Bottger Mansion Bed and Breakfast Albuquerque — Hotel in Albuquerque

My wife and I stayed two nights at Bottger Mansion in July 2015. The location is excellent since the mansion is within easy walking distance to Old Town, restaurants, and at least two museums. The mansion is also within easy driving distance of the botanical gardens, the zoo, additional museums (such as the Museum of Nuclear Science) and other places to visit. We also enjoyed the convenience if having parking places reserved for mansion guests. That was nice!

When we arrived, I mentioned to Steve that we had just come from riding the narrow-gauge railroads in Durango, CO, and Chama, NM. So Steve told us about the restoration of Santa Fe No. 2926, a steam locomotive that pulled some of Santa Fe's most famous passenger trains in the 40s and 50s. We visited the restoration that Saturday, and were given a grand tour by one of the volunteers, who was a mechanical engineer who retired from the nuclear lab in Albuquerque and who was very interesting to talk to. We recommend that anyone who is interested in trains visit the 2926 restoration. It is amazing.

As for our stay at the mansion, we enjoyed just relaxing in our room during the summer afternoon heat. The bed was comfortable, and the restroom was clean and spacious. It was a special room because it was Steve's train room! In fact, Steve said that the Lionel train displayed on a shelf in the room was his first model train. In addition, we thoroughly enjoyed breakfast in the courtyard. Steve and Kathy were perfect severs and hosts, and the breakfast was delicious. We had to leave early the next morning, so we missed the breakfast in the courtyard, but Steve prepared a breakfast-to-go for us, which we greatly appreciated.

During our stay, we also enjoyed relaxing in the reading room, studying the historical photos and paintings in the mansion, and we enjoyed sitting in the glassed-in front porch with it's large windows and ample seating where guests could enjoy their breakfast on bad-wether days and where we relaxed and ate some of Steve and Kathy's chocolate brownies and oatmeal-and-raisin cookies.

In conclusion, we thoroughly enjoyed our stay at the mansion. We recommend it to our family and friends, and we plan to stay at the Bottger Mansion when we return to Albuquerque to see what we missed and to see 2926...

There were many amazing things at Bottger - like attention to details, history books for each room, comfy beds, and many thoughtful touches. However, truly the high point was the gourmet breakfasts. I am not sure what Steve did in his former career, but he is an incredible chef! A French Toast Croissant that combined a hint of sweetness with just the right touch of orange filling paired perfectly with an almond topping. Homemade juices (hard to say which was better between Orange-Mango-Ginger and Blueberry-Prickly Pear), homemade sorbet on top of perfect fruit combinations, and their own turkey sausage. Even if you are not brave enough to taste a brand new gourmet creation, you will find that the cereal alternative is a perfect homemade granola! And that was just one morning! We couldn't wait until the next morning! The rooms are great: homemade cookies, cold water pitchers, books to keep if you want, remote controlled heater/cooler in each room, chairs and a small table in the room, beautifully decorated bathrooms, clean robe for each guest, and more. The house is nice with fresh coffee set out early (and you can make your own if you want some at another time), great teas from a local tea house, boiling water always available, as is ice and fresh water, a guest fridge for your use with some free sodas tossed in, umbrellas set out for guest use (which we did), and two rescue cats. The grounds are fun with lots of bird feeders for our viewing enjoyment. The location in Old Town is amazing. Parking is easy. And did I mention the Breakfasts?!?! I can't believe he is the chef at a small bed and breakfast and not at the most expensive restaurant in town! Flavors balanced, choices well thought out, recipes perfected. ...

Absolutely pitch-perfect in every way. The home and rooms had character-- there were squeaks and creaks, but everything was in good condition and we never were disturbed by house sounds from other guests.

Kathy and Steve were amazing hosts at check in and throughout the stay- very communicative via text, great instructions, no detail left to chance, and they were gracious in putting up with my inability to read my own email on day 1. The home is secured via modern smart lock with your own code. Once in the room there was a very informative book with good recommendations and detailed instructions.

The rooms had tv's equipped with Roku, which was awesome. We were pleasantly surprised to find youtubetv already on the TVs which is our service of choice. Wifi was solid wherever we tested.

Teas, water, ice, and coffees are available at all hours in the common area. Pots of very good coffee become available each morning at 7.

I'm saving the best for last, the breakfasts. Kathy and Steve outdid themselves each day. Amazing fresh food and service, I'd go so far as to call the food "fancy". We have special dietary restrictions and Steve and Kathy were incredible in accomodating and understanding. I have never seen anything like it in the finest restaurants we've been to. Just perfect.

The bike tour we booked via the Bottger website as a package deal was incredible in quality as well. I just recommend 2 things: check your spam on the day you book the hotel, your bike tour confirmation might be in there! And, wear sunscreen. Don't forget the backs of your hands. :)

If ever we're back in ABQ we're staying here, no doubt at all. Thanks for making our...