Nearby Hotels

Note: We do not have a 'contest hotel' for the event. Instead, here are some hotels that are close by the contest site.

South of the field, near Coors and I-40

These hotels are on Iliff Road NW (Zip code 87121), which is off of Coors Blvd, South of the Coors-I-40 intersection. This location is about 15 mintues from the flying field. You can find hotels in this area by going to hotels.com and keying into the search bar 'Iliif Road NW Albuquerque, NM 87121'

 

There are plenty of places to eat on Coors Blvd heading north from these hotels. There is a Furrs restuarant right on Iliff road next to the hotels.

Getting to the field from the hotels is a little complicated, only because there is no way to turn back north on Coors from Iliff road. You either have to turn south on Coors until you can make a U-turn or turn around back north, or sneak along behind the hotels south from Iliff road until you reach Hanover Rd, then turn east, then you can turn north on Coors at the light. Once you are heading north on Coors, go 3.7 mi north on Coors, then turn left on Montano Rd. Go 1.8 mi on Montano, then turn right on Unser Blvd. Go 1.1 mi north on Unser, then turn left on Molten Rock. A short 0.1 mi then turn left on 81st heading south. The 2nd right is George Maloof Air Park, just past the Boc Negre Horse park.

To get back to the hotels, you turn north on 81st, then the short 0.1 mi going east on Molten Rock, then south on Unser. You have two choices. You can stay on Unser all the way to I-40, then cross over I-40 and take the 270 degree turn to the east to go onto eastbound I-40. Just a short bit and the next exit will be Coors. Take that exit and stay in the right hand lane to turn onto Iliff road immediately after the exit.
The other route is to turn left at Montano off of Unser, and head east 1.8 mi on Montano, then turn right (south) on Coors. Stay on coors for 3.7 mi, cross past I-40, watch the traffic merging off the interstate at Coors and I-40, and then just past I-40 is Iliff road.

North of the field, in Rio Rancho near Intel

There are hotels on Rio Rancho Blvd SE, north of the field, near the Intel plant. These hotels are probably more like 20 to 30 minutes from the field, depending on traffic. You can find hotels in this area by going to hotels.com and keying into the search bar 'Rio Rancho, NM'

 

A bit more upscale

If you are in the mood for a bit more upscale hotel, there is the Embassy Suites Albuquerque Hotel and Spa, near the intersection of I-40 and I-25. It is about 30 minutes from the field, depending on traffic. It has a restuarant, bar, spa, and 2-room suites, including corner suites and rooms with views of the city and the Sandia Mountains. It is pretty nice. You can find hotels in this area by going to hotels.com and keying into the search bar 'I-40 and I-25, Albuquerque, NM'

 

 

If you have a notable experience in any of these hotels, good or bad, or you find a hotel you like better, be sure and drop me a note at shackley@berkeley.edu so that I can update this page.

 

Updated 3/20/15, S. Shackley, shackley@berkeley.edu