Las Cruses or El Paso?
 

Have a business trip which will have me staying overnight on a Sunday in this area. Can stay in either city. Any advice on which city would be more interesting for an overnight and/or have a more interesting place for dinner? Any hotel recommendations?

Thanks for any advice.

El Paso is slightly larger city than Las Cruces. But I prefer LC.


My son went to NMSU in Las Cruces. They have all of the typical chain motels. I used to stay at Comfort Suites which is near campus.


http://www.lascrucescvb.org/index.html

Restaurants: I've eaten at both of these and they were very good:

La Posta de Mesilla [mexican]
2410 Calle de San Albino
Mesilla Plaza.
(505) 524-3524
Traditional Mexican cuisine. Serving lunch and dinner. Adjacent to the historic Old Mesilla Plaza. Closed Mondays. www.laposta-de-mesilla.com

Lorenzo’s
Pan Am Plaza
1753 E. University Ave.
(505) 521-3505
Fine Sicilian-style Italian cuisine. Serving lunch and dinner.

Hope this helps...
Debi

I second La Posta de Mesilla. It is especially atmospheric at night with all the lights on.

Mesilla is the old adobe town at the edge of modern Las Cruces and the most interesting place to be. We used Las Cruces also as a base for a drive to White Sands and Alamogordo.

We stayed at SpringHill Suites which is a slightly above-average motel. It is a mile or so away from Mesilla, so we took the car to drive to La Posta. Maybe you better take a taxi, because the Margaritas are good.

Thanks very much. I decided on Las Cruces and have ended up at the Marriott because the smaller more interesting looking hotel Meson de Mesilla will be closed for renovation. Appreciate the restaurant tip. Looks perfect.

If you want a really good restaurant in LC, try Chopes. It's about a 15 minute drive from town, amazing and not touristy.