3BR Historic Penthouse w/ Balcony By Bathhouse Row

Welcome to the Louis Armstrong Penthouse at Maison 226. This 120-year-old building first opened in the early 1900s as the Darch Hotel, one of several Jewish-owned hotels that drew travelers to Hot Springs for the healing thermal waters. Right in the heart of downtown, we are only a block and a half from Bathhouse Row and the entrance to Hot Springs National Park, The Grand Promenade, Quapaw Bathhouse, Buckstaff Bathhouse, Superior Bathhouse Brewery, the Gangster Museum of America & the Hot Springs Mountain and West Mountain trails. This suite inhabits the entire top floor of Maison 226: 1,820 square feet with a large balcony that looks out over downtown Hot Springs National Park. It features high-end furniture and exquisite fine art from local and New Orleans artists. This suite's namesake, Louis Armstrong, changed what a trumpet could do, and he changed what it meant to be a working musician in America. He toured the Arkansas circuit widely in the 1940s, and Hot Springs itself was well inside the world he moved through, not least because his friend Owney Madden, the Cotton Club owner, retired here in 1935 and became a fixture of the city’s gambling era. 🛏️ Sleeping — 3 King Bedrooms Three spacious bedrooms, each with a plush king bed and Capital Hotel-quality mattress. The master bedroom has a private bathroom. The other two bedrooms share a large, luxurious bathroom featuring an enclosed soaking tub-in-shower design — perfect after a day at the bathhouses. The living room sofa converts for additional sleeping. Comfortably sleeps 8. 🛁 Two Full Bathrooms — The master bath has a shower. The second bathroom features a vast enclosed tub-in-shower and wet room — the only suite in the building with a soaking tub. After walking Bathhouse Row, come home and draw your own bath. 🍸 Wet Bar — A built-in wet bar in the living room — mix craft cocktails, pour local wine, or set up a coffee station for the morning. A feature no other downtown accommodation offers at this price point. 🍳 Full Kitchen — Full-size oven, dishwasher, microwave, toaster, instapot, blender, both a Keurig and a standard coffee maker, and all the cookware you need. Coffee and condiments provided. 🌿 The Balcony — A spacious wraparound balcony overlooking Prospect Avenue and shaded by magnolia trees. It is large enough for the entire group to gather with morning coffee or grill out and have evening drinks. Views of the historic district and the Ladies of the Court Victorian houses from the back bedroom. No other rental in downtown Hot Springs offers outdoor space like this. 👥 Perfect For Groups — girls’ weekends, weddings, family reunions, bachelor/bachelorette trips, or a multi-family vacation. The penthouse gives everyone their own king bed, their own space, and a gathering area that feels like a private jazz lounge. Three bedrooms + wet bar + full kitchen + wraparound balcony + a short walk to downtown Hot Springs. 🧺 In-Unit Washer & Dryer ---------------------------------------------- Vast and resounding, the way Armstrong himself was - this is a penthouse built to carry the scale of the man who made the trumpet a lead instrument. If you want to enjoy Hot Springs in luxury and be a 10 minute walk from all the action downtown on Bathhouse Row — You have found the right place.