Detours at La Fonda — Local services in Santa Fe

I wish I had a better experience to share about this little store. On my recent trip to Detours, I had the displeasure of being followed around while I shopped. I noticed the security guard watching me as I came in, and in the holiday spirit I smiled and gave her a nod of acknowledgement. What I received was a glare in return followed by the very obvious and humiliating realization that this woman was blatantly following me as I tried to do some Christmas shopping to bring home for my students. When I called her out, she returned with the same rude glare. I did bring this to the attention of the clerks at the front desk who apologized profusely for this poor show of character. As I told them I understand the need to monitor during such busy times, however there are right and wrong ways to treat people, and the way this woman treated me was wrong. I don't know why she singled me out. Perhaps she thought I acted too friendly, or maybe I just wasn't the right color for her. While I have a clearly Irish name, a result of my father, my mom is from India so you can picture what I may look like. It wasn't hard to notice that the other, whiter customers entering and leaving were not being given the same treatment.

I don't know what kind of policy La Fonda has for the treatment of their customers, but they should reconsider the training their security is given. I hope La Fonda addresses this problem so that no one else has to experience such insulting behavior. In the meantime, I will be taking my business to a company that knows how to treat...

I visited the gift shop during my recent trip to the International Folk Art Market. I love stopping at the La Fonda, grabbing a cup of coffee and croissant at the French Bakery but I had not been to the new gift shop DETOURS. Two floors to wander. Great regional selection of tableware, jewelry, spa items including intriguing soaps, New Mexico chocolate, folk art and so much more. Very impressed with the book section. All the great NM regional books are there including cookbooks, kids books and single focus books highlighting the many wonders of New Mexico. I came home with a few treasures. Don't miss this curated collection of all things culturally important...

I was trying to find a cute touristy shirt that said Santa Fe, and this cute little store did not disappoint! I found a university style crew neck long sleeve with Santa Fe on the front and New Mexico on the...