Taos On The Cheap

As part of PGA’s Free Golf Lesson Month, get a free 10 minute lesson with a golf pro through the month of May.   Golf Pro James Bourg at Taos Country Club is participating, and pros at other New Mexico courses are also taking part, some offer free clinics as well as the 10 minute lesson.

Santa Fe area courses with free golf lessons include Marty Sanchez Links de Santa Fe, Towa Golf Resort, Black Mesa Golf Course, Los Alamos Golf Course.

Albuquerque area courses include Twin Warriors Golf Club, Sandia Golf Club, Isleta Eagle Golf Course, University of New Mexico course, Los Altos, Puerto del Sol, and Arroyo del Oso.

The offer is only through May 2010. So to pick up tips on your swing or fine tune your game,  see PGA Free Golf Lesson and find a participating venue by zip code. (Use 87501 for Santa Fe, 87101 for Albuquerque, with the 30 mile area search option.)  Fore!

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo on Wednesday, May 5 with a fiesta of $5 specials at Sabroso Restaurant and Bar. It keeps the math easy: expect $5 house margaritas, $5 glasses of wine, both red and white, and a bar dish special of $5 fish tacos. The party is from 4:30 to 10 pm on May 5, 2010, with live music from Taos favorite Jimmy Stadler from 7 pm.

Find Sabroso Restaurant and Bar in Arroyo Seco at 470 State Highway 150, the road to Taos Ski Valley, just north of Taos.

Get a free MP3 download of music from Disney movie and TV shows in this great 50 day giveaway!

The 50 Days of Disney Music promotion includes free songs from a host of Disney productions including Aladdin, Toy Story, Hannah Montana, Wizards of Waverly Place, Beauty and the Beast, High School Musical, and rather a lot more, if they’re going to get to 50 free downloads over 50 days!

How does it work? A new download is available each day by links at:

• Twitter Page for DisneyMusic  – you do NOT need to have a Twitter account to get the MP3 – just look for a Tweet marked #50days with the day’s free download.

• Disney Music Facebook page – for this one you must log into Facebook to see the latest MP3 link on their wall.

The promotion has only just started, so it’s not clear yet if each MP3 link will stay live for a while or be a one-day-only offer.  I suspect the latter, so if you spot one that gets you humming, it’s probably wise to download it straight away. Thanks to our sister site Houston on the Cheap for the tip on this freebie!

It’s 31 cent scoop night at Baskin-Robbins on Wednesday April 28 from 5 to 10 pm – with ice cream scoops for just 31 cents, limited to three 2.5 oz scoops per person, while supplies last at participating stores.

This Scoop Night is in honor of America’s Firefighters: The Baskin-Robbins Community Foundation will donate $100,000 to the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation. Donation boxes may be on hand for you to add your own few cents!

Note: Not all locations may be participating in all offers – call ahead if you want to be sure.

Hacienda Dona Andrea B&B in Cerrillos has a pre-season discount rate of $99 a night when you book by May 31 for a stay within 4 weeks of the date you make your reservation – so your actual stay can be through mid June. The deal is valid on ANY of their available rooms on any day of the week – a quick hunt around their website shows regular room rates at $129 to $199 a night for this period. That’s a saving of up to 50%, depending which room you choose!

To get the Steal This Hacienda discount rate

• Book a minimum 2 night stay and enter ‘Steal This Hacienda’ when reserving online – they’ll confirm by email showing the discount rate. (Although it’s dubbed an Internet Special, it seems you can also book by phone, mentioning Steal This Hacienda.)
• The rate is based on double occupancy including breakfast – and kids stay free!
• Book by May 31, 2010 for a stay within 4 weeks of the date you make your reservation. There’s a seven day cancellation policy.

Here are all the details on this limited-time discount B&B rate – you can also check the available rooms at the link.

Hacienda Dona Andrea is a bed and breakfast off the Turquoise Trail south of Santa Fe, with nine Spanish colonial style guest rooms, all with fireplaces, many with private patios, plus great mountain views, hot tub, and it’s close to hiking. Take your dog – the Hacienda Dona Andrea is pet-friendly, at no extra fee.

25% off dinner entrees at Lambert’s of Taos. This special offer isn’t on Lambert’s website, but they tell us it’s good through April 18, 2010.  Regular entree prices are around $22 – 38, for contemporary American cuisine in one of Taos’ favorite haunts.

Dishes like Lambert’s vegetarian Winter Squash Piñon Tamales ($22 regular price), Glazed Roasted Duck with pecan wild rice and apricot chipotle sauce ($28) and signature dish Pepper Crusted Loin of Lamb ($38) showcase Executive Chef Ky Quintanilla’s culinary flair. 
So treat yourself through April 18 to take advantage of 25% off.  Lambert’s is open 7 nights a week from 5:30 pm. (Although note that Lambert’s closes for spring vacation from April 19, 2010, re-opening April 30.)

Lambert’s cozy bar, open at 5:00 pm, also has a good range of bar food, from $5 upwards, if you fancy a glass of wine or cocktail with a more than hearty nibble.