Two gorgeous FIVE STAR family homes in the Historic District near everything!

Casas Estrella y Grande are two beautiful homes in the Historic District of Santa Fe less than a quarter mile apart. Casa Estrella is a gorgeous historic casita, and our other home is Casa Grande, a dramatic two-story contemporary adobe home in the heart of Santa Fe’s Historic District. This is not a compound. Please go to the reviews of both homes, Casa Estrella VRBO #272512 and Casa Grande VRBO#844068, and read the 100+ five star reviews and "Guest comments" for each property, and you will understand the care and dedication we take in making each guest's visit the quintessential Santa Fe experience. Casa Grande and Casa Estrella are only a 350 yard walk from one another and can be rented together, schedules permitting, for larger families and groups. The combination provides six bedrooms, six bathrooms and sleeping for 12 in six king and queen beds. This wonderful custom designed and built contemporary Pueblo Revival adobe home has soaring 12-14' foot viga ceilings on the main floor with stunning floor to ceiling glass walls with views of the chamisa arroyo garden and the mountains to the north and west. Casa Grande is decorated with new and antique furnishings, Southwestern and Native American art, antique Japanese and African furnishings with antique Navajo rugs throughout. The main floor is finished with the traditional silky hand-troweled, diamond plaster walls, 10 skylights and wide-plank, hand-scraped antique floors. The exterior of the main house and casita was completely redone with adobe stucco in 2015. The entire property has been exceptionally well maintained. The main floor consists of the entry with powder room, the Great Room, your huge master suite, and the dining room, each with access to the wrap-around covered balcony that surrounds the rear of the casa. The kitchen is adjacent to the dining room, the breakfast nook, and the office/library. Warm yourself by one of the kiva fireplaces in the living or dining room on chilly Santa Fe nights. Enjoy the gourmet-equipped kitchen, a dining table seating ten which was handcrafted by the original owner/designer and a matching handmade center island table in the kitchen. Counter-tops are granite and slate. The master bedroom is quite grand by Santa Fe Historic District standards and has 12' ceilings and two walls of windows, and a glass door opening onto the balcony. There is a king bed, a walk-in closet and a second closet for additional space. The en suite bath has an enclosed shower and a Jacuzzi tub with a private WC. Downstairs are three bedrooms, all with queen beds. Two of the bedrooms share a Jack and Jill shower. Each has a water closet, lavatory and vanity and share the single shower. Each has ample closets and storage in the banco seating. The larger downstairs bedroom has a private entrance which opens onto its own patio. The other has a small, private cactus garden outside its window. The third downstairs bedroom has a private entrance, a shower/tub and a Pullman style kitchenette with sink, two-burner range and under-counter refrigerator. This room would be perfect for a family traveling with an Au Pair or companion/aide. It performs well as a third guest bedroom. There are flat panel TVs in LR and bedrooms and free wifi. All bed and bath linens are new as of April 2016. Each bed has new down and down alternative pillows and Comphy brand luxurious spa linens. The pillows and mattresses are encased in hypoallergenic covers. The main floor has central air and heat with radiant heating in the floors throughout. Each bedroom on the guest floor has its own thermostat and baseboard heating, and each bedroom has a ceiling fan. Casa Grande is 3,100 s.f. in size and sits on almost a half acre. There is one available garage space for guests and ample outdoor, off-street parking. The fully-equipped kitchen is roomy and light-filled with natural wood finishes. The kitchen leads to a ramada-shaded outdoor dining area and our extensive garden areas. There is a full-size washer/dryer in the utility area. CASA ESTRELLA Casa Estrella, a lovingly-restored historic adobe surrounded by walled gardens at the end of a private lane in the heart of Santa Fe’s Historic District is even closer to Canyon Road and the Plaza. We are pleased to be able to share our casita with discriminating, like-minded adults and are confident you will thoroughly enjoy your stay in our home. This authentic casita has been totally redone and has been filled with new and antique furnishings and stainless steel appliances in a contemporary New Mexico style. There are double-adobe walls, 9' beamed ceilings, hand-troweled, diamond plaster walls, skylights, wide-plank pine and white oak floors, and Saltillo tile throughout the casita. The casita is 1250 s.f. in size and sits on almost a quarter of an acre. Warm yourself by the kiva fireplace in the living room on chilly Santa Fe nights. Enjoy a gourmet-equipped kitchen, with a dining table seating up to six. The two lovely bedrooms include a master suite with a California King bed, en-suite dressing area and bath with heated floors, a top-of-the-line Tempurpedic Cloud Luxe mattress, and two each of down, Fibrefill and Tempurpedic pillows, and comfy spa linens. As of November 2015, all spa linens and two down pillows and two Fiberfill in each bedroom are new. There are new towels in the master bath as well. The guest bedroom has a King bed with a memory foam mattress topper, down, Fiberfill and Tempurpedic pillows (two of each). The guest bathroom is a modest shower bath suitable for one person at a time to do their daily ablutions. The fully-equipped kitchen is roomy and light-filled with Saltillo tile floors and natural wood finishes. French doors in the kitchen lead to a ramada-shaded outdoor dining area and our extensive garden areas. There is a full-size stacking washer/dryer in the utility area. Casa Estrella is filled with original signed Native American and Southwestern art and is surrounded by lovely garden areas on four sides. Original artwork fills the oasita with original paintings and signed proofs by Nocona Burgess, Stan Natchez, Malcolm Furlow, John Nieto, Frank Howell, photographic work by Lenny Foster and Abby Beck, sculpture by Bill Worrell, Rebecca Tobey, Alvin John, Sandy Graves, Paul Rhymer, Susan Harvey, Star York, Jim Epler, Earl Eder and glass work by Carol Lujan.. Relax to the sounds of our 'Valentine's' natural rock fountain or our Stone Forest millstone fountain. In the gardens, Find “Sanctuary” and'Freedom,' original sculptures by renowned artist Bill Worrell, other sculptures by Paul Rhymer, Alvin and Melvin John, and Chris Turri. The landscaping is softly illuminated for truly enchanting Santa Fe evenings and professionally maintained. The casita has DirectTV, free streaming Netflix movies through two new 40" Samsung SmartTVs, high-speed wifi, a Bose SoundWave CD player with an iPhone/iPod adapter and a DVD player. The gardens are perfect for romantic evenings for two, entertaining outdoors or the solitude a quiet garden can provide. Within the privacy of adobe and coyote walls are three garden areas. The coffee/cocktail garden is shaded by a large plum and a mature Russian olive tree. A cocktail table, seating for four, two zero-gravity lounge chairs and a chimenea with plenty of firewood are provided for our guests’ pleasure. Enjoy meals, cocktails and conversation around the dining table for six in the shade of a ramada in another area of the gardens. The front portal offers day-long shade from our own Piñon pine and refuge during Santa Fe monsoon rains and winter snow showers. In season, savor fruit from the casita’s apple, apricot, peach and plum trees or make a cobbler. In addition to these fruit trees and the Russian olive, we have a flowering cherry, a dwarf blue spruce, a Scotch Pine, pinon, and numerous aspen trees. These are all large, mature trees. There is a big cottonwood in our neighbor's garden that shades our ramada dining area in the mornings and early afternoons. The house and gardens are completely private and enclosed by adobe walls and coyote fences. Aspen trees line the drive along the casita’s outer wall. During the season, the gardens and landscaping are lush and are professionally maintained year-round. For your time indoors, the casita is cooled with remote-controlled air conditioners and heated by radiant in-floor and baseboard systems. We use perfume and dye-free Seventh Generation and Mrs. Meyers cleaning products throughout the house, the mattresses and pillows are encased in hypo-allergenic zipping covers, we use only organic products in our landscaping and engage a organic pest control company for regular, preventive treatments in our house and gardens. This property is managed by Maez Property Management-Pam Maez, Qualifying Broker Pam@SantaFeRentalHomes.com 505.819.0050"About pets:No pets allowed.About checkOut:Check out before 9:00 AM.About children:Adults only.Sharp metal sculptures hazardous to children..About customRules:* Furniture must be returned to original place * $250 fee for decorations/excessive trash removal * Early arrivals/late checkouts must be pre-approved.If guests or their guest smoke on or in our premises, they will be charged a $750 Special Cleaning and Deodorizing Fee.,If guests surreptitiously bring or permit pets of any kind on the property, they will be charged a $750 Special Cleaning Fee..About checkIn:Check in after 4:00 PM.About smoking:Smoking is not permitted.There will be a $500 cleaning fee added.About minBookingAge:Minimum age to rent: 25.About events:No events allowed.The property is not suitable for larger groups..