1000 E. Hwy 66

Airport Code: GUP

Gallup's historic El Rancho Hotel (N.M.)is just a short road trip from major Native American, recreational and historical sites a plus for explorers, history buffs, hikers and mountain bikers. Built in 1937 on historic Route 66, the hotel now protected by preservationists rented rooms to more than 3,000 movie stars in the 1930s and 1940s while they were in town making movies.

Today, Navajo art, celebrity photos, a grand staircase and mammoth stone fireplace fill the rustic hotel's two story lobby. Guests dine in the hotel's classic "Old West" 49er Lounge and enjoy local and regional dishes and Mexican cuisine in the hotel's on site restaurant. Amenities include outdoor pool, meeting and fitness facilities, and complimentary airport transportation and wireless Internet access.

The three story Gallup hotel features 94 Southwestern style guestrooms and four suites with premium cable channels, balconies or patios, ceiling fans and windows that open.