Thunderbird Motel

2.5 star property

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Classic Room, 2 Queen Beds

Classic Room, 2 Queen Beds

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(9 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Classic Room, 1 Queen Bed

Classic Room, 1 Queen Bed

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(12 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About the area

Bishop

A stay at Thunderbird Motel places you in the heart of Bishop, steps from Canal Walks and Little Lakes Valley Trail. .This motel is 0.2 mi (0.3 km) from Bishop City Park and 0.2 mi (0.4 km) from Monument Bank.
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What's nearby

  • Little Lakes Valley Trail - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Bishop City Park - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Monument Bank - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Bishop Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Northern Inyo Hospital - 12 min walk - 1.0 km

Getting around

  • Bishop, CA (BIH-Eastern Sierra Regional) - 8 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Erick Schat’s Bakkery - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Jack in the Box - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Starbucks - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Taco Bell - ‬10 min walk

About this property

Thunderbird Motel

Motel in Bishop with airport shuttle service and a 24-hour front desk
Thunderbird Motel offers 22 air-conditioned accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Televisions come with cable channels. Guests can make use of the in-room refrigerators and microwaves. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations and complimentary toiletries.

This Bishop motel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Make yourself at home in one of the 22 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as desks and coffee/tea makers.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, luggage storage, and a safe deposit box at the front desk. A roundtrip airport shuttle is complimentary (available 24 hours).

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

  • 24-hour free return airport shuttle
  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited on-site self parking

Food and drink

  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Family friendly

  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Outdoors

  • In the mountains

Accessibility

  • No lift

More

  • 2 floors
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 3 PM

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available

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
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 20.00 per pet, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs and cats only
2 total pets
Specific rooms only; pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Pet fee: USD 20.00 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

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

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

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Thunderbird Motel Reviews

Reviews

7.2

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 115 out of 438 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 140 out of 438 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 81 out of 438 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 56 out of 438 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 46 out of 438 reviews

7.4/10

Cleanliness

7.6/10

Staff & service

7.2/10

Amenities

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Esteban

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ric

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Karl

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Karl

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great value. Clean room recently updated. Larger bed than advertised. Only critique is a lack of a blackout curtain
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kristian

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

4/10 Poor

Nathan

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Gary

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Sasikala

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Motel is very run down. Parking lot is full of stuff stacked everywhere. Old & out dated furniture, beds, bathroom & sink areas. A/C is so loud, it sounds like a diesel motor on high idle.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kristian

Travelled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Always a real pleasure. It's my "go-to place".
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

John

Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was a bad stay overall. The room was in very poor condition — the cable box was hanging from the TV, there were stains on the towels, ants crawling everywhere, and crusted candy stuck to the comforter. The outside of the property was also in very bad shape. I definitely would not stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Leslie

Travelled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness
The property is very small therefore the parking is a little cramped. But overall my stay was good, everything is clean and staff is friendly. Pet Friendly is a plus for me too.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Dirty Blue room

Room wasn’t clean, one towel had a big stain on it, the bathroom didn’t smell clean, had that funky smell. TV was bluish just like the room. For 112 a night, Thunderbird Motel can do better than that..
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Glenn

Liked: Cleanliness
Tv didn’t work and the parking was very limited
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Genaro

Liked: Amenities
Always a good stay
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Dan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Brian, Los Angeles

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

bryce

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Convenient place to stay
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Genaro

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything was exactly like in the pictures
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
The room was not as clean as it should have been. The bed spread was filthy, the sheets looked horrible. Good thing we were prepared with our own bedding. It was poorly cleaned.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tien-Phat

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Makayla

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

Great for solo or family

Great safe place and the owner is a happy business man who cares about his property!
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Valentyna Makayla

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

Super quiet and perfect

Great, clean, quiet and a well stay
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

2/10 Terrible

cédric

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very bad experience.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024