ABOUT HERITAGE HOTELS & RESORTS

Heritage Hotels & Resorts, Inc. has come to embody the culture, spirit, and tradition of New Mexico. Our mission is to tell the story of New Mexico to our guests. We are a New Mexico-based, minority-owned company offering a collection of award-winning accommodations. Heritage Hotels & Resorts, Inc. was established in 2005 to develop culturally distinct hotels and resorts. Our collection of distinctive New Mexico resorts and hotels draws from a blend of the Southwest’s Native American, Mexican, Spanish and American Western cultural and historical influences. To enter any of our properties is to enter a world of timeless design and innovative craftsmanship.

TIMELINE

1999

Idea to create culturally designed and authentic hotels is launched with the renovation of the Sheraton Old Town. Later to become Heritage Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

2000

  • Completion of first culturally distinct hotel: Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town celebrates the three cultures of Albuquerque (Spanish, Native American and Western)
  • Montezuma Ball was resurrected and re-established to be one of the premier events in New Mexico supporting various non-profit groups (Over $2 Million raised from now to 2014)

2003

  • QBar opens at Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town
  • La Capilla de San Ysidro Wedding Chapel built and opens at Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town

2005

  • Heritage Hotels & Resorts, Inc. established
  • Franciscan Ballroom at Hotel Albuquerque renovated

2006

Hotel Encanto de Las Cruces renovation completed with a grand Spanish Colonial theme (Formerly Las Cruces Hilton)

2007

QBar at Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town gallery room opens

2009

  • Casa Esencia at Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town opens to be the premier event space in the Southwest with an ultra-modern interior in a 300-year old adobe hacienda
  • The new Hotel St. Francis in Santa Fe opens with Franciscan Missionary decor and theme

2011

  • Hotel Chimayo de Santa Fe renovation completed (Formerly Hotel Plaza Real) with Chimayo, New Mexico artwork and decor
  • Heritage Hotels & Resorts Community Partnerships program formally rolled out

2012

Garduños Restaurant & Cantina opens at Hotel Encanto de Las Cruces

2013

  • Garduños Restaurant & Cantina opens at the Lodge at Santa Fe
  • Garduños at Old Town opens at Hotel Albuquerque, patio and bar area renovation expansion
  • New resort pool and gardens added to Hotel Encanto de Las Cruces
  • Acquired Casa de las Chimineas Taos and converted to Palacio de Marquesa Taos 

2014

  • Palacio de Marquesa Taos Renovation complete and open
  • Acquired Eldorado Hotel & Spa in Santa Fe
  • Groundbreaking of Hotel Chaco in Albuquerque Old Town

2015

  • Renovations of Eldorado Hotel & Spa complete including new ballroom, chapel, lobby lounge and updated rooms
  • Acquired El Monte Sagrado in Taos, NM

2016

  • Heritage Inspirations tour company is established
  • Flamenco Tablao Opens at Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town
  • Gruet Winery Tasting Room Opens at Hotel St. Francis in Santa Fe

2017

  • Acquired the Inn and Spa at Loretto in Santa Fe
  • Hotel Chaco in Albuquerque's Old Town Opens
  • Casa Espana Nightclub and Event Venue opens in Santa Fe next to Eldorado Hotel

2019

Crafted Opens First Location in Albuquerque

2020

Eldorado Pool Opens