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Bristlecone Motel

2.0 star property

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Hiking
Gift shop
Terrace/patio
Deluxe Room, 1 Bedroom | Private kitchen | Fridge, microwave, dishwasher, coffee/tea maker
Exterior

Reviews

8.2 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • 24/7 front desk
  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping
  • Air conditioning
$111
includes taxes & fees
Oct 12 - Oct 13

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101 North Main Street, Big Pine, CA, 93513
  • Place, Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest
  • Place, Keough's Hot Springs
    ‪12 min drive‬
  • Place, Little Lakes Valley Trail
    ‪23 min drive‬
  • Airport, Bishop, CA (BIH-Eastern Sierra Regional)
    ‪28 min drive‬

Room options

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Apartment, 1 Bedroom | 1 bedroom, free WiFi, wheelchair access

Apartment, 1 Bedroom

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Double Bed

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1 bedroom, free WiFi, wheelchair access

Room, 1 Queen Bed

7.6 out of 10
Good
(15 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Deluxe Family Room | 1 bedroom, free WiFi, wheelchair access

Deluxe Family Room

  • Sleeps 5
  • 2 Double Beds and 1 Twin Bed

Family Room

  • Sleeps 5
  • 2 Double Beds and 1 Twin Bed

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1 bedroom, free WiFi, wheelchair access

Double Room

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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3 Bedroom House | Living area | Flat-screen TV

3 Bedroom House

  • 3 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 9
  • 3 Queen Beds, 1 Double Bed, 1 Twin Bed and 1 Large Twin Futon

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2 Bedroom Apartment | 1 bedroom, free WiFi, wheelchair access

2 Bedroom Apartment

  • 2 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 Queen Bed, 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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About this property

Bristlecone Motel

Big Pine motel with free in-room WiFi
This smoke-free motel features laundry facilities, a 24-hour front desk, and barbecue grills. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, a picnic area, ATM/banking services, and a vending machine are onsite.
Bristlecone Motel offers 19 air-conditioned accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Refrigerators and microwaves are provided. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers and complimentary toiletries.

This Big Pine motel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Flat-screen televisions come with cable channels. Housekeeping is provided daily.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Bristlecone Motel features barbecue grills, a vending machine, and a picnic area. Wireless Internet access is complimentary. This hot springs motel also offers laundry facilities and an ATM. Onsite self parking is complimentary.

Bristlecone Motel is a smoke-free property.

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Family friendly

  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • ATM
  • Laundry facilities
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • In the mountains
  • Picnic area

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No elevator
  • Wheelchair accessibility
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible public washroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

More

  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Dishwasher
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 11:00 AM
Late check-in subject to availability

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

An adult age 18 or older must assume all liability for the booking
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Seasonal Road Closure Notice: HWY 120 (Tioga Pass) generally closes for the winter from late October through late May. Daily closures can also occur during periods of inclement weather in spring and fall. The Eastern entrance to Yosemite National Park is located 45 minutes from Mammoth Lakes. Yosemite's Eastern Gate or Tuolumne Meadows is not accessible when Tioga Pass is closed. All other Yosemite National Park entrances are open year round. Guests are advised to check local road conditions/closures before travel with the California Department of Transportation at www.dot.ca.gov or by calling 800-427-7623.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets stay free
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

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

Property payment types

Important information

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
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a smoke detector
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

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Bristlecone Motel Reviews

Reviews

8.2

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 303 out of 716 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 239 out of 716 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 107 out of 716 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 45 out of 716 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 22 out of 716 reviews

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Checking in at the Chevron Gas Station was very odd. Your office door was locked with a sign directing us to th gas station.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Nicole

Liked: Cleanliness
The room was very clean and spacious. It is a one story motel so you can park right outside of your room. Check in was quick and easy at the gas station. To get ice, you go to the gas station next door. We did not have an ice bucket so we just used a bag. When the worker at the store said, “There’s a bucket in your room.” And we responded with there wasn’t one(and we didn’t mind). He quickly responded, “Well you should have told us.” in a curt manner, but whatevs. The real downfall is that you can easily hear the neighbors.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Anna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Extremely convenient - probably best location for hikers. Chevron store (also the hotel check in desk) has all the gear and food you need. They even have some exotic options. Location is not very quiet but safe, AC works. 40 mins away from all the major trails
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Heather

Traveled with pets, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was fine.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Connor

BED BUGS

RED ALERT BED BUGS When me and my gf woke up in the morning she was covered in bug bites and there were many blood spots on the mattress. Avoid for now.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Eric

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

Quiet and convenient.

One night stay on on work related trip. Room was clean, and what I expected to find in a small, local, high dessert town. Not luxurious but old school charm with modern amenities, surprised how quiet it was especially on main HWY. (395). Could not beat the price, and everything in town is within walking distance. Would definitely stay here again
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Edna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
One night stay on our way to Los Angeles. Friendly staff, remodeled room. Pillows were too thin. Besides that, everything was great!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

William

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Easy check-in & check-out. Staff was friendly & accommodating. Easy decision to book again when my travels take me through here.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice old style motel. Clean and modern. The streaming on the wifi tv could have worked better, but all in all, we would stay there again.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tamara

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was perfect with a little kitchen. I love that they don’t charge extra for pets. It’s convenient to have the little store right there for all your needs.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

Zivu

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I was happy that my key was left in my room and there was a note on the door. I was unhappy that my shower was basically unusable for half of my stay. There is no ice machine after the storefront closes. Some of the staff was cordial, overall though the staff was mostly impolite and stand-offish. The rooms air conditioning barely worked for a place that stays in the 70’s even during the night at the time we stayed. Parking was sparse. I loved that pets stayed free and this was a very pet accommodating motel. When we asked to get our shower fixed, the manager or owner I believe didn’t really fix it. My wife was upset and asked what do we do he replied “we have showers that you can use coins to shower. I was out doing business and returned to a flooded shower. I had to plug it and fix it myself. When
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kathy

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Older place, but wonderfully quiet, everyone on staff nice, and the place was very clean!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

hugo

Traveled with family
Disliked: Staff & service
Liked the quietness. Staff has zero customer service skills.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

David

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Heavy equipment yard outside door. Dump trucks, graders, backhoes, haulers, caterpillars, etc. that start at 5:20am. Hot room with broken blinds that let in streetlight to head of bed. Microwave's only working function was as a clock. Room #30 was absolutely the worst place I've ever stayed in my life (I'm 72 & been around world). I should have cont' driving another 15min to Bishop, but was too tired.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Erick

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

Michael

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The WiFi did not work unless you were in the store. Booked two rooms and the WiFi dropped as soon as you went 50 feet out of the store
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Norma

They Welcome Pets

Clean and comfortable. Convenient location for a small town. Just a little jaunt down the road from Mammoth. Would definitely stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Greg

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It's a nice place to layover. Room was quite good for the price.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Natalia

Liked: Staff & service
No restaurants or food available in big pine. All the restaurants have closed down
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

Anandy

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Shannon

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities
This was a little hole in the wall place with shady electricity. The lights kept flickering giving me a headache. Bed was uncomfortable and walls are thin. The employees at the store were blocking the parking lot exit for hours. I went to bed listening to the neighbors singing. I guess they were helping me fall asleep.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Nathan

Front desk (gas station) was a little rushed and curt, check in and check out was a little odd. Overall decent room, and value. Would stay again in a pinch.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Natalie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2025