stayed here four days hotel old interesting but shabby staff excellent rooms tacky not clean share bathrooms and toilets not clean beds could do with overhaul but not much choice at these rate in down town elpaso which dies after 5 pm only one restaurant open with in walking distance at night hotel appears to cater to homeless people who... more

The Gardner has a great deal of period charm. I booked by stay because it was billed as an "International Youth Hostel." Unfortunately, it turned out to be an SRO hotel for itinerant men. I was awakened in the middle of the night by a man who violently pounded on my door, screaming in Spanish. He then moved on to... more

Two things anyone contemplating a stay at the Gardner should keep in mind is that it's an old 1920s hotel; i.e., no sushi bars or saunas, and that being primarily a hostel, there's no offstreet parking. After being told when I phoned my reservation there was parking, upon arrival I found there was none. I parked in a ramp a... more