Hotel Don Fernando De Taos

This establishment is facing south towards the Río Grande gorge. It is nice an clean, but that is pretty much the best thing about it. don’t think you’re going to be warm! with these state of the art heaters, you can either be 1000 degrees kelvin, or –274 degrees centigrade. no in-​between. the blankets for the beds (bedroom and sofa) are no thicker than 9 sheets of paper. They look and feel like drywall insulation. nearly froze to death last night! my father had to battle for 3 pillows! good thing he was able to get enough towels for a family of four. after their washing machine broke! anyway, if you want quality, make reservations for the Taos Inn. this place is a quick go-​to for last minute plans. Not the best for winter months. Thanks guys!

I have no idea how this place gets 3 stars. Your better off sleeping in your car. We hade to change one room as it stunk of smoke even though they told us it was a no smoking hotel. The rooms were hot and even after 4 hours the ac had not even made a dent
Stay away

Our room was clean and quiet. Amenities are a little outdated could use a face lift. The staff I met last night were nice. I’m glad when people are smiling and friendly. The continental breakfast was lacking. Cereal English muffins a couple Danish and 3 oranges left. To drink I think Apple juice milk and coffee. Looks like at one time it was much bigger and now something just thrown together. We were not late either 0715. So we went out for breakfast instead. I would come back if on the $- $$$$$ list they were the only one having vacancies. Not the worst place I’ve stayed.

Blech.. . the Hotel Don Fernando is worn, dated and a bit on the dirty side. The hotel could use some TLC. I stayed here for three nights.
The most important aspect of any hotel room (for me) is the bed. The bed was comfortable and clean. The next item of importance is the bathroom. The bathroom in our hotel room was not the cleanest but the shower was hot (YES) and had perfect water pressure. The vent did not work in the bathroom nor did one set of lights.
The door to the room opened directly to the outdoors. There was enough of a gap that daylight could be seen under the door and around a portion of the left side of the door between the door and the jamb. The windows were filthy and one was broken, it would not stay open. The floor also looked filthy. However, it was very quiet every night.
The continental breakfast, oh where to begin. The only thing served was cold cereal, some unappetizing Danish, awful coffee, OJ and make your own waffles. The breakfast was not keep stocked. When we went down at 7:30 am there was hardly anything to eat.
The pool seemed completely fine. It looked clean and was warm. I only put my feet in for about 5 minutes.
Overall, the employees I interacted with seemed nice. The young guy that checked me in was pleasant enough. The cleaning people all acknowledged me with a hello or smile.
If I had the option the next time I come to Taos, this hotel would not be first on the list.

Literally the most outdated hotel I’ve ever stayed in. It says non smoking… but you can tell 20 years ago it was. Weird musty smell, cracked counters, oldest mattress and quilt – even the lights are dim and yellowed. Just Eww. I can’t believe it hasn’t been updated. I feel dirty sleeping in this bed. :(

Horrible. Wallpaper pealing off the walls in multiple places. Took pictures. Promised fridge and microwave not available. Room dark and unsanitary appearing. Tried to move us into a room with the wrong number of beds. Complained and ordered by manager to «take your business elsewhere.» Imagine treating a guest that way who arrived late a night. What if there weren’t any other room available that night in town? Fortunately the Comfort Inn comforted us. They knew all about the Don Fernando whose reputation precedes it. If you like funk and want to pay more than the Comfort Inn, stay at this flea trap.

Since we had only decided to visit Taos a few hours earlier, we had no reservations at any hotels. Using our phones to determine pricing, we decided to stop at Hotel Don Fernando to see if they had vacancy. Sure enough, they did, and they do AAA discounts. Very inexpensive.
At check-​in and check-​out, the ladies who took care of us at the front desk were both nice and courteous.
All rooms are accessed from the outside rather than from an interior corridor, and they’re spread out in different buildings on the same property. The lobby and lounge had been one large open area with soaring ceilings, so I was expecting the room to be a bit nicer than it was. Our room was tired and dated, but it did come with a nice mini fridge and microwave! The bathroom, on the other hand… It hadn’t been cleaned very well — or at all — as there was still a used bar of soap and a hair in the tub, and the sink area was still marked with dried toothpaste splashes all over the faucet and countertop. Gross.
Thankfully the pillows and bed sheets were clean. And very comfortable, for that matter — we both fell asleep right away and stayed asleep.
There is an indoor pool, but we didn’t try it out. The hotel is located across the main street from Walmart and Taos Java.
The complimentary breakfast was strange. The pancakes were actually very good, the scrambled eggs were fine, but that was it. Not even anything to drink, including water or orange juice as the pitchers were empty. A half empty jug of warm milk sat there, and there was no cereal to eat it with. We were there for maybe 30 minutes, and never did we see any food or beverage get refilled, nor any kitchen staff we could have notified.
All in all, I would have given it 4 stars if the bathroom had been more clean. But this was really close to being only 2 stars; what saved it was the price and our last-​minute walk-​in.

This place is horrible. Check in time was at 3 pm. we sat in the lobby for 2 hours, along with 9 employees of the hotel, while our room was «being cleaned». When I complained about the wait, I was told that they were doing everything they could. PUT DOWN YOUR PHONES AND GRAB A BROOM.

We headed down to Taos for the weekend at the very last minute and were able to find two rooms for our larger party at Don Fernando de Taos. They even gave us a discount because we were taking to rooms for two nights. Now, the rooms are very basic – clean but dated. Surely you won’t expect much more for the price. A very good value, but this is not the Four Seasons. In one of our two rooms the mattress slanted to one side so the first night my husband kept rolling out of bed. The next night we switched beds with the kids and did much better.
The service was outstanding in the hotel from the reservation, to pool towels, to answering questions. Checkout took quite a while and was a bit frustrating – they don’t let you check out from your room – that would be a big time saver.
Skip the breakfast – this is the one place the service was slow and the food was meh. They would run out of something and then it would be a long time to replace it.
The pool is great if you have kids – enclosed, clean and huge. This is a good value for your money

Best bang for your buck in the summer. This is my 3^rd July stay and I always stay a week here. I have been paying $ 59 per night the past 3 years. This includes a hot breakfast; sausage, eggs, bagels, waffles, yogurt, juice from 7−10am. The pool is huge and inside an atrium and I usually have it to myself.
I am a solo traveler and I always get the large King studio with microwave, fridge, iron, hair dryer, fold out couch, and a large window with a mountain view. The Wifi is free but slow.
Walmart is across the street and there is a pedestrian signal. The Storyteller Cinema is 50 feet south. I bring my bike and ride all over Taos. Used to go to Santa Fe but too crowded for a bike.
This hotel has a complex just for dog owners and there is lots of green grass. My biggest complaint about this place is the waste. We are having rain every day at 4 pm but yet the lawn sprinklers come on 2x per day; 5 am and 5 pm. The Scupers for roof drainage come down the walls and peel the paint. This place could use some TLC with very little money.

This place is great for the price. It also includes free breakfast. Breakfast was just ok but for free i am not complaining. Housekeeping was very generous with toileries and cleaned our room every day. we didnt use the pool at all but didnt look very good. giving this place 5 based on value for the money, comfortable, free brekfast and location.

Let me preface this with the fact that we booked through priceline. The day of our check-​in.
When we arrived to the hotel it looked awesome. Nicely kept and pretty. When we went to checkin there was a man complaining about the smoke in his non-​smoking room and how bad his son-​in-​law was feeling. The hotel had no rooms to switch him to as they were fully booked. And the cleaning staff was gone.
When I checked in, she didn’t have my reservation. I told her I booked through priceline and she said they had turned off priceline booking 5 days before because they were so busy. We shouldn’t have been able to do so. Great. Apparently they were already booked with only smoking rooms available. That wouldn’t work.
She worked on the computer for a good 5 – 10 minutes and slowly found non-​smoking rooms for us. How? I don’t know. She had me go over the booking and said, «just 2 people in each room, right?» to which I replied, «no, ma’am. We have 4 in each room.» I called the priceline people and booked– didn’t do it online. As we talked, I got disconnected and we had to start the reservations over twice. Somewhere along the way, he put 2 people instead of 4. At the hotel, she told me our rates should have gone up and that she didn’t know if priceline would raise them. Though I explained what happened. She only gave us breakfast vouchers for four people so all the others would have to pay the $ 8.95 buffet price for breakfast the next morning.
Our rooms were clean and fine. Nothing dirty at all. Though, the one problem we faced was having four people in a bathroom with very little toilet paper and no backup supply.
The breakfast buffet was good, though small and limited. The area did smell like smoke as it’s located next to the bar that stays open late at night.
Overall I’m not displeased. I think the lady’s frustration was with priceline. I know people lie about reservations, but she shouldn’t have assumed I was trying to get something for nothing. If that were so, I’d have lied to her when she asked me how many people were in each room.

It was a dump! There was a «wet spot» that I stepped in next to the bed on the right side. I am not sure what it was but felt like a gallon of water was spilled on the floor. The towels felt «damp» the windows were dirty. It was disgusting. The bathroom caulk was old and cracked and the shower curtain seemed «wilted»! I checked in for one night stay at 9:00 pm and left the next morning. I did not botgher complaining I figured the entire Hotel was crappy, I should of checked the reviews first.

It was ok. The room didn’t feel totally clean. We had to have five conversations with the front desk before we got the hairdryer that was supposed to be attached to the bathroom wall. The cot was squeaky and uncomfortable. Our key card didn’t work thee third day. The breakfast was scary (read: sitting around for too long in warmers). The front desk gal was less than friendly. I guess one star for price and good shower pressure.

The room was clean and nice, but the bed was uncomfortable and could use some updates. We got the room through Travelocity and probably got one of the low-​end rooms, so that might be to blame. Also, beware of using the computer in the lobby. You have to pay per 15 minute use. We did and the computer immediately shut down. The IT manager was kind enough to let us use another computer and connect to their network, so that was a plus. Also, the free breakfast was really good. I don’t know that I’d stay there very often, but it was okay. If you do stay, it’s right next door to the theater so you don’t have to hang around in the room for very long!

The rooms are nice enough, but not really that quiet. We had a room on the first floor, apparently right by the ice and vending, so we heard people coming and going all night. The rooms are a pretty good size, though.
Everything was very clean and organized. Plus, this is the BEST PRICED hotel in Taos. And they have free wifi internet. I didn’t eat at the restaurant or go to the bar, and I didn’t take advantage of the hot tub, but I would surely stay again!

Hotel here is fine
Food and drinks with cigarettes
Cough my lungs are dead
(The hotel is OK, but the restaurant and bar is VEEEERY smoky.)