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La Fonda

  • Address: E. San Francisco St. at Old Santa Fe Trail, Santa Fe, NM | Map It
  • Phone: 505/982-5511

Fodor's Review:

A fonda (inn) has stood on this site, southeast of the Plaza, for centuries. Architect Isaac Hamilton Rapp, who put Santa Fe style on the map, built this area landmark in 1922. Remodeled in 1926 by architect John Gaw Meem, the hotel was sold to the Santa Fe Railway in 1926 and remained a Harvey House hotel until 1968. Because of its proximity to the Plaza and its history as a gathering place for everyone from cowboys to movie stars (Errol Flynn stayed here), it's referred to as "The Inn at the End of the Trail." Major social events still take place here. Have a drink at the fifth-floor Bell Tower Bar (open late spring-early fall), which offers tremendous sunset views.

  • In-room: Wi-Fi.
  • In-hotel: restaurant, bars, pool, gym, laundry service, parking (paid).
  • Credit Cards: AE, D, DC, MC, V

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