Whitten Inn University

Quiet, clean, pet friendly!
Soft towels. Hot water. Friendly cat in the lobby! Decent price. Friendly, helpful, and compliant staff. Carpets are clean. Bathroom, if not large, was clean, modern, and well-​stocked. In room microwave and refrigerator. TV wasn’t huge, but was adequate.

Stayed on a dove hunters weekend, place was packed. The rooms were clean, nice front deck staff, quiet even with a no occupancy available hunter crowd.
Would stay again!

4 stars. Based upon its adherence to its stated claim: cleanliness; and its standing as a two-​star hotel.
The room was in fact clean. This was a good comfort for stepping back in time to a hotel decades old. However, there was hair in the bathtub, presumably from a previous guest. Also, the bedsheets were weirdly wrinkled. So, while it was evident the room was clean as a pattern of cleanliness over time, there were some things out of sorts.
There is no pretense in this place, which for me has shades of nostalgia traveling with my parents as a child of the 90s. Very little about this type of hotel has changed, except a TV here, an alarm clock there, and a CFL in the same old style lampshade. It’s almost as though this hotel has been preserved as a historical exhibit with but a few modifications.
Late evening staff and morning (breakfast time) staff were all friendly and eager to help («have a blessed day»). On a previous pass through Abilene when there was no vacancy anywhere we stopped, one early morning staff member even politely called around to other pet-​friendly hotels to check availability.
We would lodge here again if ever we have to stop over in Abilene with a pet on board. FYI — The pet fee for the night was 10 dollars added onto the room rate. Not bad to be able to keep our Airedale Terrier with us.

This is not a fake review. We are visiting for a 4-​H competition and have had bad luck with disgusting hotels. Truly scary places so we were leery of this place too. Omg I can’t express how wonderful the rooms are here. If you need a place to stay in this town, STAY HERE!!! Clean rooms, refreshing private pool, ac works well and nice staff. Did I mention how clean the rooms are?

The room was very nice. Very comfortable beds and pillows. Definitely feels like home away from home.
The room offers flat screen tv, microwave and mini fridge. The front desk clerk was very friendly. I have stay in a few different hotels in Abilene because my daughter goes to ACU. I will definitely stay here again.

We stayed for one night whole passing through from Denver to Austin. It was a quick search from
, and we noticed that there were plenty of reviews that mentioned how clean the rooms were. We were not disappointed! The room was neat, tastefully decorated, flat screen tv with cable, fridge and microwave. Nice breakfast with waffles, and the staff was great!
On our return, we accidentally made a reservation at the Whitten Inn Expo Center… after seeing the room, we asked for a refund and switched back to this location. If you stay at Whitten, stay at this one… it’s much cleaner and the staff is nicer!

The bed was comfortable enough, the a/​c was cold, and the internet worked surprisingly well-that’s about all that was good with this place. It’s a rundown motel with a coat of paint. Nothing is really like it is in the pictures. The pool has many things floating in it; it does not seem to be well maintained The «workout» room is three broken down pieces of equipment that do not work. At first glance, my room looked clean, but there is a layer of dust in those «hard to reach places, like the 2 inches between the fridge and the wall. It’s gross. My door never opened right, sometimes taking up to 10 swipes for the door to finally release and allow me in.
Finally, I booked my room on priceline, and when I got there, the room was going for nearly $ 20 cheaper than what it was booked for online, and they refused to make any adjustments. That is wrong, just wrong, anyway you look at it.
I absolutely do not recommend this «motel» to anyone. There are better options nearby for just a few more dollars. It’s worth the few extra dollars.

The lady on the front desk was very friendly, I was able to make a reservation on the same date for a reasonable price, all other hotels around were booked, thank you so much

Great staff to start with. They are very helpful and kind! Some of the better rooms to stay in for less than $ 100. Ours were $ 75.25 a night, Monday — Thursday. Small breakfast with waffles, muffins, cereal, toast, hard boiled eggs, biscuits and gravy. Free coffee and juice /​milk.
Need a LAN for gaming but the free wifi is good. 24 hour Subway within a stones throw and a Mexican restaurant behind it. Located across from and nearby to many restaurants and gas stations. All you need within ½ mile.

This is not a fancy place, but for the price it was great! Clean, cozy, and a good free breakfast!

Not a bad place, just not the nicest and most up-​to-​date (older furnishings, comforter, etc). I do admit, it was VERY clean. Spotless! They do have a pet-​friendly part of the hotel, which was nice for our dog. The breakfast is just what you would get at La Quinta and other hotels: not bad.

— slogan — «Sleep with Whitten, purr like a kitten.»
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— I’ll lead with the WI-​FI on this update. ⁰⁴⁄₀₁ I was moved to a new room with a single bed. Lots of young athletes & other youth coming to town. Room 241 has an electromagnetic curse. Wi-​Fi only works well in the extreme SW corner. It is great everywhere else. Ralph and others worked hard to help.

Like a fully restored ’63 Chevy Malibu, the Whitten University Inn is a pretty sweet ride. It’s an older hotel that is kept neat, clean and modern. You can read the other reviews and get the gist of the rooms and services. It also has wi-​fi nicely kept grounds and a huge swimming pool that is covered for winter at this early spring date.
I’ll also note that my room has a microwave, refrigerator, hair dryer, and ironing board. The TV is a standard model, not a flat panel for those who MUST have a flat panel. Soap and shampoo are dispensed from a plastic box with squeeze handle on the bottom. For heating and cooling fans, and those who can’t sleep when the a/​c is running a chainsaw inside the motors and compressor; the heat pump is quiet, shutting down when the room temperature is comfy for you. Some will be put off by pillow extra firmness, none of my three suitable for princesses detecting peas. That’s why we pack our own pillow and teddy bear, right?
The lobby, lounging and breakfast areas are nicely decorated. The lounging area looks like a great place to read one of the free papers, have a business or social conversation, or wait for the next person to get off the business center computer and printer.
Breakfast is served and decent. Malt waffles, biscuits and gravy, industrial boiled eggs, coffee, orange juice, milks, cold cereal, instant oatmeal, bananas, However, if breakfast is your Big meal of the day, there’s a Cracker Barrel across the street from Whitton’s and the Dairy Queen. The Xpress café will sell you lunch. It’s next to the Radio Shack and Game stop over in the Wal Mart Shopping Center. If you can’t see Wal Mart when you arrive, the sign and building got carried away by a tornado.
Yes, I’d stay again on another trip through Abilene.