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Hotel El Capitan

2.5 star property
Hotel perfectly located for exploring Van Horn

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Exterior
Lobby
Gift shop
Premium bedding, pillowtop beds, desk, blackout drapes
Outdoor Patio King Room | Terrace/patio

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Laundry
  • 24/7 front desk

Explore the area

Map
100 E Broadway, Van Horn, TX, 79855
  • Clark Hotel Museum
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Van Horn Rodeo Arena
    ‪17 min walk‬
  • Red Rock Ranch
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Van Horn, TX (VHN-Culberson County)
    ‪6 min drive‬

Room options

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Standard Room

Standard Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Standard Double Room

Standard Double Room

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Courtyard Patio King Room

Courtyard Patio King Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Outdoor Patio King Room

Outdoor Patio King Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Premium bedding, pillowtop beds, desk, blackout drapes

Courtyard Queen Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Exterior

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includes taxes & fees
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About the area

Van Horn

Heart of Van Horn.Stay at this Van Horn hotel and you'll be within half a mile (1 km) of Clark Hotel Museum and 2 miles (3 km) of Van Horn Rodeo Arena. Red Rock Ranch and Mountain View Golf Course are also within 3 miles (5 km).

What's nearby

  • Clark Hotel Museum - 2 min walk
  • Van Horn Rodeo Arena - 17 min walk
  • Red Rock Ranch - 2 min drive
  • Mountain View Golf Course - 4 min drive

Getting around

  • Van Horn, TX (VHN-Culberson County) - 6 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Wendy's - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Country Grill - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Porter's - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Van Horn Cattle Company - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Lizzie's - ‬2 min drive

About this property

Hotel El Capitan

Hotel perfectly located for exploring Van Horn
There's a restaurant on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Free breakfast is served daily. Public spaces have free WiFi.

Event space at this hotel measures 1225 square feet (114 square meters) and includes conference space. A library, a vending machine, and a garden are also featured at the business-friendly Hotel El Capitan. Self parking is free.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this Van Horn hotel.

  • 50 guestrooms or units
  • 1225 sq ft of conference space
  • 114 sq m of conference space
  • Continental breakfast (free)
  • Conference space
  • Coffee in lobby
  • Self-service laundry
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Wedding services available
  • Library
  • Garden
  • Newspapers in lobby (free)
  • Onsite shopping
  • Elevator
  • Smoking in designated areas
  • Bar or lounge
  • Dining venue
Hotel El Capitan offers 50 air-conditioned accommodations with complimentary bottled water and coffee/tea makers. Pillowtop beds feature premium bedding. Satellite television is provided.

Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and ceiling fans. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Languages

English, Spanish

Property amenities

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site
  • Onsite parking includes off-street options

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast available daily 6:00 AM–10:00 AM
  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 bar
  • Coffee/tea in common area(s)

Things to do

  • Shopping

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Elevator
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to elevator
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • 22-inch TV
  • Satellite channels

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Ceiling fan
  • Pillow-top mattress
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/tub combination
  • Towels

Food and drink

  • Champagne service
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Free bottled water

More

  • Desk
  • Guidebooks/recommendations
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laundry detergent
  • Restaurant dining guide

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 3:00 AM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Late check-out subject to availability
Late check-out fee: USD 10

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • Pets: USD 40 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.

Property payment types

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 40 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Late check-out fee: USD 10 (subject to availability)

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

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
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, debit cards, and cash. Cashless payment methods are available for all transactions.

Property is also known as

Hotel El Capitan Hotel
Hotel El Capitan Van Horn
Hotel El Capitan Hotel Van Horn

Hotel El Capitan Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 904 out of 1165 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 197 out of 1165 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 34 out of 1165 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 18 out of 1165 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 12 out of 1165 reviews

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Gary

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A great find traveling. Staff friendly, comfortable bed, great linens, the inviting fireplace and the charm of the old hotel were wonderful! Showing wear from previous guests locking their pets in the bathroom and allowing them to scratch the doors and mouldings, also the curtains need repair in the room we stayed in. The restaurant in the hotel was great for dinner! We look forward in our travels to dine there. The complementary breakfast is about the same as most hotels, which was a disappointment this time. The fresh blueberries and coffee were good. Will we stay again for the value, not sure?
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kungwel

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Marisa

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kathleen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

James

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nelson

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Trip to Texas
Wonderful, caring staff. My wife left her purse there and they mailed to us. We have stayed here everytime we travel from San Diego to Texas. Never disappointed.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sandra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Perfect location for two very popular National Parks....Big Bend and Guadeloupe National Park. Also very convenient to the Davis Mountains State Park. Scenery surrounding the area is stunning and the Hotels food is delicious and prices are reasonable. The free continential breakfast is excellent. We will go back and also recommend to friends and family.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Scott

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Oasis in the middle of nowhere.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Pamela, Bryan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful experience. I would highly recommend this hotel. The grounds are gorgeous. The stag is very courteous, helpful and friendly.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dianna, Mission Viejo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Karen

Travelled with family, Travelled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The El Capitan is a gorgeous historical hotel. Beautiful rooms, gorgeous original tiles, cozy sitting room and the most fabulous courtyard. So romantic, a wonderful place to have dinner or a drink. The front desk attendants were pleasant and knowledgeable about the hotel. And the best cookies in the evening at the front desk. I call them evil good. It is hard to have one. The only disappointment was the dining expedience. And I was kind giving 4 stars because the hotel is so amazing I felt bad. In short, food came out cold, when asked to reheat the $45 steak came back well done. The waitress was talking with people in courtyard. We asked for steak sauce. Nothing! We asked twice and we still waited. My husband asked for ranch, but got blue cheese. When I asked for ranch explaining this is blue cheese, which I tasted, she snapped back no it is not! She should be glad I didn’t pay the bill. The tip would have been very different. Try the other steakhouse in town.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Laura

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Louise

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Stay in Van Hotn
The hotel and restaurant were delightful! Highly recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mike

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Johanna

Travelled with family, Travelled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We always enjoy our stay here.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Melissa, Prescott

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
great place !
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

2/10 Terrible

Jeffery

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
While sleeping I was woken by water dripping on my bed from a roof leak. I had to switch rooms in the middle of the night. I spoke with the front desk in the morning as was told the manager would reach out to me about compensation for the trouble but nobody ever called!!!!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alexander

Travelled with pets, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great staff!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Gary

Liked: Cleanliness
They did everything perfectly. Beautiful old style grand hotel in a tiny town in West Texas.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Christina

Travelled with pets, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We have to come down to Valentine and stay in Van Horn and love staying at El Captain. The staff is amazing, always friendly to our two Rotties.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

George

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice retro hotel with very good restaurant.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Hans Eric

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely surprise in Van Horn
A little gem. Very comfortable, clean, cosy. Very friendly staff and a great building. So much nicer than all the cookie-cutter chains. Ideally located when traveling from Big Bend NP to Guadalupe and Carlsbad NO’s
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Bob

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved the west Texas charm of this hotel. Stayed there twice in one week!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024