Santa Fe Saloon Casino

Reviews about Santa Fe Saloon Casino

• 5 / 5

  By Anthony Murri
  Awesome little place with $2 Buds and $10 pizza. Lots of machinery from the boom times as well as a locomotive, old 20's Ford. There's a little motel as well but we had reservations in Vegas so had to move on. Up the road is an old truck and a steam tractor. Well worth the stop if you are into old west boomtown history. The girl at the bar was very nice as was the local guy at the bar sitting there with his dog keeley.
  July 06, 2016
• 5 / 5

  By Eileen Wood
  My teenage son and I stayed at the Santa Fe Motel for two nights during an off-road race (13-14 August 2015).
  
  The motel is nothing fancy, but it was very clean, the showers were hot, and the beds were comfortable. Since we were out all day on the 14th, that's all we needed. One feature that I really liked was that the sink is in the main room - separate from the shower and toilet. That means someone can brush teeth or shave while another is in the shower. That was very convenient for me and my son.
  
  The outside of the motel is well-lit, and the area is well off the highway so there is no noise. It was added to the bar, which has been in that location since 1905. It's out of the "business district" because the bar was built for the miners and is, therefore, close to where the mines were.
  
  A small-town motel like this isn't the Hilton. There's no maid service, so however you leave your room is how it will be when you return. There's a nice aloe vera soap provided at sink and in the shower, but no shampoo or anything like that. There were plenty of towels for the two of us for the time we were there, and they were spotlessly clean. The motel is very basic. You get beds, a shower, and the soap. No coffee pots, no shampoo, no hairdryers. But it's clean and comfortable. If you're exploring the area, it's a great base. There's nothing much in Goldfield itself, as far as food, gas, etc. You'd need to go to Tonopah (about 30 minutes north) or back to Beatty (about 50 miles south). That makes Goldfield a nice, central location.
  
  There's no wi-fi, and I had sporadic cell service with Consumer Cellular. The motel has satellite TV, though, and you'll get your remote when you check in.
  
  Ours had been a smoking room, but knowing that we're non-smokers, the housekeeper deodorized it heavily and we weren't bothered at all by any smoke smells. There’s no coffee, microwave, or refrigerator in the room. I always have my own coffee pots when taking road trips (even one or two days). The motel staff will tell you all this when you call for your reservation. There’s also no ice machine, so get ice in Tonopah or Beatty.
  
  Most of the town of Goldfield closes at 4pm. The bar, which doubles as the motel office, closes at 9pm. If you're going to arrive after 9pm, they'll run your credit card and leave the key and receipt in your unlocked room. It's Goldfield - we left our motel window open all day while we were gone and nothing happened. lol Keep in mind that the town CLOSES at 4pm - that includes the ONE diner. If you want food after 4pm, you can get frozen pizza at the bar (until 9pm)...or go to Tonopah. There are a couple casinos and fast food places there that are open after 9pm.
  
  BE WARNED! The motel is on 5th Avenue...NOT on 5th Street. There IS a 5th Street in Goldfield, but it's on the far end of town. Turn 2 streets north of the courthouse (by the Vintage Wares store) and keep going about a half-mile. There's a small stand of Joshua Trees and a large mine headframe right there, and and old locomotive on the opposite side of 5th Avenue. There's a sign at the corner of 5th Avenue and US 95, but it's difficult to see going north - it's much easier to spot going south. If it's dark, the Vintage Wares store has nice bright red and blue signs to use as a landmark.
  
  June 04, 2016