Location: West Alameda, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA (10 minutes from the Santa Fe Plaza.)
Accommodations: House, 5 Bedrooms + Office, 5 Baths (Sleeps 1-15)
Suitable Digs is a small, eclectic group of short-term green lodgings set on 2 1/2 acres, just a 10-minute drive from the Plaza in the heart of Santa Fe. Each space is rented individually, and it is also possible to rent a group of spaces for gatherings. The main house is a post-and-beam building dismantled in New Hampshire and rebuilt in Santa Fe 24 years ago. There is an ample patio with comfortable seating, lush seasonal organic vegetable and fruit gardens, a grape arbor with oak harvest table beneath for outdoor eating, a berry garden, a geodesic dome greenhouse, and a small young orchard. Suitable Digs is simple, functional, and beautiful, with a wonderful walking/running/biking trail just outside the front doors.
There are two lovely small apartments, The Earth Room and The Sun Room, each with professionally handmade interiors, brick floors, plastered walls and wooden ceilings, each created to be "a home away from home". Each apartment sleeps 1 to 3 people and has a fully equipped kitchen and full bath.
There is also The Bunkhouse, a simple one-room dwelling with a small kitchen and dining area, and a bathroom. It has a double bed and a couch/single bed, thus sleeping up to three people. The walls, floors and counters are colored with natural earth pigments in golden yellow, terracotta and magenta. Ecologically speaking, The Bunkhouse has a greywater system, an on-demand water heater, and a state-of-the-art (and odorless) composting toilet. This dwelling has that cozy retro/camp/cabin feeling, updated and beautiful.
In The Main House, there is a fine sleeping room with shared kitchen and bathroom. The Green Room is a lovely, spacious room with sleeping loft above (double bed, double occupancy) and living area below, and a door to the second-floor deck with its wonderful mountain views.
As of October 1, a completely renovated 1948 Spartan travel trailer is available for rental. In the back yard and self-contained, the Spartan sleeps three (double bed and twin-sized couch), has a stainless steel bathroom and full kitchen, dish tv/dvd and a deck out front. Spartans were considered top-of-the-line in the golden age of travel trailers, with their rounded, gleaming birch panels covering walls and ceiling, and their exquisite deco styling throughout. This lovingly restored 1940's jewel is period-correct (except for the flat-screen tv!) and offers the possibility of a fine retro experience.
Suitable Digs is maintained with high ecological standards, inside and out.
The owner/proprietor, Lisa Sarenduc, lives on the premises in the Main House, working full-time on the land to ever increase the beauty, productivity and possibilities of Suitable Digs. She takes care of daily maintenance of the place and is available to help as needed.
Vacation Rental Features
- Amenities
- Washer: once-weekly use for guests staying a week or longer.
- Dryer: same use as per washer, and line-drying only in good weather.
- Linens Provided
- Off Street Parking: Ample driveway parking.
- Wood Stove: pellet stoves provide cozy winter heat.
- Beds
- Queen Bed
- Double Bed (4)
- Twin/Single Bed (4)
- Convertible Bed
- Crib
- Entertainment
- Cable/Satellite TV (3)
- DVD
- VCR (2)
- Video Library: 125 videos and a dozen dvd's available to guests.
- CD Player (3)
- Sauna: 2-person far-infrared cedar sauna, available for $10/half-hour (maximum) session
- Kitchen
- Full Kitchen (4)
- Shared Kitchen
- Cooking Utensils Provided
- Refrigerator (3)
- Microwave (2)
- Outdoor Features
- Charcoal BBQ Grill
- Deck/Patio (2) : There is a private deck outside the Spartan, and a common patio for the Earth Room, Sun Room, Green Room and Bunkhouse.
- Balcony: accessible from the Green Room
- View/Location
- Mountain View: The Sangre de Christo Mountains are in the distance to the east, as well as the Jemez Mountains to the west...
- Communications
- Telephone (2) : The Sun Room and Earth Room apartments have their own phone lines for local calls.
- Broadband Internet
- WiFi (Wireless Internet)
- Suitability
- No Pets Allowed
- Kid Friendly
- Smoking Not Allowed: Smoking outside only.
- Activities (on site and nearby)
- Shopping
- Sightseeing
- Restaurants
- Rafting
- Swimming
- Mountain Biking
- Cross Country Skiing
- Downhill/Alpine Skiing
- Hiking
- Fitness Center/Gym
- Health/Beauty Spa
- Antiquing
- Cinemas/Movie Theaters
- Live Theatre
- Museums
- Horseback Riding
Rate Details (In US Dollars)
Earth Room and Sun Room ...$125/night (double occupancy), $700/week.
Bunkhouse ...$100/night (double occupancy ), $600/week.
Green Room ... $75/night (double occupancy only), $450/week.
Spartan...$150/night (double occupancy), $900/week.
Additional $25/night for 3rd person.
Surcharge of 25% for one-night stay.
Special rates for longer stays.
Note: Until confirmed, rates are subject to change without notice.
Owner's Profile
Year Purchased: 1985
Why the Owner Chose West Alameda
Suitable Digs sits on 2 1/2 acres of land in a lovely country setting, though only 10 minutes by car from the center of Santa Fe. This affords easy access to Santa Fe proper, while offering all the benefits of country living...ample land, gardens, natural beauty, country walks, quiet.
The Unique Benefits of this House
Staying at Suitable Digs, you are able to go forth each day into the exciting and bustling town of Santa Fe, or out to experience the many gorgeous offerings of the surrounding land, returning in the evening to the quiet coziness of a lovely country setting.
Property Photos
- Front of Suitable Digs - Santa Fe House Rental
- Front Patio - Santa Fe House Rental
- Sun Room - Santa Fe House Rental
- Earth Room
- Bunkhouse
- Bunkhouse
- Green Room
- Green Room
- 1948 Spartan travel trailer
- 1948 Spartan travel trailer
- Garden and Greenhouse
- Back Yard
Vacation Rentals by Owner Listing #96377
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