Cocktail parties for up to 375 guests, seated meetings for 24 in an art gallery, boardroom sessions for 10 and room blocks across 137 guest rooms can all be arranged at ARRIVE Albuquerque. The hotel was built in 1965 and opened as the Downtowner Motor Inn on Central Avenue, the former U.S. Route 66, in downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico. It has since been renovated as a boutique hotel overlooking Robinson Park.
Seminars and company events
Meetings and workshops can be held at the large communal tables of DWTNR Cocktail Bar & Lounge, the hotel's bar and restaurant. Work sessions can move outside to the patios when the weather allows. For a more formal setting, The Suite has a separate living area with a couch, lounge chairs and a kitchenette counter, and can be set up as a boardroom for up to 10 people.
Secret Gallery, the hotel's art space, hosts seated meetings for up to 24 guests and receptions for up to 100. Company retreats, production teams and convention attendees can also book room blocks, and the hotel lists Balloon Fiesta groups among the gatherings it houses.
Weddings and receptions
The hotel hosts wedding ceremonies, receptions and related gatherings. DWTNR can be booked privately or semi-privately, from a family-style dinner for 10 to a cocktail party for 375. Groups can use the two outdoor patios, the pool deck or the whole dining room. DJs and live bands are allowed, and a jukebox is available at no charge. Wedding guests can be housed in a block of rooms on site.
Rooms and capacities
DWTNR Cocktail Bar & Lounge is the largest space, with up to 375 guests for a cocktail party across its indoor and outdoor areas. Secret Gallery takes 24 seated or 100 standing and has its own outdoor patio. The Suite works as a boardroom for 10. The two patios and the pool deck add outdoor space for receptions.
Accommodation
ARRIVE Albuquerque has 137 guest rooms and suites, including King rooms, Double rooms with two double beds, suites and accessible rooms. Rooms are decorated in a modern southwestern style, with Bellino linens, floral upholstered headboards, Salt & Stone bath products, Victrola Bluetooth speakers and robes. The hotel arranges blocks for wedding guests and business groups.
Catering
DWTNR is a cocktail bar, restaurant and swim club. Its menu serves American comfort food alongside Pan Asian-American dishes, and it caters the private events held in the bar, on the patios and by the pool.
History and setting
The building opened in 1965 as the Downtowner Motor Inn, a motel on Route 66, and has been restored as a historic hotel and a neighborhood meeting place. Secret Gallery curates exhibitions, performances and gatherings that reflect the arts of the region, with a focus on artists indigenous to the Southwest. The hotel also publishes a field guide to local artists, designers and small businesses.
Getting there
The hotel is at 717 Central Ave NW, Albuquerque, NM 87102, on Central Avenue in downtown Albuquerque, across from Robinson Park. Event inquiries are handled by the hotel's sales team.
