Taos, United States

Hotel Willa

Price per night from$178.33

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If you haven’t entered any dates, the rate shown is provided directly by the hotel and represents the cheapest double room (inclusive of taxes and fees) available in the next 60 days.

Prices have been converted from the hotel’s local currency (USD178.33), via openexchangerates.org, using today’s exchange rate.

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Style

Crafted with character

Setting

History-dosed Downtown

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Hotel Willa is a hacienda rooted in heritage, with adobe-hued walls that tell the tale of Taos through its local talent. Spaces are adorned with artisanal works from the state’s creatives, and its palettes echo your striking New Mexican surroundings. But visuals aren’t all that give this boutique hotel its sense of place: the cosseting restaurant puts provenance at its core, while rooms watch over the on-site organic gardens, poolside and embracing Sangre de Cristo Mountains. 

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Facilities

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Need to know

Rooms

50, including five suites.

Check–Out

11am; and check-in is at 3pm. Both are flexible, on request and subject to availability.

More details

Rates don’t include breakfast, but fresh pastries and hot drinks are available at Juliette for between $15 and $35 each.

Also

There are four ADA-approved rooms at Hotel Willa for guests with limited hearing, vision and mobility. All communal spaces, including the restaurant, are wheelchair friendly, but please note that the swimming pool doesn't have a lift.

At the hotel

Art gallery and exhibition space, gym, boutique, alfresco living areas with fire pits, stargazing deck, organic gardens and free WiFi throughout. In rooms: digital newspaper access, 50-inch smart TV, climate control, bathrobes and Aesop bath products.

Our favourite rooms

Pair you morning brew with enchanting views of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains that accent the Deluxe King rooms’ light-welcoming windows — one also comes with its own bedside log-burner for fire-warmed evening trysts. For settling-down seclusion, bag one of the standalone Adobe House’s four coveted rooms, or book it in its entirety for full-family affairs.

Poolside

The heated outdoor swimming pool (open 7am to 10pm) and its accompanying loungers sit shaded under the garden’s towering willow tree, with easy access to the covered pool house, where a cold plunge and sauna are set for calming Nordic rituals.

Spa

There’s no spa here, but by-your-bed treatments are available between dips to shun any tarrying tension.

Packing tips

A sketchbook and watercolors — you never know when inspiration may hit in this creative locale.

Also

Hotel Willa works closely with the Paseo Project to showcase Taos’ talent in its on-site exhibition space, where a rotating roster of open studio days, live performances and workshops are held by that month’s artist in residence.

Pet‐friendly

Up to two pups are welcome to join you for $100 each. Treats are supplied, and Fido is welcome to roam everywhere except the pool area, as long as he’s on the leash. See more pet-friendly hotels in Taos.

Children

Welcome; the Deluxe Double sleeps four and the One-Bedroom and Willa Suites both sleep three, with one on a queen-size sofa-bed. Pack ’n’ plays are also available on request and subject to availability.

Sustainability efforts

Respect for the environment runs deep at Hotel Willa, where local artisans are championed, native land is respected and seasonal produce from the on-site gardens, prioritised. Everything is powered by solar energy, and products are biodegradable and supplied in Earth-kind packaging. The hotel also recovers 1,000 bottles of ocean-bound plastics for every ‘Ocean Bottle’ flask purchased at the lobby’s boutique; and the carpark’s walls were built from over 2,000 pounds of repurposed plastic waste.

Food and Drink

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Top Table

Along the art-adorned banquette.

Dress Code

Creamy whites to complement the restaurant’s adobe-hued palette.

Hotel restaurant

Everything at Restaurante Juliette is rooted in family: its name nods to head chef Johnny Ortiz-Concha’s late mother; enticing, fire-warmed interiors were lovingly designed by his wife, and his menu’s seasonal produce comes courtesy of New Mexico’s generational farms and the hotel’s own organic gardens. Expect dishes to wade with the weather, but with the state’s storied green chili cheeseburger as your year-round regular, classic American comfort fare is a guarantee.

Hotel bar

Juliette’s Bar is an extension of the restaurant, in both feel and flavor. Cocktails focus on the state’s South American influences, with mezcal-laced margaritas and corn-infused old fashioneds filling drinks’ menus. Come morning, the Espresso Bar brews fresh blends with tasty twists (like sprinkles of sea salt or a spoonful of honey), as well as matcha and an assortment of teas.

Last orders

Breakfast is served from 7am to 11am; lunch is noon to 3pm, and dinner is dished between 5pm and 10pm. The Espresso Bar is open 7pm to 11pm, and Juliette’s Bar pours till midnight.

Room service

You’re welcome to order plates from your in-room menu between 5pm and 10pm.

Location

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Address
Hotel Willa
233 Paseo Del Pueblo Sur
Taos
87571
United States

Hugged by the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in northern New Mexico, Hotel Willa sits on the southern edge of Taos’ Downtown Historic District.

Planes

Your nearest international airport is in Albuquerque, a little over two hours from the hotel by car; private transfers can be arranged for $280 each way. If you’re arriving from within the States, it’s quicker to fly straight into Taos Regional Airport, which is a closer 15-minute drive and $30 for one-way transfers. Staff can also arrange collections from Santa Fe for between $100 and $150 each way — an alternative option for domestic flights and around 90 minutes away by car.

Automobiles

Taos’ central Paseo del Pueblo is walkable if you’re sticking to its borders, but for those looking to explore New Mexico’s beyond-the-town landscapes, a car will come in handy. There’s free round-the-clock parking at the hotel, including chargers for electric vehicles.

Worth getting out of bed for

Hotel Willa is your introduction to Taos’ thriving art scene, and with a host of galleries within walking distance, your insight is only set to grow. The Harwood Museum makes for an adoring starting point, where over 100 artist-made tapestries depict the town’s creative history. MoMo and Lun + Ojo showcase everything from contemporary paintings and prints to home decor and textiles; and The Valley Taos hosts lesser-known, local talent in its centuries-old space. Set in the Taos Society of Artists’ original base, the Couse-Sharp Historic Site takes you back to the start with studios and workshops to tour, interiors to admire and an extensive archive of original sketches, photos and exhibitions.

Along with its creative clout, Taos also has some serious sustainability cred to tout: the 300-acre Earthships are a collection of completely off-grid homes built by local architect Michael Reynolds in 1969. Taos Valley draws skiers for its snow-capped peaks come winter, but it’s also one of the few resorts to be B Corp certified.

Guided tours around Taos Pueblo are best done with a local, who will teach you all about its Native American community, sacred land and talented artisans. On Saturday mornings, residents rally for the Farmer’s Market, where sweet wafts of New Mexican-made honey and lavender balm scent the streets.

Local restaurants

Flavor-filled dishes feel like a gift from the gods at Love Apple — a fine-dining spot set in the converted 19th-century Placitas Chapel. But the only higher power here is head chef Jenni Ford, who works closely with the town’s suppliers to put together her revered, from-the-land menus. Cuisine at Orlando’s New Mexican Cafe centers around the region’s famed blue corn, and casual all-day dining takes a health-first approach at Manzanita Market.

Local cafés

Mary Jane’s Home Cooking may seem like an unassuming food truck, but its breakfast burritos are local legends around Taos, and for a caffeine-boosting accompaniment, Coffee Apothecary is right around the corner.

Local bars

Work is a thing of the past at Corner Office, where Willa-alum Zak Palecio has crafted a convivial setting serving natural wines and provenance-proud snacks. At the Lounge by Rolling Still, spirits are distilled in-house and used as zesty bases for all sorts of creative cocktails, and a menu of small-but-mighty bites make for a worthy drinking partner.

Reviews

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By Mr & Mrs Smith

Every hotel featured is visited personally by members of our team, given the Smith seal of approval, and then anonymously reviewed. As soon as our reviewers have returned from this creatively cast hotel in New Mexico and unpacked their paintbrushes and canvases, a full account of their inspiring break will be with you. In the meantime, to whet your wanderlust, here's a quick peek inside Hotel Willa in Taos…

Artists first flocked to Taos during the early 1900s, drawn to its dramatic mountain-laced landscapes and community-first ethos. Today, little has changed: locals are still the keystone of its culture; its surroundings, as scenic.

Encountering this welcoming spirit won’t be hard once you reach town, but it’s along the central Paseo Del Pueblo Sur where you’ll find its very embodiment, in the form of Hotel Willa. 

This crafted-by-creatives base puts Taoseño talent in your room, with characterful spaces colored by local artwork and desert-depicting tones. New Mexican influences are a constant across interiors, but its homage to the state’s history runs deep at the restaurant, too, where chefs deliver lauded from-the-farm fare and sweet treats with garden-fresh fruit. Shaded alfresco spots, a swimming pool, sauna and cold plunge are your calming companions; and for further admiring, the on-site art gallery puts works within roaming reach.

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