Although I saw some complaints about the renovation prior to our stay, it was not really an issue at all for any of us. There were clear signs all around the hotel that they are undergoing renovation, but there was no indication of that on the Hotels.com web site when I made the reservations. The hotel was fairly full because of the balloon festival in Albuquerque and the ring of fire eclipse, but there were no issues with noise from renovation work or the other guests. The hallways were obviously being worked on (don't know when!), but the room seemed pretty "normal" to us, was clean, and the bed was comfortable. In other words, it was (almost) as good as a normal stay at a HI Express & Suites, which is a go-to chain for us.