The casita has a separate bedroom with a queen bed. The sunporch has a full bed. The bathroom features mosaic by a local artist and has a shower and a bath. There is a refrigerator and a propane stove plus a dishwasher in the kitchen. The table seats four. In the garden area is a table and lawn chairs plus a hammock to relax on lazy days. Beautiful views of the Sangre De Cristo Mountains.

Size: 84 m2.

Amenities: Cookware Kitchen Utensils, Dishwasher, toilet, cooking hob, oven, fridge / freezer, Fan, bathtub, garden, Free Wireless Internet, BBQ grill, 2 x chairs, 2 x Queen size bed, Dryer, Mountain View, Children Area, Coffee Maker in Room, Free Parking, Horseback Riding, Skiing, Outdoor Parking;
Bathroom, 2 x Bedroom
The Artist’s Retreat is located atTaos Goji Eco Lodge and Farm Retreat. Our cabins are nestled in the Sangre De Cristo Mountains and surrounded by national forest. Our charming & quaint, historic log cabins and casitas are in close proximity to Taos (11 miles) and the Taos Ski Valley and Red River (ca: 20 miles).

We are dog friendly, no cats please due to allergies. Please check if you would like to bring more than one dog.

Pet Rules:
Please keep your pet off furniture and attended at all times on the property. Pick up after your pooch and keep your dog on a leash on our land. If you leave please crate your dog in the cabin, granted s/he doesn’t get anxious and disturb the neighboring guests.

Part of an eco lodge, this magical casita sits on 40 acres among seasonal creeks, ponds, aspens and cottonwood trees, organic berry orchards and great views of the mountains. This casita is more secluded than the other cabins and it has its own garden space. Set back from the other cabins it is nestles among. cottonwood trees and is a magical space to kick back in, write, paint or take walks,fish, mountain biking or go cross country skiing.

The casita has one bedroom and an extra bedroom on the porch. The casita can sleep up to four people in a full bed and a queen bed. A fifth person can sleep on a cot (comfortable). It has a wood fire stove, own well, sun porches and is fully-furnished with pots, pans, dishwasher, dishes, towels, clean linens, down comforter, Indian carpets, original art work.

A seasonal vegetable garden and chickens provide produce and fresh ranch eggs to renters. A play ground is available for families with children. Nearby are opportunities for hiking, fishing, lama trekking, horseback trails. hot air ballooning, and natural hot springs are within driving distance.

San Cristobal is a small village and our eco lodge was built at the turn of last century. Aldous Huxley lived and wrote in our cabins and we found water colors from D.H. Lawrence and letters to the publishers from Frieda Lawrence in the attic of one of the cabins.

We are surrounded by national forest and a small river flows from the mountains and into part of the village.

Taos is only 11 miles away and the Taos Ski Valley and Red River only about 30 minutes away. Taos Ski Valley reminds us of the Swiss/French/Austrian founders’ roots blended with the traditions and customs of the local Hispanic and Pueblo Indian cultures. Being the home of extreme skiing, this is just not a resort for experts, with many beginner and intermediate runs. The ski school is one of the nation’s best. It also has an excellent children’s day care and ski facility, both skiers and snowboarders are welcome.

Taos is home to more than twenty sites on the National Register of Historic Places. The Taos Pueblo has been occupied for nearly a millennium and is considered to be the oldest continuously inhabited community in the Unites States. The Taos Pueblo was added as an Unesco World Heritage Site in 1992 as one of the most significant historical cultural landmarks in the world;

There are many ways to explore art in Taos. Taos is an old art colony since 1899. Some of the artists’ studios have been preserved and may be viewed by visitors. Many of the historic sites are homes and studios of artists, including the Mabel Dodge Luhan House,Eanger Irving Couse House and Studio, Joseph Henry Sharp Studios, the Leon Gaspard House, the Couse/Sharp Historic Site and the Ernest Martin Hennings House. On Ledoux Street, just south of the Taos Plaza, are the Ernest L. Blumenschein House and Harwood House.

There are three Art Museums in Taos: Harwood Museum of Art, Taos Art Museum and Millicent Rogers Museum that provide art from the pueblo Native Americans, Taos Society of Artists and modern and contemporary artists of the Taos art colony. The town has numerous art galleries and there are several houses of the Taos Society of Artists.

The Artist’s Retreat is located on a forty acre farm. Guests have access to the private and secluded garden and the outside table, chairs, a hammock (during warm weather) and a barbecue and a small fire pit (only to be used with permission of the management due to the fire risk).

The cottage faces the goji berry field to the north, a large open field to the south where we grow corn and pumpkins. There is also an old apple grove in the middle of the field and you are welcome to taste the different apple varieties.

To the east and close to the other cabins is an open barn with tables and benches. Guests are welcome to use the barn for meals and its a wonderful place to watch the sun go down over the distant mountains. We have several vegetable garden in the summer. Guests are welcome to pick some veggies for some weeding. Please speak to the property manager.

We have a small play ground with swings and a slide. There are chickens and guests can feed them with table scraps (please no chicken or eggs, we don’t want them to be cannibals) Be sure to close the chickens gate behind you, We have stray dogs in the valley that can harm our chickens. There is also 2 two sheep, mini goats, plus three alpacas, Albert and Allison and their offspring Alex. You are welcome to feed them, they love grass and also branches from the old Chinese Elm trees.

During he summer we have fresh vegetables in season as well as chicken eggs. We also have a seasonal farm cafe in the trading post. Guests can socialize with our “wwoofers” (willing workers on organic farms and joint us for a farm breakfast for an extra fee.