Lots of SNOW at SKI BASIN!! 20 minutes by car from Casa Bonita! The Ski basin is open! Earliest since 2001!! Casa Bonita is a 4 Season rental! Beautiful Fall, Winter, Spring and Summer. Historical Events, Festivals, Museums, Historic sites, Art Shows all year round. Centrally located, walking distance to ALL of downtown. Santa Fe is the oldest capital city in the U.S. Founded in 1610!
Ski Santa Fe (Ski Basin) is a 20 minute drive from Casa Bonita. Lots of snow in the winter, great for all winter sports. Including Skiing, and Snowboarding and Cross Country. Santa Fe Ski Basin opens Thanksgiving and closes around Easter.
Check out Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce for all local Festivals: Indian Market, International Folk Festival, Spanish Art, Textile Festival, Chile and Wine Festival.
Casa Bonita has 13 foot high ceilings in Great Room . Lots of original art. Large 55 inch TV in Great Room. We have 4 other TV'S in Casa Bonita. Large wood burning fireplace in the Great room with supply of firewood on front patio.
Large fully equipped granite kitchen! The dining room seats 8 people and you can seat another 5 people at kitchen bar. We have two King beds and 4 Queen beds and a Queen sofa sleeper and very large sleeping couch. The sleeping couch and Queen Sofa Sleeper are in the Great Room. 4 bedrooms are on the main floor and the 5th bedroom with 2 queen beds and its own bathroom and TV is downstairs. All in all, there is a total of five bedrooms. The Game Room has a Hot Tub, big screen HTV, a Ping Pong Table and an exercise bike.
Outdoor patio with water pond in summer, BBQ, and table that seats 10 people. They are on the patio facing Palace Ave.
We are a 15-17 minute walk from the center of Santa Fe and lots of restaurants, bars and museums. Famous Hotels, like La Posada and La Fonda are nearby. La Posada is about a 10 minute walk from Casa Bonita. Famous restaurants like El Farol, The Compound and Geronimo's on famous Canyon Road Art District are also a 10 minute walk from Casa, across the bridge on the Santa Fe River.
Indian Market in Santa Fe is the biggest Native American art market in the U.S. It starts the third Thursday of August every year! Lots of Native Americans from all over the country; Paintings, Jewelry, pottery, sculptors. Plan to Book early! Lots of fun!
We are also about a 20 minute drive from Buffalo Thunder Casino with full Las Vegas style gambling. Several other Casinos are nearby.
The annual Hot Air Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque in October is a bucket list experience! You arrive just before the sunrise and watch over 300 hot air balloons take off! It is amazing! It is about 30 minutes from Santa Fe! Plan to book early! Wear a jacket, it is cool in morning.
Rafting in Summer and winery tasting also a must!
Los Alamos NUCLEAR MUSEUM is about 45 minutes from Casa Bonita. It is very interesting and has the history of the ATOM Bomb and all of the famous scientists that developed them. Oppenheimer is of course the most famous. Bonita was born there.
In the summer there is the World Famous Santa Fe Opera. It is a 15 minute drive from Casa Bonita. The Operas are some of the best in the country!
You can also go rafting on the Rio Grand River during the summer. There are also 4 golf courses around Santa Fe. There are many hiking trails around Santa Fe. There is horseback riding. You are in the Rocky Mountains!
The girls in the Stewart family love to shop! Lots of great Indian Jewelry. Ask us where to get the best prices!
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