To maintain its historic character, this white clapboard merchant's house remains purposely behind the times. Richly paneled mahogany walls, antique fixtures, standing clocks and converted gas lamps add to the inn's natural romantic ambiance. The inn features 19th-century American and English art, Oriental rugs and crystal chandeliers. The inn's restaurant features a combination of continental cooking with traditional New England ingredients from the fields, streams and sea. Freshly baked pastries are served in the afternoons, and during ski season, hors d'oeuvres are provided in the early evening.
European antiques fill the rooms, which are decorated in an elegant, Southwestern style.
The French Room offers an 1860 bed, kiva fireplace and French doors opening onto the courtyard. Other rooms offer a fireplace, whirlpool tub or private hot tub. The inn is 1.6 miles from Taos Plaza. American Historic Inns Inc. Nothing that appears in The Road Best Traveled may be reprinted either wholly or in part without permission of the publisher. Best Traveled, P.O. Box 336, Dana Point, CA 92629.