Casitas de Gila | B&B Near Silver City, New Mexico

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	Casitas de Gila Southwestern Guesthouses & Art Gallery on 90 acres overlooking Bear Creek and the Gila Wilderness, near Silver City, New Mexico
		CASITAS DE GILA GUESTHOUSES Becky & Michael O'Connor, Owners 50 Casita Flats Road (Off Hooker Loop) P.O. Box 325 • Gila, New Mexico 88038 • USA Tel: 575-535-4455 • Fax 575-535-4456 Toll Free: 1-877-923-4827 info@casitasdegila.com

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FOR OUR GUESTS …

Wireless High-Speed Internet!   Now available to all our guests in their Casita.

Our Art Gallery!   Original oil paintings, icons, folkart, cliff dwelling carvings, pottery, fire agate and other handmade jewelry, books, soaps, tee-shirts and caps, all available at our adobe Art Gallery

Self-Guided Nature Trail!   Cactus, trees, rocks, plants — learn what's what in our part of the world

Herb Garden!   Fresh organically-grown herbs for our summer and fall guests!

Hummingbirds!   They arrive in the spring and stay through the fall!

Telescope!   Michael conducts Tours of the Heavens through our Orion 10-inch dobsonian reflector telescope, when requested.

Wireless Internet !

High Speed Wireless Internet access is now available to all guests at Casitas de Gila Guesthouses right in each Casita, at no additional charge. Our local phone company has made DSL internet available to us and we have set up a wireless network for those of our guests who just haven't managed to really escape work to enjoy our wonderful location overlooking Bear Creek and the Gila Wilderness.

Art Gallery!

Our Art Gallery opened in April 2003 and we think it's a wonderful addition to Casitas de Gila Guesthouses! Here you'll find displayed Michael's oil paintings of a variety of scenes around the Casitas. Becky, in her free time, makes beautiful turquoise jewelry, as well as jewelry from other semi-precious gems. We also have a selection of pieces from other local artists, including icons and folk art, pottery, whimsical hand-carved Tree Creatures, incredible rock carvings, southwestern rugs, books on local history, note cards, handmade soaps and bath salts, and tee-shirts and caps. Our gifts start at $6, so there's sure to be a southwestern treasure for everyone.

Casita guests are welcome to browse the Art Gallery at any time. The public is invited to visit on weekends, or by calling ahead to make sure we're here.

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Self-Guided Nature Trail!

Our Nature Trail will introduce you to the dominent Piñon-Juniper Uplands Zone ecosystem that surrounds Casitas de Gila Guesthouses, along with the localized riparian ecosystem of Bear Creek. The self-guided loop trail, which Michael has made especially for our guests, is an easy half-mile in length and suitable for all ages and abilities. There's a trail guide available with lots and lots of information on what you'll see at each stop along the way.

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Herb Garden!

The Gardening Season begins for us every Spring when we add plants to the herb gardens located behind our casitas. You can find basil, oregano, parsley, tarragon, sage, rosemary, chives, mint, and more. Some of these herbs can be picked right through the winter months.

Hummingbirds!

silver city hummingbirds They're here every year!

We have a hummingbird feeder up under the porch at every Casita, so you can watch these incredibly energetic little birds up close.

Black-chinned and broadtailed hummingbirds visit the Casitas every day from Spring into late Fall. By late Summer the rufus hummingbirds will arrive on their way back to Mexico for the winter.

Silver City New Mexico birdwatching Winter guests need not feel slighted as there are plenty of birds at our feeders all Winter long, too: stellar's jays, scrub jays and pinyon jays, as well as doves, finches, cardinals, juncos and various other small birds. We also see hawks, eagles and ravens circling about, and an occasional great blue heron down in the creek below the Casitas. At night you might glimpse a nighthawk or an owl, and in the summer you'll hear the poor will and kingbird calling,

More Special Things … We've Got A Telescope!

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 • CASITA FACILITIES • RATES & POLICIES • LOCATION

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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