Is parking available at the property?

Parking is available on-site and is complimentary. It is limited, so guests are encouraged to arrive early. No reservation is required.

What type of breakfast is offered and what are the serving hours?

Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available daily from 6 AM to 10 AM for a fee, approximately USD 5 to 15 for adults and children.

Does the property allow pets?

Pets are allowed with a fee of USD 30 per pet, which may vary based on the length of stay. Service animals are exempt from fees.

What are the check-in and check-out times?

Check-in is from 3:00 PM to 11:30 PM, and check-out is by 11:00 AM. Early check-in is available for a fee of USD 50, subject to availability, and late check-out is available for a fee of USD 100, also subject to availability.

Are airport shuttle services available?

A complimentary roundtrip airport shuttle is available upon request. Guests must contact the property with their arrival details before travel to arrange the transfer.

What accessibility features does the property offer?

The property features step-free entrances, elevators, and wheelchair-accessible facilities in public areas and rooms. Accessible parking is also available.

What is the location of the property in relation to key landmarks?

The hotel is located in West Old Town, within a 5-minute drive of Albuquerque Museum and Old Town Plaza. It is approximately 0.9 miles from the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science and 1.2 miles from the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center. Public transport options are available nearby.

Does the property have a swimming pool?

Yes, there is an outdoor heated pool available for guests. Pool access is from 7 AM to 10 PM, and it is seasonal.

What are the policies for guests staying with children?

Up to 3 children aged 17 years old and younger can stay free when occupying the parent's or guardian's room, using existing bedding.

What are the policies regarding extra beds and cribs?

Cribs are available for a fee of USD 20 per day, and rollaway beds are also available for a fee of USD 20 per day. Advance request or confirmation is required for both options.

Best Western Plus Rio Grande Inn in Albuquerque

Average nightly price at Best Western Plus Rio Grande Inn by month, last 12 months (USD)
Month	Average price
January	US$108
February	US$108
March	US$133
April	US$126
May	US$130
June	US$127
July	US$112
August	US$113
September	US$131
October	US$173
November	US$125
December	US$106

What guests think

Travellers describe Best Western Plus Rio Grande Inn as a friendly, pet-welcoming stop near Old Town and I-40, featuring clean, comfortable rooms that make road trips and overnights straightforward and low stress.

Guests consistently praise the courteous, attentive staff and pet touches like treat bags, bowls, and a dog run. The on-site restaurant and bar draw strong reviews, especially the made-to-order breakfast, though service can be slow and breakfast eligibility varies by rate or membership. Recurring drawbacks include freeway and hallway noise, a dated feel with occasional maintenance or cleanliness hiccups, and a surrounding area that feels rough to some; gated, well-lit parking and security help. Overall, expect a convenient stop with friendly service and practical comforts.

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Facilities

On-site restaurant and bar are a highlight, the pool’s dome allows year-round use, and gated, well-lit parking and security are appreciated; a shuttle helps with nearby trips. Some report pool access or lighting problems and a nonworking EV charger.

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Prithviraj

11 Aug 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

A great hotel! Very clean and spacious rooms. Bathroom was a bit on the smaller side, but workable. The lobby was spacious, the staff was courteous. Some great things about the hotel: it is only a quarter mile from Old Town that is the shopping center of Albuquerque - an easy walk down Rio Grande Blvd. The hotel has an on site restaurant that serves (free) gourmet breakfast - this was a welcome break from the canned/preserved fare that's served these days at most "Breakfast included" hotels/inns. Besides breakfast too, the restaurant carries delicious Santa Fe style entrees (pretty much the same taste-wise as compared to other famous/highly recommended Santa Fe restaurants), as well as burgers and sandwiches. Hotel provides shuttle to nearby destinations, as well as to the airport. The location is also convenient, right off I-40 and just two exits away from I-25/I-40 intersection. The Petroglyph National Monument is also very close. A special shout out to Gillian at the front desk who went out of the way to make sure our ride to and from old town was smooth and comfortable.

2

Austin

6 Jul 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

This is not a "wonderful" hotel. We had a late arrival at the hotel. We walked into the lobby to check in and immediately smelled raw sewage. We went to our room, walked passed the pool which had GREEN water in it. The hallway walking up to the room smelled terrible too, like dirty carpet/feet. The room was sub-par. There was a dirty towel hangin on the shower curtain rod. The drain was clogged in the shower so the water rose within less than 5 minutes while trying to shower. There were "exit" signs hanging from the walls in the hall way. I would not have booked this place if I knew what a dump it was. I have no idea how it was rated so highly.

10

Stefanie L.

30 Jun 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Really close to Historic Albuquerque -- within ten minute walk from hotel. Great restaurant on site -- breakfast/dinner hours. Also a bar. Nice outside patio within walking distance of the pool. Nice helpful staff. Super clean rooms. Easy access to self-parking. Easy to get back on the freeway. Surprisingly quiet, considering it's so close to the freeway.

10

bradley

25 Feb 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Clean, safe and restaurant on site Exactly what was needed in an unknown town off the i40.

10

Kathy

19 Feb 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Hotel is located off interstate and close to Albuquerque Old Town. Hotel has a restaurant serving breakfast and dinner. Parking lot is well lit.

8

Karen

9 Feb 2025

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Stayed 1 night

They were both heated so you could use them during winter time but the staff never unlocked them to be used. I I only booked the hotel for those amenities.

10

ETHYLENA

26 Nov 2024

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Stayed 1 night

It was a great stay. Glad the pool/jacuzzi was open with a dome covering it during these colder months. Great service and room was clean.

10

Eunsook

7 Aug 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Staffs are friendly and room is OK My main reason is for the EV charging station doesn't work

10

Virginia

28 Mar 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Very clean rooms and safe. Bar and restaurant options on site were fantastic. We would only offer that having the shuttle service more on demand and running more often would be a great amenity!

10

Carol

21 Oct 2023

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Stayed 3 nights

Lounge, live music, friendly staff.

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Cleanliness

Generally clean, but recurring complaints include sewer odors in halls, missed details like dirty towels or hair, and occasional bathroom drain issues.

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julie

10 Nov 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The staff were exceptional. Very accommodating and friendly. . Rooms very clean. Business very well maintained. Breakfast very good.

10

Isaiah

31 Oct 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Great place clean rooms

10

Cecelia

11 Jul 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

This is my third time staying and once again everything was amazing! Staff were friendly and helpful! The rooms were very clean and smelled amazing.

2

Austin

6 Jul 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

This is not a "wonderful" hotel. We had a late arrival at the hotel. We walked into the lobby to check in and immediately smelled raw sewage. We went to our room, walked passed the pool which had GREEN water in it. The hallway walking up to the room smelled terrible too, like dirty carpet/feet. The room was sub-par. There was a dirty towel hangin on the shower curtain rod. The drain was clogged in the shower so the water rose within less than 5 minutes while trying to shower. There were "exit" signs hanging from the walls in the hall way. I would not have booked this place if I knew what a dump it was. I have no idea how it was rated so highly.

6

WALTER

1 Jul 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

WOULD BE A 4 STAR BUT SMELLED LIKE SEWER IN THE HALLS AND ROOM !!!!!

6

Elisa

26 Apr 2025

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Stayed 1 night

2 very obvious pieces of hair *right next* to toiletries that are replenished by housekeeping. If they missed that....

10

Pamela

1 Feb 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Very clean. Nicely decorated. Very friendly staff

6

Bart

28 Aug 2024

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Stayed 1 night

It was ok I’ve stayed at may best western this one is old and no breakfast was offered smelled of sewage the food in restaurant not to good I doubt I’d stay again .

2

Farhad

3 Aug 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Dirty bedding, hairs eyelashes in the bathroom

10

Sam

12 Mar 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Room was clean, well sized, well lit. All the amenities you could ask for. Helpful and courteous staff.

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Rooms

Rooms are generally comfortable and often spacious, with Southwestern touches, though some feel dated and bathrooms can be small. Noise from the freeway or thin walls recurs, and a few note limited in-room amenities or spotty Wi-Fi.

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Prithviraj

11 Aug 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

A great hotel! Very clean and spacious rooms. Bathroom was a bit on the smaller side, but workable. The lobby was spacious, the staff was courteous. Some great things about the hotel: it is only a quarter mile from Old Town that is the shopping center of Albuquerque - an easy walk down Rio Grande Blvd. The hotel has an on site restaurant that serves (free) gourmet breakfast - this was a welcome break from the canned/preserved fare that's served these days at most "Breakfast included" hotels/inns. Besides breakfast too, the restaurant carries delicious Santa Fe style entrees (pretty much the same taste-wise as compared to other famous/highly recommended Santa Fe restaurants), as well as burgers and sandwiches. Hotel provides shuttle to nearby destinations, as well as to the airport. The location is also convenient, right off I-40 and just two exits away from I-25/I-40 intersection. The Petroglyph National Monument is also very close. A special shout out to Gillian at the front desk who went out of the way to make sure our ride to and from old town was smooth and comfortable.

8

MICHAEL

8 Jun 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Slighty dated hotel. Overall comfortable and close to downtown.

6

Alexa

27 Apr 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The walls were paper thin. I heard someone blowing his nose in the shower from the hallway. There's no avoiding the noise from the Interstate. There are so many better places.

10

Thomas

14 Feb 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Excellent place, very well maintained and clean. comfortable pillows, bedding and mattress. Quiet even next to highway! would recommend and would stay again!

10

Tomilee

17 Aug 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Friendly, professional staff, nice rooms, kurig coffee in the room. Restaurant was good as well. I like the proximity to Old Town Albuquerque.

6

Valerie

13 Jun 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Highway noise all night

6

Alice

14 Jul 2023

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Stayed 5 nights

This was our 3rd time at this hotel. We will not be returning. The lobby was hot and had limited seating. No microwave in rooms. Restaurant open only limited times. The last night of our stay a guest’s catalytic converter was stolen even though there was a closed gate in the parking lot.

6

Ross

11 Jul 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Note to the cleaning staff: Please don't knock on the door at 8:30am shouting "Housekeeping". And especially please don't knock on the door at 8:30am shouting "Housekeeping" when there's a "Do Not Disturb" placard outside the door. Apart from this, the hotel was good - although, for the price, I wish it had provided a free breakfast. Also, there was no microwave in my room (but they were available in the 3rd-floor laundry room).

6

Damist

16 Apr 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

The hotel itself was fine. We loved our towel birdie. My biggest issue was the pool. We were very excited that the outdoor pool was enclosed so that it could be used. Unfortunately, the evening conditions were poor and verged on unsafe. The tent that covers the pool allows some light but gets dark fast in the evening. There is some decorative lighting around the outside, but this does not penetrate the tent to illuminate the inside. As it began to get dark an employee came in and turned on a single light. It was essentially a flood light aimed across the pools surface. This actually made the lighting worse. Between the light shining in our faces and the shadows it caused, it was very hard to see my child. We ended our swim time early because I could not see her well and I did not feel safe with her in the pool. Our other complaint was that the internet was spotty at best. Connecting was not an issue, but the the signal cut out every 5 to 15 minutes.

2

Christina

13 Feb 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Floors are paper thin. Every move made upstairs was heard loud and clear in our room and I am pretty sure those people were up all night. Freeway right next to the hotel means loud cars on the highway all night. No one was available to check out so had to just leave the keys on the desk. Worst night's sleep I think I have ever had.

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Service

Service is widely praised as friendly, helpful, and attentive across the front desk, restaurant, and bar. Some guests report slow restaurant service or isolated customer service issues, but problems are often addressed quickly.

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julie

10 Nov 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The staff were exceptional. Very accommodating and friendly. . Rooms very clean. Business very well maintained. Breakfast very good.

8

Traci

30 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Breakfast service was very slow.

10

Eeva

10 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Had to book this last minute on a road trip… staff was very helpful & accommodating!

10

Candace

1 Jun 2025

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Stayed 5 nights

Excellent stay! Staff was extremely helpful and accommodating.

10

Adair

26 Apr 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

My “key” stopped working, and the refrigerator was not working. Both were replaced quickly. People were friendly and helpful. I appreciated the apples at the front desk.

10

Phillip

13 Apr 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Every employee was gracious and very attentive to our needs.

10

Judy

18 Feb 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The staff was very friendly, fast check in.

10

Isac

23 Oct 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Best customer service

8

Diane

5 Oct 2023

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Stayed 1 night

The hotel was very nice and a good location and relatively quiet. The downside was the front desk staff at night was not very friendly at all.

10

Amanda

23 Sept 2023

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Stayed 1 night

We had to check in early due to a wedding and everything went smoothly. Service was friendly and quick! We enjoyed our stay and loved catching up with friends!

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Location

Convenient off I-40 and within walking distance of Old Town and museums. Several guests say the surrounding area feels rough, but the gated, well-lit parking adds a sense of security.

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Prithviraj

11 Aug 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

A great hotel! Very clean and spacious rooms. Bathroom was a bit on the smaller side, but workable. The lobby was spacious, the staff was courteous. Some great things about the hotel: it is only a quarter mile from Old Town that is the shopping center of Albuquerque - an easy walk down Rio Grande Blvd. The hotel has an on site restaurant that serves (free) gourmet breakfast - this was a welcome break from the canned/preserved fare that's served these days at most "Breakfast included" hotels/inns. Besides breakfast too, the restaurant carries delicious Santa Fe style entrees (pretty much the same taste-wise as compared to other famous/highly recommended Santa Fe restaurants), as well as burgers and sandwiches. Hotel provides shuttle to nearby destinations, as well as to the airport. The location is also convenient, right off I-40 and just two exits away from I-25/I-40 intersection. The Petroglyph National Monument is also very close. A special shout out to Gillian at the front desk who went out of the way to make sure our ride to and from old town was smooth and comfortable.

8

Christopher

7 Jun 2025

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Stayed 1 night

ABQ area apparently is a little rough so it’s nice that your vehicle is locked up in parking lot. We enjoyed Old town unfortunately a lot of it closed early (even on a Friday night). We would stay here again. Staff was friendly and room was clean. Resturant and bar (closed at 10 had great drinks and good entertainment.

10

Rudy or Moni

13 May 2025

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Stayed 1 night

It was a cute little area and we could walk to old town to walk around

10

Michael

22 Mar 2025

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This is a nice hotel which is very convenient to the interstate and to the Old Town and museums on the west side of Albuquerque. The breakfast was VERY good and I was pleased with our two day stay. Parking is easy and convenient as well.

10

Kathy

19 Feb 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Hotel is located off interstate and close to Albuquerque Old Town. Hotel has a restaurant serving breakfast and dinner. Parking lot is well lit.

10

Francisco

25 Nov 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Overall great stay. The area not so good

8

Darryl

21 Sept 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

The hotel was located very close to things that I wanted to see.

10

Garrett

21 Aug 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Great location off the freeway, old town has lots of options

10

HANS

11 Jun 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Close to OLD town, can be walked

10

Shaun

2 Jan 2023

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Stayed 19,358 nights

The property is very close to old town and Sawmill Market as well as a number of dining options.

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Dining

The on-site restaurant and bar receive strong feedback for quality and convenience, with many praising the made-to-order breakfast and dinner. Some guests experienced slow service or confusion about whether breakfast was included.

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Traci

30 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Breakfast service was very slow.

10

Margarite

7 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Free breakfast, disappointing..charged for bacon when part of menu, no discussion. Room was good & clean. Happy with most staff

10

Stefanie L.

30 Jun 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Really close to Historic Albuquerque -- within ten minute walk from hotel. Great restaurant on site -- breakfast/dinner hours. Also a bar. Nice outside patio within walking distance of the pool. Nice helpful staff. Super clean rooms. Easy access to self-parking. Easy to get back on the freeway. Surprisingly quiet, considering it's so close to the freeway.

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Jennifer

19 Mar 2025

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Stayed 1 night

This location was right off the freeway but not noisy Check in was very easy. Staff was friendly and helpful. I ate dinner at the restaurant and the homemade tamales hit the spot. Great servers too

10

Audrey

10 Jan 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Recommend! Nice place with a restaurant that offers free breakfast. Rooms are big and beds comfy. Safe and quiet.

10

Ray

29 Nov 2024

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Stayed 1 night

I like the restaurant.

6

Maritza

12 Sept 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The stay was good. I prefer a buffet breakfast. Few employees to serve in the dinning room/restaurant style. Had to wait a lot.

10

EDWARD

14 Aug 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Staff are awesome and very helpful. Restaurant is very good both for Breakfast and Dinner. Will definitely return.

10

Donald

9 May 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The attached restaurant and bar is a rare find these days.

10

Virginia

28 Mar 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Very clean rooms and safe. Bar and restaurant options on site were fantastic. We would only offer that having the shuttle service more on demand and running more often would be a great amenity!

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