I am a road warrior. Lobby/gym/common spaces were all nice and on par with most HIE. Rooms seem like they have been renovated but furnature was a little dated. Beds were very comfortable. Rooms were very clean.

Staff is what brought this hotel down a few pegs. The woman at the desk told me they accepted my corporate lodging card but I had to have corporate call to make reservation, which was wrong. When arriving she was sitting in the dining area/loung watching tv, which I realized is what she did all evening after seeing her there several times. The same woman was on breakfast duty the next morning, which she set up about 30 minutes late. seems like with unemployment at almost 10% there would be a more qualified employee out there.

oh and I had a very weak internet signal which really annoys me.

This was a complete surprise to us. We never expected such a beautiful hotel. It sits high on a hill with an awesome view. Make sure you ask for it. You won't go wrong here. We stayed two nights and thoroughly enjoyed it. Nice laundry facilities ($1 to wash and $ to dry and they sell soap/bounce at the front desk).

Not a lot of restaurants in Belen, but try Pete's. It was awesome!

This Holiday Inn Express was nice, comfortable beds, very good price, good breakfast-lots of choices from hot to cold, spacious room, bathroom was nice, staff very friendly, right off interstate.

This hotel featured a generous sized room and plenty of amenities for the price. It has convenient access to the interstate and is close enough to Albuquerque for daily sightseeing trips.

Although I asked for a non smoking room, my room smelled strongly of smoke and even had cigarette burns on the carpet. When I complained to the front desk, they sent a lady with a can of room deodorizer. They told me all their rooms are non smoking and refused to move me to another room.