Enjoyed the historic layout of the room. Loved the bathroom being in the parlor instead of bedroom. The bathtub in 304 does not hold water. The A/C works AMAZINGLY!! The window shades do NOT block the light around them.
If youre in Big Spring, please drive three minutes off the highway and stay here instead of the highway hotels! For just a few dollars more, you can walk into the restored elegance of the 1930s building in which you can tell they paid attention to the smallest of details to bring it back to its former glory. The rooms are large and everything is quite comfortable. Like other reviews have mentioned, its also impressively clean! Well worth the few more dollars for a multi-day stay, or just a restful evening on the road
This is a real West Texas gem. Very well done, very comfortable. One of the cleanest rooms I’ve ever been in. When you stay here you must immerse yourself in its history to fully enjoy the experience. Pool area also outstanding. Staff very nice. Restaurant is adequate, decent variety of comfort foods.
2 stars because the hotel is actually a nice property. The management is a different story. We had a flight delay due to weather and could not check in the first night, called the hotel the night to inform. Next day got there, got charged a no show fee. Going back and forth with expedia and management because we were told after dealing with expedia hotel would try and help us get back the first night fee back. Long story short, it could not be refunded because the management decided to take the one night fee anyway. Tried calling and texting manager, no response. If you need flexibility, this hotel is not for you. Their customer service needs a lot of work. Such a shame, i really wanted to like this place.
This place oozes understated sophistication. Minimalist perfection. A not so hidden GEM in an unexpectedly hip little town in Texas. I am obsessed with this Hotel. Everything is of such high-quality from the furniture in the rooms to the carpet to the linens the drapes the paint job everything is absolutely top-notch. Bravo to the man who brought this hotel back to life! I’d give it 6 stars if I could!
If youre into historic architecture and design, you are going to be absolutely enchanted by this place. I could walk around this place for hours. We stayed a night to celebrate our anniversary and had a great dinner at the Settles Grill. Its walking distance to a cool place called The Train Car that has a great patio with live music on the weekends, a huge selection of cigars and a full bar. What a treasure for West Texas!
The hotel’s vintage aesthetic is gorgeous. Beds and linens are so comfortable, loved the furniture choices in the room and throughout the hotel. Grounds were pretty. Was disappointed that the pool area was closed but I suppose that’s just the season we’re in right now - was only warm enough for the pool one day anyway. Tallest building in town so third floor and up gives you a pretty great view. Liked the security of the key carded elevators. The bar was very pretty, billiards area impressive - wasn’t terribly impressed by the drinks.... nothing wrong with them at all but the bar itself is so grand I expected a larger selection of liquor and perhaps more hotel specialty drinks; that’s not normally my MO at a bar - I like pretty traditional, basic fare but I also don’t usually go to hotel bars and when I do they usually have fancy schmancy concoctions. Several fun things to look at within walking distance - antique stores, municipal auditorium, old theater, a bar and a couple of restaurants. Other fun things were a very short drive away and big spring is pretty easy to navigate. The place has a very grand and romantic vibe to it and I would absolutely go again and recommend to others.
It was a beautiful hotel but instead of enjoying my 34th wedding anniversary in the room I had reserved three weeks in advance, I was turned away. Simply because they would not accept my cash. Even with a thousand dollars in my pocket, they refused to let me stay there because my debit card didnt have$350 on it, which they could have put a hold on it when I made the reservation. Their policy plainly states that a valid card is needed for booking the reservation, which I had. Needless to say, what was supposed to be an unforgettable experience ended up being my worst anniversary in 34 years.
Absolutely beautiful hotel! We arrived on a Sunday so the resturant inside was closed but found food at Yo Mammas around the corner, great burgers.I only have one negative thing to say and that is the bed in room 505 was hard as a rock and every toss and turn you made the bed made horrible sounds.. there was no sleep that evening.I do recommend to stay at the hotel, great history and the staff were very kind and helpful.
Hotel Settles is a beautiful hotel! The rooms are huge and the whole hotel is elegantly decorated (1930s era). We enjoyed our food at Settles Grill and appreciated our service by the dining staff. I will be bragging about our stay and will be letting everyone know what a GEM Hotel Settles is in Big Spring, Texas
This is an excellent Hotel, with a lot of history, similar to The Driskill in Austin, and definitely worth a stop for dinner and drinks. Or, if you are in need of a place to stay while passing through Big Springs on your way put further west.
Pros: Beautiful lobby, and rooms. Everything was clean and smelled great. Cons: staff were in sour moods, hot tub was out of service, we got charged 100$ for damages we didn’t do, the beds felt like the were cardboard.
What an amazing oasis of class in the middle of nowhere. Great hotel, fun town!
Amazing stay!! Very cool hotel. Me and Tom had a BLAST!!! We ate at the grill and it was SO yumalish🌺 I would totes stay here again ahhh!!! The rooms are so cozy and cute and da view is CRAY😅
One of my FAVORITE hotels in Texas to stay at. Old world charm, HUGE rooms and great service. Highly recommend!
It is a wonderful recreation of a 30s style hotel. Beautiful decor, old style finishes. Just beautiful. The restaurant was excellent. Great food, great service. The bar actually can make a real gin fizz and an old fashion. Something lost in many modern bars. The roasted chicken was moist and juicy, and the sauce was very flavorful. The greens were perfect, not too hard, but not soggy and mushy either. Green beans cooked well and seasoned well. The chicken fried steak was crispy and very well seasoned. Hotel staff was helpful and attentive. We stayed in one of the parlor rooms, very comfortable. Great stay.
Very nice hotel and a friendly helpful staff
Youve got to see this to believe it. How can there be such a magnificent, beautifully restored historic hotel in such a small town? But there is, and its worth a visit as a destination in itself. So much history. Wonderful accomodations.
We went to the restaurant here, after reading all of the good reviews. Im not sure if this place has gone downhill from the pandemic or what. But it was extremely overpriced considering I ordered a burger, and was served a clearly previously frozen patty that probably came from walmart, with some iceberg lettuce. I ordered a fruit cup for my son and he was given some kind of canned pears, not even a variety or fresh fruit. I ordered the chocolate cake for dessert and was given the driest cake Ive ever had, that was dowsed in some disgusting chocolate syrup to try and make up for the dryness I guess. My husband and brother got the chicken fried steak and they said the mashed potatoes seemed like boxed mashed potatoes and the green beans were cold. All of this for a $75 bill and I could have made food 10x better at home. The sweet tea was good though. Overall it was very disappointing after all the good things we read/heard. We definitely will not be returning.
This was my second stay and it doesnt disappoint. We at the restaurant the food was awesome the Brussels sprouts for appetizer was legit. We got there with 5 minutes to spare for happy hour my girl got the house Merlot she said it was a pretty good one for a happy hour one especially. The staff was awesome again the only thing I might suggest they do different would be some time period correct uniforms for the staff it would make it a little bit more fun especially since the place opened in 1929 and they put it back to as close to as original as they could want to make the staff close to the original also. The rooms are used bathrooms awesome its just a neat neat place
The bed made noise like we have never heard before anywhere. Sitting down on it, laying down on it, are rolling over, it groaned and growled all night. We did not sleep. I left a written statement at the desk about our issues and was not contacted. I would expect the hotel to make a full refund for the frustrating that we had and having to drive all day with no sleep. This place may look wonderful but its not. The lovely dining room that you see on the all me internet is not available to you we ate in a noisy place and we were charged $9 for one after dinner drink. The room was clean but nothing else seemed to work out for us. Please contact me at Sheila_ Chuck @comcast.net to discuss making a full refund on our stay.THE CRABILLS
Need smaller coffee cups for in room coffee makers. So far so good .
Our son paid for the suite as a birthday present. Having moved out of Big spring many years ago, we were amazed at the renovations of this hotel. It was awesome.
Really enjoyed my stay here.
Didnt stay at the hotel but there little bar is a great place to just hang out with out trouble. And if you go try there Mexican candy shot it is great.
Top shelf place to stay! Total blast from the past. Feels like you are walking into the 1920’s. The history behind this place is truly unbelievable.
ABSOLUTELY A-M-A-Z-I-N-G !! My wife and I had our Valentine’s dinner there. I’m so glad we did. The food was delicious and our waiter Juan was very attentive. Thank y’all so much!
F ood was superb - the three of us had three different entrees and they were all delicious. The fish I had was very tasty. The chicken fried steak was very delicious while remaining crispy after the gravy was added. Staff was friendly and very personable.
The premium rooms are huge and classically elegant. The Settles Grill has wonderful food (a bit pricey) and the Pharmacy Bar has a great jalapeno margarita. The staff is so friendly. The pool is great, the best part is you can order from the bar and restaurant while you relax pool side. The Settles Hotel is the nicest place to stay in West Texas let alone Big Spring.
This hotel exceeded all expectations. My wife and I decided to make an overnight stop here on the way to Midland.The quality of the restoration of this hotel is superb. It really does capture the feeling of the 1930s but with very modern conveniences. The rooms are every bit as nice as anything I have stayed in at much more expensive hotels in NYC or anywhere else. We stayed in a King Parlor room.The restaurant is good - we had dinner and brunch.The service was fantastic.COVID 19 - the cleanliness throughout the hotel was excellent. The rooms were spotless and there was zero odor from scents being used to hide lack of cleaning. The room was clean and naturally smelled clean.Big Springs is a bit of a reach for me to recommend as a destination, but if you are traveling to Midland or points west from DFW area, this is a great hotel to interrupt your journey and get off the road.
Beautiful hotel. Enjoyed the food in the bar.
Great food excellent drinks and wonderful staff really loved this place
Great customer service, very convenient location.
This hotel follows the correct procedure for the welfare of its guests. From time to time, they swept up the place and made sure it was free from any unpleasant odors. The whole region has been quite interesting.
Everyone very friendly. The facility was redone very well and the rooms were comfortable and tastefully done. Cant wait to return with grandkids.
Loved the restaurant setting. Music was good and not too loud; Waitress was excellent. Beautiful place. Food was not stellar but was certainly good. Will definitely eat there again when traveling through Big Spring.
A wonderful experience, extremely comfortable and clean place to stay the food is great and the bar relaxing......
Very comfortable room and really nice help at the front desk.
Hotel Settles is the perfect place to stay if you are in the area! It is clear from the moment you walk in that the hotel is truly unique, with authentic 30’s looking furniture, impeccable design details, and gorgeous landscape paintings adorning the walls. We really enjoyed the restaurant (their head chef won chopped!), and the staff was extremely helpful and accommodating. The room was richly furnished with panoramic views!P.S.- Great Covid-19 safety protocols as well, we felt safe here.
Id give the restaurant a solid 2.5. Service is fine. They will probably get your order wrong. The food is generally decent, but definitely overpriced for the quality. Unfortunately, there arent many options for decent food in Big Spring, so Ill probably go back...but not often.
Historic old hotel with much originality. Great restaurant In the heart of Big Spring. A great place to stay or visit
Beautiful building, great food and great service.
Excellent place to stay has bar and restaurant
The bar was rockin the night after Christmas. We had so much fun!!!
Always a pleasure! Great food and atmosphere!
Goos staff that helped a small issue with reservation. The room was great. The Settles Grill has great food and friendly staff. I would recommend eating there even if you are not staying in the hotel.
Very good food and a nice ambiance
The hotel is a fantastic 4-star establishment and Im only reviewing the restaurant here which is subpar for where its located, ordered the 16 once Rib Eye, and received 16 onces of pot roast @ $31. My wife had pasta that wasnt very appetizing either. The drinks were very good but a bit over priced. All in all not a place Id recommend.
The staff are very friendly; the hotel is clean, the atmosphere takes you bake in time but updated. ❤
The Settles puts on events for our community, and gives Big Spring something to be proud of. The staff is always friendly and helpful.
Had a great Thanksgiving Lunch. Fantastic service & food!
Nice people
I was born and raised in Big Spring and love our little town. With that being said, I couldn’t be more proud of this amazing establishment! Aesthetically it’s breathtaking. The rooms are beautiful bu, most of all, the management is exceptional! Najam the general manager has done wonders for that place! He not only has exquisite interpersonal skills regarding addressing clientele as well as staff, but he also posses a very eloquent and worldly eye which fosters an environment of constant improvement there!
We stayed there on our wedding night. We got in late and they had somehow given our already paid for room to another guest but after showing our confirmation, the manager, Justin, took personal interest and more than compensated us for the mistake. This is a beautiful place but the best thing is the people. Everyone was cheerful, helpful, and made our visit really memorable! I highly recommend!
Seriously, this is one very special hotel. Beautifully restored, oozing charm and history.On our way home from Amarillo, we decided to stay at the Hotel Settles in one of the Heritage rooms. We are both seniors and they had very good COVID19 procedures in effect and we felt very comfortable in all areas of the hotel.When we opened the door to the room, Deb and I fell even more in love with this lovely venue. It really reminded us of a fine European hotel. Our room (303) was immaculate with excellent linens and bedding and a comfortable bed. A Keurig with quality coffee, Gilchrist and Soames bathroom accoutrements and water in the room was more icing on the cake. They obviously take service very seriously, which is reflected in the attitude of every staff member we met and from check in to check out we received great service and felt valued.We availed ourselves of the bar upon arrival (very helpful and attentive bar staff) and the restaurant, for both dinner and breakfast. We were delighted to have friendly, professional and attentive servers for both dinner and breakfast. Thank you Kelsey (dinner) and Jovanna (breakfast) for the great service and for visitin with us a little.This would be a great place to meet up with friends and just enjoy the hotel and its amenities. We will stay and dine here again.
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, this hotel!Staff are amazing, bar is great, restaurants good, and its great for a quick night away.
Awesome food great hotel
Just a beautiful hotel! I went in it just because I liked the architecture from the outside! On the inside its even better! They show photos of what it looks like before it was renovated!Kind of makes you sad to see such a beautiful place be trashed! Yet see how much love was put in the hotel to make it regain its Glory!
It is a beautiful historic hotel! The restaurant in the hotel is elegant and a trip into the past. I recommend the Settles Hotel for a historic experience!
Incredible location and luxury for a good price! The rooms are clean and incredible. The pool lights up and theres also a hot tub. In the morning I ordered a salmon and rice bowl with a orange honey coffee. An incredible experience that was once in a lifetime. Highly recommend!!! If youre considering this option, then do it!
Beautiful place. Great rooms and baths. Everything has a high quality ‘30’s feel but with modern conveniences.Needs more breakfast choices and control of the swarming mosquitoes by the pool.It was also a shame that all (most) the downtown antique shops were closed with no indication of when (if) they do open.
What a unique spot. Look up the history, it is fascinating.
Probably one of the nicest hotels I’ve stayed at. Super clean and luxurious. Nice gem in old Big Spring. When you’re there try the brunch it’s not expensive and it’s really good!
Full disclosure, I grew up just outside of Big Spring and watched the Settles fall into disrepair, so I think it is great that it has been rescued and restored to such a beautiful condition. I love looking at all of the historical pictures scattered around. There is great history here. The rooms are huge! Ladies will love the separate vanity area. Guys will love the bar with its own sink. The Cafe is very good, and it is great to see that the locals frequent it as much or more than the hotel guests. The only negative this trip was that the elevators were a little sketchy. But they did get them back working quickly. You may just want to allow a little extra time when youre leaving so you wont be late.
Its costly, but excellent
We stayed at Settles and had New Years Eve dinner at the grill. It was a fixed price menu and and it was a great deal for some very fine food. Everything was delicious, and our stay was lovely.
What a beautiful hotel. Such comfortable beds, room enough in the shower for 5 people, complimentary water, and a robe to borrow. Concierge were very kind. The only things would be not many outlets and bathroom lights a bit too dark to put makeup on. Would love to visit this hotel again!
Friendly and extremely helpful staff. Historic look and feel. Very clean, great view from your room at night.
Amazing service. My room was impeccable. Definitely worth the expense. I didnt want to leave!
This exquisitely restored hotel is an oasis in a dry, dusty land. I frankly had no idea it even existed until recently.I only stayed one night but would have liked to have stayed a month.The food was great, Pharmacy had a cool atmosphere, my room was tastefully decorated and comfortable, and the staff were very friendly.I highly recommend checking out this historic Texas hotel.
Beautiful Hotel. Very sweet people. Zack and Caroline had a beautiful wedding, thanks to the sweet people that run this hotel.
I made reservations for Valentines dinner with my husband. We arrived and were seated within a few minutes but the girl who seated us seemed like she was very busy. After being seated we are given a Valentines Day menu, I asked if this is the only thing they are serving and she said yes. It was $129.00 plus tax of course for a couples dinner. What? They should have told us that when we made the reservation. We didnt feel like looking for another restaurant and didnt want to be looked at as being cheap (paying that wasnt the issue). As the waitress brings the drinks she tells us that she is going to see if they still have appetizers because they have another gathering and she thinks they ran out. She made it seem like we werent getting it because they were short appetizers. We got our salad, and the cucumber salad I got was such a small portion but still good. My husband got the wedge salad and his portion was much better. We got out entree and the steak was delicious, the prawns were over cooked and the crabcakes over seasoned. The mashed potatoes were also delicious. After we got the entree we then got the amuse-bouche, which was good except the bread was overly toasted. It was so hard and when you bit into it because it was almost burnt it broke into pieces. We drank our champagne (we rarely drink so we could have done without this) and got our dessert to go. The dessert was VERY sweet and small, I ate it but it took me a long time because I was taking tiny bites. Since moving to BS Ive been looking forward to eating here but I dont know if well be back. My main issues were not being told the price and that the regular menu wouldnt be served, that you had to do the couples dinner. And the waitress wasnt the best for the type of restaurant, atmosphere it is. She was always rushing, I think she was the only waitress because I didnt see anyone else.* Went back on 3/7/20 and got our food to go. My issues today were, I told them I wanted the gravy on the side for my mashed potatoes and it was placed on top of the food. I asked for extra salad dressing on the side and my salad was drowned in dressing making it very wilted. And I got no condiments or plastic ware with our to go order. I barely got any salad, the plate it was almost empty. Definitely not with the price they charge. I can now say that we will never go back here again.
This review is for the settles restaurant only. The food was not good. It was very bland. Portions were too small for the price. I enjoy smaller portions but not at a ridiculous price. Not impressed.
At first it looks creepy. Something out of a horror movie. But once you walk in,... extreme elegance! It made me feel like I walked onto a movie set in Hollywood! The staff is professional, courteous, and demonstrate the utmost hospitality! Our server Briana was very professional and expeditious with our order and drinks! Definitely coming back to enjoy elegance at its finest! 👍
Amazing restoration of the Hotel. Showers alone in the room act as a Sauna. History, and surrounding city are as could be expected of a West Texas town. Highly recommend a stay if youre route takes you through here in Big Spring. Enjoy. See ya on down the road...
Great historic hotel. Fantastic bar, beautifully restored.
This may be only ten storey building in a hundred miles. Hotel has beautifully restored bedrooms which are large enough to be suites in a big city. The Grill was closed the night we stayed but we had a good meal in the bar. The food and drinks were very reasonably priced. Dont be put off by the one star restaurant reviews-I think they are just locals who think TGIF is the height of sophistication. Would stay here again in a heartbeat; kudos to the city and the management for trying to imagine life after oil and gas.
Great job of restoring this hotel. These Grand hotels built in the early 20th century show the pride and economic power that these West Texas towns had. Sadly their grand opulence also led to their demise as decades and times changed. Too many of these hotels have fallen by the wayside and have become run down dinosaurs in other rual cities of Texas. Fantastic job to Big Springs and developers that brought this grand old lady back to her rightful place in history.
My wife and I were celebrating our 28th wedding anniversary and I was very disappointed in the meals we ordered for take out. Not one meal was prepared as ordered. Active listening is a key part of good customer service. No amount of busy is an excuse for messing up an order, especially for a food establishment as highly esteemed as the Settles. Sadly, this experience only proved to perpetuate a stereotype Ive heard since Ive moved here: Only in Big Spring.I only wonder if this would have happened had we come in to dine...it shouldnt make a difference.
Beautifully restored hotel. We purposely take an alternate route on our yearly trip from San Antonio to Albuquerque just so we can stop and stay at Hotel Settles! Very clean. Friendly staff. Breakfast at the restaurant downstairs is delicious!
Food and drinks were excellent!
Great restaurant in the middle of Big Spring. Easily top three restaurants in town. Always good service, if a bit slow. Hotel itself is historic and Ive heard good things about the renovated rooms. There is a good bar in addition to the Settles Grill.
This was the second time we have stayed at Hotel Settles. The first time was it was very nice. This time we were put in room 313 which is a Heritage room. We had no idea what that meant from the description of the room on the website. I would say if they remodeled this room it was done years ago. The bathroom sink was unusable. I had to wash my face and brush my teeth in the bathtub. If we had been planing to stay more than one night, we would have changed rooms. The next morning before leaving we had breakfast in their dining room. The first thing the wait person said is we are out of bacon. It was 8:15! When we checked out I mentioned the sink to the front desk. She didnt say a word.
The restaurant is so damn good.
Beautifully restored 1930s high-rise hotel. huge rooms, many amenities and beautiful pool and cabana area. reasonably priced considering. nice staff.
Loved everything about this place ! Beautifully restored ,amazing staff who love the hotel and what they do!!!!! Food was awesome! The hotel is gorgeous , made me want to step back in time ! Beds extremely comfortable. Never had a tub so deep or so many closets ! Would have love to have tried the spa but not enough time. The gym was top notch all the way! Highly recommend a must stay ! I will go out of my way to stay there again !
Awesome renovation. The place is spectacular.
Beautiful hotel! We just attended a wedding and the lobby and grand ballroom were so well refurbished
Built 1927 - This is an amazing Hotel. The bar in the evening is calm and quiet but busy. I tried to stay in the Hotel 09-10-2018. It had one room left at +/-$348 a night.(Kept looking to bed down elsewhere) Read the Historical Marker Attached. The town is the hidden paradise away from Midland/Odessa.
Beautiful historic Hotel with reasonable prices.
- Address:200 E 3rd St, Big Spring, TX 79720, United States
- Site:http://www.hotelsettles.com/
- Phone:+1 432-267-7500
- Banquet hall
- Hotel
- Bar & grill
- Event venue
- Massage therapist
- Restaurant
- Spa
- Wedding venue