Tucumcari, New Mexico - Blue Swallow Motel - Route 66

I spent the night at the Blue Swallow last week. It is alive and well. The owners are very nice. My room was very cozy. It was decorated with a lovely 1950s bedroom set and a groovy retro TV console. The original bathroom (beautiful tile work) is still intact.

Sadly, the rest of the strip is pretty seedy. It's still worth the trip if you are passing through Tucumcari and need a cute, out-of-the ordinary place to stay. Another perk is that it's pet friendly! [mary, 07/19/2007]

The historic Blue Swallow Motel on old Route 66 in Tucumcari, N.M., is reopening for business. Although it remains for sale, owners Dale and Hilda Bakke recently returned to their motel and will be running it indefinitely. They had announced the motel's closing in winter 2005 when a relative in Minnesota had become seriously ill.

The motel's phone number remains unchanged at 505-461-9849. The motel, along with its Web site at www.blueswallowmotel.com, should be fully operational before the Labor Day weekend. [Ron Warnick, 08/24/2005]

The Blue Swallow Motel, a classic Route 66 business in frozen-in-time Tucumcari, New Mexico, has closed and is for sale. The owners, Hilda and Dale Bakke, bought the historic motor court in 1998 and restored eleven rooms. Now they're moving to Minnesota to care for a sick family member.

The Blue Swallow was built in 1939 and is listed on National and State Historic Registers. Parties interested in owning and maintaining the Blue Swallow can write to blueswallowmotel@hotmail.com. [Roadsideamerica.com Team, 02/28/2005]