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Two gorgeous FIVE STAR family homes in the Historic District near everything!

Two gorgeous FIVE STAR family homes in the Historic District near everything!

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Great Room with soaring 14' ceilings and two sets of French doors to the balcony
Welcome to your home in Santa Fe. Live like a local and have a great time!
Front portal with French doors, long circular drive and ample off-street parking
Two pair of French doors (right) and vestibule lead to the private master suite
A view of the Great Room and entry with Navajo rugs and many original art pieces

Overview of Two gorgeous FIVE STAR family homes in the Historic District near everything!

Reviews
10 out of 10 Exceptional
6 bedrooms4 bathroomsSleeps 12404 sq m

Popular amenities

  • Hot tubHot tubHot tub
  • FireplaceFireplaceFireplace
  • WasherWasherWasher
  • DryerDryerDryer
  • Outdoor spaceOutdoor spaceOutdoor space
  • Air conditioningAir conditioningAir conditioning

Check out the area

Map
Santa Fe, NM
  • Popular LocationCanyon Road17 min walk
  • Popular LocationLoretto Chapel3 min drive
  • Popular LocationSanta Fe Plaza4 min drive
  • AirportSanta Fe, NM (SAF-Santa Fe Municipal)23 min drive

Rooms & beds

6 bedrooms (sleeps 12)

Casa Estrella Guest Bedroom

Casa Estrella Master Bedroom

Casa Grande Au Pair Guest Bedroom

Casa Grande Cactus Window Guest Bedroom

Casa Grande Master Bedroom

Casa Grande Master Guest Bedroom

4 bathrooms

Casa Estrella Guest Bath

Toilet · Shower only

Casa Estrella Master Bathroom

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Casa Grande Au Pair Bathroom

Bathtub or shower · Toilet · Shower only

Casa Grande Cactus Window Bathroom

Toilet · Shower only

Casa Grande Master Bath

Toilet · Shower only · Jetted bathtub

Casa Grande Master Guest Bath

Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio
Porch or lanai
Kitchen
Balcony
Garden
Dining Area

About this property

Two gorgeous FIVE STAR family homes in the Historic District near everything!

Casas Estrella y Grande are two beautiful homes in the Historic District of Santa Fe less than a quarter mile apart. Casa Estrella is a gorgeous historic casita, and our other home is Casa Grande, a dramatic two-story contemporary adobe home in the heart of Santa Fe’s Historic District. This is not a compound.

Please go to the reviews of both homes, Casa Estrella VRBO #272512 and Casa Grande VRBO#844068, and read the 100+ five star reviews and "Guest comments" for each property, and you will understand the care and dedication we take in making each guest's visit the quintessential Santa Fe experience.

Casa Grande and Casa Estrella are only a 350 yard walk from one another and can be rented together, schedules permitting, for larger families and groups. The combination provides six bedrooms, six bathrooms and sleeping for 12 in six king and queen beds.

This wonderful custom designed and built contemporary Pueblo Revival adobe home has soaring 12-14' foot viga ceilings on the main floor with stunning floor to ceiling glass walls with views of the chamisa arroyo garden and the mountains to the north and west.
Casa Grande is decorated with new and antique furnishings, Southwestern and Native American art, antique Japanese and African furnishings with antique Navajo rugs throughout. The main floor is finished with the traditional silky hand-troweled, diamond plaster walls, 10 skylights and wide-plank, hand-scraped antique floors. The exterior of the main house and casita was completely redone with adobe stucco in 2015. The entire property has been exceptionally well maintained.
The main floor consists of the entry with powder room, the Great Room, your huge master suite, and the dining room, each with access to the wrap-around covered balcony that surrounds the rear of the casa. The kitchen is adjacent to the dining room, the breakfast nook, and the office/library. Warm yourself by one of the kiva fireplaces in the living or dining room on chilly Santa Fe nights. Enjoy the gourmet-equipped kitchen, a dining table seating ten which was handcrafted by the original owner/designer and a matching handmade center island table in the kitchen. Counter-tops are granite and slate.
The master bedroom is quite grand by Santa Fe Historic District standards and has 12' ceilings and two walls of windows, and a glass door opening onto the balcony. There is a king bed, a walk-in closet and a second closet for additional space. The en suite bath has an enclosed shower and a Jacuzzi tub with a private WC.
Downstairs are three bedrooms, all with queen beds. Two of the bedrooms share a Jack and Jill shower. Each has a water closet, lavatory and vanity and share the single shower. Each has ample closets and storage in the banco seating. The larger downstairs bedroom has a private entrance which opens onto its own patio. The other has a small, private cactus garden outside its window.
The third downstairs bedroom has a private entrance, a shower/tub and a Pullman style kitchenette with sink, two-burner range and under-counter refrigerator. This room would be perfect for a family traveling with an Au Pair or companion/aide. It performs well as a third guest bedroom.

There are flat panel TVs in LR and bedrooms and free wifi.

All bed and bath linens are new as of April 2016. Each bed has new down and down alternative pillows and Comphy brand luxurious spa linens. The pillows and mattresses are encased in hypoallergenic covers.
The main floor has central air and heat with radiant heating in the floors throughout. Each bedroom on the guest floor has its own thermostat and baseboard heating, and each bedroom has a ceiling fan.
Casa Grande is 3,100 s.f. in size and sits on almost a half acre. There is one available garage space for guests and ample outdoor, off-street parking.
The fully-equipped kitchen is roomy and light-filled with natural wood finishes. The kitchen leads to a ramada-shaded outdoor dining area and our extensive garden areas. There is a full-size washer/dryer in the utility area.
CASA ESTRELLA
Casa Estrella, a lovingly-restored historic adobe surrounded by walled gardens at the end of a private lane in the heart of Santa Fe’s Historic District is even closer to Canyon Road and the Plaza. We are pleased to be able to share our casita with discriminating, like-minded adults and are confident you will thoroughly enjoy your stay in our home.
This authentic casita has been totally redone and has been filled with new and antique furnishings and stainless steel appliances in a contemporary New Mexico style. There are double-adobe walls, 9' beamed ceilings, hand-troweled, diamond plaster walls, skylights, wide-plank pine and white oak floors, and Saltillo tile throughout the casita. The casita is 1250 s.f. in size and sits on almost a quarter of an acre.
Warm yourself by the kiva fireplace in the living room on chilly Santa Fe nights. Enjoy a gourmet-equipped kitchen, with a dining table seating up to six. The two lovely bedrooms include a master suite with a California King bed, en-suite dressing area and bath with heated floors, a top-of-the-line Tempurpedic Cloud Luxe mattress, and two each of down, Fibrefill and Tempurpedic pillows, and comfy spa linens. As of November 2015, all spa linens and two down pillows and two Fiberfill in each bedroom are new. There are new towels in the master bath as well.
The guest bedroom has a King bed with a memory foam mattress topper, down, Fiberfill and Tempurpedic pillows (two of each). The guest bathroom is a modest shower bath suitable for one person at a time to do their daily ablutions.
The fully-equipped kitchen is roomy and light-filled with Saltillo tile floors and natural wood finishes. French doors in the kitchen lead to a ramada-shaded outdoor dining area and our extensive garden areas. There is a full-size stacking washer/dryer in the utility area.
Casa Estrella is filled with original signed Native American and Southwestern art and is surrounded by lovely garden areas on four sides. Original artwork fills the oasita with original paintings and signed proofs by Nocona Burgess, Stan Natchez, Malcolm Furlow, John Nieto, Frank Howell, photographic work by Lenny Foster and Abby Beck, sculpture by Bill Worrell, Rebecca Tobey, Alvin John, Sandy Graves, Paul Rhymer, Susan Harvey, Star York, Jim Epler, Earl Eder and glass work by Carol Lujan..
Relax to the sounds of our 'Valentine's' natural rock fountain or our Stone Forest millstone fountain. In the gardens, Find “Sanctuary” and'Freedom,' original sculptures by renowned artist Bill Worrell, other sculptures by Paul Rhymer, Alvin and Melvin John, and Chris Turri. The landscaping is softly illuminated for truly enchanting Santa Fe evenings and professionally maintained.
The casita has DirectTV, free streaming Netflix movies through two new 40" Samsung SmartTVs, high-speed wifi, a Bose SoundWave CD player with an iPhone/iPod adapter and a DVD player.
The gardens are perfect for romantic evenings for two, entertaining outdoors or the solitude a quiet garden can provide. Within the privacy of adobe and coyote walls are three garden areas. The coffee/cocktail garden is shaded by a large plum and a mature Russian olive tree. A cocktail table, seating for four, two zero-gravity lounge chairs and a chimenea with plenty of firewood are provided for our guests’ pleasure. Enjoy meals, cocktails and conversation around the dining table for six in the shade of a ramada in another area of the gardens. The front portal offers day-long shade from our own Piñon pine and refuge during Santa Fe monsoon rains and winter snow showers.
In season, savor fruit from the casita’s apple, apricot, peach and plum trees or make a cobbler. In addition to these fruit trees and the Russian olive, we have a flowering cherry, a dwarf blue spruce, a Scotch Pine, pinon, and numerous aspen trees. These are all large, mature trees. There is a big cottonwood in our neighbor's garden that shades our ramada dining area in the mornings and early afternoons.
The house and gardens are completely private and enclosed by adobe walls and coyote fences. Aspen trees line the drive along the casita’s outer wall. During the season, the gardens and landscaping are lush and are professionally maintained year-round. For your time indoors, the casita is cooled with remote-controlled air conditioners and heated by radiant in-floor and baseboard systems.
We use perfume and dye-free Seventh Generation and Mrs. Meyers cleaning products throughout the house, the mattresses and pillows are encased in hypo-allergenic zipping covers, we use only organic products in our landscaping and engage a organic pest control company for regular, preventive treatments in our house and gardens.

This property is managed by Maez Property Management-Pam Maez, Qualifying Broker
Pam@SantaFeRentalHomes.com
505.819.0050"

Property manager

Ed Lanford
Premier Host
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Languages

English, Spanish

Amenities

Hot tub
Kitchen
Washer
Dryer
Air conditioning
Outdoor space

House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 25
Check out before 9:00 AM

Children

Adults only
Sharp metal sculptures hazardous to children.

Events

No events allowed
The property is not suitable for larger groups.

Pets

No pets allowed

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted
There will be a $500 cleaning fee added
* Furniture must be returned to original place * $250 fee for decorations/excessive trash removal * Early arrivals/late checkouts must be pre-approved
If guests or their guest smoke on or in our premises, they will be charged a $750 Special Cleaning and Deodorizing Fee.
If guests surreptitiously bring or permit pets of any kind on the property, they will be charged a $750 Special Cleaning Fee.

Damage and incidentals

You will be responsible for any damage to the rental property caused by you or your party during your stay.

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Onsite parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Note from host: The property is not suitable for larger groups.
Host has indicated there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a first aid kit, and a deadbolt lock

We should mention

A car is not required for transportation to and from this property

About the area

Santa Fe

This vacation home is located in Historic Eastside, a neighborhood in Santa Fe, and is in the mountains. Randall Davey Audubon Center & Sanctuary and Hyde Memorial State Park reflect the area's natural beauty and area attractions include Santa Fe Botanical Garden and Santa Fe Children's Museum. Recursos de Santa Fe and Rockin' Rollers Event Arena are also worth visiting. Be sure to check out the area's animals with activities such as game walks and birdwatching.
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Santa Fe, NM

What's nearby

  • Canyon Road - 17 min walk
  • New Mexico State Capitol - 18 min walk
  • Loretto Chapel - 3 min drive
  • Cathedral Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi - 3 min drive
  • Santa Fe Plaza - 4 min drive

Getting around

  • Santa Fe Depot - 6 min drive
  • Santa Fe Municipal Airport (SAF) - 23 min drive

Restaurants

  • Restaurant Martin - 3 min drive
  • Santa Fe Brewing - The Brakeroom - 3 min drive
  • Upper Crust Pizza - 17 min walk
  • Lobby Bar at Loretto - 19 min walk
  • Sazon - 3 min drive

Reviews

10

Exceptional

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9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Check-in

9.0/10

Communication

10/10

Location

9.4/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Phyllis K., Los Angeles USA

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Couldn’t have been better
We rented both homes for Thanksgiving weekend - we are a family of 10. The kitchen was so well stocked - we made an entire Thanksgiving meal. They had gadgets galore! The house is very well located - 20 min walk to Canyon Road or to town. It snowed while we were there but no issues whatsoever. The beds were very comfortable and everyone enjoyed the stay. We recommend this unequivocally for a wonderful stay in Santa Fe!
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Melissa D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Family event
Wow, wow, wow. If you come to Santa Fe you can’t go wrong with either of these properties (Casa Grande and Casita Estrella). Beautifully decorated, spacious and comfortable. The big house had THE best stocked kitchen I have ever seen at a vacation rental. The outside area is also amazing. Our group of 10 loved their stay. Highly recommend.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mark R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location, listing accuracy
Just what the Dr. ordered
Our two houses were optimal for our use here in Santa Fe. The main reason was the Balloon Fiesta and the Taos Loop. The houses were very well appointed and clean and comfortable. Nice TV service and strong internet signals the entire five days. An easy and pleasant one mile stroll to the Historic Santa Fe Plaza and all the shopping you'll need. Kodu's to Historic Eastside.
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
White and Merry Christmas!
Property is lovely and in desirable location. Property owners are very concerned that your needs are met and your stay is enjoyable. Yes, the houses (if you are renting both) are indeed a ten minute walk, but was no trouble for us.

10/10 Excellent

Bill C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great Santa Fe Feel
We rented 653 and 547 Garcia Street to accommodate twelve people. Both properties were excellent. Lots of privacy in the beautiful gardens. The artwork had a classic southwest touch. The only negative was the 547 TV selection (no live ESPN which would have been bad if our rental was a weekend trip).
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2019

About the host

Hosted by Ed Lanford

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We are both auctioneers and work long hours, so when we travel, we like to do it right. We seek out upscale, interesting hotels, lodges and vacation rentals. We love fresh air, beautiful gardens, and all varieties of nature, climates and cultures and try to discover new, unique and soulful experiences in exciting places. We love good food and are experimenting cooks. We dine in the finest restaurants in each destination and particularly enjoy discovering off-the-beaten-path, hidden, local and out-of-the-way gems. We hate fast food. We are daily walkers and seek out romantic sunsets wherever we are. Marilyn loves the outdoors and is an avid reader. Ed skis, kayaks, scuba dives, and likes to fish although all fish are safe in his presence. We both like southwestern and Native American art, museums and galleries of all types.

Why they chose this property

CASA GRANDE :
We own a two bedroom casita in the Eastside Historic District and wanted a bigger home with significant additional space for family, friends and guests. We found this home close by that has a short term rental permit too. Now we have a total of six bedrooms that can sleep twelve in king and queen beds within 350 yards of each other. What area other than Santa Fe offers the most varied, yet agreeable climate year around? Where could we experience the greatest intellectual and recreational stimulation? Where else in the U.S. could one find a settlement with 400 years of history blending three distinct cultures, the Native American, the Spanish Colonial and the northern European? What other place has the combined beauty of the arid northern New Mexican desert, the majesty of the Sangre de Christo, Jemez and Ortiz mountains and the lush, fertile ribbon of the Rio Grande? Where else provides the broad range of archeological sites and cultural traditions to enjoy and explore? In what other resort area can a person find any wider array of educational experiences, arts and entertainment such as Museum Hill, the Santa Fe Opera, the Lensic Performing Arts Center, the new Railyard District and a wide variety of performance venues including theatres, playhouses, and an amphitheatre. How can one compare the scope and variety of restaurants, galleries and shops of Santa Fe to any other place? What other city can match the combination of cultural choices and outdoor recreational opportunities offered by the Santa Fe area: sightseeing, snow skiing, kayaking and rafting, mountain biking, water skiing, fishing, hiking, rock climbing, archeological exploration, hot air ballooning and so on? What other city has a wonderful, 100 year-old neighborhood gourmet market and two Whole Foods Markets?

What makes this property unique

HISTORIC LOCATIONS, DESIGN, LIGHT, SPACE, FEEL, SIZE, QUALITY, CHARM, ART, ANTIQUES, KITCHEN, CONVENIENCE, PRIVACY & AMENITIES.

CASA GRANDE:
The location is ideal and close to our casita, Casa Estrella, which can be combined with Casa Grande into one rental for a party of twelve people. It is custom-built, contemporary “Pueblo Revival" or "Santa Fe Style" adobe in the Eastside Historic District, the Camino del Monte Sol Historic District and the Garcia Historic District. It is within easy walking distance of the most important destinations along Canyon Road and the downtown plaza area. We found this casa to be immaculate, in excellent condition, beautifully furnished, very well maintained and ever so romantic. The garden areas are exceptionally generous for the area. Our Casa has high ceilings, an open floor plan with lots of space and an easy flow but with private spaces where one can get away. It has all the features and amenities one could need for a true Santa Fe getaway.

CASA ESTRELLA:
We bought the very best two bedroom vacation rental on the market, and we looked at many. The location is ideal, and the combination of features offered by this casita makes it unique to the area. It is a restored original “Pueblo Revival' or 'Santa Fe Style' adobe in the Eastside Historic District, the Camino del Monte Sol Historic District and the Garcia Historic District. It is within easy walking distance of the most important destinations along Canyon Road and the downtown plaza area. We found this casita to be immaculate, in excellent condition, beautifully furnished, very well maintained and ever so romantic.

We fell in love with the gardens at first sight. Even before we went in the house, we knew this was the perfect place for us. Once inside, we found the cutest casita we had yet seen, but the private outdoor spaces are what we love most. The garden areas are exceptionally generous for the Historic District and offer four distinct areas for entertaining.

Languages:

English, Spanish

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