winter wonderland
unwind a bit further with a world-class dining experience amid breathtaking views at the resort’s AAA Four Diamond restaurant, Terra, where chef Andrew Cooper’s American cuisine pops with organic local ingredients and Southwestern influences. For more casual fare, head to The Bar and enjoy cocktails either indoors or on the heated outdoor terrace. If you’d prefer to dine in private, the resort offers 24-hour room service. Before turning in for the night, soak away stress in your deep soaking tub, and then curl up in front of the wood-burning kiva fireplace, which you can either fire up yourself or leave to the expert care of a fireplace butler. For distinctive and historical local charm coupled with high-end elegance, head to The Bishop’s Lodge Ranch Resort & Spa (bishopslodge.com), on 450 acres in the stunningly scenic Tesuque Valley. The former residence of Jean Baptiste Lamy, the Southwest Diocese’s first archbishop, the land was sold by the Catholic Church to the Pulitzer family in 1915, 27 years after Lamy’s death, and then bought in 1918 by Denver miner James R. Thorpe, who called the estate The Bishop’s Lodge. Today the resort, which offers two- and three-bedroom villas with wood-burning kiva fireplaces and private patios, is particularly popular for its horseback riding and hiking excursions 38
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december/january 2014
Above: CHRIS CORRIE. LEFT: COURTESY OF FOUR SEASONS RESORT RANCHO ENCANADO SANTA FE.
Left: The Bishop’s Lodge Ranch Resort & Spa sits on 450 acres in the scenic Tesuque Valley. Below: The Spa at the Four Seasons Resort Rancho Encantado Santa Fe offers treatments inspired by healing practices of Native American and other cultures.