Chief Motel

2-star hotel Great 1818 North College Avenue, Fayetteville, AR, 72703
Chief Motel

About Chief Motel

Dining<br /><br /> Enjoy a satisfying meal at Pesto Cafe serving guests of Chief Motel.<br /><br />Business Amenities<br /><br /> Featured amenities include laundry facilities and coffee/tea in a common area.<br /><br />Rooms<br /><br /> Make yourself at home in one of the 31 air-conditioned rooms featuring flat-screen televisions. 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 desks and coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided daily.<br /><br />Attractions<br /><br /> Distances are displayed to the nearest 0.1 mile and kilometer. <br /> <p>Gator Golf Fayetteville - 1.8 km / 1.1 mi <br /> University of Arkansas - 1.9 km / 1.2 mi <br /> Starlight Skatium - 2 km / 1.2 mi <br /> Wilson Park - 2.1 km / 1.3 mi <br /> Headquarters House Museum - 2.9 km / 1.8 mi <br /> Fiesta Square Shopping Center - 3 km / 1.9 mi <br /> Fayetteville Family Clinic - 3.1 km / 1.9 mi <br /> Walton Arts Center - 3.3 km / 2 mi <br /> Mount Sequoyah Center - 3.5 km / 2.2 mi <br /> TheatreSquared - 3.5 km / 2.2 mi <br /> Fayetteville Downtown Square - 3.6 km / 2.2 mi <br /> The Fayetteville Farmers Market - 3.6 km / 2.2 mi <br /> Fayetteville Town Center - 3.6 km / 2.2 mi <br /> World Peace Fountain - 3.6 km / 2.2 mi <br /> Fayetteville Confederate Cemetery - 3.7 km / 2.3 mi <br /> </p><p>The preferred airport for Chief Motel is Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) - 38.4 km / 23.8 mi </p><br /><br />Location<br /><br /> With a stay at Chief Motel in Fayetteville (Midtown), you'll be a 4-minute drive from Fayetteville Downtown Square and 7 minutes from University of Arkansas. This motel is 16.2 mi (26.1 km) from Beaver Lake and 2.5 mi (4 km) from Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium.<br /><br />Headline<br /><br /> In Fayetteville (Midtown)

Amenities

  • On-site parking
  • On-site dining
  • Café / coffee shop
  • Self-service laundry
  • Wheelchair accessible

Reviews

3.5 / 5
Great 288 reviews

The hotel received mixed reviews with guests praising the friendly staff, cleanliness in some rooms, and convenient location. However, many guests expressed dissatisfaction with the cleanliness of the rooms, presence of bugs, and issues with room amenities.

What guests liked
  • Friendly and helpful staff
  • Convenient location
What could be better
  • Lack of cleanliness in rooms
  • Presence of bugs and pests
  • Christopher Jun 2026 · via expedia
    1/5

    First off there was blood spatter on the wall and ceiling. Floors were covered in dirt and dead bugs. The kitchen area had grease all over the wall. The microwave was disgusting. It was a smoking room with no ash trays, and there was ash all over the bed sheets. Need i say more?

  • Amelie Jun 2026 · via expedia
    1/5

    the ac made me sick the tv didnt work the room was covered in roaches NO i did not enjoy my stay

  • Sabrina May 2026 · via expedia
    4/5

    It was better than expected for the price, the motel could use some updates, but a comfortable place to lay your head down and rest when traveling, all and all it was pretty good, amazing shower pressure btw.

  • Erin May 2026 · via hotels.com
    1/5

    Hour late check in. First room a/c cover fell off and stopped working. Second room had a bed bug we found the next morning.

  • Susan May 2026 · via expedia
    3/5

    It was clean but very dated and could use some TLC. Fine place to stay if you want cheap and centrally located with easy parking and access to the interstate.

  • vickie May 2026 · via expedia
    4/5

    too far from eureka springs for me - but was pleasantly surprised by this low budget motel. cannot see sign easily as it's too small if you are coming from west - would stay again if closer to eureka

  • Joyce May 2026 · via hotels.com
    2/5

    Coffee pot did not work. Floors were dirty.

  • Loretta May 2026 · via hotels.com
    4/5

    Certainly not the Ritz but the bed was comfortable. Didnt use tv or shower so cant comment. AC was good.

  • Pat May 2026 · via expedia
    2/5

    There was no shower nozzle,there was no tub plug to hold the water to take a bath due to no shower nozzle...cigarette burn in the bedspread...he said his computer had no record of an invisible person because my name was not printed in the email confirmation...he was not in office at 11:59 pm to chg rooms..the next morning I ask for a refund for I had to take a spit bath using the washcloths.and he refused the refund

  • Don May 2026 · via hotels.com
    5/5

    Nice, clean, comfortable room. Very spacious. Mike and his staff were awesome!

  • victor May 2026 · via expedia
    5/5

    The hottub

  • Jeremy Apr 2026 · via expedia
    1/5

    The ac sucked, the rooms were so-so clean, and the hospitality of the staff was an f minus easy

  • Jeremy Mar 2026 · via expedia
    1/5

    Cable didnt work Peephole in door was facing inwards

  • Muriel Mar 2026 · via expedia
    4/5

    yes

  • Muriel Mar 2026 · via expedia
    4/5

    yes

  • jay Mar 2026 · via expedia
    4/5

    Heat worked. All good for a really old property. However, communication at desk was difficult and I can't just overlook that.

  • Jaclynn Mar 2026 · via hotels.com
    5/5

    Wonderful

  • Darrin Mar 2026 · via expedia
    3/5

    The most disappointing part was there was hot water in the sink. But the shower was barely tepid

  • GLEN Oct 2025 · via expedia
    1/5

    Terrible place to stay. They had roaches and management was rude. Do not stay here!

  • Scott Oct 2025 · via expedia
    2/5

    Man was nice at check in. Room was acceptable, but not clean. TV and phone did not work, but was promptly fixed. Coffee pot was nasty. Coffee was terrible and didn’t fit the machine. Two of the three coffee bags were broken when i opened the pack. I did ask for 8 coffees for the next day, which is a lot. I was going to use two for each cup. The woman I asked was rather rude, but it was an uncommon request. She directed me to the housekeeper who was extremely nice. The next morning about 10 a man shook the door handle, the door must have not been locked because it opened. He asked if I was leaving or wanted to stay another night. He just opened the door! I carry a gun when I travel. NEVER EVER should someone bust into your room.

  • Jamet Oct 2025 · via hotels.com
    5/5

    The room was clean. The staff was super friendly and very accommodating. We will definitely stay again!

  • Odayne Oct 2025 · via hotels.com
    1/5

    worst place i have ever been place is not well kept and a lot of drugs have

  • Michelle Oct 2025 · via hotels.com
    3/5

    Got there few minutes b4 check-in & was told wasnt till 3:30 but online says 3:00pm room wasnt ready. People running it was very friendly room was clean but needs alittle fixing.

  • haley Oct 2025 · via expedia
    1/5

    Air conditioner didn't work the shower hardly works the toilet my child refused to use it wasn't installed properly I paid for the room in advance and was told to check in at 3 pm Friday October 3rd 2025 and wasn't allowed to check in till well after 330 or 4 pm they said they had to cancel the room I paid for and gave me a different room and then I went to check out and they was not even close to being polite the room they gave us has electric outlet with live wires exposed and my child almost got electrocuted over all it was definitely not worth the money I spent at all

  • Robert Oct 2025 · via expedia
    1/5

    I had to pay full price for room at hotel as they got no information from you and they would not accept anything from me pertaining to the booking. The clerk tried to call you as well as myself and all we got was the automated mess with no options to talk to anyone

  • Alan Sep 2025 · via hotels.com
    1/5

    Despite having a confirmed reservation and showing it to the receptionist, she couldn’t acknowledge the email with all the details of the reservation, even with a confirmation number. She could see I had a reservation but unable to figure out how to access it, even with the help of Hotels.com staff.

  • Robert Sep 2025 · via hotels.com
    1/5

    This was the second-worst motel I have ever stayed in. The clothes rack fell off the wall in the middle of the night, the shower head was only 4 feet high, the bathroom mirror was hung 6 inches too low, the A/C was noisy. I reserved a non-smoking room; my room was a smokers room.This motel needs to be razed, and something useful built on the land.

  • William Sep 2025 · via expedia
    5/5

    Comfortable, affordable & convenient.

  • Antonio Sep 2025 · via expedia
    1/5

    This hotel stanked so bad and was so dirty it had roaches crawling around the towels in the room were filthy I asked for more n they gave me more dirty towels drug addicts cover the parking lot there are stains all over the mattresses there was poop in the toilet when I got there the air conditioning stanked so bad the hotel only has 1 iron that doesn't work

  • Francis Sep 2025 · via expedia
    3/5

    My bed was uncomfortable and there weren't enough pillows for my liking.

  • Pam Sep 2025 · via hotels.com
    5/5

    Great stay. We were looking for a lesser expensive stay for a concert. It was clean and comfortable. Would stay there again!

  • kyle Aug 2025 · via expedia
    1/5

    Rude staff in morning Jacuzzi tub didn't work properly and the flooring wasn't in good condition also took from 3 pm check in till midnight for room to even cool off to comfort

  • Susan Aug 2025 · via hotels.com
    2/5

    Bathroom was absolutely disgusting. The bathroom floor hadn’t been cleaned in weeks… hair and dirt all along walls. AC unit full of black yuck. Not a nice place. Wasn’t expecting a 5 star hotel for $100, but I was at a minimum expecting it to be clean.

  • Jodi Aug 2025 · via expedia
    1/5

    The owners are terrible people

  • Verified Aug 2025 · via hotels.com
    1/5

    I stayed in the Honeymoon room with the jacuzzi and was shocked to see an assortment of dead, dried up bugs all about the floor as if floor hadn't been cleaned in months. In the heart tub, live bugs that looked like they were ticks! Linens, toilet and countertops were clean but just a bunch of dead (and alive) bugs! Dead bugs were not like infestation bugs (not roaches, ants or bed bugs) but like outside bugs who made their way in, died and never got swept up. The ticky crawly things in the hot tub were the grossest. Also jacuzzi did not "jacuzzi" it just filled with water, no jacuzzi bubble feature. Not a very good value at all for $143 on a Weds. Just manage your expectations.

  • Tammy Aug 2025 · via hotels.com
    2/5

    The guy manager was rude and hateful

  • Verified Jul 2025 · via hotels.com
    5/5

    It was a good stay as always

  • Stephen Jun 2025 · via expedia
    5/5

    Mistakenly booked the wrong room type and they work with me to accommodate my needs

  • Amy Jun 2025 · via expedia
    1/5

    I booked another hotel

  • Willow May 2025 · via expedia
    2/5

    The place was nothing as the pictures showed in advertising. The room stunk the tub full of grime air conditioner was horrabl the filters was full of dust and sticky crap the floor was dirty the walls was paint pealing in areas and there was dust bunnies on ceilings. Then i found what looked like blood stains or poop stains on the sheets. Well i tried uploading pictures but it would not let me.

  • Terri May 2025 · via hotels.com
    3/5

    Looked run down on the outside. Good lighting but could use some better repairs inside. Beds comfortable. Not sure about the area we were in

  • JAMES May 2025 · via expedia
    4/5

    Due to college graduation at UA and Mother'sDay weekend, the Italian Restaurant was booked up so we couldn't try it. We just went to another small family Italian restaurant about 2 miles away.

  • Ken May 2025 · via expedia
    2/5

    The property did not have hot water. Staff was in no hurry to get that fixed. Offerred no appoligies or discounting the stay.

  • Saad May 2025 · via hotels.com
    1/5

    Asma.. immediately when you walk into the door, the overwhelming smell of smoke hits you- the office couldn’t do anything since they apparently don’t enforce their policy. The room itself if horrible, patched walls, mold in the bathtub, bed not comfortable. And if you don’t like people cooking outside of their door room on a portable bbq grill, don’t stay there.

  • John May 2025 · via expedia
    1/5

    I should get a refund! Expedia should remove this place from it's services.

  • April May 2025 · via expedia
    4/5

    It was clean and quiet and well maintained and great staff. Was a little disappointed tv cable box wasnt working working so no tv

  • Linda Apr 2025 · via expedia
    5/5

    Overall great place and people

  • Linda Mar 2025 · via expedia
    5/5

    Cool

  • Ana Mar 2025 · via expedia
    5/5

    Not clean rusty nasty

  • Brittany Feb 2025 · via expedia
    5/5

    Great place to stay they are helpful as well

  • Brittany Feb 2025 · via expedia
    5/5

    Great place to stay. They will match online deals as well. So you aren’t charged all the 3rd party fees. There are some who live here but they don’t cause no harm, and very polite.

  • Antonio Jan 2025 · via expedia
    5/5

    Nice staff

  • Sarah Dec 2024 · via expedia
    5/5

    Awesome spot for an overnight stay

  • Aaron Nov 2024 · via expedia
    5/5

    Nice rooms

  • Sheryl Oct 2024 · via expedia
    2/5

    Cockroaches in bathroom . Half roll toilet paper . Management was rude .

  • matt Oct 2024 · via expedia
    1/5

    Our room was really dirty, especially the bathroom. We killed bugs in our room all night and couldn’t leave our bags on the floor.

  • Mary Oct 2024 · via hotels.com
    3/5

    Great bed, great location and great shower & great service.

  • Carson Oct 2024 · via expedia
    5/5

    Great stay. Friendly staff and clean rooms.

  • John Oct 2024 · via expedia
    3/5

    Staff was friendly and helpful.

  • Craig Sep 2024 · via expedia
    5/5

    Good value.

  • Hector Sep 2024 · via expedia
    1/5

    There was multiple roaches crawling through out the room. People next door kept banging on the doors through the middle of the night making it hard to sleep and had to notify front office to resolve the issue more than once not getting a good night sleep. Young adults smoking marijuana outside their room emitting a strong odor and inconvinient for our family.

  • CHARLES Sep 2024 · via expedia
    2/5

    Rest of the room - Smallest micro wave ever. Frig had a filthy shelf. Bed had a sheet metal base and made metallic noise with slightest movement. Outside - Deck chairs outside rooms for no apparent reason except to help smokers. Neighbor must have been a chair smoker because it kept coming in through the AC all the time I was there. Finally, there was old tall TV cabinets stored outside in the parking lot in various states of repair. Seriously, I took pics of all this. This review comes from my first visit to the University of Arkansas and it was Family Weekend for the Freshman as well. If visiting this area and this is still available on any hotel site, by pass! Orbitz should drop this one!

  • Brandi Aug 2024 · via expedia
    5/5

    Everything was great

  • Bradley Aug 2024 · via hotels.com
    5/5

    It was a nice affordable spot to stay at for my brief stop in town. Have stayed there before and will again

  • Shelly Jul 2024 · via expedia
    5/5

    Quick prompt attention, even though it was late at night. Clean rooms and great service. Would definitely recommend!

  • David Jul 2024 · via expedia
    1/5

    We pre booked with Expedia and when showed up they don’t allow pets, we had our dog with us. I asked for a refund and he said we had to deal with Expedia. It was after midnight and I just wanted to sleep. Next I called Expedia..neither one would would refund

  • Jeff Jun 2024 · via expedia
    5/5

    Very clean well managed

  • Steven Jun 2024 · via expedia
    4/5

    Good value and friendly managers. Nice flowers!

  • Eid Jun 2024 · via expedia
    1/5

    The room was extremely dirty, even the toilet seat was broken

  • AMY May 2024 · via expedia
    5/5

    They were helpful when the TV didn't work,quiet place.

  • Nicole May 2024 · via expedia
    3/5

    A guy opened our door thats not safe im a professional cleaner i had to take out all my tools just to clean

  • Kirsch May 2024 · via expedia
    1/5

    Room was tidy, but I could smell it wasn’t clean. Smokey as well. Not tolerable. Shower curtain smelled. Didn’t bother showering. Two small baby roaches appeared while in the bathroom. Smoke alarm started beeping after being in there for 5 minutes. Didn’t trust the bed. Just left. I’m not spending money to feel disgusted and unable to sleep. I hear you get what you pay for, but I shouldn’t pay money to get living conditions that are worse than the back seat of my car.

  • Jeremy Apr 2024 · via expedia
    5/5

    The owners are great! They got us a hairdryer. Room was immaculate. Close to lots of great restaurants. Will be back.

  • Zabrina Mar 2024 · via expedia
    4/5

    Quiet and clean

  • Ashlie Jan 2024 · via expedia
    3/5

    Everything was perfect except for we had people coming in our room from the restaurant

  • Samantha Dec 2023 · via expedia
    1/5

    There were cockroaches in the room alot of them. It was dirty. Burn holes in the blankets. Stains on the towels it was nasty will not be co.ing back

  • Amber Nov 2023 · via expedia
    4/5

    Overall was a good stay. We were only there for about 6 hours just to get some sleep. We did not use the showers/tub at all just because it was not necessary. However, for a place to lay your head for one night it got the job done.

  • Mark Nov 2023 · via expedia
    2/5

    Im so sorri

  • Jessica Oct 2023 · via expedia
    4/5

    The hotel manager/owner was pleasant.

  • Brad Oct 2023 · via expedia
    5/5

    The gentleman at the front desk was a pleasure to deal with.

  • Bob Oct 2023 · via expedia
    4/5

    It is what you would expect of a nice Motel. And i stress nice motel. I have stayed in more than a few and most old school Motels are a bit shady. This one was honestly quite nice. I would give it five stars except for the floors could have been cleaner and not ice bucket.

  • Noel Oct 2023 · via hotels.com
    4/5

    Had water in floor from A/C and from refrigerator defrosting. They moved us to another room. Area was nice. Decently quiet.

  • Mark Sep 2023 · via expedia
    5/5

    I prefer to stay in local , privately owned venues supporting the lcal communities that i visit and promoting small businesses. This motel is wonderful. Locatuon and staff. Highly recommend

  • MarkMark Aug 2023 · via expedia
    4/5

    Geat Place

  • Patricia Nov 2022 · via expedia
    1/5

    It was terrible filthy moldy coffee grounds in the coffee maker burn holes in the blanket the smell was nauseating I didn't stay there we got a different motel to stay in. I was so afraid I didn't even request a refund but I need one

  • Paul Oct 2022 · via expedia
    4/5

    Location

  • thomas Oct 2022 · via expedia
    5/5

    You have to know what you are getting into when you stay here. If you are into John Wick movies this place is great!

  • Kevin Oct 2022 · via expedia
    1/5

    Dead bugs in the floor. Live bugs running around. Dirty, burn holes in bedsheets and furnature.

  • Mike Sep 2022 · via expedia
    2/5

    The place is very run down. I have roaches in both rooms I stayed in. The door had to have a screw removed to allow it close and lock. Very bad shape.

  • Verified Sep 2022 · via hotels.com
    2/5

    Basic room and close to activities (nice feature) but the room smelled like an ashtray--I brought an air purifier because all that was available was a smoking room, but it didn't help much. Long-term renters had kids playing outside the rooms at 7 am and had visitors parking in the spots outside the rooms, so I had to park further away. I would only stay here if nowhere else was available--which sometimes is the case on game weekends.

  • Christie Sep 2022 · via hotels.com
    1/5

    It was a really short stay. My wife and I ALWAYS do a pretty thorough bed bug check everytime we stay anywhere. When we flipped the mattress up in this motel, roaches started scattering everywhere. We checked right back out. The attendant was apologetic and gave us a refund.

  • Natalie Sep 2022 · via hotels.com
    2/5

    Stayed here a few times for the price, location to the U of A and the cleanliness. Booked 2 weeks in advance for the 1st game of football season. Price had doubled from 6 months ago. Checking in, there was a woman in socks, obviously on something, talking to herself who ended up in a room two doors down from our corner room. The door didn't lock. The floor slanted down. The toilet tank leaked all over the bathroom floor. We don’t require much more than clean and safe, but this wasnt it.

  • Penny Apr 2022 · via expedia
    5/5

    Clean room....comfy bed....owner very helpful. All in all...nice stay. Would stay there again!

  • Heather Feb 2022 · via expedia
    5/5

    Good location

  • Cole Nov 2021 · via expedia
    1/5

    Didn’t like anything absolutely horrible

  • Toby Nov 2021 · via expedia
    1/5

    This place was an absolute disaster. Roaches were all over the room. When I asked for a solution I was handed a can of roach spray. Do not stay at this place.

  • Shaun Nov 2021 · via expedia
    1/5

    The room was very unclean had roaches the towels had hair in them I will never stay there again it is one nasty place if it was up to me I would request all of my money back

  • Verified Sep 2021 · via hotels.com
    1/5

    Old Motel in run down condition. Bed ok, but plaster coming off ceiling. Floor in vanity area snd bathroom sloped down and made you feel like you were going to fall. Used to be a smoking room cigarette odor still there. Paid for room through Hotel. Com but Hotel Charged me too so I was double charged. Would not recommend this motel at all .

  • Teresa Sep 2021 · via hotels.com
    3/5

    Not so great, a bit run down. The room we booked wasn't available and they said I didn't have a reservation until I proved it to them with a confirmation code. They said that they were sold out, but then magically had a smoking room.

  • Dennis Sep 2021 · via hotels.com
    2/5

    I can't believe he said I got lucky with the price! The wifi didn't work, and there was roaches. Other than that the only thing that made it bearable was the fact that the hotel is in the middle of Fayetteville

  • Verified May 2021 · via expedia
    1/5

    Expedia booked and confirmed a room for me that the hotel did not have and thus could not honor.

  • Karin May 2021 · via hotels.com
    3/5

    Got to the room and the door was wide open. Door didn't want to close properly without being slammed shut as hard as possible. We had to leave right away for our event and intended to talk with management later. Came back, had to body slam the door to get it open! Slammed it shut to keep it closed for the night, yet the wind from a storm blew it open at 3:30 am!! Had the security latch on, thankfully. Tried to talk to someone when checking out but attendant refused to come to the window. The room condition was what we expected for a motel, but extremely disappointed that reservations were made weeks in advance only to be told they wouldn't have the room I reserved, gave us a room with an obviously faulty door, and wouldn't come out at 8:30am for us to check out and discuss the issue.

  • Verified Apr 2021 · via expedia
    4/5

    I like the fact that you can still smoke in the room

  • Verified Mar 2021 · via expedia
    3/5

    Not a single thing about this hotel is special. I don't really want to write this review but your making me so here it is

Frequently asked questions about Chief Motel

Does Chief Motel have free Wi-Fi?
Yes, Chief Motel offers free Wi-Fi for all guests.
Does Chief Motel offer parking?
Yes, paid self-parking is available on-site at Chief Motel.
Does Chief Motel have meeting spaces, conference centers, or conference rooms?
Chief Motel does not list dedicated meeting or conference facilities. For business event venues in Fayetteville, see business hotels in Fayetteville.
Does Chief Motel have a fitness center?
Chief Motel does not list an on-site fitness center. Some properties partner with nearby gyms — check directly with the hotel.
Where is Chief Motel located, and how walkable is the area?
Chief Motel is located at 1818 North College Avenue, Fayetteville, AR 72703. With a Walk Score of 57, the area is rated Somewhat Walkable. Some errands can be done on foot, but a car or rideshare is helpful for most trips.

House rules

Check in 3:00 PM
Check out 11:00 AM
Cancellation Not available
Children Not available

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