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