We have 4 flat panel TV's There is a 55 inch flat panel in the great room. There are 3 - 40 inch flat panels in 3 bedrooms. Two in the up stairs King bedrooms and one in the downstairs bedroom.
We are on one of the most famous streets in Santa Fe, Palace Ave! A short walk to everything! We are a short walk from the La Posada Hotel and their famous restaurant, El Fugo! If you are attending a wedding at La Posada stay at Casa Bonita and save!
Fun Things to do while in Santa Fe: Casa Bonita is on the road to the ski basin for the skiers and snow boarders. Santa Fe Ski Basin is 20- 30 minutes from Casa Bonita.
Other activities you can take advantage of in the area include hiking, rock climbing, golfing, fishing, hunting, wildlife viewing, river rafting and kayaking on the Rio Grande, horseback riding, shopping, restaurants, museums, downhill skiing, cross country skiing, snowmobiling, and sledding. We love to go to the Bandelier National Cliff Dwellings site which is 45 minutes from Santa Fe. There are over a hundred cliff dwellings at Bandelier dating back a thousand years. You can climb ladders to a number of the cliff dwellings!
We also enjoy taking the Cumbres and Tolec Scenic Train from Chama to Osier in the summer. It is an old classic steam train from the mining and logging days. We recommend lunch at Osier and then a return on the train to Chama. It is a day long trip and a lot of fun. The views are stunning. There are also a number of Casinos near by.
Restaurants: We have the best location in Santa Fe and are a 10 minute walk to the famous Plaza and Canyon Road. There are many art galleries on Canyon Road. If you come out the front door of Casa Bonita and turn left and walk a half block you are at the Santa Fe River. You can walk across the bridge to the Compound Restaurant for dinner. It takes about 10 minutes. If you continue past the Compound you are on Canyon Road and a 5 minute walk to El Farol Restaurant. These are two of our favorite Santa Fe Restaurants. El Farol is the oldest restaurant in Santa Fe. There are also lots of galleries on Canyon Road which are fun to stroll through.
If you come out the front door and go down Palace Ave. you are a 10 minute walk to the Shed Restaurant. They have great lunches and dinners. If you continue down Palace Ave. you enter the Famous Plaza which has lots of galleries and several great restaurants. For breakfast we suggest the Plaza Cafe. It has a great menu.
Wineries & Casinos: There are numerous Wineries and Casinos near Santa Fe. As you leave Santa Fe and head north towards Taos there are a number of Casinos & wineries/ tasting rooms along the highway. You can spend a fun day just stopping at the tasting rooms and trying their wines and enjoying the Casinos. The Casinos have full Las Vegas gambling!
Ski:
2/5/12, www.skisantafe.com has a 48 inch base and got 10 inches of new snow in the last 48 hours. You can ski or snow board 20 minute away from Casa Bonita at Santa Fe Ski Basin. The lifts are open from Thanksgiving thru the first week of April. There are 7 lifts and 43 runs. The top of the mountain is over 12,000 feet so the snow is usually great. You can stop at 10,000 Waves Spa on the way back to Casa Bonita for a private jacuzzi and massage.
Taos is an hour or so north of Santa Fe and has great skiing and snow boarding. The Taos Pueblo is an hour and a half away and open all year round and is a 1000 year old pueblo.
Golf:
Try golfing at the Marty Sanchez Links de Santa Fe. The views from Marty Sanchez are incredible. You see the Sangre de Cristo, Jemez and Sandia ranges. The course is 7500 yards and is a championship course and has a great driving range. They have a full pro shop, food services and spectacular year round golf.
Other Activities:
You can walk to Santa Fe's historic Plaza, drive 16 miles to the Santa Fe Ski Basin, walk to Canyon Road, Museum of New Mexico, Santa Fe Opera, over 200 Art Galleries, picnic in the Santa Fe National Forest, Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe Children's Museum, nearby Indian Casinos, lots of southwest shopping, beautiful old churches,lot's of great restaurants, Palace of the Govenors,Museum of Fine Arts and Sweeny Convention Center. We are a 45 minute dive from Bandalier National Monument and 1000 year old cliff dwellings.
You can climb the latters and go thru the cliff dwellings!
