• Dine at the Staab House bar, housed in the original 19th-century mansion around which La Posada was built and expanded. Dubbed "the coziest bar in Santa Fe" by Travel + Leisure, the comfy and refined watering hole is an official stop on Santa Fe's Margarita Trail and offers the Juliarita, a signature cocktail named for original resident Julia Staab, whose planting of apricot trees in the 1800s provides an essential ingredient.

• Indulge an appetite for Southwestern flavors built on locally sourced ingredients at Julia, a Spirted Restaurant & Bar. The moniker and menus pay tribute to this original resident with refined flavors and perfectly plated presentations, channeling Mrs. Staab's sense of occasion and style.

• Bask in the sun during the day or stargaze at night with a meal or drinks at the Patio, the resort's seasonal garden-dining destination. The menu spotlights northern New Mexico cuisine as well as classic American fare. The venue beckons with the warmth of open kiva fireplaces.