Chisos Mountains Lodge

Great location but rooms remind you of the 1970s when smoking on airplanes was still allowed. The location is impeccable and the parking lot and surrounding area makes for great views of the night sky. But the rooms are miserable and remind me of a college dorm room. See attached for proof. I am very glad this place is getting a full renovation. The rooms can get cold but heat works well. Showers give nice pressure and hot water. The beds are itchy and creaky and will wake you up at night when you turn. Floors are super dirty and seem to never get mopped. But the staff was nice and cordial- make sure you verify your registration and have your reservation number! I initially was handed someone else's reservation to pay and noted that the balance due was different than what I had on my email

Stayed in the lodge's Rio Grande Village Motel, which is the most affordable option. The location in the middle of the park is great and the motel has a cool retro vibe, but the rooms are a little run-down. Never got any hot water during my stay and there are few electric plugs for charging. The heating/cooling unit was new and worked great. It was nice to be indoors rather than tent camping in January! Keep in mind you are paying for the location... a similar room along the interstate would be a quarter the price. Perhaps some repairs will be made during the upcoming long-term closure.

This lodge is AMAZING! We are traveling the US as a family and this place is in our top 5 so far! Yes, the rooms are dated, but it sounds as though they are soon to be renovated. Dated or not, our room was clean, spacious and have all the things we needed. The views from our room were spectacular. The store literally had anything one could want or need. The food truck offered breakfast, lunch and dinner, we had no complaints on food, service or atmosphere. The large restaurant was closed, but that was okay with the food truck option. The check-in process happens in the store, which was closed when we arrived. No issue however, our envelope with room information was available in the case at the door. Glad we did not need to use it, but there was an emergency radio to contact a manager overn

You are definitely paying for the convenience and location. Big Bend was amazing! Staff was extremely helpful and very friendly. Rooms were comfortable and clean. A small table for eating or some picnic tables outside would be a welcome addition. The Basin Lodge currently has a Food Truck available. Our meal there was quite tasty and the cook was super nice. We visited the grocery in Alpine on the way in and took advantage of the fridge and microwave in our room to prepare most of our own meals. After reading some of the other reviews, I have to laugh because some of those complaining about lack of Internet connection clearly didn't use it to do some advance research on where they were going.

We spent 2 nights at the Chisos Mountain Lodge, specially in the Rio Grande Motel. We had a double room that was rustic but clean, comfy beds, hot shower and small fridge/freezer& great lil patio with an amazing view. Well worth the price and convenience to walk out your room and be so close to nature and some amazing hikes. Plus the stars at night were absolutely incredible & stunning- this international dark sky park did not disappoint. The store had basics, BBNP gifts, obviously due to the remote location prices were a little higher but that should be expected. We also had dinner at the food truck- mostly sandwiches & salads but our burger & tots were delicious. My only suggestion would be more red light versus regular white light on the exterior of the buildings.