The historic Hotel Blessing is a great place to stay if you are looking for a historic setting. Most rooms still have many of the original furnishings.
We have daily and weekly rates which are very reasonable. The rooms come with private and semi private baths, as well as TV, air-conditioning, and wi-fi. The Hotel Blessing is a great place to stay if you're in the area on business, or just touring the Historic Blessing Area.
Check In: 2pm
Check Out: 11am
Lobby Hours for Hotel are 9am to 9pm.
Hotel Reservations 361-588-9579
Please contact us for our current rates.
About the Blessing Area
When the Southern Pacific Railroad and the New York Central (Missouri Pacific) Railroads intersected, Jonathan E. Pierce set aside 640 acres at the intersection for a town. The town got its name from Pierce's expression of gratitude for the railroad junction. He originally wanted to name the town "Thank God", but settled for "Blessing" after the Postal officials decided against his first choice.
Located in northwestern Matagorda County, Blessing was established as a U.S. Post Office in 1902.
Prominent developers, J.E. Pierce and his son, Abel B. Pierce, began construction of a hotel in 1906. A semi-Spanish style building, the hotel was built for landseekers as well as a home for the Pierces.
Around 1907, J.E. Pierce had the brick building across from the hotel built to be used as a bank. The bank, which still stands today, remained in operation until it failed in the 1930's, but reopened as a branch bank in 1997.
Blessing is primarily a farming and ranching community. Crops that are grown include rice, cotton, milo, corn, soy beans and turf grass. The area is also a major producer of oil and gas and a growing aqua culture area.