The Monterey Motel

We loved this very cool retro property. The only thing that was inconvenient is that the office wasn't always open and we had to wait a few minutes to check in/out, but it wasn't a big deal. We had a good time and the bed was pretty comfortable!

Fantastic stay , massive family room with 2 bedrooms one of which had 2 double bunk beds and the other with 1 queen bed . Easily accommodated our party of 5 but could of got 5 more adults in there. Great pool area and nice bar area were the wife and I spent some time .

Poorly managed property. The television in our room didn’t work and the sole staff member in charge of helping us shrugged his shoulders and told me that that internet was chronically spotty and that as the bar tender it really wasn’t his area of expertise. On top of that the shower had abysmal water pressure and the cleanliness of the room was found to be lacking. Aside from some cool design touches I would advise looking somewhere else if you’re in need of a place to stay in Albuquerque.

Enjoyable Stay!

Very modernized and quaint at the same time. Clean, updates and in a perfect old Route 66 location

We love staying here and it’s close to downtown and the aquarium.

I’ve recently discovered this motel and loved it. Friendly staff, great rooms and convenient to downtown. Unfortunately they hired a child to work the front desk. He was working March 16th at 4:00 pm. He was the rudest person I’ve ever dealt with and is clearly new to the hospitality industry. He was so unprofessional that I had to cancel my reservation while stand it in the lobby. This made for a hectic scramble to find lodging and get to my appointment in time. Whoever that man-should is, he should be terminated immediately. The Monterey Motel had my business locked down. I stayed there three times in two months (I live 3.5 hours away) and planned to stay last night and again in April. Sad that they lost my business but there are plenty of hotels in Albuquerque and I would guess that they wouldn’t tolerate a staff member with the attitude that was thrown on me. Monterey Motel is a great place if it weren’t for the new front desk hire that knows nothing about the hospitality business. It’s unfortunate but I’ll find a new place.

The room was pretty clean and cute and had all essentials you would need. One of the nights there was a crisis going on in the room next to us from 2am-4am and we could hear everything. We called the lobby and they didn’t do anything for us so we had to call 911. The cops were able to deescalate the situation luckily, but we didn’t get much sleep. The walls are very thin and you could hear traffic all night as well.

Staff is always welcome and rooms are always clean and comfortable!