Isbell (1905–1988) founded the chain in 1953 along with a group of investors including Michael Robinson of McAllen, Texas (who later went on to start Rodeway Inns in the early 1960s) and Del Webb of Phoenix (who owned the New York Yankees and went on to establish his own lodging chain, Hiway House, in 1956). In the early days, Ramada had branded on-site restaurants and lounges. The friendly and balding Uncle Ben, on a Ramada Inn swizzle stick. Overall, the hotel and buffet were really good and you get a great value.just stay away from the slots and you might get out with some money.This section may need to be rewritten to comply with Wikipedia's quality standards.

For me, I cannot play slots at the 's just way to boring. Once you raise your bet to 75 cents or $1.25 a spin they shut down tighter than a drum. Pretty much all of the Casinos have seen how popular all the Penny Slots are and they have made them so tight it's hard to enjoy playing them unless you bet the 25 cent a spin minimum. We played the higher dominations and they at least gave us play for our money. We did play a few slot machines and of course they are like everywhere else on the penny.

If you get a Players Card you will get a discount.

We went to the Buffet and was very surprised how good all the food was and the selection was great. The bathroom had a large marble sink area and a shower/tub combo with the bent shower rod.which was nice. The room is a nice size and had a refrigerator and a nice size flat screen TV.

We had a queen room on the 4th floor facing the parking lot/IH40. We booked a queen room at RT66 Casino and Hotel. We drive to Las Vegas from Oklahoma and make Albuquerque our midway stop.

Rooms at route 66 casino