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US Hwy 70, Ruidoso, NM
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Ranked #17 of 25 hotels in Ruidoso
3.5 of 5 stars 3 Reviews
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6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
“Not worth the money”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 May 2005
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When we checked in, our toilet would not work and the curtain in the room was barely hanging up. The shower had VERY little hot water and was very difficult to operate. The room was not very clean. The icing on the cake was the towels that had "Hampton Inn" on them. I felt the room was extremely overpriced for the condition we found it in. I would recommend people traveling to Ruidoso look elsewhere if they want a quality hotel.

  • Stayed May 2005
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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13 helpful votes 13 helpful votes
“Avoid the Economy Inn”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 May 2005
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First, don't believe Economy Inn's advertising that their rooms average at about $40 a night. For three people to stay in one small room for one night, we were charged $153. When booking the room, we knew that we didn't need luxury accomodations, but we at least expected the basic necessities (beds, hot water and electricity) especially for the overblown price. Upon arrival, we immediately discovered that the toilet wasn't working (the water wasn't even turned on) and that quite a few of the electrical outlets didn't work, either. The floor needed to be vacuumed and the room smelled musty. Upon waking the next morning, we also found that the shower was absurdly difficult to work (the strange fixtures were like nothing neither my companions nor I had ever seen before) and there was no hot water. Even after letting the water run for 45 minutes (we were afraid to turn off the shower in fear of not being able to get it working again) there was NO HOT WATER. It was ALMOST LUKEWARM at best. But there is some comic relief in my review: although we didn't get enough towels, some of the ones we did have were embroidered with the "The Hampton Inn Suites."

  • Stayed May 2005
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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“Bad Experience”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 February 2004
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I reserved a room in advance at Economy Inn for a holiday weekend using my credit card to secure the room. When I arrived at the motel the office was closed with a note on the door stating "be back in 30 minutes" with no indication of when they left and a phone number to call. When I called the number I was told that my room had been given to someone else and they had no other vacancies. I was left stranded as I was unable to find a vacancy at any other hotel in town due to the holiday. I had to turn around and drive back home. I would strongly discourage anyone to count on their reservations being honored at this motel. This was a very small motel and I was not treated with any measure of courtesy or professionalism.

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US Hwy 70, Ruidoso, NM
Price range (per night):* INR2,240

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