Econo Lodge Old Town

With a stay at Econo Lodge Old Town, you'll be centrally located in Albuquerque, within a 5-minute drive of Old Town Plaza and Albuquerque Convention Center. This hotel is 11.5 mi (18.5 km) from Balloon Fiesta Park and 4.1 mi (6.6 km) from University of New Mexico.

Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as a spa tub, or other amenities including complimentary wireless Internet access and gift shops/newsstands. Guests can catch a ride to nearby destinations on the area shuttle (surcharge).

Featured amenities include a business center, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and a 24-hour front desk. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available on request), and free self parking is available onsite.

A complimentary hot/cold buffet breakfast is included.

Make yourself at home in one of the 43 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature jetted bathtubs and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks and coffee/tea makers, as well as phones with free local calls.

Econo Lodge Old Town Hotel Amenities

Before Super 8, there was Econo Lodge. Based in the United State and Canada, this economy motel chain brand is the second largest brand under the Choice Hotels group. Created to provide the finest accommodations under the budget-friendly category by Vernon Myers and his son Vernon Jr, Econo Travel now Econo Lodge materialized with funding and marketing help from Lloyd Tarbutton, a local businessman.

Interestingly, business started with Sandy Econo, the hotel’s “mascot” dressed in a Scottish skirt and tam walking around the neighborhood giving away brochures. However, the hotel chain was sold in 1983 for $836 million, all 306 hotels and adapted the name Econo Lodge instead of Econo Travel. The brand was sold and bought several times before Paul Wallace bought the brand and refurbished it and eventually sold it to Choice Hotels International in 1990.

Eventually, this hotel concept located in 865 Military Highway grew from one location to 800 hotels under the Econo Lodge brand today. Initially, there were 40 rooms in each property located near highways and roads. Expansion continues and by 2013, there were around 830 Econo Lodge hotels open and operating in the United States with 28 more under development. Every state in the U.S. and the Canadian province has an Econo Lodge in it.