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Is Hotel Chester Still Open? Hotel Hell Update (Starkville, MS)

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As of September 2026, Hotel Chester is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 2026.

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Yelp ·
Secondary source
Tripadvisor ·

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What the source shows: Multiple independent, 2026-dated listings (Yelp updated September 2026, Tripadvisor's current ranking and reviews) plus an active booking widget on the hotel's own site together confirm ongoing operation.

  • Season / episode Season 2, Episode 4
  • Original air date
  • Address 101 N Jackson St, Starkville, MS 39759

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What happened after Hotel Hell?

Hotel Chester in Starkville, Mississippi, was the property featured in Hotel Hell's fourth episode of season two, which aired 2014-08-11. According to Tripadvisor, the 36-room boutique hotel was built in 1925 as a full-service hotel in the heart of historic downtown Starkville and has since been restored; Tripadvisor's current ranking places it third of thirteen hotels in Starkville with an overall rating of 4 out of 5. A Yelp listing for the hotel, updated as of a September 2026 crawl, shows 43 reviews at the property's address, 101 N Jackson St, and continues to list the business as active. Tripadvisor reviewers described their stays positively overall, citing welcoming staff and the historic character of the rooms, while a smaller number of reviews on the same page described specific rooms as needing updating. The hotel's own website, historichotelchester.com, returned HTTP 200 when checked 2026-09-09, though the homepage's content loads dynamically through a booking application and did not expose a visible copyright year or hours in the page's raw text; the page did display an active 'Book Now' booking control. The property also carries active, currently dated 2026 listings with room pricing on Expedia, Hotels.com, WeddingWire, and Trip.com, and Tripadvisor separately lists free Wi-Fi and free 24-hour parking among the hotel's current amenities.

Featured on Hotel Hell

Season / episode
Season 2, Episode 4
Original air date
Episode title
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What was featured
Gordon Ramsay's renovation attempt at a historic downtown boutique hotel
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Hotel Chester

Frequently asked questions

Is Hotel Chester still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Hotel Chester is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 2026.

What happened to Hotel Chester after Hotel Hell?

Hotel Chester in Starkville, Mississippi, was the property featured in Hotel Hell's fourth episode of season two, which aired 2014-08-11. As of September 2026, Hotel Chester is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 2026.

Where is Hotel Chester located?

101 N Jackson St, Starkville, MS 39759. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Hotel Hell featured Hotel Chester?

Season 2, Episode 4 of Hotel Hell, first aired August 11, 2014.

What do reviews say since Hotel Hell?

According to Tripadvisor, the 36-room boutique hotel was built in 1925 as a full-service hotel in the heart of historic downtown Starkville and has since been restored; Tripadvisor's current ranking places it third of thirteen hotels in Starkville with an overall rating of 4 out of 5. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.

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Address
101 N Jackson St, Starkville, MS 39759
Venue type
hotel

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Sources

  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/hotel-chester-starkville
  • Tripadvisor — https://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g44030-d295308-Reviews-Hotel_Chester-Starkville_Mississippi.html
  • expedia.com — https://www.expedia.com/Columbus-Hotels-Hotel-Chester.h1030186.Hotel-Information
  • hotels.com — https://www.hotels.com/ho33965952/hotel-chester-starkville-united-states-of-america/
  • weddingwire.com — https://www.weddingwire.com/biz/hotel-chester-starkville/a1b12e264c933bfd.html

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