PRICE:
Frommer's Very Highly Recommended

A $3.5-million renovation has transformed the rooms of this once-hotel into elegant condominiums. Skiers appreciate the inn's location, just steps from the lift, as well as amenities such as ski storage and boot dryers. The original structure that stood on this site was known as the Hondo Lodge. Before there was a Taos Ski Valley, Hondo Lodge served as a refuge for fishermen, hunters, and artists. The Snakedance Condominiums today are privately owned units, so each may differ some, though they are consistent in quality. All are bright comfortable spaces with balconies with French doors and kitchens with granite counters and a range, fridge, dishwasher, and microwave. All have gas fireplaces. The Hondo Restaurant and Bar, remodeled in 2006, offers dining and entertainment daily during the ski season (schedules vary off-season) and also sponsors wine tastings and wine dinners. The hotel also offers shuttle service to and from nearby shops and restaurants, and, at certain times, to Albuquerque and Santa Fe.

Copyright: Excerpted from Frommer's Santa Fe, Taos & Albuquerque, 12th Edition, (c) 2008, Wiley Publishing, Inc.

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