I found out about the Pelican Spa in a brochure I picked up at another hotel. Staff was very helpful and friendly when I called for a reservation. The apartment-style lodging was so much fun - filled with odds and ends of funky, vintage furniture and local art - and so affordable (only abut $5 more than a chain hotel by the highway). The communal areas looked clean and welcoming, though I did not have a chance to use them. The fill-it-yourself mineral baths were an adventure, and quite relaxing after a long day's drive. The location is perfect - there are several cafes and restaurants nearby. Not to name-drop, but if you are a "Lonely Planet"- style traveler then the Pelican Spa is for you!

The Pelican and its friendly staff offer a warm welcome like its soothing healing waters and private tubs. A retreat that laughs at the seriousness of our lives and indulges the passion in each sense. The rooms are like reading a desert menu each tempting with over indulgence in living space, whimsical art., and well thought provoking design.

Though it's a hotel it's feels more like a home all you need is there and plenty of space in its more than ample suites. Then mange mange across the street with best Italian food this side of Italy. The Calamari with green Chile will be the best you ever had and haute cuisine lasagna dish will have you humming oh Sole a Mio!!!

Check out the surprising interesting town museum and buy a bag of local fresh pistachios, and for lunch take a short ride to Big a Burger for a retro route 66 great green Chile cheese burger. Get your camera out as every album cover you bought in the sixties completely cover the walls very hip and fun.

Overall, I'd stay here again, but it helps to be somewhat flexible and accomodating! Mandarin Suite was quiet, comfortable mattress, clean enough, but "hot water" was barely luke warm. With no phones in the rooms and a conference schedule that did not mesh with open office hours I never got around to complaining about the lack of hot water so I have no idea if it's a permanent problem or could have been fixed. My suite had no dishes, but the one next door had plenty so I borrowed. My air dried sheets and towels were fine. Enjoyed the soaking tubs, but the open hours didn't coincide with my business schedule very well, would have been nice it they were open earlier in the morning or later in the evening.

My girlfriend and I stayed at the Pelican Spa and enjoyed our stay there. However, and HOWEVER is a large word in this review, when the Spa started submitting charges to my bankcard four months after the fact, I am fairly sure now that however nice it seemed, it wasn't quite worth the financial headaches I am having now. The accountant Sue, who is a wonderful conversationalist on the phone, said that they would be glad to issue a refund if I could prove I was over charged, but going back four months in my financial records for something they are doing wrong does not sit well with me.
Therefore, by all means stay at the spa. It was nice. But pay CASH. Otherwise, spend a lot of time poring over your bank records for months, because more likely than not you might get the same surprise. By the way, according to them, I am not an isolated example. This same thing has happened to $20000 worth of people simply wanting a soak and a relaxed stay. I would never have discovered this if it werent for an inactive bank account I have with Wells Fargo that went into the red, for the amount of a night's stay. Feels like fraud, but I am not going the lengths to prove it. I simply wish to convey this information to anyone who is considering this place. Now I will call the NM Chamber of Commerce to file a complaint. After that, cancel my bank accounts and open new ones. Excellent