Met our needs perfectly.
If your main goal is to experience Carlsbad Cavern NP, this is the spot!
This is the only accommodations near Carlsbad Cavern NP.
The Inn is clean and simple.
Waterslides were fun for our kids.
The Inn communicates clearly no food options after 3pm in White's City and Carlsbad is about a 20 minute drive (where there are many food options).
Our goal was to hike the caverns in the afternoon, rest/eat and then drive back (7 minute drive) to the cavern amphitheater to view the bats exiting the cave.
Across from the Inn is a gas station, gift shop, and grocery, and post office. Shops are open until 7pm and gas seems 24/7 but am not certain. There is a cafe that offers food but closes at 3pm (we did not eat here as the timing did not work for us).
We drove from Texas and got Italian take out in Pecos, TX it was the perfect dinner after spending a few hours walking the Caverns.