Santa Fe Favorites: The Inn of the Five Graces, Four Seasons Encantado , Rosewood Inn of the Anasazi

As I have written about before here (and also for Conde Nast Traveler on New Mexico’s unique cuisine and a local designer), Santa Fe has a special place in my heart as both a unique city in American city, and also a place my ancestors called home for hundreds for years. While I normally either get a vacation home or test our new boutique stays, there are a few luxury stays that I have thoroughly enjoyed on special occasions. Let’s discuss.

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The Inn of the Five Graces

This award-winning Relais & Chateaux resort in downtown Santa Fe; the only luxury hotel and spa within walking distance of the best restaurants. The 24 guest rooms and suites decorated with hand-laid mosaics, Moroccan textiles, and authentic kiva fireplaces are a lovely touch to unique rooms. The five-treatment-room spa is also excellent, plus the hotel is a short walk to the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum and Santa Fe Plaza’s artisan markets, and an ideal home base for day trips to Pueblo villages like Taos and San Ildefonso and popular hikes in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.

Four Seasons Resort Rancho Encantado Santa Fe

As I have mentioned before, I have worked for several Four Seasons properties, from LA to London. And while this location is located outside of the city center (about 10 miles), it is a beautiful space that captures the natural beauty of the area. Contemporary adobe-style casitas have oversized windows, kiva-style fireplaces, polished-cement floors, and private terraces, and bathrooms have deep soaking tubs and heated floors. The look is "simple, in the Georgia O’Keefe style." Terra’s regionally inspired cuisine uses produce from an on-site garden.

Rosewood Inn of the Anasazi 

Blessed before its opening by a Pueblo medicine man, a Franciscan priest, and a local artist to represent the diverse cultures of the area, this downtown adobe hotel is also a great stay. A quarter block from the Plaza and Palace of the Governors, the location can’t be beat. Designed with sandstone and earth tones, the walls showcase works by contemporary Native American artists including Dan Namingha and Doug Coffin, the rooms have gaslit kiva fireplaces, hand-carved four-poster beds, and ceilings with pine vigas.

*Be sure to read my previous post on things to do in Santa Fe and Taos

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