Santa Fe Convention and Visitors Bureau

Antique Furniture, Art and Accessories With clean, simple lines, elegant shapes and exquisite colors, the antique Chinese furnishings at Asian Adobe fit beautifully with many styles of décor. Professional decorators and local residents alike select from our superb quality tables, chairs, chests and screens to be both focal points and accent pieces in their homes. In addition to beautiful antiques, we carry an outstanding line of contemporary leather furnishings, unique lamps, colorful folk art and gorgeous accessories.

Throughout our acclaimed showroom are paintings and watercolors by Guo Ming Fu, one of China's finest contemporary artists. We are proud to be the exclusive U.S. gallery for his works.
Beyond art and antiques, shoppers delight at our irresistible gift items such as Votivo candles, silk wine bottle covers and antique baby hats. For easy-to-pack accessories we have hand-woven cashmere scarves from Nepal, the best selection of pearls in Santa Fe, and a variety of other artisan jewelry.

Asian Adobe - where East meets West with amazing results.

The romance of the past comes alive at the Hilton of Santa Fe, located within the centuries old adobe walls of the original Ortiz Hacienda. Just steps from the historic downtown Plaza, the Hilton of Santa Fe offers luxurious accommodations in the grand Southwestern style...157 guest rooms with traditional Santa Fean decor and all the amenities one expects from a Hilton. Additionally, guests enjoy award winning restaurants, exclusive casitas, conference center, business center, exercise room and a large outdoor pool and hot tub located in a charming courtyard. We're pet-friendly too!
Amenities: Cocktail Lounge Entertainment Fireplaces Fitness Hot Tub or Sauna Kitchenettes Meeting Facilities Pets Pool Restaurant.

Celebrate the rich culinary history of the "City Different" at the Santa Fe School of Cooking, the authority on Southwestern cuisine. The School offers a variety of authentic classes and events, including demonstration and hands-on cooking classes, restaurant walking tours, family and outdoor cooking adventures to name only a few. The School has been featured in "1000 Places To See Before You Die", listed in OK!'s Magazine (Dec. 17. 2007) as 1 of the 3 must-do's in Santa Fe, and frequently listed by Trip Advisor as one of the Top Things To Do while visiting Santa Fe.

The School and adjacent market are now located at our new location on the corner of Guadalupe and Johnson Street!
Don't miss all of the FUN. Visit our website at www.santafeschoolofcooking.com for more information, southwestern ingredients and products, gift baskets, and a list of our activities.

Heidi Loewen has opened a warm & sunny porcelain gallery & school, down the road from the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. Once inside, you'll see her contemporary smoke fired porcelain vessels, some with gold leaf & oils. She even collaborates with the world renowned Dutch realist painter, Braldt Bralds for amazing trompe l'oeil effects. Her unique gallery is her studio & school where she teaches private pottery wheel & sculpture lessons to students age 4 to 104! You may take class for an hour or more. There is no art or clay experience necessary.

Students may choose their favorite glaze colors & Heidi will ship your masterpieces back to you several weeks later. The class is fun and everybody is a success. Even men love Heidi's clay classes. Appointments are suggested.

Heidi taught the acclaimed Italian chef, Giada De Laurentiis to throw on her TV show, "Giada's Weekend Getaways," which highlighted fun things to do in Santa Fe. House & Garden TV will also feature Heidi Loewen teaching her porcelain miniature & large scale vessels in July 2008.

Heidi will prepare & center the clay on the wheel for students so they have the the fun of designing, shaping, & squishing their own vessels.

Loewen invites clients & designers to request special commissions to be created for homes or offices. She loves a good challenge & can easily make very large porcelain platters & sculptures. Collectors may even participate in the creation process. Choose your own color scheme. Loewen safely ships work all over the world.

Nidah is a Native American word meaning "your life." Open 9am-6pm Sunday through Thursday and 9am-7pm Friday and Saturday, this 4,300-square-foot spa enriches your life with: -seven treatment rooms including a couples suite -tranquil lounge with soothing music, water, fruit and herbal tea -signature treatments using ingredients that are prepared fresh daily, drawing on the natural healing properties of plants and herbs indigenous to New Mexico

-locker rooms featuring full-length lockers, showers and plush robes and slippers for guests

-a boutique offering carryout versions of Nidah's best treatment ingredients and other spa-related items

Your wedding day marks the beginning of something very special--a romantic and exciting journey that you will share with the one you've waited a lifetime to find. The Eldorado Hotel & Spa is a truly exceptional Santa Fe wedding venue. We specialize in creating Santa Fe wedding memories that you will cherish as you build your life together. Whether it is an elaborate affair for 500 or an intimate celebration with a few close friends, the Eldorado offers an array of venues for celebrations and multiple catering menus for your reception and banquet.

Memorable bridal luncheons, showers, rehearsal dinners, cocktail receptions, birthday celebrations and anniversary parties take on an extra flair at the Eldorado Hotel & Spa. Call us today at 505-995-4527 and discover how we can turn your wedding dreams into reality.

The Eldorado Hotel and Spa is Santa Fe's premier four-diamond hotel and a member of the prestigious Preferred Hotels and Resorts, an exclusive luxury collection featuring exceptional hotels around the world. The hotel is ideally located just steps from the historic Santa Fe Plaza. All 219 guest rooms and suites feature a 32" flat-screen, HD television, posh bedding, refrigerated honor mini-bar, soothing terrycloth robes, and work desk. Deluxe guest rooms and suites feature a wood-burning kiva fireplace and outdoor terrace with incredible views of the City and surrounding Sangre de Cristo Mountains.

Corporate meetings, incentive programs, and associations enjoy 20,000 square feet of beautifully appointed function space that offers versatility, natural light, a working fireplace and high speed Internet access. Groups ranging in size from 10 to 300 guests are welcomed to the Eldorado Hotel and Spa year round from around the world.

Other hotel amenities include the Nidah Spa, Zagat rated Old House Restaurant, hip new Agave Lounge, the Gallery, business center, concierge staff, in-house audiovisual services and a destination management services department.
Amenities: Cocktail Lounge Entertainment Fireplaces Fitness Hot Tub or Sauna Meeting Facilities Pets Pool Restaurant Spa.

Casas de Santa Fe specializes in furnished homes in the heart of Santa Fe and the surrounding area. Our leasing professionals Todd Davis and Lynn Zeck offer superior customer service and concierge services for all of our tenants. They have extensive experience with placing our clients in the home of their dreams. Housekeeping, chefs and additional services available upon request.

Built in 1781 west of the Santa Fe Plaza, the historic Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe church is now an art and history museum. The Santuario contains the Archdiocese of Santa Fe's collection of New Mexican santos (carved images of the saints), Italian Renaissance paintings, and Mexican baroque paintings. Among the treasured works is Our Lady of Guadalupe, one of the largest and finest oil paints of the Spanish Southwest, dated 1783 and signed by Jose de Alzibar, one of Mexico's most renowned painters.

In 2003, STEPOLOGY began with a goal to preserve and propel the American art form known as tap dancing. Through instructional workshops, performances, a youth scholarship program, and other activities, STEPOLOGY aims to enrich the local and global communities with an increased understanding and appreciation of tap. STEPOLOGY's annual Santa Fe Tap Festival features New Mexico and visiting performing artists from across the country in a world-class concert performance at the Lensic Performing Arts Center, and workshop classes hosted by National Dance Institute of New Mexico. STEPOLOGY also provides ongoing tap instruction throughout the year.

Just three blocks from the plaza and a few doors from the O'Keeffe Museum,we specialize in rare and used books. A fine collection of Western Americana; travel & exploration; science, medicine & natural history; military: nautical; outdoors; modern fiction. Most are first editions and many are signed. Also a fair sampling of true antiquarian material. We also carry a nice assortment of antique bookends. A welcoming destination for the collector of fine books. See our website (www.gunstockhillbooks.com) for a tour of our store.

"Casas de Guadalupe" is nestled in the historic downtown area, just a short walk from the famous Plaza and the art galleries of Canyon Road. There's easy access to the Santa Fe Ski Basin, Santa Fe Opera, and Taos Pueblo. You'll love the eclectic Guadalupe Shopping District just minutes away. Our authentic adobe casitas are charmingly decorated,with saltillo tile and hard troll plaster walls. Most have a kiva woodburning fireplace (wood supplied) and some have a private patio. All feature high speed wireless internet access.

About Mati Jewelers In 1975, master inlay-jewelry craftsman Stavros Eleftheriou founded Mati Jewelers in Albuquerque following his arrival from Greece. Mati quickly became widely known for featuring an extensive selection of exquisite jewelry as well as New Mexico's largest selection of Swiss precision timepieces from several premium brands. Mati's collection includes the stunning inlay creations of Kabana, Mati's sister company which was also founded by Stavros in Albuquerque, where all Kabana jewelry is manufactured by hand. Stavros and his son Nick Eleftheriou continue to manage Mati Jewelers, a family-owned business that is truly a New Mexico institution.

The Santa Fe Culinary Academy is one of the Capitol's newest and most ambitious professional endeavors. Located in the heart of the historic district, on the top floor of the Plaza Mercado building the SFCA will offer community cooking classes, a 50 week professional program, dining experiences and a one-of-a-kind event space to Santa Fe locals and out of town guests alike. Our culinary classes are designed with three distinct markets in mind; amateur/home cooks, professionals seeking further education and individuals with professional aspirations.