Think of Georgia O'Keeffe's stunning color compositions and you get the idea... Nestled among the pink and orange foothills of Santa Fe's Sangre de Cristo Mountains, the Bishop's Lodge Resort was once the retreat of Jean Baptiste Lamy, the frontier cleric who became the first archbishop of Santa Fe in 1851. How the resort got its name is self-evident; Willa Cather's 1927 novel Death Comes for the Archbishop explains the less-obvious (and quite compelling) details about how Bishop Lamy acquired this ranch and extended his soon-to-be-famous hospitality to visitors.  Lamy's original chapel and gardens remain much as he left them, as evidence of a simpler time.

In 1918 the Pulitzer family of St. Louis sold the estate, and the two rambling summer homes and carriage house they added became the first "lodges" of a new resort christened after the hospitable bishop. Located on 450 acres of landscaped grounds and natural pinon-juniper forest, the resort continues to build on Archbishop Lamy's traditional hospitality as well as accentuating the simple beauty of the Little Tesuque Valley. All told, there are 111 distinctive guest accommodations set in 15 separate lodges, each within a few-minutes walking distance. Year-round horseback riding, hiking trails, children's programs, a full fitness center and the ShaNah Spa, winner of Conde Nast's 2004 "Most Outstanding Spa Award," will let you commune with the natural environment that once lured Lamy into its golden-hued folds.

The story of Bishop Lamy was told by Willa Cather in her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “Death Comes for the Archbishop”.

Original Property Opened: 1918

Rate Range:
Single/Double: $199.00 to $599.00
Suites/Specialty: $399.00 to $2400.00