.
Side comment I had the birthday dinner in old Bentonville at The Sanctuary. It is a converted church. Everything was impeccable. Food, service and the building itself. Really a first class class evening, one block behind the original 5 and 10 that Sam Walton started in. They also have a web site. Ask for Chef Dane Mane to plan something special.

I stayed at the Inn on April 25th, and there were some very good things and not so good things. The room was good, although the walls were thin. I heard the fellow next door sneezing. Not good. The floor was sloped too (I realize that the building is quite old, but everything else seemed to have been upgraded well...). The bathroom was well done and modern enough. The bed was comfortable. The ceiling fan was a plus. The wireless was not strong, although i was in a far corner of the building. This was a big minus for me, trying to log in.

The restaurant at Breakfast was not good, as the previous writer indicated. It was picked over by the time we got there at 8. There was little service/help. I had dinner there the night before and the service initially was slow but it picked up and was good after we were waited on.

All in all, very nice but a few things they could work on.

Beautiful restored historical hotel. Loved walking around the lobby and hallways to look at historical photos.

Wonderful classy lounge was crowded, no space to sit...so bar tender happily bought our drinks to the sofa/chair in the lobby in front of the lounge.

Room was very nicely furnished, but quite snug. Queen size bed filled the entire room.

Breakfast was weak. Buffet had delicious pastries and biscuits, but was sparse otherwise. Fruit had run out at 8:10 AM and was not replenished. I got the last cereal bowl at 8:20AM and these were not replenished either. We had to ask the waiter to bring butter. There was no ketchup for the potatoes. Might be better to enjoy the historic hotel and plan to eat breakfast elsewhere.

My husband and I (both U f A alumni) stayed at the Inn in May of 2004. The Inn was very clean, as was our room and bathroom. Our check-in/check-out was quick and pleasant. Ella's restaurant was wonderful for brunch. If you are alumni, don't forget to ask for the alumni rate (you have to show your card at check-in). We had a jacuzzi bath in our room (which was wonderful). The only minor complaint I had was that we were on the bottom floor near the side entrance. Because it is an old building that has been restored, sometimes the noise from the hallway and adjoining rooms wasn't as insulated as we would have liked it to be. Maybe next time, we'll try one of the rooms on the upper floor. We would certainly stay there again though - the location to the sporting events is first-class, and you can walk to Dickson Street - it is so convenient!