Taos, NM · Taos

Hotel Willa

A 1970s motel on the south side of Taos stripped back to warm adobe minimalism — twenty-four rooms, a courtyard, a good little bar.

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7.7/10Very good.How we score
Why we’d stay

An architectural-minimalist interior, a reimagined motor lodge. Google guests rate it 4.7★ across 156 reviews.

Best for
a romantic weekendfamiliesskiers
Not for
bringing the dog
Best time to go

December through March for the mountain; late September and October for the foliage.

Our verdict

Very good. A genuinely good independent hotel — the sub-scores tell you if it's your kind.

Rate
from about $220/night
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Hotel Willa is a architectural minimalist hotel in Taos, NM, part of the Taos. A 1970s motel on the south side of Taos stripped back to warm adobe minimalism — twenty-four rooms, a courtyard, a good little bar.

It sits in our Architectural Minimalist category, occupying a reimagined motor lodge, with a romantic · country mood. 24 rooms. Independently owned and operated.

On the property

  • Activities: HIKING, SKIING, FISHING, BONFIRE, POOL.

A full review is still ahead

We haven’t published our first-person write-up of Hotel Willayet. When we do, it’ll land in the same voice as our Piaule, Troutbeck, and Inness reviews. In the meantime, the facts on the right and the tags above will tell you most of what we know.

See similar hotels: more Architectural Minimalist hotels · every Taos hotel · more reimagined motor lodge conversions

The Le Hotelist Score
7.7/10
Very good.
Assessed September 2026
Design7.2

An architectural-minimalist interior, a reimagined motor lodge.

Location7.1

A quiet spot near the center of things.

Service8.7

Google guests rate it 4.7★ across 156 reviews.

Value8.1

In line with the mid-luxury field (from about $220/night) for the room, setting and design you get.

Quiet7.5

10–25 rooms.

Based on the data we have so far; expect small revisions as guest reviews and our editorial deepen.

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