Downtowner Motor Inn is a hotel in Albuquerque, the United States.[1] Wikidata describes it as “hotel building in Albuquerque, New Mexico”. It opened in 1965. It is owned by Ramada International and Quality Inn. It has 137 rooms on 6 floors. It stands about 0.5 km from the centre of Albuquerque.[3]

Overview

The Downtowner Motor Inn is a historic motel on Central Avenue (former U.S. Route 66) in Downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico. It opened in 1965 as part of the Memphis-based Downtowner Motor Inn chain and has gone through several changes in branding, most recently reopening as Arrive Albuquerque in 2025.

From “Downtowner Motor Inn” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]

History and building

The hotel opened in 1965. It was designed by James L. Burke, in the International Style style. The building has 6 floors. It is listed as a New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties and a National Register of Historic Places listed place. [1]

Location

Measured in a straight line, the hotel is 0.5 km from the centre of Albuquerque. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ), about 6 km from the centre of Albuquerque.[4]

It is one of 21 hotels in and around Albuquerque recorded in Wikidata, 18 of which have an article in Innpedia.[5] Of the 10 with a recorded opening date, the earliest is W. E. Mauger House, opened in 1896. See Hotels in Albuquerque.

Other hotels within 1.5 km:

See also

References

  1. ^ Downtowner Motor Inn (Q104869542). Wikidata. CC0.
  2. ^ Downtowner Motor Inn. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-09-04.
  3. ^ Albuquerque (Q34804). Wikidata. CC0.
  4. ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
  5. ^ Hotels in Albuquerque. Wikidata. CC0.

Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.

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