Best Western Montezuma Inn and Suites
Las Vegas, New Mexico

Recreation: - * .25 mile(s) from City Recreation Center, Full gym, swimming, basketball, racquetball, skating facilities. * .5 mile(s) from NMHU Perkins Stadium, Football Stadium for Highlands University. * .5 mile(s) from Keys Park, Playground, dog walking areas. * 1 mile(s) from Lincoln Park, Playground, dog walking areas. * 1 mile(s) from NMHU Tennis Courts, Highlands University Tennis Courts. * 1 mile(s) from NMHU John A. BeWilson, Highlands University Basketball complex. * 5 mile(s) from Storrie Lake, Man made reservoir. Fishing, camping, Windsurfing.

Nearby Cities: - * 65 mile(s) from Santa Fe * 75 mile(s) from Raton * 120 mile(s) from Albuquerque * 256 mile(s) from Colorado Springs * 327 mile(s) from Denver, CO * 344 mile(s) from Las Cruces * 387 mile(s) from El Paso, TX

Education: - * 1 mile(s) from NM Highlands University, the 175 acre campus of Highlands University is located in Las Vegas New Mexico. Founded in 1893 as New Mexico Normal School the university offers programs in arts and sciences, business, education, and social work. * 2 mile(s) from LV Community College, located in the Sangre de Cristo Mountain Range overlooking Las Vegas New Mexico is the only vocational technical school in northeastern New Mexico.

Local Attractions: - * .5 mile(s) from Rough Rider Museum, dedicated in 1940, was first established by the decision of Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders regiment (the first Volunteer Cavalry Regiment of the Spanish-American War), who named Las Vegas their official reunion home. Their first reunion was held in Las Vegas, June 1899. * 1 mile(s) from Historic Las Vegas, NM, Las Vegas was established in 1835 after a group of settlers received a land grant from the Mexican government. The town was laid out in the traditional Spanish Colonial style, with a central plaza surrounded by buildings which could serve as fortifications in case of attack. Las Vegas soon prospered as a stop on the Santa Fe Trail. During the Mexican-American War in 1846, Stephen W. Kearny delivered an address at the Plaza of Las Vegas claiming New Mexico for the United States. Doc Holliday had a dentist?s office in town, and Billy the Kid hung out here. Las Vegas is home to a very large number of historic structures (mostly railroad-era houses and commercial buildings), with over 900 listed on the National Register of Historic Places. * 2.5 mile(s) from LV National Wildlife Refuge, covers 8,672 acres including grasslands, croplands, marshes, and ponds. The area is a winter habitat for over 270 species of birds such as migratory birds, hawks, sand hill cranes, eagles, and waterfowl. Other wildlife includes antelope, badgers, coyotes and bobcats. * 4 mile(s) from Storrie Lake State Park, manmade reservoir four miles north of Las Vegas. Fishing and boating are the most popular activities however summer breezes attract windsurfers, and a visitor center has exhibits on local history. * 8 mile(s) from The Montezuma Castle, originally known as the Montezuma Hotel, was designed by noted Chicago architects John Root and Daniel Burnham for the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad, which had built a spur from nearby Las Vegas, NM to Montezuma in 1882. For a decade, the resort was a major attraction and visitors included Rutherford B. Hayes, Ulysses S. Grant, William Tecumseh Sherman and Theodore Roosevelt before the Montezuma closed as a hotel in 1903. * 8 mile(s) from Montezuma Hot Springs, Montezuma Hot Springs, located northwest of the town of Las Vegas on the grounds of the United World College. Three clusters of concrete soaking pools of various sizes and temperatures. Bathing suits required. * 25 mile(s) from Fort Union National Monument, Three different forts have stood on the site of Fort Union National Monument. The first was established in 1851 to protect the Santa Fe Trail, and the last was the largest in the Southwest. Ruins of all three can be visited, along with some remains of the Santa Fe Trail.

Shopping: - * 1 mile(s) from Walmart * 1 mile(s) from Walgreens * 1 mile(s) from Beals * 1 mile(s) from Downtown Shopping

Transportation: - * 120 mile(s) from Albuquerque Sunport, Rail and bus service is available from Albuquerque to Santa Fe, which is the midpoint before Las Vegas and is 60 miles away. * 2.5 mile(s) from Las Vegas Municipal Airport, Shuttle service is available to/from the hotel with advance notice. * 1 mile(s) from Las Vegas, NM Amtrak Station Amtrak Southwest Chief goes to Los Angeles & Chicago. * 1 mile(s) from Las Vegas