HISTORIC ST. FRANCIS DE SALES INN, HATCH
Owner Celeste Zimmerman restored the 1860 adobe church, just outside Hatch, into lodging after visitors began saying, “It would be great to get married here or have a girls’ weekend,” she says. Guests can stay in the casita attached to the church, the former rectory known as the Colorado Room, or the original bell tower, accessible by a narrow spiral staircase. DON’T MISS: “There’s something special about sleeping in adobe,” Zimmerman says. “People tell me they’ve never slept so well.”
Located near San Francisco de Asís church in Ranchos de Taos, Luxx Lodge has transformed the former Taos RV Park into a glamping destination featuring 27 full RV hookups, a two-bedroom and a six-bedroom lodge, an Airstream, and 10 modular “space cabins” with walls of skyscraper windows and rooftop decks. “Every one has a private fence and a patio that’s dog friendly,” says owner Gordon Schaeffer, who previously owned the Luxx Hotel in Santa Fe. DON’T MISS: The space cabins’ 500-square-foot rooftop decks offer 360-degree mountain views. “You can see the sunset and the ski basin sunrise,” Schaeffer says.
“People think this is a hotel, but it’s camping, just glamorously,” says El Místico Ranch co-owner and head designer Monica Saenz of the Nogal retreat, featuring three luxury geodesic domes, three canvas teepees, a Southwest-style casita, a vintage Airstream, and two custom tree houses. “People say it has very nice energy.” DON’T MISS: The Crow’s Nest Treehouse has a bridge entry, slide, and retro ’80s vibe—complete with a VHS player—for families.
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