WanderList: Albuquerque’s Hotel Andaluz

October 29th, 2012 • BY Kate Siber

Albuquerque may conjure images of tumbleweed and cacti, but in recent years, the historic city, founded by Spanish colonists in 1706, has sprouted surprisingly inventive new restaurants and mod hotels. And thankfully, the gentrification hasn’t sacrificed any of Albuquerque’s characteristic Southwest grit—or surrounding beauty.

Hotel Andaluz (from $119) is a good case in point. First opened in 1939 by Conrad Hilton, it reopened in 2009 with a slick new decor and an impressive environmental ethos that clinched a gold LEED certification. (Think solar hot water, an energy management system that shuts down lights and heating when rooms aren’t in use, and fun perks like locally sourced meals at the restaurant, Lucia.) The 107 rooms, outfitted with divine soaker tubs and custom luxury sheets, are oases after a day in town. (And, bonus, they’re pet friendly.)

Go with a group of girls and confab in one of the bar’s casbahs, a cozy private nook for cocktails and snacks, or ogle city views in the rooftop lounge. By day, rent bikes to check out historic neighborhoods, check out the vintage finds in the Nob Hill area, or nosh arguably some of the West’s best Italian-style pizza at Farina. (Try the white pie with truffle oil and sage.) Most important, the rugged Sandia Mountains, which loom just outside city limits, hide some of the state’s best hiking and mountain biking trails.

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About Kate Siber

Kate Siber has worked as a pastry cook, a small-time farmer, a ski-rental tech, and a thankless-accounting drone, among other distinctive vocations, but the career she tried on and kept was writing. For the last eight years, Siber, a freelance writer and correspondent for Outside magazine, has traipsed the globe in search of stories, shooting blowguns with Amazonian tribes in Ecuador, tracking rhinos in South Africa, and diving with— More about this author →