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The Imperial

2.5 star property
Motel near Albuquerque Convention Center in Albuquerque

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Restaurant
Suite, 1 King Bed, Kitchen
Suite, 1 King Bed, Kitchen | Private kitchen
Outdoor pool
Reception

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Pool
  • Laundry
  • Parking included
  • Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

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701 Central Ave NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
  • University of New Mexico
    ‪14 min walk‬
  • Albuquerque Convention Center
    ‪14 min walk‬
  • ABQ BioPark Zoo
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Albuquerque, NM (ABQ-Albuquerque Intl. Sunport)
    ‪9 min drive‬

Room options

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Standard Room, 1 King Bed

Standard Room, 1 King Bed

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Suite, 1 King Bed, Kitchen

Suite, 1 King Bed, Kitchen

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Queen Beds

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About the area

Albuquerque

Huning Highland Historic District stay.Within a 15-minute walk of this Huning Highland Historic District motel, you'll find University of New Mexico and Albuquerque Convention Center. Fresenius Medical Care at Lovelace Medical Center and Fresenius Medical Care at Heart Hospital Of New Mexico are also within half a mile (1 km).
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What's nearby

  • University of New Mexico - 14 min walk - 1.2 km
  • Albuquerque Convention Center - 14 min walk - 1.2 km
  • University of New Mexico Hospital - 4 min drive - 2.9 km
  • ABQ BioPark Zoo - 4 min drive - 2.8 km
  • Old Town Plaza - 5 min drive - 3.6 km

Getting around

  • Alvarado Transportation Center - 14 min walk
  • Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ) - 9 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬13 min walk
  • ‪66 Diner - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪Tucanos Brazilian Grill - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪JC's New York Pizza Dept - ‬13 min walk
  • ‪Starbucks - ‬14 min walk

About this property

The Imperial

Motel near Albuquerque Convention Center in Albuquerque
There are 3 restaurants on site, along with a coffee shop/café. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Public spaces have free WiFi. The Imperial also features an outdoor pool and laundry facilities. Self parking is free.

This Albuquerque motel is smoke free.

  • 56 guestrooms or units
  • 3 dining venues
  • Self-service laundry
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • No smoking on site
  • Bar or lounge
  • Coffee shop
The Imperial offers 56 air-conditioned accommodations with coffee/tea makers. Cable television is provided. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided on request.

Languages

English

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Property amenities

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • 3 restaurants
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe

Things to do

  • Outdoor pool

Accessibility

  • No elevator

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • TV with cable channels

Bathroom

  • Private bathroom

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Heating

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.

Property payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a private host, not a professional engaged in trade or business. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover. Cash is not accepted. 

The Imperial Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 112 out of 140 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 16 out of 140 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 140 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 140 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 140 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

9.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Ernesto

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The bed was so comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Megan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was such a cute spot to stop at. Newly renovated and great prices! Love the retro vibe!! I would highly recommend checking it out!!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Carlton

Travelled with partner
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Beautifully restored vintage property.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Benson

Business traveller
Liked: Amenities
I like the upgrade of the rooms but I noticed the shower didn’t have a safety bars installed. Not good for us elderly.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Annette

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Awesome Motor Inn in ABQ
I was my second time staying here. I love to Retro style, lattes in the office and restaurants on site. Was bummed to find out the restaurants are not open on Sunday nights. I guess I'll need to come back again so I can check them out.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Julia

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The reception was very friendly and informative. It’s very cute and centrally located.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

John, Dayton

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful, mid-century design.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nathaniel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Christian

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

James

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kaleem

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Babita

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely rooms and staff, the lights are on through out the night, felt very safe!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Gerome

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Awesome boutique hotel!
Wonderful boutique hotel! Remodeled and modern with a flashback to the 50’s twist. Comfortable foam mattress, nice bathroom, well use of space, large flat screen TV with DirectTV. Great location, free WiFi and parking, with restaurants, gym, and laundry on property. We’ll be back!!!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

4/10 Poor

Myron

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
The Heat was on at the Imperial
We were on are way back home and decided to stay over one night in Albuquerque New Mexico.The Imperial had excellent reviews we booked a king room there because of the reviews, location and retro vibe. It's a vintage mid century motel that has been completely renovated.The room was well maintained and clean. I liked the reading lamps on the sides of the bed.They made it possible for one person to sleep white other could read in the bed without disturbing each other, nice touch.The king bed didn't have electrical outlets on both sides of the bed , our medical devices couldn't be plugged in.The room reminded me of a lower budget HGTV renovation The wall HVAC was under the front window, it was set at 71 degrees and ran on and off all night long.It was extremely noisy, blew hot and cold air on the bed was rather unpleasant.. We arrived around 8:30 in the evening after 10 hours of driving. Another group of guests arrived after us and were placed in the room next to ours.They left their car's motor running for hours.I complained to the front desk about the running vehicle. They wouldn't do anything about it I felt unsafe staying there.Security was lacking, management wasn't available to handle the situation.The front desk person wasn't helpful or kind.My experience at the Imperial wasn't enjoyable or positive.I have no desire to return.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lori A.

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Christie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
👍
Bed was super comfortable, very clean rooms and bathroom. Room was nice and warm all night. Easy and friendly check in service. Would definitely stay there again.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nori

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Heidi Krabacher

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean, bright, friendly.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Nelson

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nobody there in the morning. Tv didn’t work in the morning either. But decent stay.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

kimberly

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Newly remodeled,
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Nice rooms, terrible front desk
I liked the hotel room itself. Nothing fancy but updated and clean and comfortable. I feel like I’m being very generous with my rating because the front desk service was unbelievably bad. About an hour after I checked in, I was half asleep, watching tv after a long drive. All of the sudden another guest walked into my room. She screamed and immediately shut the door and I heard her say “there’s someone already in our room!” I was startled of course, and 2 minutes later there was an angry knock on the door. It was a woman from the front desk and she started interrogating me. I gave her my info and she was just like, ok thanks. No apology, nothing indicating that they cared about what happened to me. So I just said I’d appreciate it if they could make sure it doesn’t happen again. A few minutes later I got a call. It was the front desk and I figured they might apologize for the mix up but no, more interrogation. After giving my info again I said all I did was take the room they had just assigned me. I was obviously frustrated by now but the front desk rep just insisted it wasn’t their fault. It felt as though they blamed me for their mix up. It didn’t have to be a big deal, things happen, but they did nothing but imply that I was to blame. I don’t get it. I did nothing wrong. I liked the hotel itself and would consider staying again if not for this bizarre treatment.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Shelly

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
It was very nice experience
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Mark, Boulder

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
While the property has undergone an amazing overhaul and facelift it is nonetheless still a pretty basic motel on the main drag into ABQ downtown and a block or so from the freeway. We had one very noisy night - plenty going on the parking lot that night! - and one quieter night, and for this reason alone probably would not stay here again. The staff were great, and the restaurant and bar really convenient, even though there are plenty of other places very nearby. The room was spacious, clean and everything worked just fine. Easy access and certainly walkable. If rowdy motels are your thing, then you'd probably be fine with this property for a couple of nights..
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Annette

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful property
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alexis

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This property just reopened after a remodel and everything felt so fresh and modern while still keeping a retro vibe. I checked in after midnight and the lady at the front desk was so friendly and inviting. I can’t wait to revisit in warmer weather to check out the pool! My stay was quiet, the bed was comfortable, and the rate was very reasonable. This place hit all the marks for me, I’ll definitely be back!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024