Note: Following is an excerpt from one of our road trips which you can find under Adventures or Scenic Back Roads.
Day Two/Evening
Duncan, Arizona is small-town Americana. Not much happens here and, from what we could determine, that’s the way most locals want to keep it. Our main reason for coming to Duncan is that it’s close to Clifton, Morenci’, the Black Hills Byway, and the Gila Box.
As planned, we arrived at the Simpson Hotel B&B around 6 PM. We had experienced two adventure-filled days that also included a lot of driving. We were both tired and ready for a couple of drinks and a good night’s sleep.
We were greeted by, Deborah, our innkeeper. Beginning in 2005, she had spent 6 months demolishing all but the foundation, walls, windows, and doors, then two years of re-construction. She has faithfully restored this historic building to its 1914 origins, with modern plumbing, electrical, heating and air conditioning. And in the process made it cozy and comfortable.
We asked her to share a glass of wine with us and tell us about the places she thinks we should see on our next day’s tour of Greenlee and Graham Counties. Deborah is both worldly and exceedingly knowledgeable about this area, as you can see from her extensive website. Three hours later, we were still chatting when Deborah had to leave for a party and we were totally ready for bed.
We told Deborah that we intended to leave before breakfast is served in the morning. She insisted on making us a breakfast we could take with us when we leave. Now that was nice. But we do want to go back because we hear she serves a delicious, healthy breakfast. (We did go back, and it’s true, she does serve a lovely breakfast.)
For a quick dinner, Deborah recommended we order pizza or calzone from Humble Pie across the street and bring it back to the hotel dining room. Which we did.
Good pizza. As good as my all-time favorite pizza place, the Velvet Elvis in Patagonia.
Our room was on the main floor with a private bath … very comfortable. The Simpson is everything we could ever want in a B&B. Friendly, comfortable, historic, excellent breakfast. Highly recommended.
Simpson Hotel Website Please NOTE: This website also has extensive information about the area as well.
116 Main Street
Duncan, Arizona 85534
928-359-3590
innkeeper@simpsonhotel.com
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