La Fonda on the Plaza is a historic luxury hotel, located on 100 E. San Francisco Street and Old Santa Fe Trail in downtown Santa Fe, New Mexico adjacent to the Plaza. La Fonda only means "lodging" in Spanish, but this hotel is described as " grand dame of Santa Fe hotel."
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History
The La Fonda site has now become the location of many inns since 1609. It is located on El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro, which connects Mexico City with Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo and is the tip of the Old Santa Fe along the 800 mile Trail, which connects Independence, Missouri to Santa Fe and was an important commercial route before the introduction of a railroad in 1880. The Fred Harvey Company founded La Fonda as one of Harvey's premier homes.
The earlier construction of the hotel, called the United States Hotel but nicknamed La Fonda Americana by locals, was burned in 1912. In 1920, the Santa Fe Builders Company issued a stake to raise funds to build a new hotel. The architect Isaac Hamilton Rapp (1854-1933), "Santa Fe Style Creator" was chosen to design a new hotel in the Pueblo Revival style, inspired by the Pueblo indigenous adobe architecture of the region. This new hotel is considered "the most pure type of Santa Fe architecture and... one of the most special hotels between Chicago and San Diego."
After its lucrative launch, the hotel was temporarily closed in the 1920s, until it was purchased in 1925 by the Santa Fe Railway. The new owner commissioned a local muralis to paint the interior walls, initiating the old support of La Fonda local visual art. Mary Colter redesigned the interior of the hotel, setting the tone inspired by the aesthetics of Spain and the Southwest of Native America that continues to this day. The design includes exposed vigas, or ceiling beams, and Mexican tiles.
The Harvey Company promotes tourism in the Southwest and offers "Indian Detours," a cultural education tour to Pueblos, beginning in 1926. The hotel continued as Harvey House until 1969.
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Shop
La Fonda on the Plaza has many shops and galleries. In the 1930s, it was home to Harvey Newsstand. Today, in addition to a number of boutiques, the hotel offers La Fonda Kios and Senor Murphy Candymaker.
Restaurants
La Plazuela is a full-service restaurant serving inspired New Mexico cuisine, while La Fiesta Lounge, a bar and restaurant, serves lunch and dinner. La Fiesta features live music and dance floors. On the roof of the fifth floor is the Bell Tower Bar. On the street level there is an independent French Pastry Shop and Restaurant, which serves breakfast and lunch.
Awards and acknowledgments
The hotel's art and history tour, led by trained guides, won the Top HAT Award for "extraordinary charm" in 2015. Two staff members also received service awards.
Movies and popular culture
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