Sleep Where the Stars Slept and other New Mexico, NM Hotel/Accommodation Reviews

Stay at the historic El Rancho Hotel just as many movie stars have done in the past, while they were making movies in the area. Their pictures adorn the walls of the lobby. The rooms are rustic but reasonably comfortable.

Unique Qualities: Better allow at least an hour to browse around the historic lobby area.

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Theme: Motel
Comparison: more expensive than average
Prices: US$40-80  » Currency Converter
Address: Gallup, New Mexico
Directions: Gallup is 138 miles east of Albuquerque on I-40.

Lake Roberts is a small lake in the Gila National Forest in southern New Mexico. It is fed by the waters of Sapillo Creek and is usually crystal clear (except after a hard rain). The NM Game and Fish Department keeps it stocked with trout. It has become more popular and developed over the years but it is still a beautiful place. There are two developed campgrounds; however, if you don't like to camp out, try the small Lake Roberts Motel. I have stayed there twice (2006 and 2009) and recommend it highly. In 2006 it was good but new owners (Sharon and Bill) have remodeled since then and in 2009 it was excellent! The seven rooms are spotlessly clean and four have kitchenettes. Even the two "standard rooms" have a microwave and small refrigerator. All the rooms are newly furnished with Mexican/Southwest decor and have HD flat screen satellite TVs.

Unique Qualities: There is a separate cabin (#7) that sleeps 6 people. It has a full kitchen and an outdoor grill (for all those fish that you are going to catch in the lake). In the morning and evening, deer graze in the yard across the street behind the fire station. The Lake Roberts Motel is only a 45 minute drive from the Gila Cliff Dwellings.

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Theme: Motel
Comparison: about average
Prices: US$40-80  » Currency Converter
Phone: 505-536-9393
Directions: Just below the Lake Roberts dam on NM-35 four miles east of the intersection with NM-15, which is the highway from Silver City to the Gila Cliff Dwellings
Website: http://www.lakerobertsmotel.com/