303 E. Alameda, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States | (727) 241-5756
Seven-minute walk from Santa Fe Plaza, walking distance to shops and restaurants
Inviting outdoor hot tub set in a courtyard
Free breakfast buffet with hot and cold items served in cozy breakfast room
Free afternoon reception with wine and snacks
Cocktail bar featuring signature margaritas
Dinner restaurant with regional cuisine with locally sourced ingredients
Free parking (unlike many other hotels around Santa Fe Plaza)
Free shuttle service within a five-mile radius
Fitness room, on-call massage therapy (for a fee),
library lounge, and public computers
Located far enough from Santa Fe Plaza to be less
expensive than other upscale hotels
No swimming pool, sauna, steam room, or full-service spa
Fitness room is small and limited
One of Santa Fe's best small hotels, the 71-room Inn on the
Alameda is an upper-middle-range inn in the typical Southwestern style. While
not as luxurious as La Fonda, Inn of the Five Graces, and the other top Santa Fe
hotels, the inn offers quiet, comfort, style, and gracious service with
thoughtful touches. A stay here includes an ample free breakfast buffet,
afternoon wine receptions, and soaks in an outdoor hot tub. Housed in adobe-style
buildings, rooms are individually decorated and come with coffeemakers, flat-screen TVs, and quiet balconies or patios. The hotel is close enough to be only a seven-minute walk to
Santa Fe Plaza, but far enough away that rates are cheaper than more centrally
located hotels. Parking and Wi-Fi are both free.
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Scene
Adobe-style small hotel with southwestern decor and landscaped courtyards
Situated next to the Santa Fe River, the Inn on the
Alameda is nestled on a beautiful piece of property with adobe buildings,
attractive grounds and gardens, winding paths, and shaded courtyards with rose
vines. It has a serene, quintessentially New Mexico feel. The colorful Southwestern-style interiors feature elements like beamed ceilings, Navajo art, and kiva wood-burning fireplaces with the smell of piñon smoke. The inn
attracts mostly leisure travelers, who mix and mingle at the free breakfast
buffet and the free afternoon wine reception. The inn's staff offers friendly
and attentive service and is excellent at thoughtful touches and granting special
requests. Overall the atmosphere is relaxing and even a touch romantic.
Location
Central Santa Fe location a seven-minute walk from Santa Fe Plaza
Inn on the Alameda is located by the Santa Fe River on East Alameda Street, one
street north of Canyon Road and its numerous art galleries. At a seven-minute
stroll southeast of Santa Fe Plaza, the inn is far enough from the plaza to be
less expensive than more closely situated hotels, but still close enough to be
walking distance. The Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi and Cathedral
Park are a six-minute walk northwest. Loretto Chapel is a six-minute walk west
of the inn and Palace of the Governors and the New Mexico Museum of Art are a
10-minute walk northwest of the hotel. Guests can take a 12-minute stroll
northwest to reach the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. The hotel is a four-minute drive
or 15-minute walk east of Santa Fe Depot commuter rail station, and a 20-minute
drive northeast of Santa Fe Municipal Airport.
Rooms
Upscale rooms with subdued Southwestern feel, free Wi-Fi, and flat-screen TVs
The 71 upscale and quiet rooms at the Inn on the Alameda are spread out in a series of six adobe buildings. Rooms come in three categories:
Traditional, Deluxe, and Santa Fe Suites. The spacious, individually decorated
rooms have a restrained Southwestern feel, with many rooms featuring hardwood
floors and decorative items like hand-made armoires, authentic hand-woven rugs,
Spanish tile, and New Mexico art and artifacts. All rooms have in-room safes,
free Wi-Fi, flat-screen TVs with cable and HBO, coffeemakers with organic coffee,
plush beds with Italian 300-thread-count linens, and bathrooms
with thick Brazilian towels and soft spa bathrobes. Some rooms have some
combination of mini-fridges, traditional kiva fireplaces, and patios or
balconies. Suites have separate sitting areas with sofas or love seats.
Features
Outdoor hot tub, free breakfast buffet, and free afternoon wine reception
Although the Inn on the Alameda has no swimming pool (offered at other Santa Fe hotels), it does feature an outdoor hot tub, set in a small courtyard.
The free breakfast buffet is superb, offering a mix of New Mexican and
traditional breakfast items like eggs with green chile sauce, frittatas, fresh
fruit, cereal, muffins, pastries, fresh-ground coffee, fresh-squeezed juice, and
items made to order. Guests can mingle at the free afternoon wine reception
with snacks like fruit, bread, crackers, and cheese. The restaurant (dinner
only) serves regional cuisine with locally sourced ingredients. The bar offers
up wine, beer, liquor, and a wide variety of excellent cocktails, featuring a
signature Turquois Margarita. A free shuttle runs within a five-mile radius from
early morning to late evening. The inn also offers a small and limited fitness
room, public computer with printer, lobby microwave, lobby fridge with cold
beverages (for a fee), a coin-op laundry, and on-call massage therapy (for a
fee). Unlike many hotels near Santa Fe Plaza, the hotel
offers free parking. Wi-Fi is also free.
