Kokopelli's Cave, United States

While many of the world's craziest hotels can be found outside of the U.S., there is one worth mentioning here in the states. Kokopelli's Cave, located in New Mexico, is a 1,700 square foot paradise for those wanting to play Flintstones for the weekend. Its waterfall shower, Jacuzzi tub, and astonishing views of Arizona, Utah, and Colorado aren't too shabby either.

This 1,650 square foot, one-bedroom cave home carved from a 65-million year old sandstone formation 280 feet above the La Plata River is furnished with plush carpeting, Southwestern style furniture and accents, hot and cold running water, a well-appointed kitchen including microwave and washer/dryer, cascading waterfall-style shower, and a flagstone hot tub.

 

The entrance is located in the cliff face and is reached by walking down a sloping path and steps cut into the sandstone along the pathway. From the Cave and the cliff tops, you have an unparalleled view of our beautiful southwest sunsets over the beautiful La Plata River valley and the four states of Arizona, New Mexico, Utah and Colorado that make up the Four Corners.

The Cave is a manmade cave and was originally intended to be a unique office for Bruce Black, the owner who is a consulting geologist. When this plan didn’t materialize, he decided to make it into a bed and breakfast.

When you reserve Kokopelli’s cave, you will be staying in a cave of approximately 1700 sq. feet. The Cave consists of a master bedroom, living area, dining area, full kitchen and bathroom with rock walls incorporating a waterfall shower and Jacuzzi tub. There are two porches with sliding glass doors; one off the main entrance and the other off the master bedroom. With the exception of the bedroom and bathroom, all the rooms are located around a large central sandstone pillar which separates the Cave into its various component rooms. The temperature in the Cave stays between 20° and 22° year around.

 

The large living room has plush carpet, queen sized hide-a-bed sofa, full sized futon, 2 recliners, TV/DVD and VCR player with a good selection of movies. Of course you can bring your own favorites movies.

The well appointed kitchen has stove/oven, microwave, refrigerator. Wilma Flintstone would have approved. There is a grill available for those that want to bar-b-que.

 

The bedroom has plush carpet, a queen sized bed, sliding glass door leading to porch with a beautiful view of the La Plata Valley and Shiprock, a sacred Navajo rock formation. There also is a CD player so bring your own CDs.

Since there is no elevator, it is wise to pack as lightly as possible. A backpack is a good idea.