Gallup's historic El Rancho Hotel (N.M.)is just a short road trip from major Native American, recreational and historical sites a plus fo... more »
Gallup's historic El Rancho Hotel (N.M.)is just a short road trip from major Native American, recreational and historical sites a plus for explorers, history buffs, hikers and mountain bikers. Built in 1937 on historic Route 66, the hotel now protected by preservationists rented rooms to more than 3,000 movie stars in the 1930s and 1940s while they were in town making movies. Today, Navajo art, celebrity photos, a grand staircase and mammoth stone fireplace fill the rustic hotel's two story lobby. Guests dine in the hotel's classic Old West 49er Lounge and enjoy local and regional dishes and Mexican cuisine in the hotel's on site restaurant. Amenities include outdoor pool, meeting and fitness facilities, and complimentary airport transportation and wireless Internet access. The three story Gallup hotel features 94 Southwestern style guestrooms and four suites with premium cable channels, balconies or patios, ceiling fans and windows that open.
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Posted Feb 12, 2009
Mediocre
We had the Spencer Tracy room. All I can say about that is I truly hope ol'Spence had a higher standard back in the day. The restaurant offered basic, unadventurous fare.
This motel may not be quite what it was, but what it is is quite elegant, in its own decadent way. It has noir written on the banisters and in the photos of stars draping the walls. A good, good night sleep. You will not hear a sound from adjoining ...
Maybe because we are from the UK and Ireland, and are used to old buildings with history, we just loved this hotel! Reminded us of our youth and the black and white films we watched in Dublin and London! Next time we travel on Route 66 we will...
"Living on reputation alone"
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Posted May 27, 2007
Mediocre
It took over a week to respond to my email request for a room. The carpet was badly stained throughout the room. The bathrooms are very small, so they built a shelf over the sink which nearly made it impossible to splash water on my face. The...
We ate at the hotel restaurant. The service was prompt and attentive, the food was excellent. The old hotel is a real walk through the past. It is well maintained and looks like it did 50+ years ago, when we last visited as kids on a tour with our...
Great for movie and 66 buffs!
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Posted Feb 26, 2007
Okay
This is a unique hotel that offers a taste of what western movie stars had when they came to film in those parts of NM. The outside looks like a ranch, and when you walk in the lobby is fill of rich brown wood, with a grand staircase, an old piana...
We live in New Mexico and take out of town guests to Gallop over-night to see authentic New Mexico. El Rancho is always part of that experience. The hotel is very, very charming - but older. Rooms reflect that age (small by modern standards, but...
I fell in love the moment I walked in
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Posted Mar 20, 2006
Excellent
Our stay at the El Rancho was wonderful. it is a beautiful hotel with an excellent staff. The lobby is great, player piano, largest geode in New Mexico, Huge fireplace, double stair case, autographed pictures of stars who have stayed there. We...
Staying at the El Rancho is like staying in a museum. The lobby is awesome, the restaurant is very good, and the staff were very nice and helpful. We would definitely go back.
My wife and I stop here for breakfast on our way to Arizona. The breakfast was fine. It was the atmosphere in the lobby that was great. It has lots of pictures of famous people that stayed here in the inn. Nice place to stop and look around.
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