INN OF THE TURQUOISE BEAR, Santa Fe

Inn of the Turquoise Bear, 20 km from Santa Fe Municipal, features adobe walls and wooden viga beam ceilings. Some rooms have private entrances from the acre of gardens and don't share hallways with other rooms. The Ansel Adams room includes a bedroom, a seating area with a wet bar, a mini-refrigerator, and a fireplace. Its bathroom features an antique claw-foot tub and shower combination. The Igor Stravinsky Room has a separate seating area overlooking the courtyard, a fireplace, bathrobes, and a bathroom. The Edna Millay Room provides a sun-filled office nook and a private patio. The Shaman Room features a kiva fireplace, a seating area, viga beams, bookcases, a cable TV, a small refrigerator, and a bathroom. The Georgia O'Keeffe Room provides a kiva fireplace, viga beams, and a bathroom. The O. Henry Room, on the second floor, features a fireplace, viga beams, a seating area, and a bathroom across the hall. The Willa Cather room includes an adjacent assigned handicapped parking space, grab bars near the toilet and in the shower, a low-height sink, a hand-held showerhead, lever door handles, a fireplace, and a seating area.

Breakfast is served from 8:00 am to 9:30 am, with coffee available by 7:00 am. Guests can dine in the dining room, on the patios, or in their rooms. The gourmet menu includes blue corn pancakes with piñion butter, artichoke & potato frittata with turkey sausage, Lemon Ricotta Pancakes with fresh blueberries, Green Chile Chicken Sope with eggs, or classic Quiche Lorraine with spring greens & asparagus salad. Guests can order eggs made to order or huevos rancheros. A continental take-away breakfast is available. House-made baked goods, Chex mix, kettle corn, candies, and fresh fruit are available daily. Friday is Pie-day at the Bear. Glassware is available.

Inn of the Turquoise Bear offers experiences and enhancements, including access to O'Keeffe Country, Taos, Native American Pueblos and wineries. Guests can browse painting, ceramic, drawing, glass, jewelry, oil, photography, printmaking, sculpture, wood, digital, fiber, wearable and recycled art. The inn offers day experiences using Leki adjustable carbon trekking poles, a mini compass, a first aid kit, a signaling mirror, Falcon's guide to the Best Easy Day hikes in Santa Fe, and an insulated lunch stash filled with trail mix, energy bars, fruit, and bottled water. The inn is near El Rancho de las Golondrinas. Guests can also see the annual Young Native Artists Winter Show.

Located a 15-minute walk to Santa Fe's historic plaza, Inn of the Turquoise Bear is near Absolute Nirvana Spa Tea Room Gardens - 1 km, the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture - 2 km, San Miguel Mission - 1 km, Nedra Matteucci Galleries - 1 km, the New Mexico History Museum - 2 km, The Oldest House - 1 km, and Loretto Chapel - 1 km. It is also near world-class dining, art galleries, shopping, performance arts, music, and opera. Santa Fe Municipal is 20 km away.

The inn offers concierge services, complimentary Wi-Fi, and private on-site guest parking. Texting service is used to communicate with guests. The inn has 9 guest rooms with a total capacity for 18 persons. Evidence of smoking or vaping in guest rooms or common spaces will result in an additional $250 cleaning fee. The Willa Cather Room features a designated parking area offering direct accessible access from the parking area to the private entrance. Guests can enjoy breakfast in their room with prior arrangements.