October 1-5, 2005---------
Our children gave us a trip to Santa Fe, a place we had never visited before, for our 60th birthdays. Trent arranged for us to stay at El Farolito's, a darling little B&B
just blocks from the town square. We drove into Santa Fe later in the afternoon from Las Vegas. It was a long trip, so we stayed one night in Sedona, Arizona, a favorite destination of ours. We didn't stay in a B&B there, though, so the Cedar Resort wouldn't apply to this blog album.
At first we were a little surprised because the B&B didn't look up to our customary standards
as a Select Registry property. Each room was in a cabin-like structure with the main structure being a few steps away. When we were escorted to our room, we found it to be done in a traditional southwestern style and somewhat Peruvian in theme. It was very different and rather smallish. It was cold and gray that afternoon, so all in all, our first impressions of Santa Fe and the B&B weren't wonderful.
We got settled in, unpacked, put on coats and gloves, and walked to the town square, about six-seven blocks away. It would have been a nice walk, but it was very cold that night. We didn't see much along the way as it was dark, but nothing looked particular memorable. We ate at a non-descript diner and had an OK dinner - certainly nothing to write home about. The other restaurants on the square were either closed, not serving that late, or too high end for us.
We were in Santa Fe for five days. We spent most of that time hiking in the Santa Fe National Forest and really enjoyed it. We aren't interested in Indian artifacts, clothing or jewelry, so the shops and galleries in Santa Fe didn't appeal to us.
El Farolito's was nice, we decided, and the breakfast was wonderful. The innkeeper's hostess
was interesting to talk to and we met a few other guests and visited with them at breakfast. I would recommend El Farolito as it really was a nice place, although I'm not sure we would stay there again. There seemed to be a few other very nice places nearby and should we return to Santa Fe (which I doubt now that we live in South Carolina), we would probably try one of those instead.
just blocks from the town square. We drove into Santa Fe later in the afternoon from Las Vegas. It was a long trip, so we stayed one night in Sedona, Arizona, a favorite destination of ours. We didn't stay in a B&B there, though, so the Cedar Resort wouldn't apply to this blog album.At first we were a little surprised because the B&B didn't look up to our customary standards
as a Select Registry property. Each room was in a cabin-like structure with the main structure being a few steps away. When we were escorted to our room, we found it to be done in a traditional southwestern style and somewhat Peruvian in theme. It was very different and rather smallish. It was cold and gray that afternoon, so all in all, our first impressions of Santa Fe and the B&B weren't wonderful.We got settled in, unpacked, put on coats and gloves, and walked to the town square, about six-seven blocks away. It would have been a nice walk, but it was very cold that night. We didn't see much along the way as it was dark, but nothing looked particular memorable. We ate at a non-descript diner and had an OK dinner - certainly nothing to write home about. The other restaurants on the square were either closed, not serving that late, or too high end for us.
We were in Santa Fe for five days. We spent most of that time hiking in the Santa Fe National Forest and really enjoyed it. We aren't interested in Indian artifacts, clothing or jewelry, so the shops and galleries in Santa Fe didn't appeal to us.El Farolito's was nice, we decided, and the breakfast was wonderful. The innkeeper's hostess
was interesting to talk to and we met a few other guests and visited with them at breakfast. I would recommend El Farolito as it really was a nice place, although I'm not sure we would stay there again. There seemed to be a few other very nice places nearby and should we return to Santa Fe (which I doubt now that we live in South Carolina), we would probably try one of those instead.
