Hotels Near Total Arts Gallery in Taos

We spent 1 night here and what a great choice we made ! This seems to be what was once a motel at one time or another. The current owner has done an incredible job on bringing the room we stayed in and the lobby up to 2024. The improvements have been done really well. This is a quiet, safe area. We all slept well had no problem getting back in the car to start our site seeing. You park outside our room door. A couple of things I want to mention for our fellow travelers. The Rio Grande Bridge is about 4 miles from the hotel. It's an easy find. We were excited about visiting the Taos Pueblo however, it was closed due to a funeral. Kit Carson's home & Museum didn't open until 11. So off we went to the next stop. Albuquerque. I will also mention that the GPS directions couldn't get us to the hotel. Thankfully a young lady there talked us through all of the construction, street closures to finally arrive. The town is undergoing major road construction. Thank goodness for the Valley Lodge for having someone who could direct us .

Front desk said we would be charged $35 to check in 30 minutes early. That's ridiculous enough alone. But when it was actually time to check in, we had to wait an extra 30 minutes because the six maids were gathered together at the front desk... I guess they were protesting something? No acknowledgement of the disparity once we were finally permitted to get to our room. Hallways were filthy. No 'do not disturb ' or 'please make up room' sign. Instead, there was a door hanger saying to either hang up towels or put them on the floor if you don't want to reuse. This did, logically, imply there would be daily cleaning. There was a nearly used up toilet paper roll on the dispenser. No spares. One tiny bar of hard soap. Along with tiny shampoo, conditioner, and shower gel. We checked in TWO ADULTS for FOUR days. ... There are costs listed if certain items came up missing at the end of the stay. Such as the (already missing) coffee pot, alarm clock, soap dish, coffee pot tray... and a price listed by each thing. Staff was indifferent and dismissive whenever we asked about anything. The main guy walked around in slippers at any and all times of day. Came up with excuses for not having orange juice for days... This morning, before checkout, we expected (I don't know why!) breakfast items to be available by 6:00 am, as is written. There were other people at the front desk when we came in, already waiting for overdue coffee and food. The usual front desk guy poked his head around a corner saying 'it's coming.' Eventually, after about an hour and a half past time, breakfast was available. There was one younger staff helper we saw briefly who was helpful. The bed itself was comfortable. We mentioned to a few locals where we were staying, and received reactions about the safety of the place. Now we understand. I can't believe this is affiliated - at all - even budget - with Wyndham.

I see that some people don’t enjoy the rustic appeal of this historic hotel. We do appreciate the value of the history. The new section is very modern, and I believe one can reserve those rooms if desired. We stayed in rm 101, right off the old patio. The cantina has good musicians every night. Our group held a conference there, and the event managers were terrific. They managed to feed 80 people very successfully. There were minor hiccups with special dietary restrictions but they worked quickly to correct them. Lou and Edie work very hard at customer service.