El Paradero

Frommer's Review

About a 10-minute walk from the plaza, El Paradero ("the stopping place") provides reliable, unpretentious accommodations and good service. It began in 1810 as a Spanish adobe farmhouse, and it doubled in size in 1878 when Territorial-style details were added. In 1912, Victorian touches were incorporated in the styling of its doors and windows. Innkeepers Ouida MacGregor and Thom Allen opened it as one of Santa Fe's first bed-and-breakfasts over 20 years ago. They're great resources; they can direct visitors to unexpected sights and activities. Nine ground-level rooms surround a central courtyard and offer a clean, white decor, hardwood or brick floors, folk art, and hand-woven textiles on the walls. Three more luxurious upstairs rooms feature tile floors and bathrooms as well as private balconies. Five rooms have fireplaces. Two suites occupying a brick 1912 coachman's house, a railroad-era Victorian building, are elegantly decorated with period antiques and provide living rooms with fireplaces, kitchen nooks, TVs, and phones. The ground floor of the main building has a parlor, a living room with a piano and fireplace, and a Mexican-style breakfast room where a full gourmet breakfast and afternoon tea are served daily.

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Concierge

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