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Smokey Bear Motel

2.0 star property

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Free WiFi
Classic Double Room
Exterior
Classic Double Room | Bathroom
Exterior

Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

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316 Smokey Bear Blvd, Capitan, NM, 88316
  • Place, Smokey Bear Historical Park
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Smokey Bear Museum and Gift Shop
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • Place, Ruidoso Winter Park
    ‪18 min drive‬
  • Airport, Ruidoso, NM (RUI-Sierra Blanca Regional)
    ‪17 min drive‬

Room options

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Free WiFi

Classic Single Room

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(10 reviews)
  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Classic Double Room

Classic Double Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(4 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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Comfort Double Room

Comfort Double Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Free WiFi

Comfort Single Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

Capitan

With a stay at Smokey Bear Motel in Capitan, you'll be within a 5-minute walk of Smokey Bear Museum and Smokey Bear National Monument. .This hotel is 21 mi (33.8 km) from Ski Apache and 0.2 mi (0.4 km) from Smokey Bear Historical Park.

What's nearby

  • Smokey Bear Historical Park - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Smokey Bear Museum and Gift Shop - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Ruidoso Winter Park - 18 min drive - 24.4 km
  • The Links at Sierra Blanca - 22 min drive - 30.1 km
  • Grindstone Lake - 27 min drive - 35.7 km

Getting around

  • Ruidoso, NM (RUI-Sierra Blanca Regional) - 15 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Smokey Bear Restaurant - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Oso Grill - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪CHEF E Catering - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Shianns Truck - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Che Palle - ‬4 min walk

About this property

Smokey Bear Motel

Hotel in Capitan with free parking
Smokey Bear Motel offers 27 accommodations. This Capitan hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access, with a speed of 50+ Mbps. Bathrooms include showers. Housekeeping is provided on request.
Make yourself at home in one of the 27 guestrooms featuring microwaves. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms with showers are provided.
The front desk is staffed during limited hours. Free self parking is available onsite.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 50+ Mbps

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site

Family friendly

  • In-room microwave
  • Mini-fridge

Conveniences

  • Limited-hour front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (on request)

Accessibility

  • No lift

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Microwave
  • Mini-fridge

More

  • Heating

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours

Access methods

Access code, front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

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 and debit cards; cash is not accepted

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Smokey Bear Motel Hotel
Smokey Bear Motel Capitan
Smokey Bear Motel Hotel Capitan

Smokey Bear Motel Reviews

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 40 out of 60 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 13 out of 60 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 60 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 60 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 60 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Jennifer or Reuben

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

10/10 Excellent

Shane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Darrell

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Old town charm here in Capitan. Rooms are spotless, comfortable!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Travelled with family and small children, Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice place, morning a bit loud tenant near room 106? Open door TV turned up high.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Millie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The gladiolas in front of the hotel lobby and deer.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Clay

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

10/10 Excellent

Ramon

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

John

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

Nice stay and nice cafe.

Power went out . Difficult to shower etc without light.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Ernesto

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
About a 30 min drive away from the city areas
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Pancho

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very Comfortable
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Pancho

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

John

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Easy check in and great rooms!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

omar

Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

millie

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
snacks in basket. toiletries wonderful...clean lamp on when I got there precious. Thank you
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Ginger

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
This was perfect for what we needed this week. The motel was clean, the staff was friendly and the complimentary snacks were much appreciated.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Taska

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
👍
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Martin

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was great! And great restaurant walking distance was a plus!
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

nidya

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Far but confortable
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

KRISANDI

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great motel and appreciate the door code for entering withoit hassle
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Larry

Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Robbi

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

Thank you Smokey Bear!

Staff sent me information to enter room before i arrived. Did not have to check in at office, was able to straight to room. Located right by amazing restaraunt! Was so nice!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Eric

Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Patia

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

Quaint motel.

It is an older motel and quaint! It fit its name, Smokey Bear motel! The room and the beds were clean, had extra towels already in room, water in frig, snacks in a welcoming bowl, and a coffee pot! We were there for 2 nights for a family graduation!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Travis

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Coming here for many years , nice small town atmosphere and reasonable prices
Stayed 1 night in May 2025