General Denver Hotel

The General Denver is a charming hotel in a beautiful old building in the pretty town of Wilmington. We planned an overnight stay when we attended a concert across the street at the Murphy Theater. Certainly couldn't have been more convenient! We only met three of the staff, the host for the restaurant, the woman at the front desk who checked us in, and a lady who took us to our floor in the elevator (my husband uses a cane and stairs are difficult, though not impossible, for him). The elevator lady was delightful, telling us how to call the elevator when we needed it, what a quiet weekend it had been, and so on. When we called the elevator later, it was a little slow to arrive because the elevator lady was vacuuming the main floor. It was kind of like staying with family. We'd hoped to have breakfast in the large, sunny restaurant, but it did not open until 11:00 a.m., by which time we had checked out. However, the woman at the front desk directed us to a vending area with continental breakfast, including juice, coffee, milk, cereal, donuts, pastries, etc. that was available to all guests. This worked fine for us. Our only complaint was the AC that was pouring out of a vent in the ceiling just inside the door to our room. There was no way to adjust it, so we kind of avoided going near it, which was difficult since it was adjacent to the bathroom. That definitely discouraged me from taking a shower first thing in the morning. All in all, we enjoyed our stay.

Glad I stayed here through a tornado warning. Nice old hotel with lots of original features. The lack of a front desk person and the inability to use the elevator (though I did not try since prior reviews said it had to be operated by one of them) dinged this hotel. I had no trouble parking, but I arrived late and left early.

This was a very pleasant stay. Parking was a little difficult as there really isn’t a parking lot for the hotel. I parked in the church parking lot across the street. The rooms do not have individual thermostats and I feel like the AC was on all night which was very cold. Even with double blankets and the space heater going, the AC blows straight on the bed. It does take the hot water about 5 min to reach its full potential, but once it does it feels great! I really didn’t interact with staff except to go up in the elevator when I got there. When checking out at 8am it was like the hotel was still closed, very dark and no staff. Not like your normal hotel but I’d definitely stay here agian.

Gave 4 stars because late check-in didn’t go as planned. But did get resolved by management. The little breakfast bar was unexpected and excellent! Would definitely stay there again.