Quality Inn & Suites

We are members of this hotel chain’s awards club & stay at a lot of «choice «hotels around the country. This property is EXCEPTIONAL. Obviously built as a dorm or extended stay, the property and rooms feel like an apartment building. The rooms are Very CLEAN. The linens were very «crisp», nice mattress and pillows too. Big bathrooms, (and the towels were «OOOO SOOO FLUFFY «– as they should be in Albuquerque says Weird Al .) The breakfast is better than average (green chilli hash browns) with a nice seating area. I guess I could mention the hallways are a bit hot and the fountains are all dry ‚
But both seem like good ecological and budget conscience choices. Draping succulents planted in the old fountains would be an easy way to fix the property’s one «blemish”(mgmt?) sketchy WiFi too. Also this property could be «pet friendly «why not?(mgmt?)
But since I agree with not wasting water or AC — I give your star back ! Easy highway 25 access, lots of parking, & rooms mostly start at $ 65, so GREAT VALUE!

My wife and I recently stayed here for a few days. First the good. The room was relatively clean, but pretty dated. There was a microwave and a fridge in the room, though they were about the smallest sizes that could be. The seating area for breakfast is nice.
Now the not so good. Our first room had no Wi-​Fi. None of the rooms had wired network. When asked about the WiFi at the desk, the very nice clerk explained that it was being «fixed». I ask how long it had been broken, and she said over 2 weeks. We checked out another room in a different section of the hotel, and also no WiFi. We finally got a room where WiFi worked, sort of. WiFi in a hotel room is pretty much a requirement now, especially for a multi day stay. When it worked, it worked very well. I was able to stream from my home Plex server just fine. The problem is that it would occasionally just cut out and stop for 30 seconds. I guess the hamster got off the wheel to get a drink. At any rate, the WiFI was not reliable at best, and not there at worst.
The floor plan is such that a suite with two queen beds barely fits. Also, the light switch for the bathroom is not in the bathroom, but in the bedroom. This means that you cannot quietly go into the bathroom, close the door, then flip on the light so as not to wake anyone else in the bedroom. A minor annoyance, but annoying. The bathroom itself requires that you enter, shut the door, then proceed to the john. Again: annoying.
The working desk was way too high, even with the chair set to its highest. The office chair did have 5 spokes for the base (safety first), but the padding on the seat pan was completely worn out. It felt like I was sitting on a metal bar. That said, the mismatch between the seat and the table made using the combination useless.
Oh, the keys. My keys stopped working multiple times during my stay. That has never happened to me before, and I travel about once every two months. The clerks were very polite about rekeying, but it was a hassle.
The customer service was good. The breakfast food was boarder-​line bad, but edible. The towels were not threadbare, but fluffy? no. All in all if you are used to a Days Inn, this is an upgrade. If you are used to Embassy Suites, this is a huge downgrade. I was able to get a good rate as a govt. employee, so that is the only reason we stayed there. If you are not picky and can get a good rate, OK. But I’m rating this as 2 stars as there are way better places to stay in the «basic suites» category in Albuquerque.