Las Cruces Hotels, Motels (neighborhood, living in, prices)

[evelady]

thanks, lrua, i sure am excited to get out there. is it easy to get to there from the bus station? will it cost alot to get there..i.e. taxi or can you walk there? i will be arriving around 8:30 in the morning, and i will probably need to crash hard for about a week before i recover from the trip enough to check out the area. can't wait to see it.
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[TKO]

Which bus company? Greyhound or the other one?

[evelady]

thanks TKO for getting back to me. it will be greyhound.
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[gnubler]

There is a string of "budget" motels along the Picacho strip. If you're like me and see motels purely as a bed and shower for the night, there's a bunch to choose from.

Also just a few blocks south of downtown and closer to the Greyhound stn. are two budget motels, Kilby and Bruce that are cheap and have weekly rates of around $160 if you plan to stay. I stayed at Bruce once for 2 weeks and it was fine, but don't expect any kind of courteous service. There are no telephones in the rooms, but the office will let you use their phone for local calls. There were a few junky looking people staying there too - I just ignored them, no eye contact, and had no problems.

[evelady]

thanks, gnubler. did bruce have tv's in the room? when i first get there, i'm gonna be real sick and have to be resting for about 3 days, so i hope for a tv. was the place pretty clean? close to any kind of grocery store? guess they won't have a fridge in the room, but plenty of food doesn't need it. is there public transport close by? i've never used it before but i will have to if it exists. i plan on seeing as much of the area as i can cram in, after all, healing shouldn't be boring, and if nm will make me better, i might as well see as much of it as i can and see it as a bonus. i can't wait to get out there.....land of enchantment...i like that name.
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[TKO]

It's too far to walk from the greyhound station to picacho. The city buses stop very close to that station and you want to take route 80 if you choose to take the bus. A cab would be available by calling 575) 524-1711. Good luck!

[gnubler]

Originally Posted by evelady

thanks, gnubler. did bruce have tv's in the room? when i first get there, i'm gonna be real sick and have to be resting for about 3 days, so i hope for a tv. was the place pretty clean? close to any kind of grocery store? guess they won't have a fridge in the room, but plenty of food doesn't need it. is there public transport close by? i've never used it before but i will have to if it exists. i plan on seeing as much of the area as i can cram in, after all, healing shouldn't be boring, and if nm will make me better, i might as well see as much of it as i can and see it as a bonus. i can't wait to get out there.....land of enchantment...i like that name.
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Yes, Bruce has TVs with cable (I don't watch TV, but I've never stayed in a motel that didn't have one). The room I stayed in had a small fridge and microwave, I think it was slightly higher than a standard room. Bruce & Kilby are almost right downtown, and you can walk to the main city bus central station on El Paseo. There are 2 food markets within walking distance down El Paseo, Albertson's and Mountain View Market. Also a Walgreen's and a handful of restaurants. There's practically nothing in the Downtown Mall, you'll discover that once you walk around.

[GregW]

Which Picacho are you talking about? The Picacho on Rt 70 doesn't even have a post office any more let alone a motel.

[TKO]

Originally Posted by GregW

Which Picacho are you talking about? The Picacho on Rt 70 doesn't even have a post office any more let alone a motel.

There's a post office just east of the picquick on the west side of the river. There's motels from Valley to Motel Blvd. Not sure what you're talking about Greg.

[GregW]

Check out a small village just east of the jct of 380 and 70.