Any Albuquerque residents here?

I need to travel to Albuquerque mid-month for a wedding. I've been researching accommodations looking at places that are part of chains that are upper-middle of the road here. The reviews are flat out frightening, people getting robbed, cars stolen from the parking lots, blood stains on the carpets, just about everything that does not belong in a good night's sleep. What's the truth o' the matter? Suppose you had someone traveling there for work and you needed to make a good impression without breaking the bank .. where would you send them?

Thanks.

Only time I was there I stayed on Kirkland Air Force Base “as a visitor “. My son was stationed there. Rumor was Albuquerque has a reputation, founded or not. Just guessing, but close to the collage or airport would be the safest safe bets.

Tamaya



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Not far from me, has everything you need and you are removed from all the crap that is ABQ.

Muglia lives in that schit pile.

Kirkland Air Force Base

A short term rental in the EDo neighborhood.

Santa Fe

Seriously, get a VRBO/Airbnb there, and drive it for a day or two.

Wow just checked reviews on some ABQ hotels and it sounds bad.

I left Albuquerque many years ago because of the crime. Last time I stayed over night. We had motel on the extreme north end. No problems

Stay close to Paisanos, there's never anyone there.
The only crime occurs at the register.

(probably wouldn't order the spaghetti)

.....on IH40 and keep trucking!

Worth the drive to stay in Santa Fe

Think decorative wrought iron on home windows, and DUI checkpoints on main roads.

With any foresight the Trinity Test would have been done in downtown Abq.

Albuquerque has been this way for a long time. Twenty-five years ago I went there to give a briefing at Kirkland. We got in the night before, and one of my colleagues decided to go for a drive after supper to see the community. He told us over breakfast that he was stopped at a red light when the driver's side window next to him disintegrated. He was contemplating this situation when a police car rolled up next to him and shouted through the open window, "go now!" They sped away, and he pulled over a few blocks up the street. The police car pulled up next to him again, and he told the officer "Officer I don't understand what just happened." The officer told him, "What just happened is your window was shot out, and what you need to understand is you don't belong here. Now go back to your hotel and stay there."

Albuquerque has been this way for a long time. Twenty-five years ago I went there to give a briefing at Kirkland. We got in the night before, and one of my colleagues decided to go for a drive after supper to see the community. He told us over breakfast that he was stopped at a red light when the driver's side window next to him disintegrated. He was contemplating this situation when a police car rolled up next to him and shouted through the open window, "go now!" They sped away, and he pulled over a few blocks up the street. The police car pulled up next to him again, and he told the officer "Officer I don't understand what just happened." The officer told him, "What just happened is your window was shot out, and what you need to understand is you don't belong here. Now go back to your hotel and stay there."

know nothing of where to stay but I bet a lot of people on here can tell you we're NOT to eat

Used to frequent ABQ. It's bad, but there are definitely some redeeming qualities, the food being #1. Monroe's, Sadie's, Rudy's, and Dion's come to mind just off the top of my head. Yes, I am aware Dion's is a chain.


As of where to stay, I would stay outside the city.

I’ve stayed at that Econo Lodge Old Town right next to Old Town Albuquerque many times. I’ve never had a problem there. Good location for me. I wouldn’t hesitate to stay there again either. At all.

It sounds like ABQ has gotten a lot worse than when I was there 20 plus years ago. At that time it was rundown with a lot of dope dealers and users, petty crimes and such but I didn’t consider it overly violent to someone that was minding their own business.
I walked around in some rougher neighborhoods without ever having any trouble. That’s something that I wouldn’t consider doing in Detroit.

I’ve also stayed at an Econo Lodge in ABQ. I don’t remember if it was that one or another location. It was clean and safe and I’d recommend it to anyone assuming that it hasn’t changed too much since I was there in 2001.

I was just in Albuquerque for business two weeks ago and we stayed at the Embassy Suites. It was fine. The area isn’t terrible and close to the more “gentrified” downtown and universities. You’ll be fine.

Tom

the Sandia casino and resort is a safe place to stay on the north end of the city.

they do have 24 hour security.

nice rooms and a good eating places near by. and the casino has a place to eat.

Lots of advice from people who never lived there. Stay away from the places on Central Ave and the interstate off-ramps and you'll be fine. It's like any place, you can't expect to pay $50 a night for a room in a crappy part of town and not amongst a bunch of low-life's.

I was more at ease in Chinoi Zimbabwe in 2000 than during any of my trips to about anywhere in NM, especially Albuquerque.

I lived there ten years 1964 thru 1974. We left after my boy of ten found a body, dead from overdose on the ditch bank. We initially lived in the North East heights. Then moved to the south valley.There was less crime there.

Went and saw buddy that lives in Rio Rancho, went to church with them in downtown Ab. Buddy has always belonged to a group from church that do a lot of tactical stuff together, couldn’t believe how many were packing at church, very organized fellowship, I started going to Ab. In seventy’s it’s always had bad parts, just more now.

You left out M'tucci's, and several others.
Good advice.
True.
Really good advice in ANY large city - and very true in ABQ

PS - it's KirTland AFB - "T" instead of "K".
We lived there, circa 1980, and East Central was an absolute pit - even then.
Prostitutes, drugs, gangs, etc.
I feel qualified to speak as we lived 4 blocks from Central. AFAIK, the only changes have been for the worse.
Our son, 1 brother, and my sister live in ABQ - daughter lives in Rio Rancho.

Amazin, it would appear all the Albequeerque businesses got roach problems.

But, they's qwerty friendly.

All of ABQ, including residential areas, has roach problems, and, yes, they're becoming "woke" with a vengeance.
I believe it's imported from Santa Fe, which we used to call "San Francisco East".

I’d love to hear what level of fugking idiot expects people to visit Albuquerque for their wedding.

LOL

What a stupid piece of fugging schidt

Here come Chef-Boy-Are-I-Fugking-Dumb.

LOL

We stayed at Route 66 campground and ate at Route 66 casino. We did not get our throat cut.