TRAVEL TO SANTA FE


TRAVEL  TO SANTA FE: 

Getting here:
Most people fly into Albquerque, which is about an hour’s drive from Santa Fe. There are airport shuttles which run from the airport to downtown hotels. You can of course rent a car at the airport, and it is a fairly easy one hour drive to Santa Fe. Try driving highway 14, "The Turqouise Trail" for a really beautiful drive! The studio is on Highway 14, just north of the village of Madrid, NM, about a 35 minute drive south of the Santa Fe Plaza, in an old stone schoolhouse. Often we can arrange for people to ride to the studio together from town.

 As to places to stay, here are a few suggestions:
Santa Fe is a tourist town, and there are many motels, hotels and B&B’s, at all price levels. I suggest you check www.santafe.org/ The site of the Santa Fe Visitors Bureau, as well as your usual travel sites for deals. Expedia, Hotels.com, etc

 The Downtown Plaza area:
Hotels:
There are many hotels in the downtown area, it tends to be the more expensive area, check your travel sites for more information. But the town goes around the plaza, in the traditional way (Paseo de Peralta). With two parallel roads, St Francis and Cerrillos Roads, heading south.

 Older and Nice, right near the plaza:

  • • The Hotel St Francis
  • • La Fonda

  • • The Inn and Spa at Loretto is happy to offer Gallery and Creative Tourism Artist referrals a discounted rate of 25% off of our Best Available Rate throughout the year. Call me personally and I will try to offer a room upgrade at the time of booking. We look forward to working with you.
  • Andrew Martinez, Director of Leisure & Corporate Travel
  • Phone - 505-984-7994 http://www.innatloretto.com
  • • La Posada
  • • The Hilton
  • • The Eldorado
  • • Hotel Santa Fe (Native American owned)


 In the Railyard Area, a new art area, near the plaza: Lots of shops and galleries to walk to:

  • • Sage Inn, near the downtown, an older motel, has a shuttle service to take you around town), www.santafesageinn.com/


 A little farther south, 10 minutes to downtown:, on the south end of town, so closer to the studio

  • • Santa Fe Suites (In a shopping center, on the south end of town, but has kitchens, a small living room, and seems to be comfortable AND affordable) 10 minute drive to downtown. (Off St Francis)http://www.thesantafesuites.com/


 On Cerillos Road:

  • • El Reye Inn,closer to town, older but very pleasant
  • • Motel 6, Holiday Inn Express and all the usual motels, Farther south on Cerrillos Road:
  • • Hyatt Place is beside an auto park, but brand new, has a jitney to town
  • B&B’s and Casitas to rent:
  • • El Perendero B&B 505-988-1177 www.elparadero.com
  • • La Casa del Toro (older and a little funkier, but near and friendly)
  • • Pueblo Bonito (nicer I think)
  • • Adobe Adobes
  • • La Palomas
  • • www.colorfulsantafe.com (Casitas and houses to rent)


 B&B’s South of town, nearer to the Studio:
www.ranchogallina.com
These are in beautiful country locations, can’t get there without a car, also very limited restaurants etc, without going back into town.

  • www.ranchogallina.com
  • synergia ranch
  • • Crystal Mesa Farms http://www.crystalmesafarm.com
  • • High Feather Ranch, www.highfeatherranch.com/
  • • Cerrillos Hills B&B is in the village of Cerrillos, which is an old NM town, no
  • restaurants, etc cerrilloshillsbedandbreakfast.com/
  • • Java Junction One room, really a small apartment above the coffee shop in
  • Madrid, you can walk to the studio java-junction.com/

Stay long enough to have a day or two exploring our 200 galleries and many museums. We are happy to provide a list of the ones we like the best. Let us know what questions you have.
Happy Travels, Ellen

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