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El Rancho Hotel

3.0 star property

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Lunch and dinner served, American cuisine
Front of property
Lunch and dinner served, American cuisine
Lobby
Lunch and dinner served, American cuisine

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Pet-friendly
  • Bar
  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry

Explore the area

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1623 2nd Ave W, Williston, ND, 58801
  • Place, Harmon Park
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Place, Williston State College
    ‪13 min walk‬
  • Place, CHI St. Alexius Health - Williston Medical Center
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Airport, Williston, ND (XWA-Basin Intl.)
    ‪29 min drive‬

Room options

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In-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Standard Double Room, 2 Queen Beds

7.2 out of 10
Good
(19 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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In-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Standard Double Room, 2 Queen Beds

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Standard Single Room, 1 Queen Bed

Standard Single Room, 1 Queen Bed

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(9 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed

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In-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Standard Single Room, 1 King Bed

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(26 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

Williston

With a stay at El Rancho Hotel in Williston, you'll be within a 5-minute drive of Harmon Park and James Memorial Art Center. .This hotel is 0.8 mi (1.3 km) from Williston Parks & Recreation and 0.8 mi (1.3 km) from Williston State College.

What's nearby

  • Harmon Park - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Williston State College - 13 min walk - 1.1 km
  • Raymond Family Community Center - 2 min drive - 1.8 km
  • Williston Parks & Recreation - 2 min drive - 1.5 km
  • CHI St. Alexius Health - Williston Medical Center - 2 min drive - 2.5 km

Getting around

  • Williston Station - 4 min drive
  • Williston, ND (XWA-Basin Intl.) - 22 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Jimmy John's - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Slim Chickens - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Dairy Queen - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪Qdoba Mexican Eats - ‬16 min walk

About this property

El Rancho Hotel

Hotel in Williston with free breakfast and a 24-hour business center
El Rancho Hotel offers 92 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and coffee/tea makers. Flat-screen televisions come with premium cable channels.

Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. This Williston hotel provides complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is offered daily and microwaves can be requested.

Make yourself at home in one of the 92 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wired and wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming provides entertainment. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include safes and desks, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Make use of convenient amenities, which include complimentary wireless internet access and a vending machine.
You can enjoy a meal at the restaurant serving the guests of El Rancho Hotel, or stop in at the snack bar/deli. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. A complimentary continental breakfast is served daily from 5:00 AM to 9:00 AM.
Featured amenities include complimentary wired internet access, a 24-hour business center, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary continental breakfast is served each morning between 5:00 AM and 9:00 AM.
El Rancho Hotel has a restaurant serving lunch and dinner.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired internet
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired internet

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast available daily 5:00 AM to 9:00 AM
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant
  • Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

  • Williston Brewing Company

Family friendly

  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities
  • Microwave on request
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • ATM
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)

Business services

  • 24-hour business centre
  • Meeting room

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Braille/raised signage
  • Grab bar near toilet (74 centimetre high)
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

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

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with premium cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Microwave on request
  • Refrigerator

More

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

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 12:30 AM
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 75 per accommodation, per stay
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Pet fee: USD 75 per accommodation, per stay
  • 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; cash is not accepted

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

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Reviews

El Rancho Hotel Reviews

8.4

Very good

8.4/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness
Rating 10 - Excellent. 211 out of 450 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 145 out of 450 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 42 out of 450 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 36 out of 450 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 16 out of 450 reviews

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Melissa

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

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Eva, Winnett

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The street noise is unpleasant to say the least. Had to sleep with the air conditioning fan running or the traffic noise was unbearable. The building is very old but the inside has been remodeled and done quite nicely.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Steven

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The brewery/pub is very nice, staff was friendly and helpful. The motel itself is showing its age, and priced as such. Room was clean and quiet.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Sara

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

10/10 Excellent

Savannah

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Karla

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

10/10 Excellent

James

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Steffan

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Justin

Liked: Amenities
It was clean and neat. Nothing was bad to me
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Perry

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
We had to change rooms. AC didn’t work. We found the room was dusty. Others in the group had AC issues too
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Janice

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Property was clean and nice
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Savannah

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

8/10 Good

Lynda

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We loved the restaurant attached to the hotel. Excellent quality food. And we liked our very spacious room and the fact that the bathroom area was separated from the sleeping area. There was a spacious countertop with double sinks, and the bathtub/shower had 4 shelves to put products on and a great non-slip tub bottom. The bathroom was very clean and had been upgraded fairly recently. HOWEVER, the PET FEE is INSANE! $75 for ONE NIGHT! We do not recall seeing that pet fee stated when we made our booking, or we would not have booked this place. NEVER have we heard of a fee anywhere near that high, even in the well-known average hotel chains.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Janet

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service

Accommodating

Had an issue with the noise and air conditioner not working. Went to front desk the lovely front desk clerk promptly moved us to another room
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Shane

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
A
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

Deb

Room was clean but air conditioner was very old did not cool and made Soo much noise could not sleep with it kicking and banging is a very old motel
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Earl

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

David

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Justin

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Joan

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
This motel is used mainly by oil field workers as it gives them affordable accommodations. But this means the rooms are heavily used and the workers tend to bring some of the field into the building with them. The halls were heavily soiled with dirt that didn’t abate during my 3 day stay. The bathrooms have been updated in the past few years but there is more that needs to be done. The new owner is proposing to do that and I hope they are successful as being in an oil town makes it difficult to keep the buildings up, good staff happy and still remain affordable.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Randall, Forest Lake

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The receptionist was very friendly, warm, and accommodating. Very clean hotel with an excellent restaurant attached.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Barbara

Old facility, inside lock on room door did not work, there was no breakfast left even though there was 20 minutes left of the time, coffee at breakfast was lukewarm
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Robert, Freeland

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Williston Brewing Co. is attached to the hotel and is great for dinner and drinks.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Suellyn

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025