Woodrow House Bed & Breakfast sits on 19th Street directly across from Texas Tech University, a Southern Colonial-style inn that a Lubbock-raised family built in 1995 and still owns and runs today. Travelers book it for personal hospitality, themed rooms, and a converted caboose you can actually sleep in.
The property splits its guest rooms between the Main House and the Carriage House. Each room follows its own theme, including an alumni room that nods to the campus across the street and a Buddy Holly room honoring Lubbock’s most famous musician (Yelp). The caboose and a train car add railroad character that families and couples often request first. Guests repeatedly mention the cooked breakfast, especially the sweet potato pancakes with eggs and ham, and say the house feels quiet despite the university next door. Trip.com reviewers rate it 9.9/10, with rates from about US$115 (Trip.com). The inn also hosts weddings and private events.
Visitor Highlights & Practical Info
Book early for Texas Tech home football weekends in the fall and for commencement in May and December, when rooms disappear fast. Reserve the caboose directly and well ahead, since there is only one. Summer weekdays bring the calmest stays. You can walk to campus and the National Ranching Heritage Center, and the Buddy Holly Center in the Depot District is a short drive east.
