Flume's End

Our stay in Nevada City This is a charming historic building built on the edge of lush Gold Run Creek with rooms right down above the water. Mornings, sitting outside with a cup of coffee is awesome! Even a reconstructed non-functional flume runs across the property on the ancient concrete supports. And it’s a quick walk across the bridge to downtown Nevada CIty - a super great location. My rating of “okay” was based mainly on the fact that we are seniors and this isn’t a property for people who have problem with stairs or steps because you can’t go anywhere on this property without going up or down them. This is not a property for anyone who is truly mobility impaired. Even in our room, you had to step down a large step from the entry to the bed area, but have to step up a half step to get into the bathroom. We repeatedly tripped. It’s just what it is. My wife said that she would have really enjoyed this place back when I was younger because it is so interesting, but a 73, it’s a burden climbing the stores all the time. Something else, our room on the lower level is directly below the deck off of the dining and lounge area. Whenever a patio chair is moved, it reverberates loudly to our room below - at midnight. You don’t expect sound proofing in a 150 year old building, but made sleeping a challenge. Sorry, but we won’t be back, but it might be the idea place for you.

I roomed in a yurt near the base of a small canyon with a creek. It wasn’t great. The lavatory was in a building outside, at a distance of maybe 40 yards that involved some 15 steps up. The bath/shower in the yurt was virtually unusable because (a) it was impossible to control the mix of hot and cold water (sometimes nothing came out when I turned the Hot tap, and sometimes the only water I could get with either tap was boiling hot) and (b) there was no stopper or other means I could find to plug the drain. The office was closed in the morning, and I never met the host (only spoke by phone). On the plus side: I liked the novelty of a yurt in a scenic creek bed with gurgling water. The bed was fine (although it was piled with something like ten throw pillows). The breakfast fare in the morning was excellent, and was in a room that featured some fascinating old things.

Wonderful continental breakfast with lots of options. Priya, the innkeeper, could not have been nicer. Our room, "Pyrite", was a bit small but the outside deck was fabulous.