The history of the Spanish peoples in the Southwest is often overlooked or denigrated, which is a shame. This Hacienda belonged to a prosperous settler from Mexico. There are 21 rooms, each opening onto a courtyard, that were used by him and his family and servants. The hacienda was used as a trading post, fort, house, shelter for animals --... More

This is a very interesting place to visit. It is full of a lot of information about what things used to be like for the area. We went there as part of a tour from the trolley. It would probably be best to go there on your own. There wasn't enough time to visit the whole place as part of... More

Fee to get in was $8 per adult. 21 rooms to see and step back in time to see how things were in the 1800's. felt it was worth the time and enjoyed the information guide to help you understand the room usages.

Great atmosphere, friendly wait staff, decent wine selection and awesome food. They gave us a tour of the entire building and it looks to be a great venue for big parties and when they have bands.

It was interesting to see how people lived in the frontier days. It is a destination that is easy to combine with several other destinations/museums in the same day.

When we arrived the electricity was out so they suggested we come back. Once we did we could see why. We would have seen nothing in the dark rooms. It was fascinating to see a furnished hacienda and be able to wander around on our own. Children would love it.

The Martinez hacienda was a great way for us, two New Englanders in the southwest for the first time, to get a sense of what it was like to live in Taos in its early days.. The self-guided tour was informative and the displays well-documented although it would have been great to have a guide (clearly resources at the museum... More

I was disappointed to find out this entire thing had been built from the ground up. Only two of the buildings I think were original. There were some interesting things inside that I took pictures of, but later on I heard that some of the artifacts they had might be disrespectful the the native peoples so that bothered me. It... More

This hacienda is well preserved and doesn't try to gloss over the hardships and challenges of early settlers. The courtyards and adobe walls and floors retain the grit and character of high desert living when risks and uncertainty were very real. Well worth a visit.