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Bristlecone Motel

2.0 star property

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Hiking
Exterior
Gift shop
Terrace/patio
Deluxe Room, 1 Bedroom | Private kitchen

Reviews

8.2 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • 24/7 front desk
  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping
  • Air conditioning

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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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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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1 bedroom, free WiFi, wheelchair access

Double Room

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

Family Room

  • Sleeps 5
  • 2 Double Beds and 1 Twin Bed

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2 Bedroom Apartment

2 Bedroom Apartment

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

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Apartment, 1 Bedroom

Apartment, 1 Bedroom

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

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3 Bedroom House | Living area

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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Deluxe Family Room

Deluxe Family Room

  • Sleeps 5
  • 2 Double Beds and 1 Twin Bed

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About the area

Big Pine

With a stay at Bristlecone Motel in Big Pine, you'll be 8.4 mi (13.6 km) from Keough's Hot Springs and 23.5 mi (37.8 km) from Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest. .This motel is 13.8 mi (22.2 km) from Bishop Country Club Golf Course and 15.2 mi (24.5 km) from Canal Walks.
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What's nearby

  • Keough's Hot Springs - 12 min drive - 17.0 km
  • Bishop Country Club Golf Course - 19 min drive - 28.2 km
  • Little Lakes Valley Trail - 23 min drive - 31.0 km
  • Bishop City Park - 24 min drive - 32.5 km
  • Paiute Palace Casino - 26 min drive - 33.6 km

Getting around

  • Bishop, CA (BIH-Eastern Sierra Regional) - 24 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Copper Top BBQ - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Brewed Awakening - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Hugo’s Bbq - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪subway - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Dick's Smoke Wagon - ‬2 min walk

About this property

Bristlecone Motel

Motel with free parking, in the vicinity of Keough's Hot Springs
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.
Make yourself at home in one of the 19 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms feature bathtubs or showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. Conveniences include microwaves and coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Make use of convenient amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access, a picnic area, and barbecue grills.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, laundry facilities, and ATM/banking services. Free self parking is available onsite.

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

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

Bristlecone Motel Big Pine
Bristlecone Big Pine
Bristlecone Motel Motel
Bristlecone Motel Big Pine
Bristlecone Motel Motel Big Pine

Reviews

Bristlecone Motel Reviews

8.2

Very good

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness
Rating 10 - Excellent. 300 out of 708 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 237 out of 708 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 106 out of 708 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 44 out of 708 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 21 out of 708 reviews

Reviews

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

Travelled 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

Travelled 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

Travelled 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

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

4/10 Poor

Michael

Travelled 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 traveller

Travelled 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

10/10 Excellent

Mary

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Paul

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

Get what you expect.

Room was clean and had the expected amenities. Check in was quick (in the gas station market) and check out online was fast.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

The Owner Ran Them All

The owner ran a couple of businesses - a gas station, a grocery store, a hardware store, a motel, a food truck, and a laundromat with showers. Therefore, we checked in at the grocery store. The room was clean. The bed was comfortable for a good night sleep. We asked for a quiet room and got one behind the store building. It did shield out lots of highway noise. We took a walk after dinner in the nice neighborhood.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Jeff

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Walk inside your room before you pay. You tell me.

The primary business here is a gas station convenience store. The hotel is definately an after thought. People seemed nice enough but the room was in desperate need of paint, the power lights, tv etc. Flickered all night and even went dark once. Evening shower was fine, morning shower ran out of hot water a minute in. The a/c worked fine though. And the original room they gave me was out back next to the laundry and maintenance room. Nothing bad as far as people go, but the hotel here is not good.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It's an average old motel in a small town. Completely adequate. What does one expect?
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

4/10 Poor

Carol

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The toilet would not flush right, and the lights flickered on and off and the plug-ins in the bathroom did not work.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Randy Van

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Super fast check in. They just asked my name and handed me my key. Less than 30 seconds. The staff were super friendly and helpful. Checkin is at the general store in front of the rooms so you can get groceries and snacks as well as fuel all within feet of your room. Also prices room prices are very affordable compared to other locations in Bishop or Independence. I highly recommend
Stayed 1 night in May 2025