I booked thru the Hilton Website and did not realize it was a casino. While surprised at first, it ended up working out. There was no smoke smell to our room or the hallways. The restaurants and bars served very good food and drinks. Even though we were there for a weekend, the pool/ hot tub was clean and had plenty of room. We made it into the casino and even it was not to smoke filled. They had a nice morning event with Native American hand crafted jewelry. Close enough to Santa Fe, but outside of the run down outskirts. We had great views and were pleased. From our understanding they are dog friendly and having passed some great camping on the 285 drive from Denver, we plan on a summer trip of camping and ending at Buffalo Thunder for our reward!