Pueblo Bonito Bed & Breakfast

Secluded behind its thick adobe walls, Pueblo Bonito Inn awaits your visit to this historic Santa Fe Bed and Breakfast. Built around the turn of the 20th century, the B&B Inn is located in the midst of Santa Fe's historic district, a five minute walk from the traditional Santa Fe Plaza with its quaint shops, picturesque galleries and intriguing restaurants. Pueblo Bonito Bed and Breakfast Inn is truly a one-of-a-kind experience in traditional Santa Fe lodging. Santa Fe holds numerous events and ongoing activities including: historical tours, music festivals, photography exhibits, art shows, gallery walks, cooking classes, poetry performances and more. Also try one Santa Fe's restaurants and experience authentic American Southwestern cuisine firsthand. Many of these activities and restaurants are a five minute walk from the Pueblo Bonito Inn; so request a reservation today.

Intimacy is encouraged at this Santa Fe bed and breakfast, once a private estate with its own stables, the grounds still boast quiet courtyards, narrow brick paths, adobe archways to the street, and a shady garden sheltered by huge trees. Our lodging accommodations consists of eighteen cozy guest rooms, each furnished with works from local artisans - handcrafted wooden furniture, antiques, vigas, nichos, Kiva fireplaces. Our charming casitas (rooms) have their own private entrance and bath, cable TV, phone, and are uniquely named after indian tribes such as Tesque, Nambe, Santa Clara, Santo Domingo, and Taos pueblo.

Enjoy a lavish "create-your-own" breakfast buffet, consisting of a variety of fresh fruits, juices, danish, pastries, muffins, yogurts and cereals served along with fresh brewed coffee and an assortment of different teas. Santa Fe, New Mexico has numerous attractions and activities to enjoy. Relax in front of the fire, enjoy a refreshing "Pueblo Margarita", or a calming glass of wine in the common lounge area of the B&B.

Herb & Amy Behm, your innkeepers, along with their gracious staff, welcome you to this fantastic B&B in the heart of Santa Fe, New Mexico. They hope your stay at Pueblo Bonito Santa Fe B&B will be enjoyable, relaxing and a memory to keep forever! We look forward to your stay at our Santa Fe bed and breakfast. We know you will enjoy Santa Fe, "Chosen by readers of Condé Nast Traveler magazine as the country's Number Two tourist destination".

This Santa Fe, New Mexico bed and breakfast continues the lodging tradition of the past. Taking the name of the intriguing archeological site "Pueblo Bonito" of Chaco Canyon in the San Juan Basin of New Mexico, this enchanting downtown Santa Fe, New Mexico vacation destination is a two story foot-and-a-half thick adobe building having 18 Santa Fe lodging units!

It was given its name over 75 years ago by Mr. Al Kempineck who purchased the highly sought after property from U.S Federal Court Judge John McFie in the early 1930's. Judge McFie served the U.S. Court system from early 1880 to well into the mid 1900's. He was assigned to the Southwest Texas Territory (which included West Texas and all of New Mexico) prior to New Mexico becoming a state! During his term, any noteworthy southwestern outlaws showed up on the scene, such as Doc Campbell, Billy the Kid, and Pancho Villa to mention only a few. After purchasing this amazing two-story adobe pueblo-style estate, complete with horse stalls, barn, servant's quarters and gardens, Mr. Kemenick made the conversion into apartments. Just like the Pueblo Bonito of old (except with indoor plumbing!).

Due to its prime location (in historic downtown Santa Fe, NM just a stone's throw away from the New Mexico State Capital building), it provided varied necessary services to Santa Fe artists, politicians and community members. With rent as low as $35/month, Pueblo Bonito served home to many colorful people of the day, some of which are now famous such as Hilare Hiler - southwestern artist. There were non-famous folk as well, such as George Sanders who lived at Pueblo Bonito while serving in Los Alamos as personal bodyguard to Robert Oppenheimer, head physicist of the Manhattan project (see picture). Ladies of the evening were known to keep house at Pueblo Bonito in the earlier days to provide services for the gentlemen coming in on the Santa Fe Railroad. There was even a neighborhood market conducting business out of San Ildefonso (#20).

In the 1970's the property changed hands again, but kept its occupancy as apartments. Better known as "starving" artists apartments (which at that time inhabited much of Santa Fe!), an unknown artist who could not make rent one month left behind three murals upstairs on the indoor hallway next to Isleta (#10) and Santa Ana (#9).

In 1986, a young newly wed couple coming from Dallas, Texas began the Santa Fe Bed and Breakfast we now know as Pueblo Bonito! Herb and Amy Behm at a ripe young age of 28 and 24 decided to make a go of it. With background in franchising location and business management and a degree from Georgetown College, Herb took to providing Santa Fe accommodations beautifully! Amy, a recent graduate of Southern Methodist University and originally from Santa Fe shared her background in marketing with a business degree. Together, the Behm's worked side-by-side learning the business of innkeeping. With no other employees but themselves for the first year of business and only 12 rooms (now 18) with breakfasts served to the rooms (not like today with a communal room) the learning curve was great!

Their goal was then and still is to provide a relax and comfortable atmosphere
that provides the true character of Pueblo Bonito at a reasonable price,
while always desiring a return visit from each of their satisfied guests.

The challenge presented by such a unique, historic property has demanded constant tender loving care due to its age and Herb and Amy's desire to keep its authenticity as a prime Southwestern property in the heart of charming, historic downtown Santa Fe! Over the past 18 years, the Inn has had several face lifts from adding showers to every room, to a complete overhaul of the communal area, to adding a hot tub facility, to placing phones and air conditioners in each room, redoing the quaint brick pathways, and getting a brand new kitchen for breakfast and tea service!

Benefits of staying at a Bed and Breakfast versus a Santa Fe Hotel

• Better value; less expensive with more complimentary services than most Santa Fe hotels
• More amenities, more privacy and more relaxing than a Santa Fe Hotel
• Every casita (room) has a private bath, a fireplace, a telephone, DSL internet access, and cable TV
• Delicious breakfast buffet, afternoon tea, concierge service and downtown convenience
• Knowledgeable, friendly staff with insider information on what to see, where to shop, and eat
• Complimentary margaritas, wine, etc (Offered exclusively at Pueblo Bonito Inn)
• Casitas (rooms) at Pueblo Bonito have a private entrance, a working kiva (corner adobe) fireplace, private bath (tub and shower), handcrafted wooden furniture and other notable items from local artisans
• Relaxed, quiet, romantic atmosphere
• The owners of the Pueblo Bonito Inn in Santa Fe have over 20 years of inn keeping experience
• Communal room available to guests

Via I-25 (From Albuquerque):
Take the St. Francis Drive Exit. Go to Cerrillos Road (about 2.9 miles) - turn right. Turn right onto Manhattan. We are on the right just after you cross Galisteo St.

Via I-25 (From Las Vegas):
Take Old Pecos Trail Exit - Head north toward town. At 3rd light veer to right and stay on Old Pecos Trail. Turn left on Paseo de Peralta (at the capitol). Immediately after Don Gaspar turn right on Manhattan. We're off to the left!!

Via I 285 (From Taos/Espanola):
Take St. Francis Drive Exit, and follow it to the second "Paseo de Peralta" - turn left. Cross Cerrillos Rd and turn left at Galisteo. Manhattan is the first cross street and Pueblo Bonito is on the corner to your right.