Convenient off I-40, close to Oldtown. Friendly check in…read morewith a voucher for a free hot served breakfast. Also a 30% off bar. Pretty nice clean rooms. We decided to eat dinner at the adjoining restaurant. Very good burritos but margarita was kinda weak. We will definitely put this hotel on our travel list.

Of the many BW hotels that we've lodged at over the years, the Rio Grande Inn ranked as tops. It…read morehas everything and more, with a standard well above its tier. Amenities are numerous... free parking, beverage bar, good restaurant, fitness room, self-serve laundromat, and an absolutely superb staff that prioritized customer satisfaction. The location is excellent, near the freeway and within easy walking distance of Old Town Albuquerque, with numerous businesses along the way for gas and casual dining. The value for money is exceptional. It is hard to imagine a better or more ideal place for lodging!

This motel was a great find, close to Old Town and remodeled nicely! I was super surprised to see…read morethe Lounge area with a kitchen, living room, bathroom and free washer dryer unit. This was a great feature you can just hang out on the couch and watch TV while you do laundry and cook or hang out on the patio. The front office area is a bar and lounge as well and they give you a ticket for a free drink and the bartender was amazing and made some wonderful craft drinks with all local spirits! Would definitely stay here again.

For Christmas me and the wife like to give destination gifts. So, I booked this cool little hotel…read morebecause we like to stay at places that are not cookie cutter. The room was very nice and we felt very safe. Check in was very quick and easy. They give you a token for a free drink at the bar when you check in. Our second night we went to the bar and the bartender there made the best old fashioned I've ever had. Definitely get you one if you go. I definitely recommend this place if you need a cheap place to stay and want to be not far from the action on central

I took off a star because this is NOT a luxury hotel. It's a nice hotel but luxurious it ain't. The…read moreroom was nice and clean. The bed was really comfortable. I got some good sleep. The down side is the walls are paper thin. You can hear people walking and talking in the hall and the people next door. The lobby is pretty and there's a restaurant and gift shop for convenience. The room fridge is NOT actually a fridge! It's a cooler. They need to come clean about that. It's deceiving! 5 STARS for DENISE!!!!! Overall the customer service is fantastic!!! Everyone I ran into was polite and helpful. Denise took it to a new level of customer service. She was professional, friendly and went Above and Beyond to help me with an issue. Y'all should give her a raise! I would recommend this hotel. I'll probably be back in the near future.

Hotel itself is a beautiful older building with a lot of character, but unfortunately the stay…read moredidn't match the price we paid. Rates were clearly inflated because of events happening that weekend, and for what we received, it just wasn't worth the cost. The renovations felt poorly done. The rooms are extremely small and difficult to move around in comfortably. The popcorn ceilings made the rooms feel dated, and the shower setup was frustrating -- the shower heads are mounted very high while the water pressure was very low. That said, there were some positives. The beds and pillows were very comfortable, and we slept well. The restaurant food was genuinely excellent, and the customer service from the staff was friendly and welcoming throughout our stay. Valet service was also inconvenient. You have to specifically request assistance, and luggage carts were not brought to the rooms, which was surprising considering the price point of the hotel. Overall, while the building itself has charm and the staff was kind, the experience simply did not justify the premium pricing.

Historic hotel located next to a park and right in Old Town Albuquerque. We stayed in the O'Keefe…read moreCasa which was newly renovated and very nice. We were close to the hot tubs and had a small private patio. Luanne at check in was very friendly and welcoming. The breakfast was excellent. Made to order entrees. We sat by a lively fire listening to calming music while we ate. Now for the hot tub....wow! What a beautiful zen experience. The fire pots and calming sounds of running water mixed with the heat of the hot tub lent to a relaxing atmosphere. I would definitely recommend this place.

Fiancé and I stayed here last night. Was loving the property and the en suite hot tub was the…read morereason I booked it. Clean and comfy accommodations. Everything was great until the morning. If you stay there, do not get the Manzano. Early morning and you can hear everything from the room behind. Banging, clanging, footsteps, voices. Also, maintenance banging on the door even with a "do not disturb" placard on the door. They gave a man checking out a discount for a broken coffee maker and crappy bed, but when I complained about the atrocious noting of noise we had, we just got "well you should've called to make a noise complaint." True, but the property needs to do something about their paper thin walls. Property should also have an age limit like Ojo sites.

This is such a BEAUTIFUL place! My daughter got married here and it was just perfect! The rooms are…read morevery nice! The pool is a plus :) A very nice motel.

What a lovely property. Clean. Safe. Friendly. And what a diverse group of happy people…read more I've stayed all over town. This is a fun and really cool remake of the Route 66 reinvention. I love it !!

I stayed here many years ago, when it was owned by two retired school teachers. It was the most…read moremagical place I'd ever stayed. So creatively pulled together with interesting furnishings and ephemera that it transported me back to a nostalgia that was not mine! Inspired by what they had done, I carried the same spirit forward when I purchased my own place in Albuquerque, I too have tried to create a transformative space.

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Affordable and Comfortable Stay Near Old Town Albuquerque - With a Few Caveats…read more We stayed at Sandia Peak Inn - Old Town ABQ (a Howard Johnson by Wyndham), and I'll start by saying this: the price was definitely right. While it's not a luxury hotel, we more than got our money's worth, and I'll give an honest, balanced review. One of the main reasons we chose this property was the availability of EV charging. They offer both a J1772 and a Tesla destination charger, with a $10 nightly fee to use them. That was a great convenience and worked without issue. We booked the accessible oversized king room, which was very spacious, nicely decorated, and included a comfortable bed. We thought it had a sofa but found a day bed instead. The room also featured a small work table and a nice easy chair--well equipped for a short stay. The parking lot is tight, with narrow spaces and limited room, but our reserved EV charging spot helped avoid problems. Breakfast was modest but acceptable. There was a waffle maker, juice machine, coffee, peanut butter (the only visible protein), various breads, jams, and some overripe bananas. Vegetarian-friendly, but not very filling. One downside we experienced was related to smoking. Although our room was non-smoking, the moment I stepped outside in the morning, someone was smoking nearby. While I don't know how frequent this is, it would be preferable if the property were entirely smoke-free, especially near room entrances. The neighborhood felt like classic Old Town Albuquerque. I didn't feel unsafe, but I wouldn't recommend walking the area late at night. The exterior of the property has been nicely styled with Southwestern décor, which adds charm despite the budget-conscious operations. In short: everything wasn't perfect, but it all worked--and for the price, we walked away satisfied.

Corporate greed: Booked the hotel during graduation weekend…read more The rate wasn't inflated at the time. Received confirmation of the booking. Two days before the day of my reservation I received an email saying my reservation was canceled. Good thing I checked my email. I promptly called the hotel and the person that answered didn't apologize, nor did they ask for my confirmation information to rebook me. They canceled my reservation so they could up charge someone else my room. Since this was two days before all other hotels were booked out and I had to reserve a hotel in Santa Fe instead. I will be posting this experience on every review site.

Really solid hotel option for road trippers just passing through Albuquerque, which it seemed most…read moreof the guests were! Rooms were clean, breakfast was much more extensive than I expected (waffles, eggs, Greek yogurt, sausage, biscuits, even gravy!), and the woman working the desk in the morning as well as handling breakfast was a hardworking powerhouse! Location is decent; there were some questionable people hanging in and around the parking lot but they kept to themselves for the most part.

Very surprised at how nice this location was, great room. Very clean and front desk was superior in…read morechecking in, and making me feel welcome and wanted. So, so breakfast but it was inclucded in the price and saved me from having to go out. So wonderful for what I 'paid'. Rare that I pay for a room and this met my expectaions and more.

So this review is coming from the POV of someone moving and traveling with a cat. I'm driving a…read morePenske moving truck, towing a vehicle, and my cat is with me. I'm moving cross country - WA to FL. I've driven cross country several times moving east to west and west to east plus I'm an army brat so I have lots of experience moving, long drives, and hotels. With that in mind take this review as you will.... I was looking for a hotel that accepted a cat, had a spot to park a moving van and towed car, and had a hand held shower. I called 5 hotels this is where I ended up & below are the results. 1. It is not a place for travelers who are moving and towing vehicles - it's in a residential area. If you are experienced driving large vehicles you will be fine otherwise you might want to stay somewhere else where it's easier to get a parking spot. If you are driving a pickup or car there's plenty of parking. 2. I requested a room with a hand held shower as always this seems to stump hotels when I call so it took them awhile to discover they had a ADA room with tub and hand held shower head. Take a look at the shower pics do you see what's missing and what the issues are? 2a. The hand held shower head is hung so high you can't use it when seated on the shower bench! Which defeats one of my 3 reasons for picking this hotel. ‍ 2b. There's no tub. So their guide sheet the clerk referred to when I called is wrong. 2c. The shower curtains (there's 2) don't reach the floor so the entire floor of the bathroom will get wet. Especially as the shower floor and bathroom floor are not graded to allow for the water to drain to the shower or the drain in the middle of the bathroom floor. 3. The drapes were open and the ac was off so the room was hot. The gauge says 76. I lowered it to 66, it's been 90 minutes and the room is still warm. So if you are as me and sensitive to hot weather be warned. It doesn't make alot of sense to have the shades open in a hot climate especially when the view is a parking lot. 4. The tv remote is missing. As I am a paranoid sort I called the front desk immediately not wishing to be charged for it. They offered to bring another which was nice but I can live without tv for one night. 5. The room and bathroom is large/spacious if you have kids or have accommodating devices like walkers you will have plenty of space. 6. The room appears to be very clean but I didn't take a black light to it; some things are better to be left. 7. Breakfast was interesting. 8. There is only one luggage cart and it rather large which is an issue as it doesn't fit well in the second elevator. When I pointed it out to the desk clerk he said oh use the other elevator. Umm sir when you press the elevator call button you get the elevator you get you don't get to pick as both don't appear. He seemed stumped by that. Recommendations - hotel to purchase several airport luggage carts they are more easily stored and maneuvered.

Have stayed here a handful of times and had a positive experience each time. As such, this is our…read morego to stop when traveling through Albuquerque. The staff is friendly. The hotel is clean. The rooms are suites so have kitchen space, including a near full-size refrigerator and microwave. There's even a cooktop. We've never stayed more than one night but if I needed to be in Albuquerque for any length of stay, this is where I'd be doing my resting.

Gotta love the Holiday Inn Express locations across the country. Consistent in quality, every…read moretime! This location had the best front desk staff. They were each friendly and informative and got us checked in super quick. Ana was our main contact at the front desk and was just delightful. We had a great room. It was in a quiet location, very clean and comfy beds with lots of pillow. Would definitely stay here again if ever in the area once more.

I want to start off by saying that all the staff I interacted with here were lovely and 5/5. They…read moreare probably the main reason this score isn't lower. The wifi is abysmal. Currently flying home and the free in-flight wifi is better. Absolutely do not stay here if you need to do virtual meetings. Video meetings were impossible, and even switching to audio only it was hard to hold a conversation. Loading pages felt like dialup sometimes. The AC was loud and rattled even more loudly when actively cooling. The rattling was loud enough to wake me up multiple times. Outlets in the room would frequently stop working. It's not fun trying to walk around the room at midnight when you realize your phone stopped charging, trying to figure out which of the outlets actually works! My room had a beautiful view of the mountain, but the window was extremely dirty. The breakfast was okay. Eggs, sausage, cereal, bagels, toast, whole fruit, muffins, cinnamon rolls. Coffee and tea in the lobby at all times. There are a few dining options in the plaza which was nice. If you are staying more than a few days and like having lots of dining options very close, you may want to look into downtown instead. Check out the Indian Pueblo museum across the street if you have a few hours.