Must-see hotels in Dallas & the Panhandle Plains

  • Buffalo Inn

    Palo Duro Canyon

    This classic 1950s single-story motor-court is centrally located by the West Texas A&M campus. It's snappily maintained and has an authentic charm lacking…

  • Antilley Inn

    Panhandle Plains

    The Antilley offers great value. It's an updated motel, with two stories of rooms and outside walkways. The rooms have fridges and microwaves and a modest…

  • Super 8 Lubbock Civic Center North

    Panhandle Plains

    Across from a Super Wal-Mart, so you have quick access to cheap pizza (which you can heat up in your in-room microwave), the 35 basic rooms here are…

  • Residence Inn Midland

    Panhandle Plains

    Amid a plethora of brightly lit franchise restaurants, this extended-stay hotel has 131 units in an attractive, if generic, complex. All come with kitchen…

  • Baymont Inn & Suites Amarillo East

    Panhandle Plains

    A standard outlet of the comfortable and reliable midrange chain (this was formerly a Hampton Inn). There are 116 rooms in a two-story building. Guests…

  • San Angelo State Park Campground

    Panhandle Plains

    San Angelo State Park has beautifully located backpackers tent sites; the sites with hookups have some shade. Basic cabins with air-conditioning, fridges…

  • Old Rock House

    Dallas & the Panhandle Plains

    Stay the night at the Old Rock House, a fine little B&B set in a grove of oaks right downtown. Guests can enjoy breakfast at the Koffee Kup.

  • La Quinta Inns & Suites Downtown

    Dallas

    One of the better deals downtown, across from Union Station, this chain hotel beats the generic blues with a unique design in a 1925 building. Rates…

  • Cotton Palace

    Dallas & the Panhandle Plains

    Find big breakfasts and a lovely sunporch at this genteel 1910 arts-and-crafts style house. The six rooms have a luxurious, frilly and doodad decor.

  • Hotel ZaZa

    Dallas

    Hip, over-the-top eclectic rooms in a hotel concept that got its start with the original in Houston. The detailing here is vaguely Tuscan.

  • Pearl on the Concho, A Jameson Inn

    Panhandle Plains

    Built on the banks of the Concho, this modern hotel has a large atrium where there is a pool. Rooms are corporate standard.

  • Campsites

    Palo Duro Canyon

    Range from attractive and remote campsites aimed at backpackers, to regular sites with full hookups.

  • Cabins

    Palo Duro Canyon

    These are a treat but there are only seven, so reserve ahead.

  • Buffalo Springs Lake

    Panhandle Plains

    The lake is 5 miles southeast of Lubbock and is big on fun (think ATV trails) as opposed to natural splendor. Sites vary from basic tent-only ones to…

  • Canadian Inn

    Panhandle Plains

    Rest yourself from the excitement of prairie-chicken mating at this restored motor court. The 29 rooms are very basic but clean and have fridges and…