CLAYTON, N.M. (KRQE) – When life gives you tumbleweeds…make Christmas trees? That’s what the owners of the Eklund Hotel in Clayton decided to do. Earlier this month, a wind s… ...

CLAYTON — A new 207-room hotel has opened on the site of the former Clayton police headquarters. The $50 million AC Hotel , at 227 South Central Avenue, features a rooftop bar and event space.