Blue Swallow Motel

Great stop if you like following Route 66. Blue Swallow was owned by the same woman for 40 years, and kept it in 40-50's mode. Hail two years ago knocked out the beautiful neon lighting. It has now been replaced, and is magnificent. Rooms are period style- old rotary dial phone. No community breakfast, but there is coffee and snack bars. Now, Robert is running this place, with lots of stories of the history of this unique lodge.

Had my third stay a few days ago. Still my favorite place to stay on Route 66. Rob and Dawn are excellent, hands on hosts. The neon is great and I always enjoy how other guest come outside after dinner to visit and listen to the music. Rooms are always clean and a true throwback to another era. And Rob makes a great cup of coffee!

So WONDERFUL! 66 year old traveler on Route 66. The Blue Swallow Motel is absolutely wonderful. So clean, so pretty, so historic, so comfortable. I lived it up in the Suite, and it was so precious. You will not be disappointed; I promise. Fair price, Beautiful quiet, convenient. Thank you for this experience.|Hugs from LTC Jake Linehan

The Blue Swallow is a beautiful motel with a classic theme that feels like walking into a time machine. Offering all the amenities one could want in a modern motel (wi-fi, TV, laundry, microwave, and fridge are all available in either the rooms or the lounge) while also keeping it's classical roots (period appropriate furniture, lighting, and working rotary phones). In addition to waking up to a good cup of coffee being available, the owners also provided good travel advice and recommended another motel in West New Mexico as my next stop for the night which was very helpful. Come for the neon, stay for the hospitality. This place is a labor of love of the owners and it shows.

One of the most iconic stops of our Route 66 trip. Book early and then enjoy! It was like time travel. The rooms were extremely clean and comfy. Probably the best nights sleep we had on the entire trip. The beds were great, the room was quite and peaceful and simple but nostalgic. The owners/hosts could not have been nicer or more accomadating. The owner took you personally to your room and showed you all around the property. Who does that??? The attached garages to the motor court were just adorable. You felt like you were staying in a motel like in the Cars Movie.