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are hip and minimalist, and the grounds and common areas are as cool as the desert air at
night.
Stay Marfa
( 888-627-3246;
www.marfaretreat.com
;
San Antonio & Dean Sts; 1-bedroom apt $89-109, 2-bedroom apt $139;
)
For the price of a room, you can enjoy a whole apartment decorated in a cool,
modern style that's one part Ikea, one part art gallery. The apartments come about their
aesthetic rightly: they're owned and decorated by the fellows at local gallery Inde/Jacobs.
APARTMENT
$$
Hotel Paisano
( 432-729-3669;
www.hotelpaisano.com
; 207 N Highland Ave; d $99-149, ste $159-220; )
Marfa's historic hotel has a unique claim to fame: it's where the cast of the movie
Giant
stayed. Some of the rooms could stand a little updating, but the place does have a digni-
fied charm, along with a snazzy indoor pool and a touch of taxidermy for good measure.
HOTEL
$$
RANCH
$$$
Cibolo Creek Ranch
( 432-229-3737;
www.cibolocreekranch.com
;
d $250-345, ste $500; )
If you just really want to
get away from it all, this luxurious private ranch is definitely
away
. Marfa is the closest
town, but it's still a 45-minute drive (part of the reason the ranch offers a meal plan for an
additional $75 a day). They even have a private airstrip, and, if for some reason you don't
have your own plane, arrangements can be made.
Eating & Drinking
Restaurant schedules tend to be fickle around here, so call ahead if you want to double-
check hours, or be prepared to be flexible.
Food Shark
(105 S Highland Ave; meals $5-8; noon-3pm Thu-Sat)
See that battered old food trailer pulled up
under the open-air pavilion where the weekend farmers market is? If you do, that means
Food Shark is open for business. If you're lucky enough to catch them, you'll find incred-
ibly fresh food like pulled-pork tacos and their specialty, the Marfalafel. Daily specials are
excellent, and sell out early.
FOOD TRUCK
$
AMERICAN
$
Future Shark
