Welcome to the Shale Lodge, Hobbs, NM. I found them as a Lodging Google search. Called, and made a reservation. They told us that dinner was included. What? Welll we found ourselves guided by Google through dark industrial parks, and finally found the place. Couldn't get into the parking lot because it was full of bustling trucks and men in reflective safety gear. So we parked on the street and walked in to the office. Also the dining hall. It was the 7pm shift change, and this turns out to be lodging for shale workers. The desk assured us that it was okay for civilians to lodge there, as a couple of family rooms were available. So we had a hearty plate of pasta alfredo with bread and potatoes each before moving into our room. It seemed crowded because the beds are oversize, presumably for the tytpical big, tough shale worker.
