The four-pearl Hacienda at Hotel Santa Fe delivers a private, gorgeous retreat on four gorgeous acres -- just six blocks from the Plaza. The Hacienda is the more upscale section of the Hotel Santa Fe, the only hotel in town owned by Native Americans, and the extensive display of Native art gives the public areas a gallery feel. The suites are large and luxurious -- but the "butler service" that separates the Hacienda from the rest of the hotel is far from private -- you'll share just a few butlers with the other 35 guests.

Along with its sister property, the 35-room Hacienda (located next door), the upper-middle-range Hotel Santa Fe is the only hotel in town owned by Native Americans. The Native theme is handsomely on display throughout the 128 rooms and suites and the hotel common areas -- you can even arrange a private teepee dinner through the hotel restaurant, Amaya. But the rooms could use some updating, and aren't as big as those in other comparable properties nearby. The hotel is about a 15-minute walk from the Plaza; visitors who want to stay closer to Santa Fe's shopping and cultural center could look into La Fonda on the Plaza.