Hotel St. Francis

A recent multimillion-dollar renovation transformed Santa Fe's historic Hotel St. Francis from Southwest mission to Tuscan monastery boutique in homage to the Franciscan monks who helped settle the city. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the hotel features 80 guest rooms boasting boutique comfort in a minimalist period decor created by local artisans to suggest the era when Franciscans first arrived. Unlike the monks, modern guests enjoy TVs, deluxe bedding, and high-speed wireless Internet access, as well as a fitness facility.

The Hotel St. Francis blesses meeting planners with seven atmospheric venues for business meetings and corporate events to 200, including a boardroom, loggia, Garden Patio, the DeVargas Ballroom, and the Tabla de los Santos restaurant and Secreto Bar, both local landmarks.