CASA FLORA Quiet & Cozy Downtown Plaza Apartment

This was a perfect location for me as I was in Taos without a car. Melissa was extremely accommodating and helpful. The apartment was clean, orderly, and well lit, with many amusing and thoughtful touches. There were many restaurants nearby and although the apartment is located extremely near the plaza I could barely hear anything from the street. The one drawback was hearing the occupants of the adjacent apartment--not loud but close.

This apartment was the cutest place we've ever rented. So much thought was put into the funky New Mexico decor with original Taos art on the walls (I was impressed to find out it was built in 1874). The skylight gives the space such wonderful light. Even the view from the two windows was done thoughtfully. There is wall outside that is a few feet beyond the windows that provides total privacy (I really liked that wall being there), so blinds are not needed at night (though it makes it very bright in the morning). The plants and ornamentation placed in view of the windows are incredibly cute and interesting. I got a great shot of the open windows that made for a great photograph. We were here in September (84 was the high) so we didn't need to use the swamp coolers, we just left the windows open at night (it is quite secure) and closed the windows in morning when the church bells began to ring to keep the cool air in (the adobe walls are great insulators). We slept very well in the comfortable bed and bedding. The parking did not seem like a hassle at all as I had feared, we were always able to park about 20 feet from the apartment at night. I love going to the art galleries and it was so close that I could go back and forth a few times during the day since the walk was so short. I've stayed other places in Taos close to the plaza where you'd only want to go out once without the car because it was just too much walking for one day despite it being just 10 minutes away. This place is more like 1 minute away. It's also very close to the "World Cup" which literally has the best expresso in the US. Try the Mocha Borgia Latte! The shower was great, the sinks were small but worked just fine for us. The only thing I would add is a headboard that is attached to the wall and a charging station for all our gadgets (we just unplugged things in the apartment to be able to charge all our stuff). Otherwise, Melissa really thought of literally everything including things I wouldn't have thought of providing. We found everything we needed in the kitchen and found it quite clean. She put sachets in the drawers which is probably why it didn't have that 100+ year old funky smell that some historic places have. This is the perfect place to stay for open minded casual explorers who don't expect a modern cookie cutter hotel room.

This was the perfect getaway for my wife and I. Absolutely perfect accommodations.

Wonderful place! Melissa has created a very comfortable and quaint atmosphere! Loved everything about it!

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay here. It is perfectly located, beautifully decorated and very comfortable at the same time. Would definitely chose to stay here again when we return to Taos. Especially loved how quiet it was inside even though it was right in town.