Agave Ridge Retreat in Silver City

The Agave Ridge Retreat is a great place for a vacation in the peaceful mountains near (but not too near) Silver City, New Mexico. The two bedroom house is beautifully furnished with complete amenities for a comfortable stay. We can handle six adults comfortably, and can make arrangements to sleep more.

We provide:
- Complete kitchen--cookware, dishes, stove, coffee pot, microwave,
dishwasher, and outdoor grill
- Indoor and outdoor dining
- Fireplace with wood
- High fidelity sound for satellite TV, CD/ DVD player, radio, or
your MP3 player
- Two bedrooms and room for additional sleeping arrangements
- Laundry machines or service available for longer stays
- Wireless or wired internet connection for your laptop
- Phone for local calls or long-distance with your card (but too far
out for good cell reception)
- Beautiful view of spectacular sunsets (or sunrises)
- Hiking to desert, forests, streams, hills, and canyons just out the
door
- Proximity to art, food, and music in Silver City or isolation and
nature in the Gila Wilderness
- Free animals--deer, ravens, lizards, foxes, bears, skunks,
javelinas, humming birds, and more
- History all around

The attraction of Silver City is that it's far from anything (except everything). It's the home of the Tour of the Gila bike race (early May), a Blues Festival (late
May), the Pickamania roots music festival (September), and Weekend at the Galleries (October). We have historical sites of the ancient Mimbres peoples, the Apaches, and Hispanic and Anglo miners and ranchers. We're close to desert and mountain scenery in New Mexico, Arizona, and Mexico.

The Agave Ridge Retreat site is about 10 miles north of Silver City and several hundred feet higher. It's on Highway 15, on the way to the Gila Wilderness and cliff dwellings. The official wilderness is 35 miles beyond the property, but there are isolated spots in the Gila National Forest just beyond the driveway. We're at the end of the power and phone lines. It's a two-mile drive to Pinos Altos, a tiny, colorful town with minimal services.

The retreat is frequently visited by javelinas, and occasionally by mountain lions. We see deer, large lizards, foxes, and ravens. We rarely see the small Blacktail
Rattlesnakes that live in the area. The property is on a hummingbird migration route, and if fed, they can be numerous enough to be a nuisance.

Weather in the mountains is generally mild. Summer days can be hot, but at 6500 feet elevation, not terribly uncomfortable for hiking if you carry water and wear a hat. July is usually the monsoon month--a time of magnificent thunderstorms that usually last less than an hour in the afternoon.

Winter has spells of quite cold weather, including up to a foot of snow and temperatures near zero. The sun usually shines even when it's cold, and we usually see many weeks of mild, sunny weather.

Our in-season rate is $275 per night for the house or $225 for the upstairs bedroom only. These charges are for up to four guests for both bedrooms or two for one bedroom. It's $25 extra per night for extra guests. Our downstairs bedroom can be arranged either with twin beds or a king bed. We can
make sleeping arrangements for extra people.

We give one free night per week for reservations of a week or more,
and we can arrange lower rates for monthly stays. Rates are less during the winter. Call for special winter rates. We can also make arrangements for meetings or group retreats.

Agave Ridge is not an ideal place for pets, but we can accommodate
well-behaved pets downstairs only.

We accept payment with cash, money order, or personal/business check.
We ask for a 50% deposit within one week of booking to hold your reservation. For holidays and special events we require the full amount at the time of the reservation. To cancel, you must give notice at least 14 days before your arrival date. Check-in is 3 to 6 pm on your first day. Call to make special arrival
arrangements.