Casa Escondida Bed & Breakfast

Casa Escondida is in a former home turned bed and breakfast in 1997. Located in Chimayó, about 40 minutes from the Santa Fe Plaza, it's a great location for people wanting a central place as a base while exploring Northern New Mexico. Ohio transplant Belinda Bowling bought the property in 2001. She was looking for something rural yet with access to Santa Fe and other popular local destinations. According to Bowling, they offer guests an authentic Northern New Mexican ambiance where with "a completely TV-free environment, where they can truly disconnect from the chaos and reconnect with each other." Bowling says the bed linens are so luxurious guests often buy a set to take home. Breakfasts alternate between "sweet breakfasts" that might offer banana nut waffles, lemon-blueberry pancakes or baked orange-cinnamon French toast and "egg breakfasts." Some of the egg options are green chile soufflé, eggs Florentine or Spanish eggs.