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	Casitas de Gila Southwestern Guesthouses & Art Gallery on 90 acres overlooking the Gila Wilderness, near Silver City, New Mexico
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	CASITAS DE GILA GUESTHOUSES • Becky & Michael O'Connor, Owners 50 Casita Flats Road • PO Box 325 • Gila, New Mexico 88038 • USA Tel: 575-535-4455 • Fax 575-535-4456
	ONE OF FODOR'S "239 GREAT PLACES TO ESCAPE TO NATURE" — MAY 2006 ONE OF SUNSET MAGAZINE'S "TOP 10 ROMANTIC COTTAGES" — FEBRUARY 2007
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Silver City New Mexico vacation rental 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 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.

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.

Each Casita has been developed around a theme:

Casita del Sol y la Luna … Little House of the Sun and Moon
Casita de las Flores … Little House of the Flowers
Casita de los Pájaros … Little House of the Birds
Casita de los Animalitos … Little House of the Small Animals
Casita de los Arboles … Little House of the Trees

Silver City New Mexico bb Casita del Sol y la Luna is our two-bedroom guesthouse and can accommodate up to 6 guests. One bedroom has a queen bed, and the other bedroom has a queen bed and a twin bed. The living room has a sleep sofa. There is one bathroom with a large walk-in shower. This Casita can accommodate a wheelchair. This is the only Casita suitable for children age 5 and younger.

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Casita de los Arboles and Casita de las Flores are one-bedroom guesthouses, accommodating up to 3 people including children age 6 and older. Their bedrooms have a queen bed and a twin bed. These guesthouses have one bathroom with a combination tub/shower (accessible through the bedroom), a separate living room/dining room with full kitchen and kiva fireplace, and porch.

Casita de los Animalitos and Casita de los Pájaros are also one-bedroom guesthouses and can accommodate up to 3 people including children age 6 and older. The bedrooms have a queen bed and the living rooms have a full-size sleep sofa. These guesthouses have one bathroom with a combination tub/shower (accessible through the bedroom), a separate living room/dining room with full kitchen and kiva fireplace, and porch.

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Silver City New Mexico bb Casita kitchens are stocked for breakfast with cereals, yogurt, orange juice, 2% milk, bagels, english muffins, as well as coffee and tea. In each kitchen our guests will also find an assortment of condiments and spices (including salt, pepper, ketchup, mustard, mayo, herbs and spices) and sodas and cookies. All this is supplied with no additional charge.

Gila has a well-stocked and friendly country market. Silver City has several supermarkets and a food co-op in the Historic Downtown area. There is also an assortment of restaurants in Silver City and Glenwood, from fast-food to Mexican to fine cuisine, in all price ranges. Each Casita has its own picnic table and bbq grill (charcoal and starter supplied!).

Silver City New Mexico B&B We have restaurant-quality chicken breasts and restaurant-quality wrangler steaks available for barbecue (call ahead and we can defrost them for your arrival). During the summer months we have a herb garden behind the Casitas. Guests at Casitas de Gila are free to help themselves to basil, parsley, oregano, sage, tarragon, chives, mint, and rosemary. Some of these are available year-round.

There are towels and linens in each Casita, along with hair dryers, irons, and clock-radios. The kitchens are fully equipped, with dishes, cutlery, pots and pans, mixing bowls, cooking and baking utensils, coffee maker, toaster, microwave, refrigerator/freezer, range, and range/oven. There are no televisions here. Instead you'll find games, cards, books, magazines, and a star chart in the bookcase in your Casita.

Wireless high-speed internet access is available in each Casita.

Silver City New Mexico vacation rental 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. If there is something specific in which you are interested, please enquire about it when you make your reservation.

Silver City New Mexico B&B 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. Michael also offers, when requested and our schedule allows, guided tours of the heavens through our 10-inch Orion dobsonian reflector telescope. You'll also find two star charts in your Casita, one of which glows in the dark!

Turtle Rock and Bear Creek Casitas de Gila Guesthouses are 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 Inspected and Approved members of the New Mexico Bed and Breakfast Association, as well as members of our local Chamber of Commerce and the New Mexico Lodging Association.

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 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 through our telescope.

If you have any questions about Casitas de Gila or the Southwestern New Mexico area where we're located, please contact us by telephone, fax, letter, or e-mail. We would love to talk with you, and look forward to meeting you sometime soon!

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Please contact us by telephone, fax or e-mail if you would like more information on Casitas de Gila, on availability, or would like to make a reservation.

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Casitas de Gila Guesthouses & Art Gallery

Becky & Michael O'Connor, Owners
50 Casita Flats Road (Off Hooker Loop) • P.O. Box 325
Gila (Silver City area), New Mexico 88038-0325 • USA
Tel: 575-535-4455 • Fax 575-535-4456

Toll Free: 1-877-923-4827
info@casitasdegila.com

HOME • RATES & POLICIES • LOCATION

NEW! AT THE CASITAS • AREA EVENTS • THINGS TO DO IN SOUTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO
THE ART GALLERY AT CASITAS DE GILA GUESTHOUSES

WHAT'S YOUR INTEREST?

HIKING • BIRDWATCHING • ROCKHOUNDING • HORSERIDING • STARGAZING • MOUNTAIN BIKING

ONE OF FODOR'S "239 GREAT PLACES TO ESCAPE TO NATURE" — MAY 2006
ONE OF SUNSET MAGAZINE'S "TOP 10 ROMANTIC COTTAGES" — FEBRUARY 2007

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