“The people revitalizing these properties have a sense of community,” says Garay, noting examples like Sharmin Dharas, who transformed her parents’ former University Lodge motel into the mural-popping Hotel Zazz. “You don’t have Route 66 without the community.”
Read More“I have seen firsthand the benefits of mood improvements with light and color therapy,” Dr. Sharmin Dharas, owner of Hotel Zazz in Albuquerque, says. “This is why we ask our guests, ‘What color are you feeling today?’ at check-in or booking, so they can be assigned a room that may fit their vibe or elevate their mood.”
Read MoreWe’ll show you what’s new in Albuquerque, including the quirky Hotel ZAZZ and the city’s vibrant queer-friendly culture.
Read MoreIt’s something the Nob Hill area has seen before. “Like any district, any location, any city things ebb and flow,” said Chief Experience Officer Sharmin Dharas, Hotel Zazz.
Read MoreSharmin Dharas is still at that same spot, only now it’s called Hotel Zazz and you’d never recognize it.
Read MoreThis is none other than the Hotel Zazz in Albuquerque, New Mexico which opened in Fall 2022. Right along the famed Route 66, all of the 48 guestrooms are imaginatively decorated with colorful, eclectic finishings while the public spaces are equally dazzling and funky.
Read Moretap a golden banana to enter Hotel ZAZZ’s newly open hidden vinyl and cocktail bar Z-Lounge off the hotel lobby;
Read MoreAlbuquerque, New Mexico, is home to a fresh hotel concept from hospitality curator Dr. Sharmin Dharas.
Read MoreLooking to add some color (big color!) into the oft-dark winter months? Consider a visit to Albuquerque, which is just over an hour via plane from Las Vegas and features one of the Southwest’s most stunning, vibrant, imaginative new boutique hotels in Hotel Zazz.
Read MoreTo check into welcoming digs, book at the newly opened Hotel Zazz on Route 66, which works with a slew of local artists from metal flower crafters to soap artisans and has its own speakeasy on-site.
Read MoreBringing a new mix of people to Nob Hill is the Hotel Zazz.Proprietor Sharmin Dharas is perhaps the poster child for Nob Hill’s regeneration. She grew up in another hotel on Central, was the first in her family to graduate college, became a surgeon and traveled the world, only to return to Nob Hill to chase her vision of “turning an old hotel into a bold hotel.”
Read MoreThe former University Lodge motel along Route 66 in Albuquerque reopened a few weeks ago after months of renovations — just in time for the city’s fabled Balloon Fiesta — and has been rechristened as the colorful Hotel Zazz.
Read MoreHotel Zazz in Albuquerque is battling this. The Nob Hill motel used to be the University Lodge. Now, ever since opening a few weeks ago under the new name and ownership, they have been booked and busy.
Read MoreWhenever Sharmin Dharas designed a new room at her Nob Hill motel, Hotel Zazz, she asked her 2-year-old daughter what her favorite color was.
Read MoreThe old University Lodge in Nob Hill received an upgrade with pizazz or “Zazz”, to be more precise. Dr. Sharmin Dharas, the owner of Hotel Zazz, is responsible for the facelift to the property late last year. For her, it’s more than a business venture: it’s a passion project.
Read MoreLooking to stay on Route 66? A circa-1958 former Travelodge motel was scheduled to wrap up a renovation in September and reopen as Hotel Zazz. The Nob Hill boutique property is angling to snare younger social media mavens and baby boomers alike.
Read MoreThe owner grew up on the property, which was previously run by her parents. Today’s traveler will experience pops of chromotherapy throughout including murals from local artists and 99 different places to take an Instagram selfie on property.
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