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    3.1 (30 reviews)
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    Farrah A.

    New hotel alert! ARRIVE Albuquerque is a historic rehabilitation of the 1965 Downtowner Motor Inn (most recently The Hotel Blue) - a Route 66 landmark, btw. It features 137 guest rooms, a cocktail bar/restaurant aka DWNTWNR, and and a pool. I locked in a great rate - like $130/night - for a work trip, and I fully enjoyed my stay. Except for one thing. The rooms are motel-style, meaning they open directly to the outside; and as a solo traveler, I didn't like that my room faced the city park (which is kinda inhabited by unhoused compounds). I would have preferred to face the pool. But, they do lock the front doors at 9pm and you need your key to enter. They also have a doorman/valet guys out front at all hours it seemed. The room decor is so cute... I was pleasantly surprised. And the bath products were great, and I loved the extra touches (steamer, ear plugs, black makeup washcloth, face pad). Nice bedding, great rr lighting. Def check out DWNTWNR for drinks on the patio or try some of their red chili sprinkled fries. Front desk was great! I also overheard a staffer saying that they're going to start selling day pool passes to non-hotel guests, so locals take note!

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    Gregory J.

    I have not had a chance to stay at the hotel yet, however, I have been to The Downtowner several times. It's a fun cute little place to get drinks. Usually a precursor to our next venue, the patio is intimate as well as the inside. Looking forward to trying their slushy drinks, just find them to be over priced. Service has always been satisfactory.

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    Ana A.

    Extremely Disappointed - Poor Management, Unsafe Conditions, and Unprofessional Treatment We are extremely disappointed with our stay and how we were treated, not only by the staff but also by management. They accused us of damaging a door in their old, poorly maintained building. When they moved us to another room, we found the same unsafe issues with that door as well -- all of which we have documented with photos. They then attempted to add completely invalid extra charges to our bill. They made false accusations against us and even had housekeeping take unauthorized photos of our room. We smoked outside the building -- there were no non-smoking signs posted anywhere identifying the property as "non-smoking," other than a small notice in the elevator (which is standard and not sufficient). The manager herself, along with security, inspected our room and confirmed there was no smell or evidence of smoking inside. We requested housekeeping three times before they finally came after the fourth request. Upon check-in, we were also provided rooms with used hygiene products, which is completely unacceptable. While a few staff members were professional, the overall experience with both staff and management was unacceptable. All reviews will be completed, and I will be contacting corporate regarding this experience.

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    Phillip M.

    This refurbished hotel at the edge of Central in downtown Albuquerque was a surprising find and a relaxing stay overall. I arrived on a Friday night and downtown was bustling with a classic car/lowrider show, which made for some noise and lively atmosphere. The hotel's design is lovely, retro, and playful all at once. While I was visiting for a few nights, the bar/restaurant was sometimes understaffed but everyone was attentive and helpful. This isn't a standard hotel in that the amenities and service seem more befitting for most boutique hotels I've experienced rather than a huge chain hotel. Don't look for microwaves in the room or 24 hour room service. That is for a big chain hotel. The other thing to acknowledge is the practicalities of where this hotel is. Central/downtown Albuquerque isn't always the safest-seeming place. The hotel is directly next to a park where unhoused people sometimes sleep. Having lived in Albuquerque many years ago, common sense considerations should be made for safety. For example, I was happy to pay the extra for valet service, knowing that my car would be safe. And that process was super easy (plus that staff was very nice). Overall, a great stay. And I am more than happy to stay here again in the future. Albuquerque doesn't always have quirk/whimsy and this place certainly did.

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    Good spot to catch the Sunday night low rider shows. Hotel is really cute and near good food and art galleries. The actual restaurant in the hotel is pretty ok, smashburger was tasty (what smash burger isn't) but the nachos were a tad cold and not very impressive. Besides that, the staff was very, very kind. It was also reassuring to know they're watching out 24 hrs a day.

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    Very poor and unprofessional service. Bad rooms, food mediocre, team member people the worst. Choose any other hotel!

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    Kenny at the valet was so great and accommodating. Great personality and very helpful. Hotel was also so cute we loved it!

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    ARRIVE Albuquerque is a historic rehabilitation of the 1965 Downtowner Motor Inn (most recently The Hotel Blue) - a Route 66 landmark, btw.

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