Best hotels in Las Cruces
Las Cruces Introduction
The Organ Mountains provide the spectacular backdrop to Las Cruces, a city set amid the fertile floodplains of the iconic Rio Grande and the commercial and cultural heart of the Mesilla Valley. This sun-kissed area supports a thriving agricultural industry, noted for producing fine wines, acclaimed ales, and some of the hottest green chilis this side of the Mexican border. Award-winning heritage attractions pay tribute to Las Cruces’ storied past, prestigious film and country-music festivals welcome today’s biggest stars, and the headquarters of the world’s first sub-orbital spaceflight company brings the future promise of exciting new horizons.Hotels in Las Cruces
Offering every possibility from discount hotels in Las Cruces’ downtown area to comfortable villa-style establishments and budget-friendly motels, this hospitable corner of New Mexico has been welcoming visitors since 1849, when town plans were first laid out. Visitor numbers boomed with the coming of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway in 1881, while the founding of New Mexico State University in the same decade helped to increase both the resident population and the accommodations on offer. Las Cruces hotels today exist to serve a wide cross-section of visitors, from professors to backpackers, culture lovers, and adventure-sport fans.Where to stay
Surround yourself in the Spanish Colonial grandeur of Las Cruces’ downtown district and enjoy museums, art galleries, theaters, and the bustle of the regular farmers market on your doorstep. Sample eclectic cuisine and indulge in some all-important retail therapy when you stay at one of the conveniently located budget hotels in Las Cruces’ east side, heart of the city’s thriving restaurant scene and the location of the Mesilla Valley Mall, one of the biggest shopping outlets in southern New Mexico. Alternatively, enjoy the homey comforts of a central family-run B&B, many of which allow you to bring your pet if you give advance notice.Things to see
An enviable year-round climate, welcoming ambience, and abundant natural assets—you might think you’ve seen it all before, but Las Cruces offers the chance to visit something you won’t find anywhere else: the world’s first purpose-built commercial space-launch site. Spaceport America is set in a remote corner of the New Mexico desert north of Las Cruces. Explore the interactive exhibits housed in the Visitor Center, then take a shuttle to the spaceport site itself to experience state-of-the-art simulators and grab some unique photo opportunities—just check before you set out from Las Cruces as the site is occasionally closed. If you’re up for more space-age technology, continue your journey of discovery at the White Sands Missile Range National Historic Landmark. This US Army missile testing area, around 25 miles east of Las Cruces, houses a fascinating museum displaying a variety of test rockets originally fired from White Sands.How to get to Las Cruces
Located at the intersections of Interstates 25 and 10, Las Cruces is appropriately named “the City of the Crosses.” This easy accessibility by road is a bonus for visitors with their own transport—the best way to properly appreciate the untamed beauty of the Mesilla Valley. Travel in Las Cruces downtown is provided by a small fleet of buses operated by RoadRUNNER Transit, and the NMDOT Park and Ride network which supplies a commuter service to El Paso. El Paso International Airport, located an hour away and linked to Las Cruces by shuttle, offers regular scheduled domestic flights to hubs like Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles, and Houston.
