The Old Pioneer Garden Country Inn

Front desk will cancel your reservation and charge you full price if you don't show up before dark.

My favorite place to stay in Nevada. If you can't handle a little dust or occasional spider this is not the place for you. If you want to stay somewhere naturally beautiful, in a place full of history, and eat some good home cooked breakfast and have great conversation with friendly people definitely check this place out.

Terrible experience. First, communication /responsiveness is poor - the owner rarely answers the phone or leaves messages. When I called and informed the owner/manager we would be late due to difficulties with our infant, he was unwilling to accommodate and cancelled on us at the last minute. We were barely able to find other accommodations; with two additional young children, this was very frustrating. In my final conversation with the manager , I asked if there was possibility for a partial refund due to the fact that we had full intention of arriving and were en route. Though he mentioned he would call back, he never did. Even though we didn’t have the opportunity to stay there, I would have at least appreciated better communication and a respectful response to our situation.

All in all this is a most special and unique destination. After trying it as a couple, we want to organize a family reunion here!

We are travelling from Utah to Tahoe. I wanted to break the drive up and try something a bit different for the night. This place is like going back in time. I had only been there for about 20 minutes when I realized I had mad a big mistake. I should have stayed here for 3 days and never gone to Tahoe! ud83dude09nnI also decided I had to plan a 3-5 day trip to fully experience this gem of Western history.nnA few things you may want to know before you go, this place is located on a gravel road right in the middle of a ghost town called Unionville. There are no services of any kind so make sure you have enough gas and stop for dinner before you arrive. I recommend the RV park on the south side freeway exit. There is no cell service for 20 miles and no WiFi so plan on getting unplugged.nnWe spent 2 hours at breakfast chatting with the owner (she made breakfast and is 91 at the time of this writing) and her son Dave.nnThe family stories as well as the stories about Unionville (had a population of over 20,000 at one time, Mark Twain was once a resident, ask Dave about Twain's neighbor) will keep you captivated for hours.nnThis is a must see location a true once in a lifetime experience...unless you also plan on going back as I do.