About The ’98 Hotel
The ’98 Hotel is an historic hotel in the heart of beautiful downtown Whitehorse, Yukon. We have the second oldest saloon license west of Winnipeg! The name refers to the Klondike Gold Rush of 1898, which is the largest gold rush in the history of the world.
The grand opening of the ‘98 Ballroom was in October 1943. At the end of WWII, the ’98 Ballroom was converted to a hotel and called The ’98 Hotel. In June 1951, a cocktail lounge was opened on the premises. The Hotel was fully refurbished in 2019.
Rooms
The ’98 Hotel has five guest rooms: the Angler, the Hunter, the Dancer, the Prospector and the Barmaid.
Each room is clean, bright and authentically themed. There is also a kitchenette and three shared washrooms for guest use.
Amenities
The ’98 Hotel is pet friendly and accessible. All rooms are on the ground floor.
The ’98 Hotel is in downtown Whitehorse within walking distance of restaurants, clubs, shopping, museums and galleries, theatres, food stores and more. The Hotel is a block away from the Yukon River, which has a great walking trail stretching many kilometres.
The Hotel Lounge offers live entertainment on Thursday and Sunday nights, as well as special bookings of local entertainers. The Lounge is where you’ll get your chance to swap fishing stories with the locals, and get the inside scoop on life in the Yukon, and maybe even whirl around the dance floor to live fiddle music.
LOCATION
The ’98 Hotel is in downtown Whitehorse within walking distance of restaurants, clubs, shopping, museums and galleries, theatres, food stores and more. The Hotel is a block away from the Yukon River, which has a great walking trail stretching many kilometres.
The Hotel Lounge offers live entertainment on Thursday featuring fiddle music with Joe Loutchan and Friends. Joe is a living legend and a ’98 hotel institution playing here for the last forty years, rain or shine, sleet or storm on Thursday from 7:30pm – 11 PM September to Mid-June and open mic night on Sundays, a super popular event! As well as special bookings of local entertainers. The Lounge is where you’ll get your chance to swap fishing stories with the locals, and get the inside scoop on life in the Yukon, and maybe even whirl around the dance floor to live fiddle music.
