Name: Ponderosa Motel
Address: 775 E Broadway St, Goldendale, 98620, US

8/10

Excellent

19 Jul 2026

Kevin

Staff was friendly but room was not clean when we arrived. Crumbs on the floor and dried urine on the toilet seat.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

18 Jul 2026

Lori

Room was pretty clean and comfortable. It was easy to get around town and find everything we needed.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

09 Jul 2026

Roger

The property is old, but clean. The woman on duty when we checked in was very helpful. She helped us find a restaurant for dinner. It would be nice if the rooms had darkening shades. The light from outside was bright through the curtains. And the air conditioning unit was super loud.

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jul 2026

Kortney

Great breakfast and friendly staff. The best neon sign around!

Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

05 Jul 2026

Deborah

Room was clean and comfortable. Shower had plenty of hot water.

On previous visits, they had a nice breakfast every morning so I could get hot water for tea and oatmeal, but now the breakfast room is only open on weekends.

I like the area the venue is in.

Self

4/10

Poor

03 Jul 2026

Karen

This place exceeded my already low expectations. The room was really run down. Frayed carpet, marks on the walls and furniture, thin and yellowed towels, hard bed. Perhaps most disappointing was a torn and frayed American flag flying over the office. WTH? Show some respect. Staff were nice but I still feel I overpaid. I would not stay here again.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jun 2026

Jason

Everything was as advertised. The morning breakfast was good. The room was nice.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jun 2026

Laura

Everything was great. Plenty of room for my 26' uhaul!!

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jun 2026

Bonnie

The staff was very friendly, and was helpful in giving information on things to do in the area.
The continental breakfast was one of the better ones I’ve had at other places. Very quiet location and within walking distance to a few local restaurants. Overall stay was very pleasant.

Partner

4/10

Poor

13 Jun 2026

Douglas

No sound proofing. We could hear the people upstairs talking and could understand what they were saying.
Then their domestic violence started and we heard it like it was in our room.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

13 Jun 2026

John

Cute little place. Clean and the staff was super helpful. It was a little further off the Interstate than I had anticipated but not an issue. I was most surprised by how many good restaurants there were to choose from and all within a few minutes from the motel. I recommend The HonkyTonk for dinner and Bake My Day for breakfast.

Friends

4/10

Poor

13 Jun 2026

Jason

this has new management is not as advertised no breakfast only on saturday and sunday old unit that needs a good renovation

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

09 Jun 2026

James

it was nice

Partner

8/10

Excellent

08 Jun 2026

Al

Great location. Room was clean and had a mini kitchen. Local supermarket a block away. Staff was friendly and accessible.

The breakfast was only available Saturday and Sunday. Choices were limited.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

30 May 2026

Darrel

Clean room

Self

10/10

Exceptional

25 May 2026

Boris

Clean room, Kitchen was helpful

Friends_and_family Friends

6/10

Pleasant

18 May 2026

michael

Place was dated but clean and close to downtown for food and entertainment

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

15 May 2026

Darrel

Nice staff

Self

8/10

Excellent

07 May 2026

Carmelita

Clean rooms even though a bit dated. The complimentary breakfast was perfect and everything was quiet so we slept great. My only complaint was that it was difficult to open the bathroom door once you closed it and I thought I might have to sleep in there when I couldn't get it open in the middle of the night! Overall 4 out of 5 stay and definitely cant beat the price!

Partner

8/10

Excellent

05 May 2026

LK

Clean room. Helpful staff. 👍👍

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Apr 2026

Kandice

The staff was very friendly and the room was clean and homey. Close to grocery store and gas stations. Would definitely go again in the future.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

07 Apr 2026

Denise

This was a second stay at the Ponderosa. It’s in a good location in Goldendale. We enjoyed the breakfast they offered and all the staff are kind and helpful. :)

Partner

8/10

Excellent

26 Mar 2026

Leanne

Convenient location in Goldendale. Friendly staff. I enjoyed the layout of the queen suite. Obviously pet friendly room, as there was dog hair throughout the unit and nose prints on the window.

6/10

Pleasant

09 Jan 2026

Scott

Very

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

28 Oct 2025

Terri

Room was in bad condition, black mold in the bathroom and on shower curtain. Curtains had big dirty spots on them, springs were collapsed in the bed and there were big dirty spots on the mattress. We left after two days and were reimbursed for the other two.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

18 Oct 2025

Rebecca

Clean room

10/10

Exceptional

15 Oct 2025

Rebecca

Nice staff . Huge improvement from last time .

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

15 Oct 2025

Carol

Keys didn’t work to get in…1/2 hour wait at check in. Room was run-down, cracked everywhere walls, sink , tub. Worn out and not maintained

2/10

Poor

13 Oct 2025

Tracy

Room was filthy. When talked to front desk about it they sensed unconcerned and refunded my money and i was left at 10pm without a room.

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

12 Oct 2025

Patrick

Room was not clean

6/10

Pleasant

11 Oct 2025

Al

An older motel. Not everything in thr room worked. Very basic breakfast

Business Self

6/10

Pleasant

29 Sep 2025

Tessa

Staff was friendly and helpful. Building is older and many little aspects not kept up—door numbers falling off, moldy caulking in showers, sink drains broken… the place has great potential and a cool history. Sad to see it not kept up.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

27 Sep 2025

Debra

Friendly staff. Great breakfast - eggs, sausage, potatoes, cereals, etc. Clean but worn which is ok for price. Mattresses were not ok.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

27 Sep 2025

David

No frills motel in a sleepy hamlet.

Breakfast was a tad less than adequate with weird looking scrambled eggs, tough overcooked sausage, under-baked biscuits, the gravy was good- but overall selections were narrow. Staff were helpful and congenial. Room was clean, but showing signs of wear. Definitely a no-frills place but adequate for my needs.

Self

8/10

Excellent

26 Sep 2025

Phillip

Comfortable

4/10

Poor

25 Sep 2025

Rebekah

I booked a pet friendly 2 queen bed room, and received a pet friendly 2 very small bed room. They definitely weren't queen size. Also, the fan in the bathroom didn't work, the light above the sink didn't work, the ac was missing buttons and was stuck at 68, and the doorframe looked like considerable damage had been done to it and it wasn't fixed. There was a gap in the frame that made the door wobble. We put our things in front of the door to deter anyone thinking about getting in...
The breakfast potatoes were yummy, but the sausages were rock hard and my dog wouldn't even eat them.
The staff at the front desk were kind.

Business Pet

8/10

Excellent

18 Sep 2025

Erin

Clean and comfortable, if well-worn. The free breakfast bar was pretty incredible.

10/10

Exceptional

14 Sep 2025

William

The tile in the bathroom was badly cracked. The sink also had a big crack. No blackout curtains and the one that was there had a hole begining.

8/10

Excellent

14 Sep 2025

Lawrence

The place was clean and had an excellent breakfast.

8/10

Excellent

12 Sep 2025

Thomas

Good bed

10/10

Exceptional

09 Sep 2025

Rebecca

New staff was very friendly .

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

08 Sep 2025

Rebecca

Great breakfast spread!!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Sep 2025

elizabeth

Easy place to travel from and to: easy access to town and highway for exploring Columbia River area
Breakfast is basic and self serve, which is convient for unconventional hours in morning

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

05 Sep 2025

Verified traveler

We stayed at Ponderosa Motel two times on our trip; once on the way to our destination and again on our way back home. The stay was very nice. The breakfasts were great.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Sep 2025

Cassandra

This is our second stay here. Just like our previous stay everything was clean and well done, the multiple bunk bed room was perfect for our larger family, and the breakfast is Awesome! Everyone was super friendly too!

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

24 Aug 2025

Carol

Was very close to family. Beds were just right and quiet . The free hot breakfast was a nice addition

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

22 Aug 2025

Lori

Ran down!
Could not find anyway to turn either tv on

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

15 Aug 2025

Matthew

Clean bathroom and room although the building is old.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

13 Aug 2025

Laurie

Room was attractive and clean!

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

13 Aug 2025

Brenda

It was ok, in dire need of some updates. The staff was great in that they were able to move us to a down stairs location, but the bed was horrible in that the mattress was old and lumpy and had a valley in the middle. The set up was strange in that if you wanted to watch the television you needed to move furniture to be able to view it. The cabinets door on the bathroom vanity was broken. Also there was someone in the parking lot that was rebuilding the inside of their work van. Staff did not look as professional as the pictures in the ad showed and the internet was not great and wasn’t any better after it was down and they said they were replacing the routers. The air conditioning was old and loud. The nice thing about it was the location to get to places in the area.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

12 Aug 2025

Sandra

A great place to stay

8/10

Excellent

08 Aug 2025

Heather

Overall good place to stay. We felt safe there. The room was clean. The beds were ok. Bunk beds were a wonderful feature for the kids, though they were a bit creaky.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

07 Aug 2025

Robert

Good value for good comfort

Very comfortable room and bed. The only downside was the A/C unit, which had tiny buttons with all the labels worn off so it was hard to figure out how to turn it on and adjust it. Very reasonably priced room!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Aug 2025

Pamla

Quaint motel that was comfortable and quiet. Room was not cleaned very throughly, found a wet towel still in the bathroom. Overall a nice stay and would stay again.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

02 Aug 2025

Candance

Welcome surprise

Very clean, comfortable bed & the best breakfast!

Partner

8/10

Excellent

01 Aug 2025

Tracie

For an older motel, it was kept up. The staff was very friendly and helpful. Good price, convenient online reservation system.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Aug 2025

larry

Good staff, clean parking area, good breakfast, close to downtown, quiet. Room was clean but some updating should be considered. Coffee was excellent. Stayed there several times. Price was good. Will return again.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jul 2025

Douglas

This was worth the drive from I-84. The breakfast was hot, had OJ, good coffee, real 1/2 and 1/2. The motel is being upgraded. There was lots of wear on the first room and it had the smell of some sort of perfume that made us both sick, like walking down the detergent aisle at Walmart, but the manager transferred us to a terrific upstairs room that we loved, especially for the value.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

30 Jul 2025

Chris

This is a reasonably priced place with breakfast included. It’s older and has noisy air conditioning but if you turn it off the area is quiet. The market across the street had amazing produce and well stocked . The staff are very nice. Shower could have been better, low pressure.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

28 Jul 2025

Roxanne

Room was clean, beds were comfortable, and they have a expanded breakfast.

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jul 2025

armando

Excelente place to enjoy de surroundings area, rustic and peaceful 💚

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

22 Jul 2025

Chin

we went to Goldendale Observatory park, the ponderosa motel is on the way and close, it is very convenient for us go out at night for star gazing. The room is clean and neat. the kitchen is good, and room is quiet. the only complain I have the bed is too soft.

8/10

Excellent

20 Jul 2025

Eva

It met our needs for the night

Family

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jul 2025

Laura H

I don’t see how anyone could possibly say anything negative about this wonderful motel. Everything was absolutely clean and our room appeared to have everything newly remodeled. We actually had two separate rooms with the door that closes for two people to have total privacy. Our space was incredibly spacious and felt a great deal more like an apartment than a hotel room. There was a full kitchen with everything that is needed for basic cooking: wonderful place especially considering that there are few other options. The breakfast was hot with absolutely amazing freshly made hash, brown potatoes with vegetables and eggs. Absolutely delicious danishes, fresh juice, and hot biscuits and gravy!!

Business_and_leisure Pet

8/10

Excellent

18 Jul 2025

Peggy

This is an older hotel but very clean and comfortable. The bed was perfect and i like that they have a breakfast

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jul 2025

Jackie

We have a big family so it was great to have multiple beds in the spacious room and lots of seating. We also appreciate the full buffet breakfast with eggs and waffles included in the great price and the staff being so friendly and accommodating. Thank you for a great stay!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jul 2025

Reagan

The staff was so nice!

2/10

Poor

05 Jul 2025

Savarrah

The people that work there are very rude.. I will never stay there again. I do not recommend anyone to stay at this motel

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

27 Jun 2025

Cody

I will say the person was friendly enough upon check-in. The full breakfast was very good. I was supposed to stay two nights but I cancelled the second night. Dirty and old. I wasn't sure if I should feel safe or not, given the surroundings and the people outside arguing late at night. I would not recommend it.

Leisure Pet

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jun 2025

Donna

Nice and clean. Older looking building but the room has been updated. Friendly staff.

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jun 2025

Mona

Miss Nita, our hostess, was so very helpful, efficient and kind. Our room was clean and the beds were SO comfy!! Breakfast was hot, fresh, tasty and awesome, NOT your basic hotel breakfast! They are also renovating rooms! It’s an older motel but VERY cared for!

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

23 Jun 2025

Shawna

They have a lot of remodeling to do before I’d stay there again. The positive is their breakfast was decent.

Business_and_leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

22 Jun 2025

Emily

The walls are crazy thin so we got zero sleep as people kept walkibg around and banging all night long. Also breakfast closes at 9am and by 7:50am there was zero breakfast left. Apart from a couple rotten/brown bananas

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

22 Jun 2025

Gene

Toilet seat was a soft seat, but it was full of cracks so very, very dirty. The curtains were all torn up. And wouldn’t close properly. The carpet smelled horrible. The silverware was just four small plastic forks and one small spoon. I’ve had coffee pot pods, but only one cup and we a couple. We will never stay there again. The woman agreed us was very nice, but it definitely needed a lot of work. We were four people each got a room and both rooms had serious issues. The heat didn’t work. Very very noisy heater and air conditioner. I ended up spending half of the night sleeping in my car. Because the mattress was as hard as a rock harder than the floor. It was a sad way to start our vacation.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

22 Jun 2025

Cheryl

Currently, the property is under upgrading construction. Under these conditions the staff were extremely friendly and helpful. We had a room where the the rug had just been steam cleaned. Looked good! The bed was comfortable. The bathroom had a standard toilet not one of those kiddy ones! That's a plus. Someone had taken the cord from the fridge. The breakfast was nothing special but again the staff was pleasant and helpful. The Ponderosa was handy for our traveling home and I hope to return to see their renovations. Plus it's super close to the observatory!

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

15 Jun 2025

patsy

Bed was lumpy and hard, air conditioning was very noisy, no breakfast at all, employee needed the day off, expensive for the accomidations. Customer service lacking. overall rundown. We wont recommend.

8/10

Excellent

12 Jun 2025

Nancy

Very good price. Good breakfast

4/10

Poor

12 Jun 2025

Cindy

Very old property and beds.

Business_and_leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

12 Jun 2025

Sarah

Okay for the price. The room was very spacious but the TV didn’t work and the beds were horribly squeaky. The queen bed was slanted downwards at the headboard so very uncomfortable and the metal bunk beds were so squeaky they woke everyone up all night.
Breakfast wasn’t great either. All the fruit was rotten and hot items were extremely u appetizing.

Leisure Family_with_children

4/10

Poor

03 Jun 2025

Ricky

The Motel was not as was presented in the web, the room wasn’t even clean enough, the air conditioning was in bad condition, the controls all damaged and only one temperature was set up. The up stairs walk area was dirty and needs someone care. The room walls in some areas was stains. Overall this place needs some work. But no all was bad, the front desk was very nice and the breakfast was good. If they take care of rooms and the outside of the building can be a good place to stay for the money.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jun 2025

Steven

Nice room, comfortable bed.

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

27 May 2025

Angela

Drove 5 hrs and no room with reservations!

Poor poor management.
I booked this place 3 weeks ago.
I drove 5 hours and my kids are tired.
I get there and the room was canceled.
Not one person called me. Management didn’t call anyone that had a room. Everyone was sent away. How crappy is that on a holiday weekend in a town with only two motels. Will never book here again and this was my first time booking here.

Self

2/10

Poor

26 May 2025

Dmitry

They were unable to provide a room to me. The receptionist gave me plastic cards for three different rooms, neither of room has electronic lock. All metal keys were missing. No manager was at the size, reportedly the manager was fired earlier that day. Finally (after an hour of this boring nightmare) I just went to another motel. Yet have to get my money back because the room was paid in advance.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

26 May 2025

c.

Had reservations (paid via expedia) but woman at desk couldn't open the door to my room because of an issues with the electronic key. The Motel still charged me and said I need to get the refund from Expedia. Really? The poderosa collected it. They can now deal with Visa. The woman at the desk was very polite and nice and it wasn't her fault. I guess I involve Expedia and Visa.

Leisure

2/10

Poor

17 May 2025

Terry

Disappointed

Made the reservation but they didn't have my room as it was uncleaned. Front desk person was nice but, clearly over their head. I'm now required to work to get my payment back after a long trip.

Self

8/10

Excellent

17 May 2025

linda

Perfectly good motel even though the exterior could use some paint and a revamp.

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

17 May 2025

Joseph

Property needs an update. One bed was newer than the other. The room wasn't very clean when we arrived.
This is the first time I have never had to show my ID while checking in. I was give a key card, got to my room to find out it needed a key. But it didn't matter since my room was unlocked when I tried to open the door.
Breakfast was great!

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

02 May 2025

Rebecca

We stay here all the time when visiting family . We usually see a younger lady who is fantastic and friendly . Today there was an older lady at the check in who was horrible. She has no customer service skills . If I had not already paid for room I would have cancelled . I will not stay here again if she continues to be here . Horrible !

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

29 Apr 2025

Alan

The property was in desperate need of repair and upgrades. The furniture was very damaged. Tv remote didn't work. The light in the room didn't work only the table lamp. There was actually muddy hand prints on the wall and the shower.The bathroom light was broken. People were smoking pot outside the door most of the night. We wanted to sleep and it just wasn't possible. We had several another choices of locations to stay. We wanted to spend our money with local business instead of a national chain that was a true mistake. We would not recommend staying at the Pioneer for any reason. I will add that there was credit due to the person managing the breakfast. It was very clean and well organized.

Business_and_leisure Pet

10/10

Exceptional

29 Apr 2025

Erica

Great location. Friendly staff.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

28 Apr 2025

James

Excellent affordable option in this area. Convenient to the observatory and the Columbia
River.

8/10

Excellent

19 Apr 2025

Roxanne

Thank you! Liked the family/friends group room.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

19 Apr 2025

Roxanne

Loved the family/friends group suite!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

18 Apr 2025

Deborah

The rooms vary in layout and features from a simple beds with microwave and fridge to a full on kitchen. I like the white cotton bed coverings. It’s very affordable. This is not a corporate motel. It has a bit of a funky edge which gives it character. Beds are comfortable, water is hot, showerheads deliver a nice water pressure. Staff is friendly and accommodating. I feel safe here. It’s usually pretty quiet. Wi-Fi is reliable.

My only pet peeve is the popup air fresheners, which is a personal preference. I just set them outside the door. Coming and going to Goldendale the mountains are so beautiful. It’s a great place to stop and refresh.

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

05 Apr 2025

Dustin

The ac unit didn’t work and the toilet once flushed took an hour to fill the tank again. Overall room was clean other then the chair in the room had some kind of goo on its arm.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

24 Mar 2025

Katherine Rose

Our first room did not have a flushing toilet. The receptionist move us to another room. The room has a flushing toilet but no functioning light. Both rooms have a very strong odor. We just sleep there so it doesn’t bother us. Surprisingly, has a good breakfast.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

22 Mar 2025

Ian

-

10/10

Exceptional

01 Mar 2025

Marshall

The adjoining properties were dilapidated and run down. Not the motel owners responsibility though. A good buffet breakfast with many options. A good set of instructions posted in each room.about how to operate the TV would be a good idea.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Feb 2025

Cindy

One night

Nice enough for a one night stay.

Business

8/10

Excellent

12 Feb 2025

Matthew