The Best Pet-Friendly Hotels in Santa Fe, New Mexico
Pets fit naturally into the laid-back, indoor-outdoor lifestyle of the American Southwest. The cultural center of Santa Fe is no exception. Outdoor dining galore, spacious lodge-style accommodations and endless hiking trails make it easy to include your canine companion. They are even welcome at some of the city’s top galleries and museums. These hotels will keep you and your pet comfortable, Santa Fe style.
1. La Fonda on the Plaza
Independent Hotel, Luxury
Santa Fe’s oldest hotel caters to discriminating dogs and their humans, with 20 percent of the $50 pet fee going to a local animal shelter. Upon arrival, canines receive a welcome bag full of gourmet biscuits, chew toys and a map of local dog-friendly establishments. Mingle with other human-canine couples in the plaza outside the hotel, or venture off-leash at the nearby Frank Ortiz dog park.
2. The Sage Hotel
Independent Hotel
This affordable but fashionable hotel welcomes both dogs and cats; pet-friendly first-floor rooms open onto a designated “relief” area. The Sage is across the street from the Railyard District, the “SoHo” of Santa Fe. Besides upscale, artsy shopping, dining, and a year-round Farmers Market, the Railyard is home to a 14 acre park landscaped with native plants and art installations. Don’t miss “Yard Dog,” a 12ft statue of a floppy-eared dog by local artist Don Kennell.
3. The Inn of the Five Graces
Hotel
5. Inn of the Turquoise Bear
Inn
Discover a secluded slice of old Santa Fe behind the adobe walls of the Inn of the Turquoise Bear. The rambling Pueblo-style estate formerly belonged to poet and scholar Witter Bynner, and the rooms are named for the art-world luminaries he once entertained, including Georgia O’Keeffe, Willa Cather, and Igor Stravinsky. The four pet-friendly rooms have private entrances attached to one acre of terraced gardens, where well-disciplined dogs are free to frolic off-leash.
6. Rosewood Inn of the Anasazi
Boutique Hotel, Hotel
7. Santa Fe Motel & Inn
Motel, Inn
Want to score a boutique hotel at motel prices? Book into the Santa Fe Motel and Inn. Pet-designated rooms open onto adobe-walled patios with inviting seating areas decorated with chili strings and potted plants. The inside is just as rich in southwestern detail, with talavera-tiled vanities and traditional rough-hewn exposed viga beams. You won’t have to sit up and beg for treats from the front desk: the inn has doggie bags on hand.
8. Four Seasons Rancho Encantado Resort
Resort, Chain Hotel
The Santa Fe location of this luxury hotel label is a doggy’s dream: you can follow a different route each day on this 57 acre former dude ranch in the desert highlands. Kitty will likely prefer to cuddle up by the wood-burning fireplace in your stucco casita. When you return from exploring the ridges and arroyos, or dry creeks, of the surrounding foothills, soothe your muscles with warm soak in the extra-deep tub while your pets slumber soundly.
Since you are here, we would like to share our vision for the future of travel - and the direction Culture Trip is moving in.
Culture Trip launched in 2011 with a simple yet passionate mission: to inspire people to go beyond their boundaries and experience what makes a place, its people and its culture special and meaningful — and this is still in our DNA today. We are proud that, for more than a decade, millions like you have trusted our award-winning recommendations by people who deeply understand what makes certain places and communities so special.
Increasingly we believe the world needs more meaningful, real-life connections between curious travellers keen to explore the world in a more responsible way. That is why we have intensively curated a collection of premium small-group trips as an invitation to meet and connect with new, like-minded people for once-in-a-lifetime experiences in three categories: Culture Trips, Rail Trips and Private Trips. Our Trips are suitable for both solo travelers, couples and friends who want to explore the world together.
Culture Trips are deeply immersive 5 to 16 days itineraries, that combine authentic local experiences, exciting activities and 4-5* accommodation to look forward to at the end of each day. Our Rail Trips are our most planet-friendly itineraries that invite you to take the scenic route, relax whilst getting under the skin of a destination. Our Private Trips are fully tailored itineraries, curated by our Travel Experts specifically for you, your friends or your family.
We know that many of you worry about the environmental impact of travel and are looking for ways of expanding horizons in ways that do minimal harm - and may even bring benefits. We are committed to go as far as possible in curating our trips with care for the planet. That is why all of our trips are flightless in destination, fully carbon offset - and we have ambitious plans to be net zero in the very near future.