Casita-Casa-Hacienda Vacation Rental - Know the Differences When Selecting Your Santa Fe Getaway

When deciding on your Santa Fe vacation accommodations, it's helpful to understand these terms. You will find that they are good cues as to price, location, and home size. Once you know the length of your vacation, the number of people in your group, your budget, and your vacation goals, using these terms in Google searches can speed you to your ideal accommodations for a perfect vacation.

A "casita" is the smallest of the three and is typically a cozy one bedroom, one bath structure with kitchenette. Often, a casita is a located on the same property as the casita owner's home, and sometimes is a converted garage. Casitas can be an excellent choice for a couple for a few day stay and wishing to be located around the downtown Plaza area or famous Canyon Road art district in the historic East Side. Real estate prices in Santa Fe make it prohibitive to offer a larger home near the downtown for vacation rentals; rates would have be too high for such homes too be financially viable for the owner. To find a casita, try a Google search on santa fe casita rentals.

A "casa" is larger, usually a condo, and usually two bedroom with sleeping accommodations for four, sometimes six. Generally, casa may be located in proximity to the downtown area and famous Canyon Road art district, but rental rates may reflect those prime locations. You are more likely to find reasonably priced casas a quarter mile removed from those locations. To find a casa rental, try a Google search on santa fe casa rentals.

A "hacienda" is the largest of the three, almost always a detached single family private home with three or more bedrooms and at least 2.5 baths. Don't expect to find a reasonably priced hacienda within a few blocks of the Plaza or Canyon Road ... although you may find exceptions in the low-season. However, if a mile walk is OK with you, and if you need more space for a week stay, then taking the time to find a hacienda can be indeed well worth the effort. To find a hacienda, try a Google search on santa fe hacienda rentals.

Any one of the three can make for an enchanting vacation in the "City Different" Santa Fe; select the one that best fits your needs!