My girlfriend and I stayed here because we were attending a wedding in Holdenville last weekend. I had already been online to read the reviews that others had posted and felt like I was looking forward to staying in a real Bed and Breakfast. When we got there (at 7 pm) the door was locked and there were no workers inside. There was a sign on the door that said "for emergency service call.." and it listed two numbers. Nobody picked up at either, so we had to leave a message. After a short wait, a woman came by to let/check us in. She gave us our pick of their five or six rooms, some with their own bathroom, some without. Some with flat screen tv's, some without. Some with a fridge inside, some without. We picked our room and then she told us that the next morning's breakfast was already out of us in the form of Jimmy Dean sandwiches in the fridge downstairs or cereal if we wanted it. Then she left and we didn't see another worker until the next afternoon.

In the room, the bed was old. Not really just antique-y old, but uncomfortable and LOUD. Every time we rolled over or moved in the bed, it creaked. I felt bad because the sound travels in this B&B badly. I knew that if I could easily hear conversations and the crying baby from down the hall, everyone could hear everything we said or sound we made.

Then, throughout the night, the trains that run less than a block from the motel came by, blowing their horn every time.

To sum up our stay, the rooms were small and uncomfortable, the service was non-existent (unless we called one of the listed numbers on our cell phone, as they don't offer phones in the room) the breakfast was frozen that we got to microwave ourselves, and the amenities in the rooms were inconsistent. We had brought soda because we had been told that they offered fridges in the rooms, we just hadn't been told that this was only offered in some of the rooms. Just a really frustrating experience. Yes, compared to today's hotels, it was cheap ($60) a night, but that did little to lessen my aggravation when, by the middle of our second night there, I was contemplating on trying to sneak down to the lobby to sleep on the couch, as the bed we were on was so uncomfortable.

I thought that if nothing else, I could enjoy the free internet that they provide, but it didn't work.

Also frustrating was the ten dollar tip I gave them at the beginning of our stay, since I paid with my credit card and their credit card receipts ask for a tip. I thought, surely the services I had read about online would be worth at least ten dollars in tip.

My brothers, parents and I were on our "Roots Trip" traveling through Oklahoma and Arkansas so that my parents could show us where they grew up, the location of their grandparents' farms, and other sites that we had only heard about through the years. It was a wonderful trip. We missed a turnoff and ended up at 5:30 p.m. on a Thursday night in Holdenville. Fortunately we looked at Trip Advisor and gave the Pallmer Inn a try. We were not disappointed. In fact, it more than exceeded our expectations. A charming, clean and very very comfortable inn. The cook/innkeeper made us feel very welcome by fixing a lovely breakfast the next morning. This is truly the best and only place to stay in Holdenville.

We stayed there two nights in May 2009 and felt fortunate to find such nice accomodations in sleepy little Holdenville. (population around 5,000) Our alternative was to stay in Ada, over 50 miles away but we were down for a couple of days working on maintaining the old family farm place about 12 miles from Holdenville. The Pallmer Inn would be an outstanding establishment in a much larger city which makes it all the more remarkable that it is located in a small farming community in remote rural Oklahoma. The rooms were clean and tastefully decorated with antiques. The strict non-smoking policy keep everything smelling fresh and pleasant. There are but two motels in town (Capri and Country Club) that are considerably cheaper (we found the rates for the Pallmer Inn quite reasonable considering the accomodations) but as the old saying goes, "you get what you pay for". Unless finding lodging at the lowest possible price is your primary consideration, The Pallmer Inn is the only place to stay if you need lodging in Holdenville. The Pallmer is locally Christian family-owned and down-home friendly. The owners go out of their way to make you feel at home and provide everything they can to make your stay pleasant. My only complaint, albeit very minor one, is that the restaurant downstairs at the Pallmer needs to be re-opened. Besides a few fast food joints in town near the Walmart, there are no decent restaurants we could find in Holdenville. We dined one evening at a local diner (which shall remain unnamed) near the Pallmer Inn and truly wished we hadn't. The food, service, and decor all were 1 on a scale of 10, with ten being the best. To the Pallmer Inn owners: Please re-open your beautiful restaurant!
(which is nicely decorated with antiques and on the same quality and cleanliness level as the Bed & Breakfast)

I would have to say this is simply the best Bed and Breakfast in Oklahoma [-----------]It is a renovated brothel that closed down in 1933 located in downtown Holdenville, OK.

It has six rooms, two of which share a bathroom, otherwise the other 4 have their own private bathrooms. The rooms are beautiful and priced well between $55-$75 a night. It has a large inviting lobby and a quaint country breakfast dining area. It has a checker table and a table for doing puzzles as well as plenty of books throughout the building. They have the history of this historical building well documented as well as photos of the renovations the performed. It is owned by a Christian couple and partner who also run the attached Dinner Theatre that puts on Dinner shows and concerts every so often, plus they serve lunch M-F. The rooms are beautiful with TVs and wireless Internet, but no phones which was just fine with me as I used none of them. It has a wonderful quiet get away from it all atmosphere. My kids loved it, they played checkers, read books, worked puzzles and we all enjoyed the great breakfasts and visitation with other families and the owners. There is a renovated train depot across the brick road from the Inn as well as an Antique mall right next door.

Holdenville has a lake, airport and a Hughes County Historical Museum.

It is near Camp WOW [----](Wewoka Woods Campgrounds[--] and not far from the following attractions:
Wewoka Lake
Seminole Nation Museum (Wewoka)
Jasmine Moran Children's Museum (Seminole - [---] - the best in Oklahoma)
Oklahoma Oil Museum (Seminole)
Shawnee, OK (Historic Santa Fe Train Depot and other attractions -
Chickasaw Nation Visitor Center (Ada)[----]
LifeStyle Center of America (Top Notch Health Rehabilitation Center [----]-
And many festivals, concerts, etc. around the area towns throughout the year, check them out at [----]