Hotel Plaza Real
About a block Northeast of the Plaza, the Hotel Plaza Real delights with handcrafted furnishing and local art inside territorial architecture. Amenities include secure, underground parking (for a fee), a business center, meeting rooms and a lounge with live entertainment. Walking tours leave from the lobby, pets are welcome for a small fee and you can indulge in room massages and spa treatments.
All rooms have Wi-Fi, Aveda toiletries, separate vanities, and an iron and ironing board. Ask about fireplaces and balconies in some rooms. The largest Presidential Suite features two balconies, two fireplaces, and 1.25 baths with jetted tub and a full kitchen.
Hotel Plaza Real
125 Washington Avenue
Santa Fe, NM 87501
(505) 988-4900
hhandr.com/plazareal.php
Hilton Santa Fe Historic Plaza
Preserving much of the architecture of the 350-year-old Ortiz Hacienda, the non-smoking Hilton Santa Fe boasts a pool with fireplace and hot tub, meeting rooms that handle up to 500, business center with audio/visual rentals and a fitness room. If you'd rather not walk to the nearby eateries, you can eat at the on-site Pinon Grill Breakfast room or El Canon Restaurant.
All rooms include coffee and tea service, bathrobe, hairdryer, and iron and ironing board. The three guesthouses (casitas) grace the historic 1625 coachhouse and have a kiva fireplace, kitchen, custom-tile bathroom and whirlpool tub. Book the two-bedroom version if you're traveling with a foursome.
Hilton Santa Fe Historic Plaza
100 Sandoval Street
Santa Fe, NM 87501
(505) 988-2811
www1.Hilton.com/en_US/hi/hotel/SFEHIHF-Hilton-Santa-Fe-Historic-Plaza-New-Mexico/index.do
Inn on the Alameda
Just a few hundred yards away from the hustle of the Plaza, the Inn on the Alameda is secluded behind thick adobe walls and quiet native gardens. You'll discover free parking, complimentary continental breakfast, afternoon wine and cheese reception, two outdoor hot tubs, exercise room, coin-op laundry, lobby library with books and games and loaner umbrellas.
The rooms all include Italian bedding, Brazilian towels and robes, and handmade Southwest-style furniture. The Santa Fe Suites add separate bedrooms and living areas, wet bar with coffee maker, sleeper sofa, refrigerator and kiva fireplace. Ask for the casita lodgings with a private entrance and patio, hardwood floors and hand-loomed rugs.
Inn on the Alameda
303 E Alameda
Santa Fe, NM 87501
(888) 984-2121
InnontheAlameda.com
About The Author
Aurelio Locsin has been writing professionally since 1982. He published his first book in 1996 and had his first play produced in 2005. He is now a playwright, director and actor in Southern California. Locsin holds a Bachelor of Arts in scientific and technical communications from the University of Washington.
