Save on Cerrillos Road

Coming into Santa Fe from the south along the picturesque Turquoise Trail or off of I-25 leads travelers onto Cerrillos Road, one of the city's most commercially active streets. It's also the place to find economical lodging in town, some of the city's best ethnic restaurants, and a whole world of shopping.

The closer accommodations are to downtown Santa Fe, typically-not always-the more expensive they are. Along Cerrillos Road however there are more than 20 moderately priced hotels and motels, from modern, national chains, to independently owned properties that are true icons of the days when Route 66 passed through. Most of this lodging is within four miles or less of Santa Fe's historic downtown and the city's renowned attractions.

Cerrillos is home to some of Santa Fe's best restaurants as well, with ethnic choices that include Indian, true Mexican, Thai, Asian fusion, Mexican seafood, Zacatecas, African fusion, and of course, Northern New Mexico's own savory regional cuisine. In addition, well known national restaurants can be found along Cerrillos and on its side streets.

There may be more shopping per mile on Cerrillos than any other street in Santa Fe, save gallery-rich Canyon Road. Besides bordering the city's largest mall, Santa Fe's only discount mall, and three major shopping plazas, Cerrillos is filled with a variety of small shops and businesses catering to locals and visitors alike.

A commercial corridor that holds some of Santa Fe's best deals year 'round, Cerrillos Road will reward those who explore its length with great food, bountiful shopping, and the most reasonably priced lodging in the city.