Still trying to come up with a nice place for our fist and last nights of vacation in the city. Any recommendations for a NICE B&B reasonably close to the airport?

I can't give you a specific suggestion, but I can tell you you're very unlikely to find a 'nice' B&B close to the airport in ABQ.

I just want to stay someplace nice. I hate ending a vacation at a not so nice hotel. Maybe I should re-phrase. How about someplace nice about no more than 30 minutes away from the airport. Now, any suggestions????

When is your vacation? You may find that the 45 minute drive (or so) to Santa Fe is well worth the effort.

Thera are some B&B in Albuquerque near
old town and this is only a 10-15 mn drive from airport.
2 yeras ago, we were at bottger mansion
in old town and amenities and breakfast are really stupendous.They have a web site : bottger.com
Another is the mauger estate b&b which
have a good reputation...
You can find them and other on the web site of B&B albuquarque association but
Bottger is really perfect.
Erik.

There are a couple of nice B&Bs in Corrales, a charming village immediately north of Albuquerque. Two that come to mind are Hacienda Manzanal (haciendamanzanal.com) and The Nora Dixon Place (noradixon.com). Corrales has a nice selection of galleries, shops and restaurants. I'd recommend the Indigo Crow Cafe, Rancho de Corrales (recently reopened I think). If you're willing to drive about 15 minutes to Bernalillo, you'll find two more wonderful restaurants, the Range Cafe and Prarie Star Cuisine. The drive to the airport is doable in 30 minutes non rush hour.

I am not familiar with the Bottger Mansion monpetit recommends but I have found the Old Town area of ABQ to have become much more touristy in the last few years. The Nob Hill area off of Central Ave seems much more interesting for dining and shopping.

Debfab,
Where did you wind up staying in ABQ? I am planning the same thing & though we are staying at Wyndham at the airport on the way in, I'd like to stay at a nicer hotel on our last night before we fly out. Any recommendations out there? Hyatt seems to get the best "rating" but is there something more intimate?

I stay in the Hyatt for business sometimes, and it is a pretty good Hyatt, and pretty good for Albuquerque. Every time I hear the word Albequerque I start thinking of that song by Weird Al that my son plays all the time (got my tray table up and my seatback in the full upright position) and I can't get it out of my mind for days. Now it has started again, oh no.