| When deciding on your Santa Fe vacation | | | | sometimes six. Generally, casa may be located in |
| accommodations, it's helpful to understand these | | | | proximity to the downtown area and famous |
| terms. You will find that they are good cues as to | | | | Canyon Road art district, but rental rates may |
| price, location, and home size. Once you know the | | | | reflect those prime locations. You are more likely |
| length of your vacation, the number of people in | | | | to find reasonably priced casas a quarter mile |
| your group, your budget, and your vacation goals, | | | | removed from those locations. To find a casa |
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| you to your ideal accommodations for a perfect | | | | rentals. |
| vacation. | | | | A "hacienda" is the largest of the three, almost |
| A "casita" is the smallest of the three and is | | | | always a detached single family private home with |
| typically a cozy one bedroom, one bath structure | | | | three or more bedrooms and at least 2.5 baths. |
| with kitchenette. Often, a casita is a located on | | | | Don't expect to find a reasonably priced hacienda |
| the same property as the casita owner's home, | | | | within a few blocks of the Plaza or Canyon Road |
| and sometimes is a converted garage. Casitas can | | | | ... although you may find exceptions in the |
| be an excellent choice for a couple for a few day | | | | low-season. However, if a mile walk is OK with |
| stay and wishing to be located around the | | | | you, and if you need more space for a week |
| downtown Plaza area or famous Canyon Road art | | | | stay, then taking the time to find a hacienda can |
| district in the historic East Side. Real estate prices | | | | be indeed well worth the effort. To find a |
| in Santa Fe make it prohibitive to offer a larger | | | | hacienda, try a Google search on santa fe |
| home near the downtown for vacation rentals; | | | | hacienda rentals. |
| rates would have be too high for such homes too | | | | Any one of the three can make for an enchanting |
| be financially viable for the owner. To find a | | | | vacation in the "City Different" Santa Fe; select |
| casita, try a Google search on santa fe casita | | | | the one that best fits your needs! |
| rentals. | | | | See examples of Casa and Hacienda vacation |
| A "casa" is larger, usually a condo, and usually two | | | | rentals at Run Away To Santa Fe! |
| bedroom with sleeping accommodations for four, | | | | |