In 1937 the New Mexico State Legislature removed the US 66 designation from the original 1926 road through Santa Fe, sending traffic onto a bypass road (constructed in Arthur T. Hannett's final days as state governor) which ran as a straight line from Santa Rosa to Albuquerque.

[citation needed] New rooms were added to the hotel in 1977, 1980 and 1983[1] A profit-sharing plan made investments on behalf of the inn's longtime workers.

This latest addition to the hotel includes walkways flanked by gardens, a sauna, and a whirlpool with a handcrafted fireplace (add reference).

[citation needed] In 2016, the current owning partners, Jeff Burns, Matt Comfort, and Jay & Alison Carroll purchased the property.

They renamed it The El Rey Court, and renovated the property in 2018 by adding hot tubs, changing the breakfast area to a mezcal bar, and other improvements.