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Ponca Motel

2.0 star property
Multilingual staff welcomes travelers to this Elmwood Area motel where WiFi connectivity, convenient vending machines, and hassle-free self-parking enhance the stay

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A hotel room with two beds, a nightstand with a lamp, a window with curtains, and a wooden floor. - Ponca Motel (Abilene)
A hotel room with two beds, an air conditioning unit, a nightstand with a lamp, and a wall-mounted light fixture. - Ponca Motel (Abilene)
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Ponca Motel offers a home-like atmosphere in the Elmwood Area with its attentive staff and practical amenities. Guests connect to WiFi throughout their rooms, find quick snacks at on-site vending machines, and enjoy the convenience of self-parking during their visit.

Reviews

6.0 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Pet friendly
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Air conditioning
  • Housekeeping
  • 24/7 front desk

Room options

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Economy Single Room | Free WiFi, bed sheets

Economy Single Room

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed
  • Free WiFi

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A hotel room with a bed, a nightstand, a lamp, a remote control, and an air conditioning unit.

Standard Single Room

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed
  • Free WiFi

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A hotel room with two beds, a nightstand with a lamp, a window with curtains, and a wooden floor.

Economy Double Room

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds
  • Free WiFi

About the neighborhood

Located in Abilene, Ponca Motel is in the business district. Paramount Theatre and Buffalo Gap Historic Village are local landmarks, and some of the area's activities can be experienced at Rose Park Tennis Center and Wildflower Day Spa. Looking to enjoy an event or a game while in town? See what's happening at Moody Coliseum or Big Country Race Way. Visit our Abilene travel guide
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3101 S 1st St, Abilene, TX, 79605

What's nearby

  • Rose Park Tennis Center
    19 min walk - 1.0 mile
  • Wildflower Day Spa
    5 min drive - 1.4 miles
  • National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature
    8 min drive - 1.7 miles
  • 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum
    8 min drive - 1.7 miles
  • Grace Museum
    9 min drive - 2.1 miles

Getting around

  • Abilene, TX (ABI-Abilene Regional)
    16 min drive

Restaurants

  • McDonald's
    9 min walk
  • Armando's
    9 min walk
  • Dairy Queen
    2 min drive
  • Golden Chick
    11 min walk
  • Burger King
    15 min walk

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 250+ Mbps (good for 3–5 people or up to 10 devices)
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free uncovered self parking on site

Family friendly

  • In-room microwave
  • Mini-fridge

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels on request
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • 1 step to reach entrance
  • No elevator
  • Well-lit path to entrance

More

  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch LED TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Microwave
  • Mini-fridge

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Heating (climate-controlled)
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 10 per pet (varies based on length of stay)
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Pet fee: USD 10 per pet (varies based on length of 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

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Frequently asked questions

Is Ponca Motel pet-friendly?

Yes, dogs are allowed at this property. There's a fee of USD 10 per pet, per night. Service animals are exempt from fees.

How much is parking?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Ponca Motel?

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime.

What time is check-out at Ponca Motel?

Check-out is at 11:00 AM.

Where is Ponca Motel located?

Located in Elmwood Area, this motel is within 2 mi (3 km) of Rose Park Tennis Center, Wildflower Day Spa, and 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum. McMurry University and Paramount Theatre are also within 2 mi (3 km).

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Reviews

Ponca Motel Reviews

6.0

6.0

Cleanliness

5.4

Amenities

7.2

Staff & service

5.6

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 32 out of 89 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 9 out of 89 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 7 out of 89 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 89 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 35 out of 89 reviews

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Ezekiel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Room was clean and comfortable, I enjoyed my stay as it is close to some nice restaurants and local scenery definitely recommend
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2026
Verified

8/10 Good

Erick

I mean it’s a motel what do you except had everything you needed bed, tv, restroom. It wasn’t that bad,bed was nice a bit squeaky but it was fine.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Weston

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Peaceful and quiet. Amazed by the room! Will stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Nick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I liked the quietness and clean room, ac worked great and was friendly at the counter
Stayed 1 night in May 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Ellen

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

Cute place

The motel was clean. The bed was firm. A/c worked great. Only down side was the bathroom was small.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Nicholas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice, quiet, and safe. Good staff. People may question the property from the outside but I guarantee that you would love the rooms. Rooms are new, clean and really great. Will stay here again and will recommend others to stay.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Mark Anthony

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Ponca Motel offers a welcoming atmosphere with attentive staff and clean rooms. The location is convenient, and the overall ambiance makes for a comfortable stay. However, guests should be aware that occasional train noise may impact light sleepers. Additionally, certain aspects of the outer surroundings that are city owed could benefit from the citycloser attention to ensure a premium experience. The hotel has great potential.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025
Verified

6/10 Okay

Roger

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
Cozy room and comfortable bed. AC was difficult to adjust, but I got it to work all night while I slept. Old motel on former US-80 in town, so parking is very tight and the lot is muddy. Wi-do worked OK.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jessica

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I had a Cute little room...and maybe I missed where it said there was going to be a deposit. A heads up on that would have been ideal ,... but not a big deal. I liked it there. Definitely improvements since the last time I stayed there. Pets would be awesome too.... you should do like motel 6 and pets are free...you would get so much more business because people are crazy about their animals.
Verified

2/10 Terrible

Mark

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is the worst hotel we have ever tried to stay in, and the only one we have ever left. there are several reasons: 1) There was virtually no parking except in a busy alley-like setting and we almost got hit twice by other cars. 2) The door to our room was very dented as though it had been severely beaten on. 3) The floor in our room was dirty and fixtures were chipped, worn out, and desparetly needed replaced. 4) The bed sheets were so badly stained there is no way we could lay in them. We felt like we needed a shower just from walking in the room and pulling the bed covers down. We decided to leave and asked for a refund which was refused. Wasted money, but still no amount could make us feel safe staying there. We got a room at another hotel and immediatley washed up.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2026
Verified

8/10 Good

Christian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Decent for a hotel of this caliber. I would definitely come back.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025
Verified

4/10 Poor

William

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities
Owner was wonderful and I truly do believe that he's doing the best he can to restore to life this old motel. It has a lot of character and truly the potential to really be nicer than it is. I would hope with all the price gouging it's taking place in Abilene right now they would take advantage of that and use that money to better the motel
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Luis

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay if in a hurry.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

cervando

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Was a good stay for the most part
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025
Verified

6/10 Okay

Rene

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
I had to step over the toilet to take a shower. And to poop my legs had to be as wide as they could because there was less then 6 inches from the wall to the front of the toilet. Way over paid ar $102 a night.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

lia

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

Great pllace to stay the ponca inn

Gr a at costumer services and clean rooms, very helpful with findimg place to eat amd also fast deturn for laundry....
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025
Verified

2/10 Terrible

Mason

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room had dirt and hair all over the floors. Hairs in the bed when i pulled back the blankets. Towels were stained with brown and black spots. Was very surprised that i did not find any bugs. There was left over food in the freezer. Sink water kept coming out the bottom of the sink if i had water running more than 30 seconds. Room and bathroom smelt like mildew. And worst of all i paid $100 a night plus $90 in fees. There is also no where to park and if you park next door you will get threatened to have your vehicle towed by a hostile Indian manager. Also train going by 200ft away pretty much every 4 hours all night long honking its horn for 30 seconds straight. If your reading this it is not worth the time and money. It is %100 worth spending the extra 20-30$ a night to get probably any other place in abilene. Heed my warning or else you will find out the hard way lol
Stayed 6 nights in May 2026
Verified

2/10 Terrible

Ameerah

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities
Walls dirty and shower felt like a prison and tv didn’t work
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2026
Verified

2/10 Terrible

Greg

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I was really hopeful this hotel would be better but it was awful. The clean towels were gray and dirty, the AC wasn’t working correctly the first night and there’s no window. I wish it had been better but it was awful. A waste of $300
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Rene

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good stay
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Julian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Perfect for a 1 person stay
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025
Verified

2/10 Terrible

gary

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was so bad , I could NOT stay.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026
Verified

2/10 Terrible

Margaret

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
This place is disgusting and scary. Impossible to go to the bathroom sitting straight on the toilet. Have to step over the toilet to get in the shower. I thought I was going to die from inhaling the fumes in the room. DO NOT RECOMMEND TO ANY LIVING THING
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Brittni

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Peaceful. Clean, overall Great stay
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Josiah

Liked: Amenities
Good spot & cheapest prices in town
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025