It was built by Simon Benson, who was involved with the Columbia Gorge Scenic Highway.

[1][4] The then-48-room hotel closed in 1952, when it was sold to the Neighbors of Woodcraft,[1][5] a non-profit fraternal benefit society based in Oregon since 1905,[6] and converted into a retirement home.

[8][9] The foreclosing bank later re-opened the hotel before selling it to Vijay Patel's A-1 Hospitality Group in October 2009 for around $4 million.

[11] Guests of the hotel have included Burt Reynolds and Shirley Temple, among others.

[3] Media related to Columbia Gorge Hotel at Wikimedia Commons