Hotel El Rancho

Property was fun and quirky. Room was small but it was just for one night

The entire hotel is very interesting. A lot of old movie history, very large gift shop, a large bar, and good food in large restaurant. A must stay hotel in Gallup.

I loved the route 66 rooms. The rooms were very nice.

We are glad we stayed here for one night on our Route 66 road trip. The hotel is unique and a great place to do something different. Our bed and pillows were comfortable. The room is on the smaller size but the bathroom is very small with low water pressure for the shower. The lobby and 2nd floor is great to hang out and walk around and look at all the memorabilia. There are some rocking chairs on the 2nd floor porch. Unfortunately the view is of the parking lot. There is a nice patio/garden type area next to the entrance of the hotel. It seems this space is underutilized . It would be so nice to have a margarita cart / bar or a wine cart set up for guests for happy hour . There seems to be an area where a band could play and a bar set up. That would be so fun if they set some entertainment up and a place for guests to gather for an hour or two. They seem to be spending so much effort on making sure there is a huge store for a shopping experience versus making it more of a social experience. Why not feature the positive. The 49er lounge is definitely a place to gather and listen to some music and we enjoyed utilizing that bar to have drinks. When we checked in the employee said our breakfast was not included. I mentioned I thought it was. She did not double-check. I found my booking receipt later and had to go back and prove to her. She gave us our voucher for a limited breakfast menu. Service was very slow in the restaurant. Find the secret room ! Hint; Book.

What a WONDERFUL stay in Gallup! We would love to have stayed an extra day! Food was delicious for both dinner & breakfast!

Rooms were spacious and well-decorated with 50s and 60s vintage pictures and items.

We look forward to stopping here each year!

Historic hotel well worth the visit.

It was an amazing experience to stay here. The staff was awesome. Had dinner and breakfast and the food was amazing

Lived ask the old pictures and the property in general.

Very Clean and extremely convenient! The restaurant was fantastic. The only complaint was the HVAC in the room was not keeping up with the high temps. But it did catch up and started cooling overnight. Would stay again!

Love the decor and breakfast was amazing! Parking lot needs replacing badly

This is the coolest hotel. They gave a free historic tour and it had so many cool vibes! This is a must see hotel if you ever go to New Mexico!

Second visit here and we tell everyone how fabulous the El Rancho Hotel is with the history, the food, and just an overall great place to stay!

It's kitschy and cute and that's why I booked the stay. Overall staff dud am amazing job in keeping what could be clean in the rooms clean. Shower, , toilet, , sinks etc were clean but the carpets were stained, torn and had an odor. The drapes were dusty with dead moths scattered near the windows. This is an investment in maintenance issue really more than an issue of staff not keeping up. Fir example the windows were not sealed... probably how the bugs get in and carpet replacement should be considered for the rooms. Also the air-conditioning in my room was broken, got a new room and same issue. It was hot during the day 84° in my room with the air conditioning on. Then at night the eoom went down to 65° and the heat wouldn't kick on. I discovered enjoy the El rancho restaurant on site and the gift shops.

Perfect stop along 66

Beautiful place with a lot of historical ambiente ! Unfortunately the restaurant and bar are modern, out of style add-ons to the original buildings and ruin a bit the overall impression of the vintage cowboy style.

It's a beautiful, welcoming hotel with friendly staff.

No heat and the low that night was in the 40's, no hot water in our room. Provided an electric heater, only half of the heater worked. Old and dated, was very sad. Needs to be updated

Superb