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The Hotel El Capitan offers a unique lodging and dinning experience for all travelers. The El Capitan is a historic gem in West Texas and loved by many across the country. We specialize in quality customer service while offering modern amenities and an unforgettable experience. History Hotel El Capitan was built in 1930 by the gateway Hotel Chain, led by Charles Basset, at the crossroads of the forthcoming Carlsbad Caverns, Guadalupe and Big Bend National Parks. The hotel was designed by famous architect Henry Trost and constructed by McKee Construction Company, all of El Paso. The building operated as a hotel until the late 1960's. In 1973, soon after interstate 10 opened and a majority of the traffic had bypassed the once popular landmark, it was converted into the Van Horn State Bank. In 2007, Lanna and Joe Duncan of Fort Davis purchased the building from the bank with the plan to convert back into a hotel. It was one of the five hotels built by the Gateway Hotels in Eastern New Mexico and West Texas. Basset built the hotels in an attempt to encourage tourism within 200 miles of El Paso. Trost was responsible for the design of over 550 buildings from California to Texas between the 1900's until his death in 1933.The Hotel El Capitan offers a unique lodging and dinning experience for all travelers. The El Capitan is a historic gem in West Texas and loved by many across the country. We specialize in quality customer service while offering modern amenities and an unforgettable experience. History Hotel El Capitan was built in 1930 by the gateway Hotel Chain, led by Charles Basset, at the crossroads of the forthcoming Carlsbad Caverns, Guadalupe and Big Bend National Parks. The hotel was designed by famous architect Henry Trost and constructed by McKee Construction Company, all of El Paso. The building operated as a hotel until the late 1960's. In 1973, soon after interstate 10 opened and a majority of the traffic had bypassed the once popular landmark, it was converted into the Van Horn State Bank. In 2007, Lanna and Joe Duncan of Fort Davis purchased the building from the bank with the plan to convert back into a hotel. It was one of the five hotels built by the Gateway Hotels in Eastern New Mexico and West Texas. Basset built the hotels in an attempt to encourage tourism within 200 miles of El Paso. Trost was responsible for the design of over 550 buildings from California to Texas between the 1900's until his death in 1933.