Desert Air Motel

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jul 2026

Ben D

Clean and well designed rooms. Great staff. Clever breakfast \"room\".

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jul 2026

Megan

It was a cute little place. It’s old, but well taken care of. The staff is nice! And had to leave before breakfast so missed that, but will stay longer next time.

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jun 2026

Vickie

Loved the breakfast bus!!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jun 2026

james

The best service ever, willing to change things to help you out. Anyway putting you first. A great experience with someone who really cares about your needs. Relaxing and comfortable. Always a great time.

Business Friends

10/10

Exceptional

17 May 2026

Carrie

The room was very clean. Staff was fantastic. I wish they would offer hot tea for breakfast but other then that it was great. Very nice cold room ac worked great.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

13 May 2026

Amber

The front desk staff was incredibly nice and helpful, giving us lots of tips about the local food options and how to get to Big Bend NP from the park. The breakfast bus looked really cool but we left super early for the park so we did not get a chance to try it out. The bed was comfortable and the room was clean. A great place to rest on the way to the national park.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 May 2026

chad

Great place. I had an updated room that still had real retro charm! I wasnt there but a short night so i didn't see everything. I truly wasn't expecting such a nice place so out of the way. I will definitely stay there again if I'm ever in the area. Breakfast was simple and served the normal \"carbfest\". Although there were some hard boiled eggs. As i said before it was a really nice place

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 Apr 2026

Karen

We loved this little motel! Clean and comfy rooms, breakfast on a school bus! There’s an outdoor pool that looked very inviting. The whole property was clean and fresh!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Apr 2026

Samuel

Great little motel in the middle of nowhere. Be careful the restaurants close early even though they say they’re open later. I was impressed how clean this motel was and the staff were very nice. Loved the breakfast bus.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Apr 2026

Brenda

Beautiful set up for an old motel. Updated and modern amenities. Breakfast is provided in a refurbished school bus!

Partner

8/10

Excellent

15 Apr 2026

Kent

Clean room, good breakfast, quiet. Not many guests there when we stayed so a little scary. Probably off season. No restaurants open in town at all when there.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Apr 2026

Carrie

The room was very clean. The staff was fantastic. The breakfast bus and food was great. The ac works amazingly well. I loved the atmosphere of the whole motel. I really did not want to leave this morning. Sanderson is a great little town and you can not beat the Desert Air Motel.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

26 Mar 2026

Kevin

Plenty of outdoor seating/picnic area. I stayed here while visiting Big Bend NP. Was 132 miles away but this is one of the few hotels in the area. Liquor store onsite. The woman who checked me in after the 9pm cutoff was very friendly and knowledgeable about the area. Added bonus I thought she was very beautiful also so I might be slightly biased in my rating here. Lol. No I seriously I appreciated her alerting me to the limited food options in the town of Sanderson but in all seriousness she was very up to all the towns happenings and the fight to prevent the border wall from destroying the national park.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

24 Mar 2026

Timothy

This was one great place to stay. The staff was excellent the rooms where well appointed and the ground, pool and general area where way more than we expected.

10/10

Exceptional

18 Mar 2026

Diana

Our room was very clean, basic but charming in a retro way. Not enough outlets and no hair dryer, but otherwise very nice. Breakfast was in an old school bus! Staff was very nice and helpful. I would definitely recommend staying here.

8/10

Excellent

17 Mar 2026

Van Anh

Good location for a stop over

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Mar 2026

Brian

We love staying at Desert Air Motel. They welcomed our road rally for the third year in a row. We’ll continue to head back to D.A.M. each year.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

28 Feb 2026

Hannah

Staff were amazing! The motel is just wonderful! I loved the history and its story. The breakfast bus is fabulous!!! Rooms are clean, beautifully decorated and spacious. Parking right out front. Don’t forget to pick up some souvenirs from the front desk - including a keychain replica!!! Definitely stay here! We stayed one night on our way home from Big Bend National Park.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Feb 2026

Douglas

Great staff. Cool motor court.

10/10

Exceptional

27 Feb 2026

Deanna

This establishment is alway top-notch. The staff are very nice and quick to respond. The rooms and entire location was clean and comfortable. Love this place!

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jan 2026

Kamilla Luca

The room was clean, it was easy to communicate with the host, everything was perfectly fine.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jan 2026

Weldon

Great place to stop and get a good nights rest

Business_and_leisure Pet

8/10

Excellent

05 Jan 2026

eric

Great choice and value. Room was very clean and comfortable. The best part was the breakfast bus and the automatic pancake maker!!!

We would stay here again and recommend it for anyone who's needing a place in Sanderson.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

15 Dec 2025

Raul

Room was very clean and cozy. Very cool property.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

12 Dec 2025

Marian

Muffins & coffee, pancake machine was broken. Very cute motel; love the vintage look & feel. Friendly staff.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Dec 2025

David

Room was clean and comfortable. The breakfast was lacking. Had breakfast tacos at the Stripes gas station across the road. Will stay again.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

26 Nov 2025

Mark

Yes

10/10

Exceptional

25 Nov 2025

Gregory

Room clean staff friendly and helpful

8/10

Excellent

19 Nov 2025

Jonathan

Nice little room, and comfortable bed. AC was louder than most. Large TV, but wifi/ streaming connection sketchy at times. Breakfast Bus is a real treat, good selection of pastries, and coffee, plus an automatic pancake machine!

Business_and_leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

09 Nov 2025

Earl Edward

Very nice accommodations for such a modest little place..! Will be back

10/10

Exceptional

30 Sep 2025

Samantha

this place is so cute, breakfast is served from a bus thats been converted and is so cute. the grounds have really neat areas to hang out or have functions at. friendly staff and clean comfy rooms.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Sep 2025

Scott

Friendly staff, clean room, comfortable bedding

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jun 2025

Michelle

I’m from Sanderson and I always love coming into town to relax. Away from the crazy city. The stay was amazing. The only thing is maybe a mirror in the bigger rooms

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jun 2025

Howard

Helpful staff. Clean room

Business_and_leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

16 May 2025

Eric

Everything was amazing about the stay. The property was very clean and neat. We loved our room, the pool and the breakfast options. Jessica was super helpful and nice and helped arrange some flowers for mothers day. We were bummed that we weren't staying longer than 1 night. We had breakfast and dinner at Ferguson motor company and that was amazing too.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

07 May 2025

Craig

It was very friendly and clean, the grounds were beautiful.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

15 Apr 2025

Janet

I liked that it was a vintage property and they are trying. Because they are vintage the rooms they are very small with no real place to put things. The shower did not drain properly and you ended up with water above your ankles before you were done. There was a cleaning product smell that overwhelmed when we came in. We had the patio and I had to clean the table and chairs before we could use it.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Apr 2025

Scott

The pool and pavilion area was a relaxing spot, and the breakfast bus was a cool touch.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

05 Apr 2025

David

Good place to stay on the way to Big Bend

8/10

Excellent

05 Apr 2025

Rainer

nice and recently renewed rooms. Surely the best option in Sanderson

8/10

Excellent

29 Mar 2025

Kieth

Quirky in a good way reminds me of a Route 66 hotel.

10/10

Exceptional

19 Mar 2025

NITIN

Good place.

10/10

Exceptional

12 Mar 2025

Glenn

Fun retro type motel. Comfortable and clean. Convenient for our trip to Big Bend. Good breakfast and friendly staff.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

05 Mar 2025

pamela

This is an isolated area, so not many hotels. It's right on the main roadway with a gas station across the street, so it could be a little noisey. The room was a bit small but had a retro design and clean. It's a bit pricey, but there's not much else to choose from

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

24 Feb 2025

Robert

Okay

There are not many hotels in this area so this was it. The internet was not working so I used my phone's hotspot. The mattress was not real comfortable. Someone tried to get into my vehicle during the night but the alarm scared them off.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

14 Feb 2025

Nancy

Feel of a motel of the 40-50s but up to date. Better than what I was expecting. Love the breakfast bus.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

31 Jan 2025

Julie

Room was very clean and appeared to be recently renovated. If continuing to work on improvements I would get new towels and add a hairdryer to the room. Staff were very friendly and efficient. I like the retro feel to the place. We don’t usually stay in motels but would recommend this one if passing through as we were.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jan 2025

Sjors

great place for travel in/out of BB park, we rented the little house which was great. staff supernice.

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jan 2025

Adrien

Very cool motel! Old and vintage but nicely remodeled. An unforgettable experience!

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jan 2025

Moshe

OMG, this property makes me rethink any other I had rated 5 stars: this is exactly what a hotel stay should be. Quaint and comfortable with lounging areas, fire pit/grilling area, vintage and very well-maintained rooms, a pool in season, and a reworked school bus as a free Continental breakfast spot. It's amazing and a testament to this community that a town of 664 can have this place and it be so wonderful. Definitely coming back to stay here and check out the canyons too!

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

08 Dec 2024

Marcos

Always friendly staff

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Dec 2024

Charlie

Like it.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

28 Nov 2024

Charlie

Very nice

10/10

Exceptional

26 Nov 2024

Jan

Nice vintage motel

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

24 Nov 2024

Khalid

NA

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

20 Nov 2024

Phyllis Snow

Very outdated and oatmeal and cold cereal free breakfast only

Business_and_leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Nov 2024

James

Old school drive up motel. Clean, quaint, and just a good vibe to it.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Oct 2024

Janeen

We loved this quaint cute place

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

25 Oct 2024

Judene

Nice pool area and place to relax

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

09 Oct 2024

Jeremy

Good location for our hunting trip in Sanderson. Would stay again.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

03 Oct 2024

David

Nice stay. Staff excellent

6/10

Pleasant

02 Oct 2024

Thomas

Not for cooking

We rented the room for the kitchen. The stove/oven and dishwasher were not installed. No plates, flatware or cooking utensils.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 Sep 2024

Jared

Great place to stop on the way to Big Bend. Staff was nice, pool was refreshing.

Will definitely stay here again if we get the chance

8/10

Excellent

17 Sep 2024

Kevin

Lovely refurbished older motel great ac comfortable bed good pool and outdoor commons area. Was there for a class reunion. It was a wonderful motel ecperience

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

13 Sep 2024

Morris

Very retro hotel. Has been taken pretty good care of. Clean , beds comfortable. Not much space to store belongings. Would stay again if needed.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

09 Sep 2024

Barbara

It feels like you step back into the 1950s.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

04 Sep 2024

Krystin

Cute and clean motel with a bus breakfast! Walkable and close to Big Bend, highly recommend :)

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jul 2024

Tracy

Nestled in the heart of Sanderson, TX, the Desert Air Motel offers a delightful blend of classic charm and comfort. This hidden gem on I-90 is a great place to stop on your road trip. Due to weather we had to switch our reservation around and Jessica at the front desk was super accommodating and helpful. We can't recommend this place enough. We also happened upon a great little honky tonk down the road at the open air Ranch House Restaurant, featuring a talented young country musician named Landry Walls. The Desert Air is definitely worth a stop in Sanderson.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jun 2024

Tammie

This property is wonderful, clean, great pool, and wonderful outside sitting. Cute play area, great parking.

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

14 Jun 2024

Wendy

Staff was wonderful!! They are putting in many upgrades that are awesome!!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jun 2024

Sean

It was an awesome retro style motel. The pool was new and the converted school bus breakfast was something to remember.

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jun 2024

Mary

Friends trip

We arrived after office hours and they made it convenient to get into our room. Rooms and entire motel were cute and clean. Thanks!

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

27 May 2024

Mary Ann

Great place.

Inn has a 1950's vibe. Updated and clean. There was a bench outside so you could sit and enjoy the desert air. The rooms have \"Refrigerated Air\" A.K.A. air conditioning. 😁 I would certainly recommend.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

26 May 2024

Mary Ann

Great place.

Very 1950's vibe. Updated and clean. There was a bench in front of the room so you could sit outside. I arrived early and the owner came to the office inspite of my being early. The rooms have Refrigerated Air.😃 A.K.A. air conditioning. 😁 I would certainly stay again.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

25 May 2024

Mary Ann

Great place.

Very 1950's vibe. Updated and clean. There was a bench in front of the room so you could sit outside. I arrived early and the owner came to the office to check me in inspite of being early. The rooms have Refrigerated Air.😃 A.K.A. air conditioning. 😁 I would certainly stay again.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

24 May 2024

Wendy

Matt our host was very friendly and welcoming and the whole property was very clean and well maintained. An oasis in the middle of nowhere and a great stop over option. Breakfast is available in the room, chocolate milk and chocolate rice crispies - but lots of other good stuff too.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 May 2024

Antrix

The check-in process was good. The property manager called to ensure seamless late check-in process. The room was kept ready.

10/10

Exceptional

20 May 2024

Belinda

Awesome environment

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

06 May 2024

Alastair

Great place to stay

10/10

Exceptional

28 Apr 2024

Debbie

This is such a cute little place however dining options are slim. We eat from the gas station across the street because there was nothing open past 530 on a Sunday. We did meet some really nice people while sitting in the picnic area.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Apr 2024

Verified traveler

Sanderson - near Big Bend

Cute re-done motel. The only restaurant in town was closed the night we were there to cater to another function. Breakfast items provided in the room. Patio was cute. Coffee was available in the room, but did not find a filter.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Apr 2024

Philip

We really loved having access to the private patio that was adjacent to our room. Water pressure in the shower could have been a bit higher. Otherwise, a very nice stay!!

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

14 Apr 2024

Duane

Good choice, but not without flaws

Good place to stay if on the way to or from Big Bend NP. Not many good food options in town. Room was clean and had good airflow through windows. However, mattresses on beds seemed old and lumpy.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

10 Apr 2024

Paula

All good

10/10

Exceptional

09 Apr 2024

Paul

Good value.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

05 Apr 2024

Jeffery

It’s a double bed, not queen. Old place…..but it was clean and comfy. A breakfast of sorts is complementary in room. Nice retro fridge and micro. BBQ and picnic area are nice.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Apr 2024

Caleb

Great stay, especially if you are returning or visiting the park.

10/10

Exceptional

27 Mar 2024

Cathryn

Desert Air completely lived up to our expectations for a classic, vintage motel -- just the thing for a road trip. The owner was helpful, friendly, and obviously investing himself and financial resources into continued improvements and maintenance. A business like this is a great asset to a town like Sanderson, and we were glad we patronized it. But take note: the only real restaurant in town, which we were looking forward to, is closed on Monday nights. If that's when you are going through, plan ahead, or plan on getting tacos at the gas station.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Mar 2024

Eric

Super fantastic!

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

20 Mar 2024

Rory P.

Amazing stay at an amazing motel

10/10

Exceptional

17 Mar 2024

Xue

Thanks for having us.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

16 Mar 2024

Jennifer

Small town charm

The office manager was so pleasant, the room was clean and the bed wasn’t too uncomfortable. Over all it was a great little town stay

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

14 Mar 2024

Verified traveler

Lots of potential!

Amazing for the price. Has lots of potential but still has some old dated elements (plumbing - slow draining shower / weak toilet). Will more than likely stay again - great spot on the road but nothing special. Would be disappointed if I paid more than $100.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

07 Mar 2024

Marlin

Older property very well maintained. Finally an excellent in room coffee. Pleasant host. Beautiful country. Very quiet.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

03 Mar 2024

Birgit

We were the only guests in the only mote/hotel in a small dying village. We arrived on a Sunday. There was no place to get dinner than the gas station. The owner of the Motel has great plans for his place but he is just starting. Kudos to him. Best of luck.
If he succeeded it will be a great stopover but the town is dead.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

02 Mar 2024

Celia

Only Motel in the area. Very basic, but enough for a night of sleep. Our shower drain is clogged. The included breakfast is 1 bottle of water, one small milk, 2 packs of oatmeal and coffee.

Looks like the room has been renovated.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Feb 2024

Bobby

Reminded me of the Route 66 motels. Very nice and renovated. I especially liked the big screen tv and the retro fridge and microwave.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

13 Feb 2024

Laurie

We were very pleased with the vibe and atmosphere of this stay. They are obviously working on becoming a destination. Congratulations

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Feb 2024

Bertha

We were very pleased, absolutely loved the unique retro style, the 1950’s look of the fridge & microwave.
It was clean, comfy beds, and pillows.
There’s no coffee pot, but Stripes (gas station) is across the road, and they have coffee.
Better yet, run over to the Ferguson Cafe with antique decor.
The hotel is so peaceful.
Matthew the owner is superb!
Very accommodating, and friendly.
Will definitely stay there again!
Fair price as well.

10/10

Exceptional

11 Feb 2024

David

The staff and property are awesome!! I will definitely stay here on another trip out to or past Sanderson.

Leisure Partner