Historic Route 66 Motel in Tucumcari New Mexico

There are other places in Tucumcari that seem to get mentioned a lot more, but the Historic Route 66 Motel is a really nice place and deserves to be ranked right up there with the others. The décor is definitely retro and fitting for era.

We were given a nice surprise gift as a “honeymoon couple” when we got to our room.

The place doesn’t have the neon that the other area motels are known for, but it does have all of the other features that you want in a nostalgic setting.

The ONLY possible complaint we had was that there was no outlet available to charge any device. So while it might not have been needed back in the day, this is an example of why some people had suggested bringing an extension cord or power strip along on the trip. The place is in a great location and the owner has a great flair for conversation and educated us on things about the history of Route 66 that are not common knowledge, but were quite accurate when I decided to go down the rabbit hole.