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Dining
Fridge, microwave, oven, stovetop
Interior
Terrace/patio

Reviews

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Parking available
  • Kitchen
  • Free WiFi

Room options

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About the neighborhood

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Chimayo, NM

What's nearby

  • El Potrero Trading Post - 6 min drive
  • Lowlows Lowrider Art Place - 7 min drive
  • Santuario de Chimayo - 7 min drive
  • Cities of Gold Casino - 17 min drive
  • Buffalo Thunder Resort and Casino - 21 min drive

Getting around

  • Los Alamos, NM (LAM-Los Alamos County) - 38 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Wendy's - ‬13 min drive
  • ‪Taco Bell - ‬13 min drive
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬13 min drive
  • ‪Sonic Drive-In - ‬12 min drive
  • ‪La Cocina Restaurant - ‬13 min drive

About this property

Unique Chimayo Village Adobe Casita on a wildlife pond between Santa Fe and Taos

Guesthouse by the river
Unique Chimayo Village Adobe Casita on a wildlife pond between Santa Fe and Taos provides a garden and more. Active travelers can enjoy kayaking at this guesthouse. Guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.
You'll also enjoy the following perks during your stay:
  • Games, smoke-free premises, and outdoor furniture
  • Barbecue grills and books
Room features
All guestrooms at Unique Chimayo Village Adobe Casita on a wildlife pond between Santa Fe and Taos have thoughtful touches such as fireplaces, in addition to amenities like free WiFi and dining tables.
Other conveniences in all rooms include:
  • Bathrooms with shower/tub combinations and hair dryers
  • Smart TVs with DVD players
  • Decks/patios, outdoor lighting, and kitchens

Property manager

Tom Engel

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: internet access

Things to do

  • Kayaking

Outdoors

  • BBQ grill(s)
  • Garden
  • Outdoor furniture

More

  • Books
  • Games
  • Smoke-free property
  • Note from host: No smoking please.

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Heating
  • Sofa bed

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Hair dryer
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • DVD player
  • Smart TV

Food and drink

  • Blender
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Coffee grinder
  • Cookware/dishes/utensils
  • Dining table
  • Electric kettle
  • Kitchen
  • Microwave
  • Oven
  • Refrigerator
  • Spices
  • Stovetop
  • Toaster

Outdoor space

  • Deck or patio

More

  • Dryer
  • Fireplace
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 3:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 30

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

You will receive an email from the host with check-in and check-out instructions

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Onsite parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a deadbolt lock
This property is managed through our partner, Vrbo. You will receive an email from Vrbo with a link to a Vrbo account, where you can change or cancel your reservation

We should mention

A car is required for transportation to and from this property

Property is also known as

Unique Village Adobe Casita Wildlife Pond Between Santa Fe Taos
Unique Village Adobe Casita Wildlife Pond Between Santa Fe Taos

Frequently asked questions

Is Unique Chimayo Village Adobe Casita on a wildlife pond between Santa Fe and Taos pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at Unique Chimayo Village Adobe Casita on a wildlife pond between Santa Fe and Taos?

Check-in begins at 3:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Unique Chimayo Village Adobe Casita on a wildlife pond between Santa Fe and Taos?

Check-out is at 11:00 AM.

Where is Unique Chimayo Village Adobe Casita on a wildlife pond between Santa Fe and Taos located?

Situated on a river, this guesthouse is within 3 mi (5 km) of Chimayo Trading and Mercantile, Chimayo Museum, and Santo Nino Chapel. El Potrero Trading Post and Santuario de Chimayo are also within 3 mi (5 km).

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Unique Chimayo Village Adobe Casita on a wildlife pond between Santa Fe and Taos Reviews

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 109 out of 126 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 13 out of 126 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 126 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 126 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 126 reviews

9.2/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Staff & service

10/10

Amenities

10/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Jenai K.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Retreat at Chimayó
Beautiful quiet retreat at Tom’s Casita. It was wonderful to watch the wildlife and especially the hummingbirds. If you are looking for a relaxing spot away from the business and activity of Santa Fe, this is it! Also very close to the wonderful Rancho de Chimayó Restaurant—a hidden northern New Mexico gem.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Henry L.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Excellent base of operations
Excellent place with very attentive hosts. Close to Santa Fe, Taos, Los Alamos and hiking everywhere. Great place to stay.
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ingrid

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This property was perfect, quiet, away from noise and traffic, convenient to places we wanted to visit. it was a joy to come back in the evenings and sit outside and relax
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lee M., Empire, MI USA

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great Stay
This is a peaceful, lovely place to stay. Tom was so helpful as we figured out where to go and what to see. Wonderful library of local sites. Great location. Highly recommend!
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

William S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Quiet Solitude
Thoroughly enjoyed our stay. Great location, lots to see and do in the area or just stay and enjoy the setting, watching the ducks and geese on the pond. Tom was very helpful in recommending restaurants and places to go. Definitely would stay here again when in the area
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

han v.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Best place ever
The house, the pond, the garden with all the birds, are just terrific. Close to many beautiful places in NM
Stayed 13 nights in Mar 2023

6/10 Okay

pam e.

Liked: Communication, listing accuracy
We had an enjoyable stay at Toms place. It was hard to find but it is a gem in it’s area.
We would like to return to this spot when the weather is a bit warmer and all the vegetation around the pond is greener. We were there in March. We enjoyed the wildlife and the privacy.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sally W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Lovely stay
We enjoyed watching the kingfishers, ducks, warblers and beavers! in the pond. The location outside Santa Fe was great. Thanks Tom!
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Kim C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
PEACEFUL RETREAT
retreat for honoring my husband who passed away. much needed peaceful spiritual retreat . casita provided RRR and mediation under GOD much needed. Very peaceful casita to relax and enjoy birds of all kinds (got bird watching book.. loved them so much)! Look forward to coming back !!
Stayed 6 nights in May 2023
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Dan K., Illinois

A Peaceful Getaway
We wanted a place that was a little bit away from it all and Paradise Pond was perfect. Jan and Tom were great hosts - friendly, welcoming, and very helpful with tips for touring the area. The pond provides a great backdrop for relaxing in both the morning and evening hours, and it is teaming with activity. It is so green and lush you almost forget you are in the high desert. If our travels take us to the Santa Fe area again, we would go back to Paradise Pond.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Outstanding property and host
This was my second stay at Paradise Pond, and was even more enjoyable than the first. It's in a quiet setting with plenty of woodland to explore and lots of bird and wildlife activity on the pond, but just a quick hop to Santa Fe, and with easy access to Taos and Abiquiu/Ghost Ranch. The casita is spacious, well-equipped, and spotlessly clean. Tom is the perfect host, very friendly and always happy to make travel suggestions. There's also a nice library of maps, brochures, and books on the area that he shares with the guests. The best!
Stayed 4 nights in May 2023
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Opera fan
This cute casita was quiet and convenient to the Santa Fe Opera and other northern New Mexico attractions. The natural setting was a good respite after along days of tourist activities. I enjoyed watching the hummingbirds, listening to the frogs in the pond and viewing the sandstone bluffs over the cottonwoods. The rental was spotless and well supplied. Jan and Tom were excellent hosts. I would definitely return if I am in the area again.
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Etta l.

Relax Refresh Recharge
My Husband and I found this little gem ! It really was paradise .... everything we needed was provided for. The views, amazing sunrise to sunset, the casita was cozy , comfortable and welcoming. Our hosts Tom and Jan awesome and very attentive to very detail. After six days we wanted to stay another month. Close by our visits to Ojo Caliente, Taos, Santa Fe , Los Alamos and Chimayo. Even a beautiful Thanksgiving dinner at Rancho Chimayo . Thank you for a great experience we will be back!!!! Margo and Patrick McCormick
Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2017

10/10 Excellent

LYNNE D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Secluded nature get away
The casita was bigger than expected & more secluded than expected. The one bedroom was king sized & roomy, more than just a bed. The bathroom was huge. The living room was set up so you could relax and look out over the pond. It was great seeing the beaver swim around at dusk, the frogs croaking & lots of birds- several hummingbirds flitted around. Nicely secluded so you didn't have traffic noise. No need for AC, the casita stayed nice & comfortable. Tom provided a helpful list of restaurants & the breezeway is filled with maps & information for lots of activities & places to see. We had a wonderful time.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Edward J O.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Peaceful Stay with Local Charm
This casita is connected to the main house but you have privacy. The owner is helpful and pleasant. The view of the pond was fun - we saw ducks, geese, birds, beavers, and a turtle, even in February. This is a small local community with some charming areas to explore and reasonable distance to other nearby attractions. We drove the high road to Taos, the Enchanted Circle, and back to Chimayo via the low road. Other nearby places we visited were Bandolier National Monument, Los Alamos, and an evening in Santa Fe to hear local musicians. Chimayo has a famous church, the restaurant Rancho de Chimayo, and is known for weaving. Cell service is poor throughout this area, but the wifi at the casita worked very well for one of us to work remotely, and we used wifi calling with no issues. The best part of our stay was the beauty of the area and living/meeting local residents. We learned so much about the local Chimayo chiles, and the whole area.
Stayed 14 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Cynthia M., San Antonio, TX

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Staying at the Beaver Pond in Chimayo
I gave this a 4 rating only because we were sitting under the heat dome, and simply trusting in adobe to keep us cool was not enough. IT was great fun visiting with Tom and his neighbors, watching the beavers build the damn, listening to frogs, we even saw a blue heron - huming birds and tons of other birds - Beautiful spot. Ant ehe heat some is not the host's fault. I was just too hot by the end of our time there which is just what it is these days. For my own sake, in future I will make sure wherever I go there is air conditioning. The hot weather was unexpected and unprecedented,
Stayed 20 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

michelle L.

Quiet, comfortable, peaceful. A little spot of paradise.
After the hustle and bustle of Santa Fe and Flagstaff it was so refreshing to kick back and recharge at this charming little casita located just north of Santa Fe. You can sit on the patio and watch the sun come up over the red rock hills while you observe the beavers and ducks in the pond. You are doing this while enjoying an espresso, from a coffee shop quality machine no less. Tom and Jan are great, personable and helpful. They have a lot of good tips to enjoy this quiet and historic area. Take advantage of that. El Rancho de Chimayo restaurant is a must stop. Great authentic Northern New Mexico food in a historic setting. Some of the dishes use a particular Chile that is grown by Tom and Jan's neighbor. Get that! Great location also. Ideally situated for a day trip up to Taos, just off the high road between Santa Fe and Taos. We were only there for three days, not enough. I would not hesitate to recommend them to a friend, just as I would not hesitate to stay there again.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2018
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

4/10 Poor

mary a.

quiet, private, super clean, comfortable and charming too!
Though it's a bit unnerving at first, we grew to like the long dirt road we needed to take to get to this lovely home. It is quiet back there, and we were surrounded by nature (I saw a beaver in the pond right outside our door!). We were completely happy with the hot shower, the big comfy bed, the decorating style, etc. We did not use the kitchen, but it would have been more than adequate if we did need one. The owners helped us at 9:30 at night when we arrived, tired and a bit lost, ,and grateful they answered the phone and helped us get back on track. There is a separate sunroom that adjoins the rental property and the owner's home, and in this room there is a table full of travel info, books and maps which were very useful. There is room to roam the property and yet it also has a cozy feeling to it. Wish we could have stayed longer and we would not hesitate a moment to stay there again, if we're in the area. P.S. He wished there was a T.V. She was thrilled there wasn't one!
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

great place to relax
Paradise Pond is the perfect place to get away from it all. The adobe rooms and furnishings are clean and comfortable. You have everything you need to have a relaxing vacation and the location can't be beat. There is no TV but the wireless internet worked fine and unlimited use of a land line phone is provided. The pond is just to the side of your patio. Get up early and you might see a beaver grooming himself on the bank as I did. The pond has ducks, huge bullfrogs, muskrats and beavers - it is mesmerizing. I went hiking, fishing and birdwatching. Great birdwatching right on the property. There are black chinned hummingbirds right outside the window, swallows and swifts swooping over the pond and western bluebirds and western tanagers in the trees (to name just a few) We went hiking at Bandelier National Monument (50 minutes away) where you get up close to and even inside of some ancient cliff dwellings. The bird watching there in the late afternoon was spectacular. I caught a couple of trout at Santa Cruz Lake (20 minutes away) and had possibly the best Mexican food of my life at Rancho de Chimayo (get the red and green chile on the side, the first time to test the heat) There are so many things to do in less than a hour's drive (Santa Fe, Taos, Bandelier etc) or you can walk down the street and go hiking on BLM land among beautiful red rock mesas. All in all a great place to have a perfect vacation.

10/10 Excellent

Carol M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Excellent
The property is beautiful, and Tom is extremely helpful and friendly. It was the perfect place for a little R&R.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Steve M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Quiet Privacy on Paradise Pond
What a pleasant surprise! The casita and the beautiful surrounding property created a peaceful atmosphere for our stay. We found everything we could possibly need and want for an exceptional experience. Tom and Jan are definitely super hosts. The highlight of our visit was all the wild life around the pond, especially the beavers.Most relaxing and peaceful!!!!
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Wendie H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location, listing accuracy
Disliked: Communication
Good choice for Chimayo
A glorious property. Would have appreciated less in person communication with host as it was a bit intrusive to privacy.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rev. Lynn B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
A Slice of Heaven!
We spent 2 weeks in this beautiful casita! We were looking for quiet and off the beaten path and that is exactly what we found here. Tom's hospitality was way above par... even offering help when our train was 5 hours late arriving. This is the perfect spot for wildlife enthusiasts, birders, writers, and those needing a break from the world's chaos. The kitchen was well equipped and clean, the king-bed extremely comfortable and the wi-fi reliable. Chimayo is centrally located between Taos, Santa Fe and Espanola, making day trips to historic and cultural sites easy, but you will need a vehicle! All in all, a great experience.
Stayed 13 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Andrew K.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great escape
We were pleased with the property would prefer TV in bedroom , but was perfect to see sights in Santa Fe , Taos , and don't miss out on Bandelier
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Pat T.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Pretty idyllic!
Ducks, beavers, the wandering house cat, and a stellar host!
Stayed 13 nights in Nov 2022