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Terlingua Ranch Lodge

3.0 star property

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Balcony
Seasonal outdoor pool

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Pet friendly
  • Laundry
  • Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi

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16000 Terlingua Ranch Rd, Terlingua, TX, 79852
  • Big Bend National Park
    ‪54 min drive‬
  • Panther Junction Visitor Center
    ‪91 min drive‬
  • Santa Elena Canyon
    ‪97 min drive‬

Room options

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King Suite, 1 King Bed With Sofa Bed, Mountain View, Mountainside | Premium bedding, memory foam beds, individually furnished, desk

King Suite, 1 King Bed With Sofa Bed, Mountain View, Mountainside

  • Mountain view
  • 300 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Queen Sofa Bed

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Premium bedding, memory foam beds, individually furnished, desk

Standard Double Room, 2 Queen Beds, Mountain View, Mountainside

  • Mountain view
  • 300 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

View all photos for Standard Double Room, Accessible, Mountain View

Premium bedding, memory foam beds, individually furnished, desk

Standard Double Room, Accessible, Mountain View

  • Mountain view
  • 300 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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About this property

Terlingua Ranch Lodge

3-star Terlingua lodge with restaurant
Along with a restaurant, this smoke-free lodge has a seasonal outdoor pool and laundry facilities. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, a library, a garden, and barbecue grills are onsite. Change of towels is available on request.
Terlingua Ranch Lodge offers 32 accommodations with air conditioning. These individually furnished accommodations include desks. Memory foam beds feature premium bedding. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations.
Recreational amenities at the lodge include a seasonal outdoor pool.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

The lodge offers a restaurant. Wireless Internet access is complimentary. This Terlingua lodge also offers a seasonal outdoor pool, a library, and a terrace. Complimentary uncovered self parking is available on site.

Terlingua Ranch Lodge is a smoke-free property.

Terlingua Ranch Lodge has a restaurant on site.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free uncovered self parking on site

Food and drink

  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Hiking/biking trails
  • Library
  • Seasonal outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • Highchair
  • Laundry facilities
  • Seasonal outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk

Guest services

  • Change of towels on request

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Garden
  • In the mountains
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • Banquet hall
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Memory foam mattress
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Heating (climate-controlled)
  • Individual furnishings

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Guests will receive an email 7 days before arrival with check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 72 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 30 per accommodation, per stay (maximum USD 50.00 per stay)
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
2 total pets
Pets cannot be left unattended
Restrictions apply; for more information contact the property at the number on the booking confirmation

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Deposit: USD 100 per accommodation, per stay

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Pet fee: USD 30 per accommodation, per stay (maximum USD 50.00 per stay)
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, and a first aid kit

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
The seasonal pool will be open from March to October
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

Property is also known as

Terlingua Ranch Lodge Lodge
Terlingua Ranch Lodge Terlingua
Terlingua Ranch Lodge Lodge Terlingua

Terlingua Ranch Lodge Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 215 out of 433 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 139 out of 433 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 39 out of 433 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 24 out of 433 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 16 out of 433 reviews

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Scott

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Go for the dark sky

We stayed here to visit the Big Bend National Park. The entrance to the park ended up about an hour away, but our stay was well worth it. We got to experience “Dark Sky” and was absolutely beautiful. The cafe provided excellent service. We would stay again. Very rural but very nice place
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

2/10 Terrible

Theresa

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This “lodge” was 15 miles down a long road, the first 12 were paved, last 3 were dusty washboard roads. The whole lodge was dusty dirt roads with lots of rocks. Checked in and got our key. It was in the 40s so turned the heater on first thing on the window unit that was 15 years old or more. It took 3 hours to heat up enough. But they close the office at 7 so even if there was a problem, there’s nobody to call until the next morning. They have a little restaurant there and it was Taco Tuesday. Waiter was nice and recommended the tacos. I got chicken and hubby got beef. They tasted really bad! The only good thing about this lodge is that it was right in front of a large mountain. We will not stay there again.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Jayson

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
A unique experience for sure. I have never stayed anywhere like it. Very remote property, over 20 miles from the highway and the last 3 unpaved. Dark skies are outstanding although the main office building leaves its lights on all night frustratingly. Rooms are cozy, however the walls are paper thin and with no other sounds in this remote setting you can hear absolutely everything. Privacy is nonexistent. Bad Rabbit restaurant was delicious.Cold beers. Friendly staff. Opportunity for wildlife encounters. We saw a pack of 7 javelina come right up to our room. Needs a few more things to do on property as it is so far away from anything else. #1 would be a hot tub.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Joanne

Traveled with partner
Liked: Amenities
Off the beaten path! Great ranch lodge type experience! The people were friendly and the food at The Bad Rabbit Cafe was excellent! I wasn’t expecting it to be as far from Terlingua as it was but that also is what added to the character of the place! This area of Texas was on our “Bucket List” and Terlingua Ranch Lodge gave us authenticity to our experience. Thank you!
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Jennifer

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice, clean cabin with comfortable bedding. If you’re looking for remote—this is it! Beautiful night skies! The only negative was the rough road to the lodge. I read several other reviews that said the same thing and I thought we’d be fine since we were in a 4 wheel drive vehicle but we weren’t. My stomach hurt from bouncing so much (we were going way below the speed limit) and it takes forever to get back to the main road. If they can get the county to pave the rest of the road—I’d have nothing negative to say!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sara

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Abdullah

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This place is wonderful really cool place to stay. The bad rabbit has an awesome vibe and lots of cool people to talk too. However, its really far from the park, easily 1.5 hour drive one way every day. The back entrance through marathon road really doesnt save much time. If you are going to drive this far anyways to see the park, might be better to stay in Alpine or something with more to do.
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Mixed Stay

It is pretty far from the park. It takes an hour to get from the ranch to the major trailheads. Plus side, the restaurant is excellent! Small menu but very well done amd great staff! Minus, wifi at the resort (the restaurants has it's own and it works well) was abysmal and the walls in the cabin are paper thin. I could hear every conversation next door word for word and thwy were just talking at a normal volume.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kate

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Beautiful views!

What a fabulous location surrounded by mountains!! The hotel is dated, but clean and comfortable! They have an excellent restaurant on site and the staff was great!
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great service and great food. Room and bed were comfortable. There is a dirt path road you have to travel to get here
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

2/10 Terrible

Steven

Traveled with family
Disliked: Room comfort

In the middle of nowhere, close to nothing.

If you're staying here thinking you're staying in Terlingua proper, you're not. It's an hour drive to the "center" of Terlingua. And actually when we put the Lodge's address into GPS it gave us an Alpine address. So the name is misleading. If you're using this as a base camp for visiting Big Bend, it's about an hour and half to Panther Junction. Add an additional 20 minutes to the drive times given by Google Maps, the last three miles are probably the worst gravel road I've ever encountered (big rocks, washboard and washouts). So if you have a nice car or would rather not have to pay for a new front-end alignment, I'd avoid this place. We had a two night reservation here, but didn't return for the second night solely because of the road. Other than that, the place is pretty plain-jane. And noisy, our cabin was a four-plex and the neighbors were up early to get to Big Bend. Not really worth what they were charging.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Mahesh

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very far from the park. Took more than an hour to get there from the gate
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jaykumar

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Night sky viewing experience

Location for night sky viewing was worth the driving unpaved roads for 3 miles.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Patricia

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Murlidhar, Katy

Traveled with partner
Property is good but too far from national park and 3 miles unpaved road. Too much dust and need power wash cleaning for car
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024

4/10 Poor

JIARUI

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

William

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I’ve read many complaints about the drive into the ranch. No bad considering where u are at. Just take it slow. No tv in the room. Which is great. If ur out here u are just using the room to bath and sleep. Mattress was great. Has ac and heat. Bring ur own coffee pot. There is no sink except what’s in the bathroom. The cafe was awesome. Ate there several times and the food and service was great. If u come in off of 385. Make sure it has not rained in awhile. The road is dirt from 385 to Terlingua ranch road. I think about 16-20 miles. Hour drive. But u may see some wildlife while cruising that road. We saw several bobcats and mule deer and a javelina, while on that road in the day.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Michelle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very nice
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

narayanan

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rogerio, San Antonio

Traveled with group, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Area is beautiful we spent the night for the Geminids meteor shower and was amazing!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Surya

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good rooms with great views.

10/10 Excellent

Manan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice stay. Their bathroom needs an upgrade and 3 miles of bumpy road to reach the property makes it a 4/5 star experience.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024