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THE BAD: Grants is a near ghost town and looks it. The current population is about 9000. Its economy was based on uranium mining, which is currently bust. My travel companion was shocked when she saw it. There are many boarded up and abandoned businesses. I grew up in Grants so it makes me sad to see it this way, having lived there in economically better days. But that is the way of mining towns, boom and bust. (I hope uranium mining will come back as I am a believer in nuclear power for energy.) That being said, Grants has some nice new parks in the downtown section. I'll also recommend a very decent restaurant, La Ventana for good food and drinks. I'm sure there are others which I'm not personally familiar with. THE GOOD: Grants is a terrific base for exploring all around the area in at least a 50 mile radius. There is the very interesting Mining Museum right in town. There is El Morro National Historic Monument (Inscription Rock) to the southwest. There is Chaco Canyon National Monument (ancient Indian ruins) to the north. There is Mt Taylor to the east for coolness in the summer and a beautiful hike to the summit. There is El Malpais National Monument to the south with La Ventana natural arch and the El Malpais visitor center. There are Native American communities all round, Acoma and Laguna pueblos to the east and the great Navaho reservation to the west. And the country all around is beautiful (but then I grew up there). There are enough wonderful things in the area to keep you busy for days, if you wish.

Very clean room, comfy bed, good breakfast, friendly staff. Room was remodeled in good taste. Very pleasant to stay here!! Was sad pool & hit tub not in working order! We had a roasted chicken & salad from Walmart:):) Grants is a pretty little town:):)

Hot tub was great. Pet area was very lacking! Toilet was too low to the floor. Breakfast with omelettes, biscuits and gravy would be super! Waffles were good! Complimentary bottled water at registration would be good! Warm cookies too!

Grants is a small town that old Rt 66 goes through as it parallels I-40. We do bits of old Rt 66 when able. Nice drive through town with a neon Rt 66 drive thru sign. Native designs and large Dream Catchers along Rt 66. Mining Museum (lots of uranium in the area) and a small Rt 66 museum none of which were open probably due to COVID. Most of fast food was on west side of town. El Malpais National Monument Visitor Center( which was completely open) is on the east side of town just south of I-40.

We didn't really explore as we were just staying the night. The area where we were was clean and there was a nice clean Subway across the street with a great sandwich maker! No complaints of the area. Very pretty area! Easy on and off of the freeway.

There are several nearby attractions, especially for nature lovers, but most of them are currently closed or had difficult hours due to COVID. We hope to come back that way and see the wolf sanctuary and the lava tubes and other monuments. Food is a little tough if you have any dietary restrictions, but that's common and workable with at least grocery stores (and there are several). Seems like a friendly place with enough resources.