Prescott Guide

There is something magnificent about vintage Americana and relics from yesteryear. Prescott Guide invites you to visit the many antique shops in Prescott. Why are we drawn us to old antique dishes, prints, paintings, toys and other items? After all they are old and used. Somewhere along the line they have been detached from their original owners. Some of these items are entirely obsolete. Newer technology has replaced them. Yet there is something charming, something that intrigues us about these artifacts. People love childhood memories One reason antiques appeal to people is that they bring back memories of youth. A music enthusiast will chase down and pay substantially for the same model of the “Silvertone” guitar he bought from Sears in the 1960’s. An outdoor enthusiast will look for the Boy Scout canteen of his youth. A senior lady will seek out the kind of waffle iron her mother used back in the day. Everyone needs an old Philco vacuum-tube radio! Prescott antique stores: somet...

If you are visiting Prescott, Hotel St. Michael in historic downtown Prescott is a must to explore! Prescott Guide invites you to visit the past and present of the Hotel St. Michael on Whiskey Row. Hotel St. Michael is situated on the corner of Gurley and Montezuma in downtown Prescott, within walking distance of dozens of restaurants, art galleries and boutiques. Bistro St. Michael is the hotel’s on-site restaurant, and boasts a view of the Courthouse Plaza along with excellent cuisine. In addition, St. Michael’s shops are located on the property, where you can indulge in delicious baked goods, purchase souvenirs, or stroll through the galleries of fine art, jewelry, ceramics and collectibles. The red-brick Hotel St. Michael was built in 1901 on the site of the Burke Hotel, which burned down in July of 1900 along with the other saloons on Whiskey Row. The building was designed with a Victorian character, and a few other interesting characters: 12 caricature-like faces that are fram...