TRAVEL GUIDE: NEW MEXICO

Visitors may come to New Mexico looking for aliens or cliff dwellings, but they’ll find so much more. From secluded resorts to vibrant cities and snow-covered mountains, New Mexico offers attractions and activities for every type of traveler.

ALBUQUERQUE

72-HOUR VACATION
City of Enchantment
Bordered by the Sandia mountains on the east and the Petroglyph National Monument on the west, Albuquerque enjoys a perfect climate, great food and gorgeous natural sights. It's also the “Ballooning Capital of the World.”

HOTELS
La Posada de Albuquerque
This was Conrad Hilton’s third property and his first in the "Land of Enchantment." He was a native of New Mexico. The hotel went through some rough times and was even vacant for a while, but it now claims its original grandeur.
Top 10 Albuquerque Hotel Lists


SANTA FE

Sante Fe 72-HOUR VACATION
The City Different
Nestled at the foot of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Santa Fe is a modern city with an ancient past where visitors can find art galleries, historical sight-seeing, skiing, world-class shopping and dining and an unmatched natural beauty.

HOTELS
The Bishop's Lodge Resort & Spa
This luxurious camp provides all the creature comforts guests could ever expect, including the SháNah spa and wellness center.
Top 10 Santa Fe Hotel Lists

Eldorado Hotel & Spa
Inn of the Anasazi
Inn on the Alameda
The Bishop's Lodge Resort & Spa

Joseph's Table in Santa Fe DINING
Santa Fe Restaurant Search
Santa Fe Wine Dinners and Tastings
Top Food Ratings

TAOS

72-HOUR VACATION
Earth's Chosen Spot
Taos is said to be the soul of New Mexico. When you pass through the desert, your whole being picks up something utterly magnetic and soulful. Novelist D.H. Lawrence put it perfectly: "You cannot come to Taos without feeling that here is one of the chosen spots on Earth."

Top 10 Taos Hotel Lists


HOTEL SPECIALS
Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort & Spa

Opened in 2001 on the Santa Ana Pueblo, which is on the edge of the town of Bernalillo, about twenty miles north of Albuquerque, this spectacular and unabashedly cushy resort is situated on 500 acres—there's nothing like it elsewhere in the state. Official Site- Stay at the luxurious Hyatt Regency Tamaya. Book Online and Save.

Hyatt Regency Albuquerque
Business travelers love the Hyatt, not only because this large property comprising a pair of dramatic towers offers top-notch amenties and highly courteous and professional service, but because it's right next door to the Albuquerque Convention Center The large, nicely outfitted rooms have separate work areas, small sofas with ottomans, cordless dual-phone lines, Wi-Fi, fluffy robes and other cushy extras. Many rooms, on upper floors, afford spetacular views of the Sandia Mountains.

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(Updated: 04/14/08 LH)



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