Inn of the Governors

Fabulous hotel in a central location.

Lovely hotel. Central location, nice pool, friendly staff and an excellent breakfast.

Best Hotel Experience!

This wonderful hotel came highly recommended by longtime visitors. Still, my experience exceeded all expectations. The inn is perfectly located, walking distance to most everything. Yet it is amazingly quiet. It is also immaculate and beautifully landscaped, with colorful blooms everywhere. My room was large and smartly furnished in true Southwestern style with artful flourishes. My browser is not offering the detailed ratings area, but this inn is a 5 on all counts -- location, service, rooms, cleanliness, value, and sleep quality. On sleep quality -- and service -- a far higher rating is warranted. My room's AC could be turned off and the windows opened for cool night air. Plus, the blackout shades worked perfectly. Staff members (front desk, parking attendant, restaurant servers, even the hotel manager) were all welcoming and gracious. The food was fresh and flavorful -- and plentiful (breakfast & lunch/dinner). It's no exaggeration to claim that the restaurant makes the best burgers. And the swimming pool was sparkling -- a refreshing break on hot days. The inn's daily afternoon receptions were a chance to mingle with other guests, many of them repeat visitors for decades. It was great fun to learn of their Santa Fe adventures through the years and their unwavering love of Inn of the Governors. As a frequent traveler, the inn's water-saving stance on room cleaning (by request only) was a wonderful plus. Here's hoping more states adopt this. I so look forward to being a return visitor at this inn next summer.

Overall, we had a great stay. It was expensive but the location and breakfast helped a lot.

Breakfast was great!

Cons Margaritas were too expensive. Overall price felt high but location and hotel were lovely.

Great location, nice breakfasts.

Cons Maid service on request only. Bins weren’t emptied and room wasn’t cleaned after 4 nights, as service list said would happen. By the end of our stay (5 nights) we felt that the hotel was not offering good value because of the lack of any cleaning of rooms. We understand the need to use same towels due to water shortages, but surely this doesn’t justify no cleaning at all.

The staff was not helpful, the room was dark and cold. The breakfast were nothing to cheer about. It was also quite cost

The location

Cons My room was dark, cold, partially underground, and never got any sun. The breakfast was mediocre

comprehenive review

a converted motel with a funky layout likely one of the originators (?) of the ‘concept hotel’ which seems to specialize in these transformations parking is easy the pool was shutdown for an emergency repair be sure to reiterate each morning that you want your room serviced the rooms are reasonably comfortable but the basic layout hasn’t changed - esp noticeable in the bathroom : no fan, old fashioned bath/shower, amenities standard does have grab bar i do wish they’d offer bottled water in the room in lieu of trying to sell you a water bottle we had dinner one night in the bar/restaurant but unfortunately it disagreed with me easy walks to most central places incl the Plaza but how to say this nicely? it seems to attract an older retired crowd….( I am 70. so ha ga) all in all a nice comfortable place to hang your hat