Her concierge desk is in a cave
Buried 70 ft underground, Kokopelli’s Cave Bed & Breakfast in New Mexico is advertised as a ‘luxury cavedwelling.’
By Teresa Méndez
[Near Farmington,] Kokopelli’s Cave (bbonline.com/nm/kokopelli) appears regularly beneath headlines like “Top 10 Best Extreme Hotels” and “The 10 Most Adventurous Overnight Lodgings.” Yet for all the dramatics of a bed-and-breakfast blasted into the face of a sandstone cliff, with a sheer 280-foot drop to the riverbed below … Kokopelli’s Cave … was initially a quirky geological research office – not the brainchild of an exotic hotelier.
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Kokopelli’s Cave Bed & Breakfast – Farmington, New Mexico – BBOnline.com / Introduction
Kokopelli’s Cave Bed & Breakfast is a privately owned luxury cliff dwelling located north of Farmington, New Mexico near the Mesa Verde National Monument.
From the cave and the cliff tops you have an unparalleled view of beautiful southwest sunsets over the four states of the Four Corners area.
To the west you can see Shiprock and the Chuska mountains on the Navajo Indian reservation in northwest New Mexico. To the west and northwest you see the Carrizo Mountains in northeastern Arizona. To the northwest you can see the Ute Mountains and to the North loom the snow capped La Plata and San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado.
The cave itself is 70′ below the surface. The entrance is located in the cliff face and is reached by walking down a sloping path and intermittent steps cut into the sandstone along the pathway. There is a short ladder at the bottom of the path with three wooden steps that land you on the flagstone porch and the front entrance to Kokopelli’s “digs.” You really have to want to come to Kokopelli’s cave!
This 1,650 square foot, one-bedroom cave home carved from a 65-million year old sandstone formation 280 feet above the La Plata River is furnished with plush carpeting, Southwestern style furniture and accents, hot and cold running water, a well-appointed kitchen including microwave and washer/dryer, cascading waterfall-style shower, and a flagstone hot tub!