Don Fernando De Taos

Reviewer: Not provided on Mon 12 Sep 2011 rated 7 out of 10.

Overall I Liked this hotel, while the rooms furniture was a bit dated, and the carpets not very clean, the price more the made up for it's inadequacies.

Positives: Close to the center of town, looked nice from outside and had a nice lobby area.

Negatives: The carpet in the rooms were stained. The rest of the room was orderly but not very clean looking.

Reviewer: Not provided on Mon 11 Jul 2011 rated 8 out of 10.

Friendly staff. Great breakfast and attractive dining room. Somewhat run down and areas around trash cans not kept swept up. Bed was not overly comfortable. I like rooms with balconies. Not available here.

Positives: Wonderful, complimentary hot breakfast.

Negatives: I do not like indoor pools and hot tubs. Hot tub was not hot enough. Bed not firm. Room rug unattractive.

Reviewer: Not provided on Fri 21 Jan 2011 rated 3 out of 10.

I called twice before we booked to check on their amenities, and the people who answered were very friendly and helpful. Negatives: the couch and one of the chairs were stained/dirty; bed was a bit hard but not too bad; bathroom had mold; heater made the room too hot the first night, barely warm the second, and ok the third - all on the same settings. Positives: relatively inexpensive for Taos; breakfast buffet was pretty good (eggs and potatoes with cheese and sausage were tasty, but biscuits were rock-hard); hair dryer worked great; plenty of room for skis and boots in area next to ironing board.

Positives: Hotel staff always very friendly and helpful.

Negatives: Rooms run down, mold in the shower, erratic heater.

Reviewer: Not provided on Thu 06 Jan 2011 rated 10 out of 10.

Chalet-style hotel with friendly staff and adequate rooming fixtures and amenities. Good complimentary breakfast.

Positives: Good individual rooms, chalet-style.

Negatives: Room was quite far off from reception area and not connected via shelter.

Reviewer: Not provided on Sun 26 Sep 2010 rated 5 out of 10.

Bathroom had mold, lacked adequate ventilation and was not as clean as expected.

Positives: The price.

Negatives: Cleanliness of room and smelled of tobacco smoke.

Reviewer: Not provided on Fri 02 Jul 2010 rated 7 out of 10.

Hotel in good place in Taos, decent breakfast, rooms ok- sometimes we were short sheeted and the blankets in the rooms were old.

Positives: Good hot tub and easy access to Hotel.

Negatives: Rooms seemed old and sheets sometimes did not fit on bed.

Reviewer: Not provided on Sun 27 Jun 2010 rated 10 out of 10.

Very nice and elegant hotel decorated in Southwestern Style. Rooms were big and clean. Staff seems to need more training, breakfast staff could have been nicer, check-out desk clerk seemed unprepared. But I would definitely recommend this hotel for anybody, especially for the reasonable price we paid.

Positives: The rooms were big and clean, decoration very tasteful in a Southwestern style.

Negatives: Staff could use more training, one waitress was counting her tips at the front desk when we checked out.

Reviewer: Not provided on Thu 01 Oct 2009 rated 9 out of 10.

This hotel was very nice the room were clean and had iron, blow dryer, just very quaint. It also had a large indoor swimming pool and hot tub. I would recommend this place to friends.

Positives: It was a very nice hotel with heated indoor swimming pool and nice bar-lounge

Negatives: The restaurant service was very slow. Restaurant was clean but not quick.

Reviewer: Not provided on Thu 23 Jul 2009 rated 6 out of 10.

This hotel was very adequate for the price.

Positives: The room was very spacious, the shower was hot and the water pressure was great.

Negatives: no complaints

Reviewer: Not provided on Tue 21 Jul 2009 rated 8 out of 10.

Overall we enjoyed our stay. The room was roomy and provided all we needed. The location was good and easy to accesss. Seemed like apark location. Flowers outside the window. Very relaxing. We were on ground level.

Positives: More like an apartment than hotel. very comfortable and homey outside.

Negatives: toiletbowl was stained

Reviewer: Not provided on Mon 23 Mar 2009 rated 3 out of 10.

The hotel location was great. The room smelled like smoke and it was supposed to be a non-smoking room. We never got our towels replaced. There was never towels in the pool area, no ice in the ice machine and we had to go all the way to the front office for ice.

Positives: Location was good.

Negatives: Our room was a smoking room.

Reviewer: Not provided on Sun 22 Mar 2009 rated 8 out of 10.

Good location. Rooms were nice. A computer with internet was available for guest use, but I was disappointed that they charge $3.95 to use it (each 15 minutes). When all you need to do is print a boarding pass which takes about 1 minute, that is kind of disappointing. All the other hotels during our trip had free computers for guest use.

Positives: Rooms were spacious.

Negatives: Most other hotels in this category offer a continental breakfast. This one does not.

Reviewer: Not provided on Thu 11 Sep 2008 rated 8 out of 10.

NA.

Positives: The design of the room was good, minimizing noise from other guests.

Negatives: Needs small table beside bed. We had to use a chair next to the bed.

Reviewer: Not provided on Wed 16 Jul 2008 rated 3 out of 10.

I would not stay at this hotel again.

Positives: The grounds were nice.

Negatives: Rooms were dirty, beds were broken down, 1 bar staff was rude, food was so bad we actually demanded our money back and did not eat there again.

Reviewer: Not provided on Sat 05 Jul 2008 rated 10 out of 10.

A<BR/>short 2 mile trip will put you at the town plaza. Lovely rooms. Relaxed hotel lay-out with easy access to whatever you need.<BR/>I will stay at this inn again.

Positives: The small hotel units may have had ten doors to individual rooms. Instead of 20 doors in a row on 1 sidewalk.

Negatives: The hot tub/spa was under construction/repairs. Not for use.

Reviewer: Not provided on Wed 18 Jun 2008 rated 8 out of 10.

This once elegant, now just above average motel offers spacious rooms that are quiet and in a nice location for off-plaza Taos. The rooms need updating, but are better than most budget motels as far as size and sound-dampening. The restaurant leaves much to be desired, but when in Taos, who wants to eat institutional food anyway? While the rooms need updating, they're still clean and in relatively good shape. The size of the rooms, and location of the hotel make this a good choice. We didn't experience the pool or hot tub this stay, but in the past have been happy with the aquatic amenities.

Positives: Spacious rooms, quiet location.

Negatives: Rooms need updating.

Reviewer: Not provided on Wed 02 Apr 2008 rated 3 out of 10.

This is an old hotel. Need to be updated.

Positives: The king suit had a separate bedroom.

Negatives: Old, little shabby.

Reviewer: Not provided on Tue 31 Jul 2007 rated 8 out of 10.

I have stayed there before and I go back because of the location. Overall, it is a good place to stay, but it does need some update.

Positives: The location was good and the grounds are kept up. Outside of hotel is very inviting.

Negatives: Rooms need a little update especially the bathrooms.

Reviewer: Not provided on Fri 13 Jul 2007 rated 2 out of 10.

The Don Fernando is overrated and overpriced. While it has some special amenities, it is not very well maintained inside the rooms or around the grounds.

Positives: It was selected as a safe location but that did not apply since it was next to several 2 star hotels.

Negatives: The room was poorly maintained. It needed painting, caulking in bathroom; overall it was ratty looking.

Reviewer: Not provided on Tue 20 Mar 2007 rated 5 out of 10.

The price is too high for this hotel. I would have preferred to stay at cheaper, funkier hotels nearby. It had no character or personality.

Positives: It's across the street from a really good bar-b-queue restaurant.

Negatives: No free breakfast. No frills.

Reviewer: Not provided on Sun 18 Mar 2007 rated 8 out of 10.

Good value for the price paid.

Positives: Indoor heated swimming pool.

Negatives: Lack of restaurant for supper time.

Reviewer: Not provided on Fri 25 Aug 2006 rated 9 out of 10.

We have come to this hotel many times before, we like the looks of it, the location and at one time they had a good restaurant. They recommended another restaurant to us and this place has become our favorite since. The staff at the hotel was very friendly and helpful. We can recommend it wholeheartedly.

Positives: It is the perfect style for Taos, it is peaceful and quiet and centrally located.

Negatives: We had booked a room with two beds and at first this is not what we got, but they corrected it.

Reviewer: Not provided on Sun 20 Aug 2006 rated 5 out of 10.

Pool area was not ready for use Friday night nor Saturday morning. Could not even see bottom of pool; only first step was visible. Hot tub was only 2/3 full and full of dead flies. No implements available for straining flies out of hot tub. No spa towels available in pool area. Ice machine not working at all. Had to go to next set of hotel rooms and upstairs to locate a working ice machine. Pool area was not secure. Card access was available, but doors to pool area were not locked and required no room key for access. Desk Clerk Friday evening was rude and inconsiderate. Older woman with short black hair. She claimed that our phone in the room would not work because we had not left a security deposit. This was not true, and she refused to allow us the use of the house phone for a local call. The whole time she was very condescending.

Positives: Convenient for what we wanted to do.

Negatives: Horrible noise in water pipes. Inconsiderate and rude desk clerk Friday evening.

Reviewer: Not provided on Thu 17 Aug 2006 rated 9 out of 10.

The hotel is clean, rooms are of a good size and the grounds are nicely landscaped. It was a little too far from the Plaza, but the price was so good and the quality so good, that I can't complain. Hotels near the plaza tend to be very upscale and pricey. I was very pleased with the price and the quality. Thank you. Diane Freeman

Positives: Location fairly convenient, very clean, nice staff.

Negatives: A little too far from town center.

Reviewer: Not provided on Mon 07 Aug 2006 rated 8 out of 10.

Clean, friendly staff. Good location. Grounds & buildings out side need more care.

Positives: Inexpensive.

Negatives: Needs renovation on out side.