Desert Flower

The Desert Flower hotel is a welcome and overdue addition to Taos’ boutique hotel scene. While no one hotel can be all things to all guests, the Desert Flower comes fairly close, filling an important niche previously lacking in the town’s small but competitive hospitality ecosystem.

Desert Flower is the type of establishment locals can confidently recommend to friends who gravitate towards design-oriented hotels like the El Rey Court in Santa Fe and the Ace Hotel. At the same time, Desert Flower’s seven rooms — two of which feature gorgeous copper soaking tubs — offer refinement and luxury at a price

BY DAVID LERNER PHOTOS NATHAN BURTON