It is located in the unincorporated community of Frenchglen, near the base of Steens Mountain and at the northern end of the loop road that ascends almost to the mountain's summit above 9,000 feet (2,700 m).

[3] In its early days, its guests typically had business at Peter French's P Ranch or were visiting the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.

[3] From 1937 to 1938, the hotel was restored and enlarged by the U.S. Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife, with labor from the Civilian Conservation Corps.

[4] Guests still visit for the wildlife refuge, as well as nearby Steens Mountain.

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