The Villa is surrounded by more than an acre of landscaped gardens full of flowers and trees, lush, manicured lawns and flowing streams and water features.

Upon entering the property, guests cross over the Rio Tesuque, a stream that flows year-round and for a few weeks in the spring, the Acequia Madre, a 1000-year-old irrigation ditch, runs along the top of the property. The Acequia is set along the original Tesuque trail, a road in which Kit Carson used to travel, and is now framed with arches of wisteria and rose bushes.

While the Acequia is running, guests are able to hear the water gently flowing as they enjoy a soak in the adjacent hot tub.