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The Imperial

2.5 star property

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Restaurant
Suite, 1 King Bed, Kitchen | Private kitchen | Coffee/tea maker
Outdoor pool
Suite, 1 King Bed, Kitchen | Free WiFi
Reception

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

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

Explore the area

Map
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 | Free WiFi

Standard Room, 1 King Bed

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Suite, 1 King Bed, Kitchen | Free WiFi

Suite, 1 King Bed, Kitchen

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds | Free WiFi

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Queen Beds

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About this property

The Imperial

Motel with 3 restaurants, near University of New Mexico
This smoke-free motel features 3 restaurants, an outdoor pool and a bar/lounge. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include a coffee shop/cafe, laundry facilities and a 24-hour front desk. Housekeeping is available on request.
The Imperial offers 56 air-conditioned accommodations, with coffee/tea makers. Cable televisions are provided. Guests can surf the web using complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided on request.
Recreational amenities at the motel include an outdoor pool.
During your stay at The Imperial , you're just a quick walk from Fresenius Medical Care at Lovelace Medical Center. Enjoy features like free WiFi in public areas and free self-parking, plus 3 restaurants.
  • Free WiFi
  • Free self-parking
  • Options for a bite to eat or a relaxing drink include 3 restaurants, a coffee shop and a bar/lounge
  • Take a swim in the outdoor pool
  • Amenities include laundry facilities
  • Within a 15-minute walk of University of New Mexico and Albuquerque Convention Center
There are 3 restaurants on site, along with a coffee shop/cafΘ. 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.

The Imperial has 3 restaurants on site.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

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

Things to do

  • Outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (on request)

Accessibility

  • No lift

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Private bathroom

Entertainment

  • TV with cable channels

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.

Payment types at the property

Important information

You need to know

This property is managed by a private host (a party not acting within their trade, business or profession). EU consumer law, including the right of withdrawal, will not apply to your booking. The cancellation policy set by the private host will cover your booking.
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
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.

The Imperial Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 101 out of 128 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 15 out of 128 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 128 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 128 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 128 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

9.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

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

10/10 Excellent

Sharon

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay!
The Imperial was a very nice motel. It was clean, friendly, the bed very comfortable, great bathtub, refrigerator, tv many choices and the room was good size. We plan on coming back next year.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sunil

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Clean, Simple & tasteful little boutique motel with a lot of charm and personality with a great little coffee shop at the front desk when you check in.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

edwin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I’ve been traveling across country for the last two weeks by far the best place yet
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
For real?
The TVs in the room didn’t work. The bed was rock solid. We went to the front to see if they could possible fix one of the TVs and they told us “no, that’s the biggest complain here; TVs and WiFi don’t work”…
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sunil

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Elijah

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

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Cute remodel for this motel! Very comfortable beds and clean aesthetic. The area is great during the day, but once the sun goes down, be more aware of your walking path back to the hotel. I didn't personally have any issues walking around town but heard of some folks seeing some of the less attractive sides of ABQ during their walks home from dinner.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Laura

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fun, retro roadside motel, updated for the 21st century, with a cute cafe and an upscale food court. Highly recommended; would definitely stay here again!
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Clara-berta

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very clean and updated hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024