When my family and I found ourselves stranded in Terlingua without a room due to a neighboring hotel's double booking, Deanna took us in and began to make calls on our behalf. While her hotel was completely booked, she pulled out the yellow pages and made contact with anyone in the vicinity and even offered up friends' guest houses. All... More

I spent over a year in Terlingua, Tx. for work. I stayed in every hotel, and was never happy. I began staying at th El Dorado from a recommendation. I walked in a stranger, and left a friend. The owner Dana, and her husband always ensured my stay was comfortable. They also own the bar & grill next to the... More

Finding a room at the last minute in the Terlingua-Study Butte/Big Bend National Park area during spring break for Texas public schools is usually impossible. We knew that, but decided to try anyway. We had stayed in the area before and had first-hand experience with a few of the local motels and “resorts”. I tried those first. I had no... More

The place has soul, which is what I liked about it. Namely, there seems to be a bit of a following among road travelers and traveling musicians. The hotel has a wonderful outdoor terrace where live music is performed alongside a gorgeous view of the Big Bend. The food is pretty good, the prices perhaps a little higher than one... More

My wife and daughter and I spent 3 nights here over the New Year holidays. My wife and stayed in the older, one level section, and our daughter stayed in the newer section. Many of the problems mentioned by other reviewers were evident in our room (Room 1). It had the basic amenities, no frills. Importantly, the beds were reasonably... More

This place is amazing. In the human heart of the Big Bend. The welcoming is so...welcoming that you just can feel at the right place at the right time. How can you feel better than this when you're just there, listening to americana and folk music, watching the stars and the milky way, drinking a nice cold iced tea, amazed... More

We recently stayed here for 4 nights at $100 a night. The beds didn't have a box springs, the heater didn't work well, and you could see daylight past the shower knobs. Overall the inside of our room was sort of run down. It was fine for our needs (riding motorcycles on the dirt roads) but should have cost $40... More

This is a perfectly adequate choice. Nothing fancy, clean enough, OK price. The hot water is in short supply and the A/Cs are kind of noisy. But you really can’t expect a lot way out there. The restaurant is really more of a bar—noisy and very, very smoky. If you don’t smoke, it really isn’t a good option. The food... More

We stayed at the El Dorado Hotel for 3 days at the end of 2012. After doing alot of online research and reading all the wonderful reviews, I decided to make our reservation here. You didn't let me down reviewers and thanks! We had an upstairs room with the combination shower and bathtub/hottub, which was wonderful for soaking in after... More