Have You Stayed In Any Smaller, Non-Chain, Not So Nice, Motels In New Mexico?

[GregW]

We stayed in a lower cost hotel in Alamogordo about 10 years ago and, other then the mattress having been worn out by enthusiastic "sleepers" and an AC unit that was trying to self destruct, it was about what we expected for the price. We also stayed in the downtown (Palace?) in Silver City. The only problems were the climb to the second floor and some celebratory street noise. But what the heck it was Saturday night in an western mining town. some noise is expected.

We did spend the first and last nights of our visit in the La Posada in downtown Albuquerque before it was renovated. It was a delight and the main hall was a beautiful example of South West Spanish architecture. Unfortunately it has been renovated and is not too expensive for our budget.

Although it was not in NM, I did stay in one place that was as close to an old jail cell as possible. It only lacked bars on the door.

[bentstrider]

I lived in one here in Clovis for about a year and a half before finally moving into the apartment I have now back in February.
Cozy place on one of two second levels they had there.
Traffic noise all around and more than a few instances with the cops rolling in to some random room.

But apart from all the negatives, it was what it was.

Moral of the story, make sure you thoroughly have all your living arrangements under control before you move some place else.

[Rogarven]

On the positive side, a few years ago we stayed at the Non-Smokers Motel on Central , NW. It was a converted tourist court and was very clean and roomy. Don't know if it is still around.

[High_Plains_Retired]

Much like the recent thread on seeing bars on windows in the Albuquerque forum, finding yourself in an old roadside motel left over from the hay days of Route 66 goes along with being broken down in your car on a highway 10 miles from another living soul. Until you experience these things, you have only a small idea of what New Mexico's enchantment is all about. It's as much a part of the fun of New Mexico as hot air balloons, snow skiing and mountain views.

[Slowpoke_TX]

Brentwood Inn in Hobbs.

Pros:
Less expensive than most other hotels around.
The staff are all very friendly.
Good water pressure.
The A/C is plenty cold, and the hot water is plenty hot.
Roomy rooms with plenty of storage.
Extremely comfortable beds - the mattresses and pillows are perfect. I slept very well.

Con:
The place needs a lot of minor repairs.

Room #1: The door sagged, causing it not to latch. Rather than correcting the sag by tightening the hinge screws, the manager on duty went to Home Depot, bought a file, and tried to file the deadbolt.

Room #2: Air conditioner leaked a steady stream of water onto the carpet, likely a plugged-up condensate drain. When I notified the front desk lady, she said "oh yeah, that's the room that does that." *facepalm*

Room #3: The smoke detector was doing the infamous low-battery chirp. Also, wifi signal strength was too weak to maintain a connection. All of the wifi transmitters were located on the ground floor at the front of the motel, none were ceiling-mounted in the hallways.

The locks on some of the external doors did not work, nor did the dryer in the guest laundry room. However, the night shift desk attendant was kind enough to allow me to use the Housekeeping dryer after hours.

Overall:
This hotel would be a terrific value if they'd keep on top of maintenance needs.