Must-see hotels in Panhandle Plains

  • Hotel Settles

    Panhandle Plains

    This 15-story historic hotel offers a step back into life during Texas' early 20th-century heyday, when the oil economy first flourished. Public areas…

  • Inn at the Art Center

    Panhandle Plains

    Funky is an understatement for this four-room B&B at the back of the bohemian Chicken Farm Art Center. Rooms are as artful as you'd expect at a 1970s…

  • Overton Hotel

    Panhandle Plains

    The best place to stay in town, the 15-story independently owned Overton is downtown and is close to the Tech campus. From the valets to the turndown…

  • Emerald Inn Expo

    Panhandle Plains

    This well-managed indie motel has a pool area that goes beyond the puddle-in-a-parking-lot standard elsewhere: it's big and even has shade from a large…

  • Arbor Inn & Suites

    Panhandle Plains

    Lavishly furnished and extra-large rooms set this indie hotel apart. There is a full breakfast buffet for guests. The outdoor pool is in a lush garden and…

  • Best Western Santa Fe

    Panhandle Plains

    This chain motel, just off the interstate near the Quarter Horse museum, 3 miles southeast of downtown, has a large outdoor pool. Its crisp modern rooms…

  • Flamingo Flatts

    Panhandle Plains

    This inn is housed in a much-restored historic antebellum hotel from 1908. The three beach-themed suites have vintage seashore decor. It's very…

  • Caprock Canyons State Park Camping

    Panhandle Plains

    Primitive campsites ($12) are available along the Trailways and in the more remote reaches of the park; get a permit from the state park before setting…

  • Big Texan Inn

    Panhandle Plains

    Behind its faux heritage facade, the motel section of Amarillo's star attraction holds 54 rooms with fussy Old West details. The real highlight – besides…

  • Woodrow House

    Panhandle Plains

    Right across from Texas Tech, this professionally run B&B offers a range of themed rooms. Up-and-comers may enjoy the sumptuous charms of the Honeymoon…

  • Microtel Inn & Suites

    Panhandle Plains

    A typical outlet for this high-scoring budget chain. Rooms are spread over two stories and have interior hallways. 'Suites' are really just larger rooms,…

  • Best Western Palo Duro Canyon

    Palo Duro Canyon

    As tidy inside as the white paint is outside, this 51-unit motel lacks any regional charm, although the decor does pick up a few canyon colors. It's…

  • Wyndham Garden Amarillo

    Panhandle Plains

    Ignore its stark exterior (unless you're fascinated by the grain silos) and concentrate on the multitude of services offered at this chain hotel aimed at…

  • Inn of the Conchos

    Panhandle Plains

    On the northwest edge of downtown US 87, this is an older, modest 125-room motel that hangs on in the face of the chains. Excellent service, an included…

  • Courtyard by Marriott Abilene Southwest

    Panhandle Plains

    Within sight of the Mall of Abilene, this corporate hotel is one of many slathered across these flatlands by national franchises. The three-story building…

  • Super 8

    Panhandle Plains

    A tidy two-story version of the ubiquitous budget chain. The neighborhood is charmless except for other cheap motels – and industry. It's north of I-20…

  • 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…

  • 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…