Best hotels in Santa Fe
La Posada de Santa Fe
330 East Palace Avenue, NM, 87501
This upscale Marriott is one of the best options in downtown Santa Fe, with character-filled rooms and convenient amenities. Some rooms boast patios and fireplaces, while there’s also a pool, fitness center, and a full-service spa. Four excellent on-site restaurants complete the picture.
Ten Thousand Waves
21 Ten Thousand Waves Way, NM, 87501
Seemingly a world away from the Hispanic architecture of Santa Fe, this Japanese hotel is a few miles north of the city. Rooms are named after phases of the moon, the spa draws influence from Japanese mountain hot spring resorts, and the on-site restaurant serves up small plates of Izanami.
La Fonda on the Plaza
100 E San Francisco Street, NM, 87501
This hotel occupies an enviable position right on the famous Santa Fe Plaza. It’s also a historic option in a gorgeous adobe building, but not one content to coast on reputation. Rooms are decorated with New Mexican art, the suites are luxurious, and you can make the most of the views at the Bell Tower Bar.
Best restaurants in Santa Fe
Sazon
221 Shelby Street, NM, 87501
The decor alone tells you that you’re in a Mexican restaurant, with a picture of Frida Kahlo glaring down at you from the wall – but this is no run-of-the-mill taqueria. Instead, a small menu of freshly prepared classics is elevated by a careful hand in the kitchen. Come for the white shrimp, pepper-encrusted beef, and even the fried grasshoppers.
Arroyo Vino
218 Camino La Tierra, NM, 87507
Arroyo Vino has a great wine store, so you can stock up on a few choice bottles to take home, and secondly, the menu draws from local producers, with many vegetables and edible flowers grown in the restaurant’s own garden. Burrata cheese comes with punchy ramp pesto, halibut with a potato puree, and vermouth beurre blanc.
Dr Field Goods Kitchen
2860 Cerrillos Road, NM, 87507
This New Mexican fusion food highlight combines a relaxed restaurant with a butcher and bakery - perfect for take-out. The chef is known for foraging for some of the wild ingredients, which might see action in a roast mushroom soup.
Best attractions in Santa Fe
Santa Fe Plaza
63 Lincoln Avenue, NM, 87501
This is the historic heart of Santa Fe, an iconic square that has played a pivotal role in the city’s life for some 400-plus years. It’s where you’ll find many of the visitors, milling around the stalls selling Native American crafts and grabbing food from trucks.
Museum of Indian Arts & Culture
710 Camino Lejo, NM, 87505
This sensitively curated museum takes a closer look at how different tribes expressed themselves through different traditions. Art – including some sublime ceramics – ranges from the ancient to the contemporary. It’s a great place to take a step back and appreciate the cultural and historical impact Native American art has had on the state.
Meow Wolf
1352 Rufina Cir, NM, 87507
For a unique experience, head to Meow Wolf and the ‘House of Eternal Return’. This is an immersive art-cum-mystery experience with a narrative all of its own, secret passages, and 70 rooms to explore at your leisure.