Great stop! Beautiful and clean rest area! I love that the rest area is not only beautiful but, but…read morealso functional. The space inside is informative and has something for everyone! Info about surrounding areas and its history. There is great amounts of space to have a picnic , let the kids get their wiggles out and let our elders enjoy the history provided and nice sidewalks for them to stretch their legs! Free WIFI too!

If i could give more stars, I would. Hands down BEST rest stop I've ever been to and I've been to…read moremany. So clean, attendant on duty, exhibits to see, several vending machines. Did I mention clean. Perfect temperature inside.

This is a great place to get gas, buy some snacks, drinks, souvenirs and essentials! The store and…read morerestrooms are clean and shiny! There is also a great restaurant inside, "Boilerman Barbeque" that has fresh made foods and great service! There are tables and chairs to sit at and even a nice fireplace! Not like the other travel centers who only offer burgers and fast food! Iron Horse Travel Center in Merkel, TX is one of the absolute best travel centers/gas stations we have been to!

This is NOT a typical "careful-what-you-touch-because-you-might-catch-something" kind of gas…read morestation. When driving back and forth between West Texas and East Texas, our family plans the trip around THIS stop. They always have ultra clean restrooms and reasonable gas prices. They have fresh barbecue and special novelty snacks. (Yes, they've even got your spicy peaches and candied pecans!) If you're into picking up cool gifts or souvenirs, this place has a lot of those for every season. Cold drinks, coffee, chocolate, dog potty area, travel accessories... you name it... anything you need to make your trip more pleasant... they've got it. And I've never had a rude or negligent attendant/cashier.

Gas station with electric charging stations. Good food options and friendly staff. You can also…read morerenew hunting licenses here.

The coffee I had consumed before starting my long day in the car chose to escape early in the trip…read more I had no choice but to find a place to stop. So 40 minutes in - I was out. This place was packed. The parking lot was buzzing and the spots were all full. The store had a large selection of items- as one would expect from a truck stop. The restroom is showing its age. But the dispensers were all stocked. And the floor was dry. I do prefer to hit the rest area in EastLand but I was having an emergency. So compared to the EastLand area not as good- But I'll still choose it over ANY Loves on the planet.

This rest area is about two miles north of Decatur and it is more than adequate. A short ramp of…read moreparking area off the highway and unlike other "picnic area" stops in Texas, this one not only has covered picnic areas but also a breezeblock building with men's and women's restrooms that have running water. It is handicapped accessible and the water fountains are potable I spent a few hours here getting a decent sleep before continuing north towards Bowie. There is a wifi network here but it never allowed me to sign in, only repeating "The service is initializing, please try again later." It probably isn't the safest spot unless your doors are locked and you can put a screen on your windows. There is a lot of transient traffic and I did not spot any law enforcement patrolling. [Review 16112 overall - 292 in Texas - 1617 of 2021.]

Absolutely disgusting. we asked for more pillows and the weird up front guy wouldn't just give us…read morethe new pillows he HAD to walk us to our room and put them in our room. the original pillows we had where disgusting with stains all over the case then the next pillows he give us where even worse than the first one. When i was trying to make coffee and BED BUG fell out of the coffee pot. Never staying here again

This is complete false advertising!!! The pictures online of the property have to be at least 10…read moreyears old!! The stench of dead crickets slap you in the face upon arrival. Crickets were everywhere!! In our bed, shower, all over the floor, in the drained pool, and thousands of crushed up crickets in piles in the parking lot. When we complained 5 minutes after arriving, they replied, "It's Texas, what do you expect, everyone has crickets." They offered another room, but the stench of the entire property was so bad - we left and went to La Quinta 2 blocks away and guess what??? No crickets!!! Stay away!! Pay the extra money and save yourself the hassle!!!

Lots of space for Truckers! No need to park on the shoulders or tight on the rest areas. This is…read morethe place!

This is a little gem for travelers driving through west Texas. The station offers Exxon gasoline,…read moreBurger King, a small gift store and really clean restrooms. I pulled in so I could join a conference call and noted there was some tree shade over their parking lot. Not enough but it was better than roasting in the open sun during my call. While here, I took advantage of quality gasoline and topped the tank off. Then my stomach started to growl and I got som BK. The store had some interesting souvenir items for sale as well as basic needs for snacks and hardware. The restroom, the whole store in fact, was very clean. I was pleased also with the quality of the service and the fast food I ate here.

This hotel is very dirty and management is unfriendly! Do not stay there! Lobby was under…read moreconstruction and the floor that our room was also under construction. We were not informed of this when I booked the stay. The room smelled like a musty damp basement. I have health issues and I'm on oxygen and with the condition of the hotel we decided that we couldn't stay there. The clerk was just a go between for the manager who was at first unwilling to refund our stay. After a lengthy discussion the manager finally agreed to refund the charge. Save your time and money and find a better place to stay. After a long day of travel, you deserve that.

Stayed here in mid 2023. Worst experience staying in a hotel I've ever had. It stood out enough…read morethat I still think about it years later. The manager, an unpleasant older woman with black hair and glasses, charged me for my service animal after I told her she was a service dog. She refused to fix it, I had to file a complaint with the DOJ and contact corporate to have it fixed. I'm clearly disabled too... I have a big scar up my head, and informed her that I was disabled. She was mad at me, and did it out of spite. I booked several nights, with the intent of working from the hotel. The Wi-Fi did not function though. The signal was so weak you couldn't stay connected. They told me if I wanted to use it. I'd need to sit in the hallway to get a better signal. (that also didn't work.) I got a better signal from the hotel across the street than from this hotel. I had to immediately book a hotel elsewhere so I could work in the morning, and when I demanded a refund, she told me no, and that it wasn't their fault. It was that the Internet service provider was down. I had to explain to her that the wifi signal strength isn't tied to the internet being up or down. The two things are not dependent on each other in that way. You can have no internet service and a strong wifi signal, and you can have a strong Internet service with poor or no Wi-Fi signal strength. They are two separate things. You can literally have Internet service without Wi-Fi at all. It's called ethernet. She had no response to that, so instead, she kicked me out of the hotel and banned me for life. I left immediately, as I should, and a few minutes after leaving, she charged my credit card a fee for my service Animal. This was done out of spite. My card had already been charged for my wife's pets. So everything was already done. She went out of her way to go back into my record and add an additional fee, charging it to my card without my permission. Not only did she unlawfully, knowingly charge me for my service Animal, she did so by fraudulently using my credit card details without my permission. No, I don't wanna just complain without offering some kind of constructive feedback. So what I would suggest is you sit this person down and teach her how wifi works, teach her the legalities around the ADA and credit card fraud, and then put her on probation.

Let me start by saying do not give your phone to the lady when you check out because I didn't…read moreunderstand what she was saying and she grabbed my phone, deleted my prior bad review and pics and rewrote a 5star review for herself.. absolutely crazy! Now for the review. We were greeted in out room by roaches climbing on door and wall behind us, GROSS!, the smell the was emitted was absolutely intense thick wreak of smoke weed foot and sham. There are visible signs of repairs where doors were kicked in, in our room. The water pressure wasn't strong enough to be called pressure and barely got to lukewarm. And.lastly the walls has the remnants of either a huge phlemy cough or the remnants of a happy ending- either way DISGUSTING! the bed comforter had 100 burn holes in it, and it was attempting to mask the most uncomfortable bed i have ever slept on. And dont forget its all non- refundabel. Read previous reviews, see the pic. HEED THE WARNING, STAY AWAY! (The pics used in the main listing are absolutely NOT the actual room or motel I have no clue where those rooms are or where that building is located. GOOD LUCK

This is my first appearance at this facility. For a decent place to lay your head it is a good…read moreplace. The housekeeping is amazing. The room was well upkeep. I really enjoy the New York City view from the front of the motel. Very clean laundry room. For the price of $80 a night is too high especially since there no breakfast or coffee offered. My youngest keep sneezing due to dog smells since dogs are allowed in the building. Beside that great outdoor view and decent place to lay your head.

Comfortable clean breakfast very good clean rooms and staff very friendly and help full coffee is…read moregreat everything was great room clean

Disgusting hotel . Stained sheets asked for new sheets and they were stained worse . Mold in tub …read more Broken furniture . Worn out pleather chair . Debris on carpet . 150 a night when I complained they said there's nothing they can do because I booked on Priceline . Do yourself a favor and drive 50 more miles to Abilene . There are newer hotels there .