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The best place to stay in the Silver City area while you explore the mountains, forest, and high desert of Southwest New Mexico!
Casitas de Gila opened in June 1999. Whether you’re looking to stay for one night or many nights, for bed and breakfast accommodation or for a vacation rental cabin with your own kitchen, you will find that we have everything you need to enjoy Southwestern New Mexico and the Silver City area at any time of year. We live on site, so are always available to our guests when they have questions or need information … or just want to chat about the area. Our attention to our guests is something you rarely find at an airbnb or a hotel or motel.
The five guesthouses of Casitas de Gila feature southwestern adobe-style architecture. Each Casita has a kiva fireplace (seasonal operation) with a supply of firewood, ceiling vigas (round wooden beams), a portal (small, traditional porch), a fully-equipped kitchen, and a living room with dining area.
Four of the Casitas have one bedroom and a bathroom with a tub/shower combination; the fifth Casita has two bedrooms with a handicap-accessible bathroom with shower. They are all fully furnished throughout, and each Casita has a telephone and wireless high-speed internet access. Each of our cozy little guesthouses is individually decorated with Mexican furniture, antiques, crafts. The walls of each Casita are decorated with artwork similar to what we offer in our Art Gallery.
Casita de las Flores is a one-bedroom guesthouse, accommodating up to 3 people, including children age 6 and older. The bedroom has a queen bed and a twin bed. This guesthouse has one bathroom with a combination tub/shower (accessible through the bedroom), a separate living room with a kiva fireplace (firewood supplied), a full kitchen with a dining area, and a private porch outside. There are plenty of places to plug in your electronics.
“Karen and I would like to thank you for sharing your slice of paradise with us for a few days. We had an absolutely wonderful time! We enjoyed our stay in the casita more than any place we have been in our 52 years of marriage!”
— Guests from Kansas
“I found Casitas de Gila at a moment in which my spirit needed a place to rest and recuperate. Casita de los Pajaros offered that and much more. Thank you for creating such a place!” — Guest from Rhode Island
Casita de los Pájaros is a one-bedroom guesthouse and can accommodate up to 3 people, including children age 6 and older. The bedroom has a queen bed, and the living room has a full-size sleep sofa. This guesthouse has one bathroom with a combination tub/shower (accessible through the bedroom), a separate living room with a kiva fireplace (firewood supplied), a full kitchen with a dining area, and a private porch outside. There are plenty of places to plug in your electronics.
Casita de los Animalitos is a one-bedroom guesthouse and can accommodate up to 3 people, including children age 6 and older. The bedroom has a queen bed, and the living room has a full-size sleep sofa. This guesthouse has one bathroom with a combination tub/shower (accessible through the bedroom), a separate living room with a kiva fireplace (firewood supplied), a full kitchen with a dining area, and a private porch outside. There are plenty of places to plug in your electronics.
“Deep gratitude and thanks for your creation and tending of such sacred land and a sweet retreat! We are always renewed by our stay.”
— Guests from New Mexico
“Thank you for such a wonderful stay! The accommodations you have created are beyond words. The two that come to mind are Comfort and Peace.” — Guests from Arizona
Casita de los Arboles is a one-bedroom guesthouse, accommodating up to 3 people, including children age 6 and older. The bedroom has a queen bed and a twin bed. This guesthouse has one bathroom with a combination tub/shower (accessible through the bedroom), a separate living room with a kiva fireplace (firewood supplied), a full kitchen with a dining area, and a private porch outside. There are plenty of places to plug in your electronics.
Casita del Sol y la Luna is our two-bedroom guesthouse and can accommodate up to 5 guests. One bedroom has a queen bed, and the other bedroom has a queen bed and a twin bed. There is a full kitchen with a dining area. The living room has a kiva fireplace (firewood supplied), and a sleep sofa. The one bathroom is large and has a walk-in shower. This Casita can accommodate a wheelchair. There are plenty of places to plug in your electronics. This is the only Casita suitable for children age 5 and younger.
“Thanks for everything! Casitas de Gila is a refuge for all, including humans. We hope to return.” — Guests from Wisconsin
The five guesthouses of Casitas de Gila feature southwestern adobe-style architecture. Each Casita has a kiva fireplace (seasonal operation) with a supply of firewood, ceiling vigas (round wooden beams), a portal (small, traditional porch), a fully-equipped kitchen, and a living room with dining area.
Four of the Casitas have one bedroom and a bathroom with a tub/shower combination; the fifth Casita has two bedrooms with a handicap-accessible bathroom with shower. They are all fully furnished throughout, and each Casita has a telephone and wireless high-speed internet access. Each of our cozy little guesthouses is individually decorated with Mexican furniture, antiques, crafts. The walls of each Casita are decorated with artwork similar to what we offer in our Art Gallery.
You will feel right at home in your Casita kitchen! Our kitchens are stocked for breakfast with cereals, orange juice, 2% milk, bagels, English muffins, as well as coffee and tea. In each kitchen you will also find an assortment of condiments and spices (including salt, pepper, ketchup, mustard, herbs, spices). All this is supplied with no additional charge. The kitchens are fully equipped, with dishes, cutlery, pots and pans, mixing bowls, cooking and baking utensils, drip coffee maker, toaster, microwave, refrigerator/freezer, and range/oven. Outside each casita is a Weber kettle grill (charcoal and starter supplied). Two gas grills are located on the property, as well.
There are high-quality towels and linens in each Casita, along with bathrobes, hair dryers, irons, and plenty of places to charge your electronics. There are no televisions here to intrude on the amazing quiet of our beautiful location. Instead you’ll find games, cards, books, magazines, and a star chart in the bookcase in your Casita.
Wireless high-speed internet is available in each Casita. Cell phone coverage does not reach the Casitas. All the newer smartphone have a setting for WiFi Calling. When it is enabled, you can make and receive calls over WiFi. Please be sure to set up WiFi Calling on your smartphone before you leave home, while you have cell service.
We want to be certain you make the most of your vacation in Southwestern New Mexico, so we have prepared extensive information on all that is available for you while you are here. This information, as well as a large selection of books on the area and its natural environment, is available in each Casita. We are usually always available to answer any questions you may have about the area and its many attractions and activities, as well as to help you find activities that suit your particular interests and abilities, and provide maps if needed. If there is something specific in which you are interested, please enquire about it when you make your reservation.
Each Casita has a spotting scope for guests interested in exploring the brilliant, clear night-time skies or watching the wildlife that is all around us. You’ll find two star charts in your Casita, one of which glows in the dark! We have pads and electricity available in an area a very short walk from the Casitas (and away from any lighting) for guests who bring their own telescope.
Accommodation is available for stays of one night to a month or longer. We are open year ’round. Continental breakfast foods are provided for the first four nights of your stay.
We are a professionally-run accommodation provider, in business since 1999. We are Inspected and Approved members of the New Mexico Bed and Breakfast Association, as well as members of the Silver City/Grant County Chamber of Commerce, Silver City Main Street, Mimbres Region Arts Council.
Gila, New Mexico, at 4,800 feet elevation, has a mild, gentle climate all year. It’s usually not too warm on summer days, nor is it too cold on winter days; nighttime temperatures are generally at least 30° lower than daytime temperatures. The sun shines here, on average, about 90% of the year.
Winter is a wonderful time to vacation in our part of the world, especially for those interested in daytime outdoor activities and/or night sky viewing.
For Summer guests, thunderstorms and monsoonal downpours are exciting and beautiful events, and you might even get to see a brief flash-flood on Bear Creek and a double rainbow over Turtle Rock!
