La Fonda on the Plaza is a hotel in Santa Fe, the United States.[1] Wikidata describes it as “historic hotel in Santa Fe, New Mexico”. It opened in 1922. It stands about 3.4 km from the centre of Santa Fe.[3]
Overview
La Fonda on the Plaza is a historical luxury hotel, located at 100 E. San Francisco Street and Old Santa Fe Trail in downtown Santa Fe, New Mexico adjacent to the Plaza. The hotel has been a member of Historic Hotels of America, a program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, since 1991. La Fonda simply means "the inn" in Spanish, but the hotel has been described as "the grand dame of Santa Fe's hotels."
From “La Fonda on the Plaza” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]
History and building
The hotel opened in 1922. It was designed by Isaac Rapp, in the Pueblo Revival Style architecture style. [1]
Location
Measured in a straight line, the hotel is 3.4 km from the centre of Santa Fe. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Santa Fe Municipal Airport (SAF), about 12 km from the centre of Santa Fe.[4]
It is one of 20 hotels in and around Santa Fe recorded in Wikidata, 9 of which have an article in Innpedia.[5] Of the 7 with a recorded opening date, the earliest is Hilton Santa Fe Historic Plaza, opened in 1625. See Hotels in Santa Fe.
Other hotels within 1.5 km:
- Rosewood Inn of the Anasazi — 0.2 km
- Inn & Spa at Loretto — 0.2 km
- Hotel St Francis — 0.2 km
- Inn of the Governors — 0.3 km
- The Inn of the Five Graces — 0.3 km, opened 1996
- Casa de Tres Lunas/House of Three Moons — 0.4 km
- Eldorado Hotel & Spa — 0.4 km, opened 2005
- Hilton Santa Fe Historic Plaza — 0.4 km, opened 1625
- La Posada de Santa Fe — 0.5 km
- Inn at Vanessie — 0.6 km
See also
- Hotels in Santa Fe
- Hotels in the United States
- Hotels in the Pueblo Revival style
- List of hotels opened in the 1920s
References
- ^ La Fonda on the Plaza (Q22060896). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ La Fonda on the Plaza. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-03-21.
- ^ Santa Fe (Q38555). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
- ^ Hotels in Santa Fe. Wikidata. CC0.
Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.