Damsite Historic DIstrict

A high hundred bucks a night in a very inexpensive part of New Mexico, a room with no amenities and no restaurants, etc., nearby -- not even a coffee pot or a small fridge in the room. No TV, No internet (that's not their fault, I had to drive all the way into one part of Truth or Consequences to get reception). And most of all, bugs all over the room, most of them dead. In the corners, in the bathtub... Spiders, too. Creepy as heck. I'd expect to pay maybe $45 or $50 for the room, minus the bugs. They'll charge your card before you even stay there, and watch it, if there's a problem, it'll be very hard to get your money back.Plus side: beautiful area, atop the canyon overlooking beautiful Elephant Butte reservoir. Can't ask for more than to gaze out at the landscape with the butte in the middle. Easy access to the marinas lakeside for boaters, fishing, etc. my room faced the back, a gravel parking lot, but it was easy to hike up the hills in the old state park and enjoy the view.Rooms are small, with space only for a double bed and a couple of bedside tables/lamps, and a few extra feet all around the bed. Not even a chair to throw your jacket on. Bathroom in small adjoining room. Two people would be tight in there, especially for more than a night or two. Has good A/C. Room is tidy and has nice old wood flooring. Building used to be engineering offices when Elephant Butte Dam was built. The Butte and the lake are nearby and beautiful from there. I met a nice groundskeeper who helped me get checked in and circumvent the entire, confusing and weird process of having to find a marina about a mile away down the canyon in order to get the key. The 'lodge' i stayed in and nearby kitchenette cabins have seen better days, but are supposedly in process of upgrades and restoration now, since it is no longer a State Park and is privately owned. My room was one of the restored ones.BIG WARNING: They'll try to keep your money. I checked out at 8AM on day 2 of my two-day reservation because, well, paying top dollar of $100 a night for a small room full of bugs (not to mention no amenities) was just adding too much insult to injury. Yuck. I drove to the nearest town to get cell reception and called the office to inform them of this, and "Rick" said ok. Two days later, my bank statement shows they charged me for the second night! Thereafter ensued a frustrating, really upsetting conversation on the phone with Rick, who insisted they were going to charge me for the 2nd night even though I did not stay there, (because, BUGS). He flat out lied to me that an "inspection" had shown no bugs, and told me to "call next week" if i wanted to speak to the owner about it, but the guy wouldn't do anything to change it anyway. Upshot, this was a belligerent and rude gentleman and he was not going to back out the charges. I wasn't even insisting that I didn't want to pay for the one night i'd stayed there. So, what happened? Bottom line is that I told him that I was going onto Yelp and any other review sites I could find and write a review telling everyone about this. That gave him pause and he abruptly said he would contact his boss and call back. I then got on the phone with my bank to file a complaint and get their help in backing out the charges. Completely upsetting and so much crap to deal with. Half hour later, Rick called back and said they would back out the charges and apologized. Listen, if it hadn't been for the threat of exposing this nefarious policy and behavior at DamSite Resort, I'd have wound up paying $215 for one night in a small room with bugs and not much else. Thanks, Yelp!

There's a few times in life when a meal is so expertly crafted that it just astonishes last night I had such a meal five stars all the way

Do not camp there in the winter! Water is rusty from water hook ups and $27 is way too much for a site with no amenities.