Motel with free breakfast, near Goldendale Observatory
Barbecues, a picnic area and free breakfast are available at this motel. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include a banquet hall and a vending machine.
Ponderosa Motel offers 49 air-conditioned accommodations, which are accessible via exterior corridors, and features coffee/tea makers and a hairdryer. Flat-screen televisions come with premium cable channels. Bathrooms include a combined bath/shower unit and complimentary toiletries.
This Goldendale motel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include telephones; local and long-distance calls are complimentary (restrictions may apply). Additionally, rooms include an iron/ironing board and blackout curtains. Housekeeping is provided on a daily basis.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on-site or nearby; fees may apply.
Our customers tell us that they can't get enough of the free breakfast at Ponderosa Motel. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from Klickitat Valley Health. Features include free WiFi in public areas and free self-parking, plus meeting rooms.
Free buffet breakfast served daily
Free WiFi
Free self-parking
Amenities include meeting rooms and a vending machine
Guests really like the accommodation for the cleanliness and comfy beds
Just a 3-minute drive from Goldendale Observatory and 13 minutes from Cascade Cliffs Winery
Dogs welcome for a fee (restrictions apply)
Free breakfast is served daily. WiFi is free in public spaces. Barbecue grills, a vending machine, and a picnic area are also featured at Ponderosa Motel. Self parking is free.
Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this Goldendale motel.
Guests are served a free buffet breakfast on weekdays from 6:30 AM to 9 AM and at the weekend from 7 AM to 9 AM.
Property amenities
Internet
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Parking and transport
Free self parking on site
Food and drink
Free buffet breakfast available 6:30 AM to 9 AM on weekdays and 7 AM to 9 AM on weekends
Family friendly
In-room microwave
Conveniences
Guidebooks
Limited-hour front desk
Luggage storage
Vending machine
Guest services
Housekeeping (daily)
Business services
Meeting rooms
Outdoors
Barbecue grill
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.
Handrails in stairways
Upper floors accessible by stairs only
Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
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Banquet hall
Designated smoking areas
Room amenities
Bedroom
Bedsheets provided
Blackout drapes
Bathroom
Free toiletries
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
Shower/bathtub combination
Towels provided
Entertainment
Flat-screen TV with premium cable channels
Food and drink
Coffee/tea maker
Microwave
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Access via exterior corridors
Air conditioning
Free local calls
Free long-distance calls
Iron/ironing board
Mobile key entry
Phone
Window screens
Policies
Check-in
Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Contactless check-in and check-out are available
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age - 18
Check-out
Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out
Special check-in instructions
The front desk is open daily from 8:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
If you are planning to arrive after 10:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
Access methods
Front desk (limited hours)
Pets
Pets: USD 15 per pet, per night
Only dogs are allowed
Certain rooms only, restrictions apply
You can request a pet-friendly room by reaching out to the property at the number on the booking confirmation
Service animals are exempt from fees.
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome.
Cots (infant beds) are not available.
Payment types at the property
Important information
Optional extras
The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.
Pet fee: USD 15 per pet, per night
Service animals are exempt from fees
This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.
You need to know
This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
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 and cash
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a smoke detector, a security system and a first aid kit
The front desk at this property is open daily from 8:00 AM - 10:00 PM. Guests arriving after 10:00 PM must make advance arrangements by contacting the property using the information on the booking confirmation. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.
We should mention
Pets are welcome in certain rooms only; other restrictions apply (please see the Fees section for related charges). To make arrangements for your pet, contact the property directly at the number on your booking confirmation.
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Ponderosa Motel Reviews
Reviews
8.4
Very good
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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.
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!
They have a lot of remodeling to do before I’d stay there again. The positive is their breakfast was decent.
Shawna
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025
6/10 Okay
Emily
Travelled with family
22 Jun 2025
Disliked: Amenities
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
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.
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!
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.
patsy
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025
8/10 Good
Nancy
12 Jun 2025
Liked: Staff & service
Very good price. Good breakfast
Nancy
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025
4/10 Poor
Cindy
Travelled with partner
12 Jun 2025
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Very old property and beds.
Cindy
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025
4/10 Poor
Sarah
Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
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.
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.
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.
Angela
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025
2/10 Terrible
Dmitry
Travelled with family
26 May 2025
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.
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.
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.
Terry
Stayed 1 night in May 2025
8/10 Good
linda
18 May 2025
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Perfectly good motel even though the exterior could use some paint and a revamp.
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!