Guidebook for Albuquerque
Food Scene
Decent New Mexican restaurant within walking distance of Casita Santuario. Menu includes other types of food (steak, burgers). Serve beer or margaritas made with agave wine.
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Abuelita's New Mexican Kitchen
6083 Isleta Blvd SWDecent New Mexican restaurant within walking distance of Casita Santuario. Menu includes other types of food (steak, burgers). Serve beer or margaritas made with agave wine.
Dion's
8100 Wyoming Blvd NEPizza etc., eat-in or take-out, with good salads.
Local fast food joint where they filmed Breaking Bad series, have your photo taken in front of the show's Los Pollos Hermanos logo within the restaurant. Great mexican food, burgers & fries, etc.
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Twisters
4275 Isleta Boulevard SouthwestLocal fast food joint where they filmed Breaking Bad series, have your photo taken in front of the show's Los Pollos Hermanos logo within the restaurant. Great mexican food, burgers & fries, etc.
Shopping
A dollar store with good variety of items (food, cases of bottled water, toiletries, clothing, greeting cards, etc.) a couple miles south of Casita Santuario, right by I-25.
Dollar General
7615 Isleta Blvd SWA dollar store with good variety of items (food, cases of bottled water, toiletries, clothing, greeting cards, etc.) a couple miles south of Casita Santuario, right by I-25.
Walgreens
2011 12th St NWPharmacy, state liquor store, toiletries, greeting cards, etc.
Consignment shop run by local couple, with snack bar and ice cream parlor; fun place to browse antiques/collectibles/cowboy gear while you eat your ice cream cone.
Judy's Trading Post & Auction
6016 Isleta Blvd SWConsignment shop run by local couple, with snack bar and ice cream parlor; fun place to browse antiques/collectibles/cowboy gear while you eat your ice cream cone.
Collectibles; antiques, books, furniture etc.; especially Southwestern art, Native American jewelry, artifacts, and high desert apparel in Nob Hill/Route 66 area, on Central Avenue at Morningside Drive. Guests of Casita Santuario can tell the cashier they are staying with us and receive a complimentary 10% off any of our SouthWESTERN Ware items that are priced at $10 and above (marked dealer #96, must relay that prior to sale being rung up though).
Town House Antique Mall
3911 Central Ave NECollectibles; antiques, books, furniture etc.; especially Southwestern art, Native American jewelry, artifacts, and high desert apparel in Nob Hill/Route 66 area, on Central Avenue at Morningside Drive. Guests of Casita Santuario can tell the cashier they are staying with us and receive a complimentary 10% off any of our SouthWESTERN Ware items that are priced at $10 and above (marked dealer #96, must relay that prior to sale being rung up though).
Everything Else
Full dept store with pharmacy & partner services (McD's, hairsalon, mani-pedi, optical): groceries with deli; large beer and wine selection plus basic hard liquor; extensive clothing; automotive, etc.
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Walmart Supercenter
3500 Coors Blvd SWFull dept store with pharmacy & partner services (McD's, hairsalon, mani-pedi, optical): groceries with deli; large beer and wine selection plus basic hard liquor; extensive clothing; automotive, etc.
Albquerquerque International Airport aka the Sunport is easy to get to and from via Rio Bravo/Isleta Blvds.
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Albuquerque International Sunport
2200 Sunport BlvdAlbquerquerque International Airport aka the Sunport is easy to get to and from via Rio Bravo/Isleta Blvds.
Essentials
Groceries and deli; extensive beer, wine and hard liquor selections; toiletries, floral dept & pharmacy, etc.
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Albertsons Market
1625 Rio Bravo Blvd SWGroceries and deli; extensive beer, wine and hard liquor selections; toiletries, floral dept & pharmacy, etc.
Sightseeing
Casita Santuario is part of the local birder's paradise, as located directly across the Rio Grande River from this NWR.
Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge
7851 2nd Street SouthwestCasita Santuario is part of the local birder's paradise, as located directly across the Rio Grande River from this NWR.
Drinks & Nightlife
Nob Hill is our shopping and dining district along historic Route 66, just east of the UNM main campus along Central Avenue. Interestingly, Albuquerque's iconic stretch of "The Mother Road" is the biggest tourist draw for the State of New Mexico, for our Land of Enchantment that is otherwise fully loaded with historic and cultural Hispanic and Native American highlights.
Nob Hill has breweries, and fine restaurants and casual nightclubs with live music, and various types of eateries to suit both your palate and pocketbook. Go here to sample the perfect margarita, micro brews, and/or taste the fruits of NM wineries that have become integral to our state's economy.
Nob Hill offers a plethora of antique, collectibles, vintage and other interesting theme shops -- shop where the film and TV industry shops for props, such as the Town House Antique Mall on Central Ave at Morningside Drive; which is a museum in of itself. Mention you are staying at our Casita Santuario and you can receive an complimentary 10% off any item there from SouthWESTERN Ware (dealer #96) that is $10 or more (prompt the cashier before you are rung up though please). We sell affordable and authentic SW souvenirs and a stylish high-desert clothing line that features natural fibers like silk, cotton, linen, rayon.
Venturing on or off Central Avenue along the neighboring residential streets one can see interesting well-kept and restored older homes with creative Southwestern flair. Plenty of cultural history with the iconic motels of the early Route 66 motor way hey-day and original retro architecture along here.
Nob Hill offers something for everyone, quite affordable and not as pretentious or over priced as Santa Fe venues can sometimes be. Be sure to also take in Old Town Albuquerque (similar to Santa Fe and Taos Old Town plazas) if you can.
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Nob Hill
Nob Hill is our shopping and dining district along historic Route 66, just east of the UNM main campus along Central Avenue. Interestingly, Albuquerque's iconic stretch of "The Mother Road" is the biggest tourist draw for the State of New Mexico, for our Land of Enchantment that is otherwise fully loaded with historic and cultural Hispanic and Native American highlights.
Nob Hill has breweries, and fine restaurants and casual nightclubs with live music, and various types of eateries to suit both your palate and pocketbook. Go here to sample the perfect margarita, micro brews, and/or taste the fruits of NM wineries that have become integral to our state's economy.
Nob Hill offers a plethora of antique, collectibles, vintage and other interesting theme shops -- shop where the film and TV industry shops for props, such as the Town House Antique Mall on Central Ave at Morningside Drive; which is a museum in of itself. Mention you are staying at our Casita Santuario and you can receive an complimentary 10% off any item there from SouthWESTERN Ware (dealer #96) that is $10 or more (prompt the cashier before you are rung up though please). We sell affordable and authentic SW souvenirs and a stylish high-desert clothing line that features natural fibers like silk, cotton, linen, rayon.
Venturing on or off Central Avenue along the neighboring residential streets one can see interesting well-kept and restored older homes with creative Southwestern flair. Plenty of cultural history with the iconic motels of the early Route 66 motor way hey-day and original retro architecture along here.
Nob Hill offers something for everyone, quite affordable and not as pretentious or over priced as Santa Fe venues can sometimes be. Be sure to also take in Old Town Albuquerque (similar to Santa Fe and Taos Old Town plazas) if you can.
Gambling games and slots, good food, night club and live entertainment at a classy resort casino that was previously a Hard Rock Hotel property. Just ten minutes away from our Casita Santuario. Just driving by the Isleta Reservation on I-25 one can get a good overview of the tribe's bison / buffalo herd.
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Isleta Resort & Casino
11000 Broadway Blvd SEGambling games and slots, good food, night club and live entertainment at a classy resort casino that was previously a Hard Rock Hotel property. Just ten minutes away from our Casita Santuario. Just driving by the Isleta Reservation on I-25 one can get a good overview of the tribe's bison / buffalo herd.
Parks & Nature
Water fowl heaven in a natural wetland habitat.
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Besucherzentrum des Bosque Del Apache National Wildlife Refuge
1001 NM-1Water fowl heaven in a natural wetland habitat.
Explore either eastern side or go deep into the western side of the bluff. Easy to miss the gate for western access, it is on the south side of Route 40, around 3 miles west of the turn off for the Jemez Mtns. Pack a picnic lunch. It's a long hike in but worth it to experience a couple ruined ranch buildings of forgotten New Mexico.
Ojito Wilderness Study Area
Explore either eastern side or go deep into the western side of the bluff. Easy to miss the gate for western access, it is on the south side of Route 40, around 3 miles west of the turn off for the Jemez Mtns. Pack a picnic lunch. It's a long hike in but worth it to experience a couple ruined ranch buildings of forgotten New Mexico.
The Jemez NM area is a treasure chest: red rock cliffs surrounding Jemez Pueblo, Jemez Village with Los Ojos Bar & Grill and historic mission church, natural hot springs: resorts and hike into natural formations, Valles Caldera on top of the mountains. Go up and over and you can go to Los Alamos of Manhattan Project fame.
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Jemez Mountains
The Jemez NM area is a treasure chest: red rock cliffs surrounding Jemez Pueblo, Jemez Village with Los Ojos Bar & Grill and historic mission church, natural hot springs: resorts and hike into natural formations, Valles Caldera on top of the mountains. Go up and over and you can go to Los Alamos of Manhattan Project fame.