About the Essential Guide

The owners of the Essential Guide, Trish and Chip Byrd, have strived to create the ultimate catalog of experiences for the Santa Fe and Taos areas of New Mexico. They are on a first name basis with the owners and employees of all the finest galleries, restaurants, hotels, resorts, spas, and businesses and have created personal relationships that are perfectly expressed in the pages of the Essential Guide. Their desire to share that with others makes them work hard to give the true local flavor that makes their catalog stand out from the rest.

We hope you enjoy the fruits of their labor, both as the finest printed guide available to tourists, visitors, and travelers to Northern New Mexico, as well as the website that you're visiting, which will continue to grow and further compliment the Essential Guide.

Advertising Information

If you are interested in learning how to advertise with Essential Guide, please view the 2010-2011 Media Kit PDF in the link to the left. For specific questions about submissions and advertising rates, please Contact Essential Guide for more information.