The Spur Hotel - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Archer City, TX - Wi-Fi Hotspots on Waymarking.com

You may not even see anybody during your stay. Everything is on the honor system, and when you're booked, they'll leave your key at the front desk for you. You also have the option to fill out a form with your payment information and check yourself in, assuming that rooms are available. Have a look behind the front desk, you'll know what rooms are unoccupied. Be certain that you're in by 8 PM, as they'll lock the door to the hotel. Guests may also control that themselves, as a hotel door key is provided at check-in. They are accommodating to hunters during the hunting season, and they can work with you if you have a pet with you.

Downstairs is a nice seating area with plenty of books, a television, and some hunting trophies on the wall. The Longhorn Room is spacious, with plenty of room for diners, and there is a full kitchen and two restrooms. Near the front desk is a coffee bar with pastries, a microwave, and a small refrigerator.

All the lodging is on the second and third floors, and there's no elevator or even handicapped access. Other than the suite, the rooms are small but not tiny, with their own bathrooms, and there are no phones or TV to act as distractions. Photos of each room are on their website, and rates go from $80 to $150, or more, if you have a large group. Free FAST secure wi-fi is available, and the password can be found in your room, where you'll have a few places to plug in, of course. A coffee maker is in each room, with a few packages of coffee. Extra towels are available on a cart out in the hall on each floor.

A flyer available here provides some history, noting the building's origins as a hotel, its cessation as such, and then its restoration to its original function:

Listed in the Historic Hotels of Texas: A Traveler's Guide book available downstairs in lobby. The original building was built in 1928 and opened in 1929 by Will Andrews and was called the Andrews Hotel. He settled in Archer County in 1877 and died in 1933. He was on the board of directors in 1929 when the stock market crashed, closing the bank and breaking Andrews personally.

Since that time the hotel has been owned by as many as 11 different individuals. During the 30s and 40s, it was known as the Archer Hotel. It became the Spur Hotel in the 50s with the added convenience of air conditioners. It closed in 1966. The outside of the building has stayed much the same through the years. The ground floor originally included only the northern third of the lobby now. The center of the current lobby and dining room were different businesses with private entrances, a café and bar, where the Longhorn Room and kitchen is now. These locations at one time or another housed a domino parlor, leather goods shop, shoe store, bars and cafes and newspaper in the 70s.

Current owner W.C. "Abby" Abernathy, Jr. renovated the building with his sister in 1990, reopening in the fall of '91. The original brick walls, cement floor and tin stamp ceiling remain. The rugs throughout the hotel are from Afghanistan, Iraq and the U.S. The fireplace was designed by Abby and features sandstone from the original Abercrombie Ranch. The mantel over the fireplace was constructed from a single piece of mesquite wood and donated by friends in Archer City. The bobcat above the entrance to the Longhorn Room was shot by Abby on the Abernathy Ranch. The elk was shot by Mitch Green. The antlers are from the personal collection of Freda Abernathy Comegys, grandmother to Abby. The Indian Headdress was the Eagle Scout project of Bill Abernathy.

Connection Type: Base Station (BSS) DHCP IP's Given Out: DHCP On Is WEP Key on or off?: WEP on Pay Network: Not a PayNet SSID or Network Name: spur guest Approximate Location: Front desk Business Street Address: 110 N Center St Archer City, TX USA 76351

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