The Chaco Lodge Hacienda

We LOVED it here! What a beautiful place to stay around our Chaco Canyon visit. The hacienda is perfectly decorated and the included breakfast was amazing. Denny is full of knowledge of the area - just ask and you'll find many hidden secrets.

It is very difficult to write this review with stars, because we never got to stay there. We made a reservation by speaking to the host, Denny, and he assured us everything was set. We booked a two nights stay at the beginning of our vacation, fortunately, he did not ask for a credit card, which we thought was a bit odd, but based on reviews thought that was just the laid-back and interesting way he did business. He had told us to call from a local gas station when we arrived. We called two hours ahead to tell him to expect our call and arrival at 5 PM. We arrived at 5:08 but could not find the appointed gas station. We took our chance with GPS and found the Hacienda with no issue. There was absolutely no sign of life except a dog. No one answered any door. No one answered any phone call, so we were left with no alternative but to seek other lodging. It took us four hours Until we finally found something in Farmington. I hope the owner is OK. There has still been no word.

Other reviews seems great. Be your own judge - we were passing through town on the CDR and looking for a place to stay - after a couple of back and forth phone conversations, review the text conversation.

If you're planning a trip to Chaco Canyon and you don't want to camp or stay in a sketchy motel, this place is for you. It's less than an hour and a half from Choco. The place is adorable and cozy.

We stayed in the Kiva room, a self-enclosed suite attached to the house. We did not see the bedrooms in the main house. This review would be five stars except that while we were there the WiFi wasn't working. Everything else was lovely. The room was beautiful with a huge shower, and there was a great patio and homey front porch, with pleasant views of meadows and mountains. The only sounds were birds and the wind in the ancient cottonwoods. Cuba is an absolutely unpretentious little town (to put it mildly and kindly), but that's part of the attraction. It has two great New Mexican restaurants--El Bruno and The Chaco Grill, which is affiliated with the lodge (but is a five minute drive away). It's the perfect antidote to expensive, dripping-with-charm, tourist-filled towns like Taos or Santa Fe. In Cuba it's possible to experience New Mexico at its unpretentious, authentic, laid-back best. (There's also a funky, artsy drive-thru espresso stand at the north end of town, Juicy Jitters.) This B&B would be a good base for exploration of nearby ruins (Anasazi and Gallina) that are rarely visited--Bluebird Mesa, Rattlesnake Ridge, etc.--as well as the very famous Chaco Canyon (about 75 miles away).