Santa Fe ยท The Plaza & downtown
Hotel St. Francis
Rebuilt in 1924 with a Mission Revival front after fire destroyed the 1889 De Vargas Hotel on this site; guests must be 21 to book.
- Built
- 1924The De Vargas Hotel opened on the site in 1889; a 1922 fire destroyed it and the rebuilt hotel reopened in 1924 with a Mission Revival exterior (hotel history page). The city survey dates the building 1921-1930. Renamed Hotel St. Francis in 1986.
- Style
- Mission Revival
- Type
- Boutique hotel
- Area
- The Plaza & downtown
- Credentials
- Inside a National Register historic district; Local landmark
The story
Doctor Diaz’s residence once stood on the site, and the De Vargas Hotel opened there in 1889, probably as a wooden building. A fire destroyed it in 1922; the rebuilt hotel reopened in 1924 with a Mission Revival exterior and hosted many local politicians. It was bought, remodeled and renamed Hotel St. Francis in 1986, and Heritage Hotels & Resorts acquired it in 2009. The hotel calls itself Santa Fe’s oldest hotel, a claim La Fonda also makes.
Good to know
- Pets welcome
- Address: 210 Don Gaspar Ave, Santa Fe, NM 87501
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Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.