The Inn of The Five Graces, Relais & Chateaux
Santa Fe, New Mexico
The AAA Four Diamond award-winning Inn of The Five Graces, a Relais & Châteaux property, is a 26-room private sanctuary of lavishly decorated and supremely comfortable suites with dual sinks, deep soaking tubs, art and artifacts, and wood-burning fireplaces. Originally known as Seret's 1001 Nights, the property opened in 1996 after present proprietors Ira and Sylvia Serettook a cluster of historic buildings and created a magical and fanciful retreat, blending traditional building methods with décor designed and curated by the couple and inspired by their travels around the world. Sylvia Seret, a renowned mosaic artist, designed the extensive mosaic tile work for the suites and bathrooms, while Ira Seret enhanced the Inn with his touch for art and interior design. The couple is internationally known for their imports and creating unique and exotic architectural elements, rugs, furnishings, and antiques, showcased in Seret & Sons, only a block from the Inn. In 2002, The Inn found its new name honoring an exotic, sensuous, and luxurious atmosphere and its many Silk Route artifacts. The Five Graces was chosen to honor the Eastern belief that people are graced with five ways to enjoy the world's pleasures: sight, sound, touch, smell, and taste. The Inn was named we were named #1 Top City Hotel by Travel + Leisure’s World’s Best Awards in 2019 and #2 Top City Hotel in the USA by Travel + Leisure’s World’s Best Awards in 2021, Conde Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards 2019 named it the #17 Top Hotel in the World, and the hotel was voted #4 Top Ten Overall USA Hotels and #1 in the Southwest and West USA. The Inn of The Five Graces’ was also voted the #1 hotel in Santa Fe, according to Travel + Leisure readers in the 2023 World’s Best Awards.
