California Avenue, the main drag north-south through town paralleling I-25, has the usual assortment of chain motels and motor lodges EconoLodge, Super 8, Motel 6, Days Inn, etc., mostly serviceable, none exceptional. The Holiday Inn Express, 1100 California Ave NE, +1 575 838-0556, has more amenities than most and is comfortable. Lodging in Socorro tends to be tight around the Festival of the Cranes, the second or third weekend of May when New Mexico Tech has its graduation, and also in early October when the overflow from the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta reaches town, but otherwise is usually not hard to get.
